Departmental Profile
The Department of Biotechnology, Assam University, Silchar offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in Biotechnology. The Master’s Degree programme of the department was started in July 2004, and is of two-year duration. The National Education Policy (NEP) was adopted from December 2022 onwards. Core courses such as Biological Chemistry, Microbiology and Virology, Immunology, Molecular Biology and Genetics and advanced courses on Genetic Engineering, Biochemical Engineering and Cell Technologies, Molecular Immunology and Immunotechnology are covered, along with Value-Based and Community Engagement Courses. M.Sc. 3rd and 4th semester students also undertake a short-term research project towards the completion of the programme. Our main goal is to impart hands-on practicals in six different laboratories 1. Biochemistry 2. Animal Cell Biology and Immunology 3. Molecular Biology 4. Microbial Technology 5. Plant Biotechnology and 6. Bioinformatics and Genomics. The departmental faculties are actively involved in research in the broad areas of Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Plant Biotechnology, Immunology, DNA barcoding, Genomics, Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Virology. The Department has several research projects on Cancer Genomics, DNA barcoding, Methanogenomics, Molecular characterization of nitrogen fixing bacteria, Plant Biotechnology, etc. The Department is equipped with a small Animal House, and state of the art equipments such as Deep Freezer (-20 & -80), Gradient and Personal Thermal Cycler, Real Time PCR equipment, Gel Documentation System, Animal Cell Culture and Plant Tissue Culture facilities, Automated DNA Sequencer, etc. and much more. These facilities are available to M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. Students actively participate in the seminars and workshops conducted at both the University and National levels. They are also encouraged to participate in co-curricular activities at the University level.
Vision: To train human resource in Biotechnological methods of international standard so as to produce manpower who can cater to the increasing demand for services and entrepreneurs in the biotechnology sector at the national level, as well as to provide consultancy for industry, agriculture, healthcare, and environment.
Thrust Areas: Molecular medicine, DNA barcoding, Plant molecular biology, Microbial molecular biology, Natural products & biomedicine, Plant genetics, QTL mapping in plant, Sequence-based DNA analysis, Quantitative genetics, miRNA prediction, Molecular oncology, Physiology and Cancer biomarkers.
| Courses Offered | Duration | Intake Capacity | Program Course Structure |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Sc.(by course work) | Four Semesters | 25 |
PG Syllabus (CBCS) with learning outcomes (Old Syllabus) PG Syllabus (NEP 2020) with learning outcomes (From December 2022) |
| Ph.D. (by course work & research work) | According to the vacancies available with the Faculty members | Ph.D. Course Work Syllabus | |
| D.Sc. (by research work) | |||
| Four Year Undergraduate Syllabus (NEP 2020) Effective from the Academic Year 2023-24 |
Faculty
| Name & Qualification | Designation | Area of Specialization | Contact & Email ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankar Kumar Ghosh
|
Professor | Healthcare Genomics, Cancer, DNA barcoding, Bioinformatics, Immunology, Animal and Medical Biotechnology, and Next Gen Sequencing. | drsankarghosh@gmail.com |
| Professor | Plant Genetics, QTL mapping in plant, Sequence based DNA analysis, Quantitative Genetics, miRNA prediction, peptide vaccine prediction | supriyoch_2008@rediffmail.com | |
| Professor | Natural products & Biomedicine, Molecular Mechanism of Induced Systemic Tolerance & Resistance in Plants, PGPR, Plant Microbe Interaction Signaling, and Plant Biotechnology | pbmazumder65@gmail.com | |
| Professor | Immunology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Nano biosciences and Cancer Immunology | senguptamahuya35@gmail.com | |
| Associate Professor | Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cancer Biology | yashminchoudhury@gmail.com | |
| Assistant Professor | Virology, Host-pathogen interaction, cell biology, vaccines and anti-virals. | ravi.arya82@gmail.com |
Head of Department
Prof. Mahuya Sengupta
+91-7099001430
senguptamahuya35@gmail.com
Placement
A good number of passed out students are now employed as teachers in colleges, universities and other educational institutes. Also many of the students have found placements in industrial and service organizations within and outside North East India.