The teaching and learning goal of the department of biotechnology is to provide students with high quality education on both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in Biotechnology. The department prepares students to be excellent in the field of biotechnology by providing comprehensive and multidisciplinary biotechnology courses enriched with theory and practical. In addition, students are facilitated to interact with and trained in leading biotechnology related private industries and public institutes in the country via industrial/ laboratory/ field visits and In-plant training.

In first two years, core courses in biotechnology and related disciplines are offered i.e Agricultural chemistry, molecular biology, cell and biomolecules, Agricultural biotechnology and Industrial microbiology to provide students with fundamental knowledge and skills. During third and fourth years, students specializing in Biotechnology are nourished with advance courses e.g. Cellular interactions, Molecular genetics and genomes and bioinformatics. Courses on various applications of biotechnology are designed to provide specific knowledge and skills in applications of biotechnology e.g. Genetic engineering, Plant tissue culture, Molecular breeding, Advance molecular techniques, Environmental biotechnology and Industrial Biotechnology. During final year, undergraduate students are trained in a guided research project for about 6 months in diverse fields of biotechnology at the laboratories of the department or at external institutes under the supervision of postgraduate qualified senior staff. As the last step of the study programme, our students are exposed to real world of work as “In-plant trainee” for four months at different external institutes selected by the students from the list of reputed collaborators with the department of biotechnology.

Courses offered by the Department of Biotechnology in B.Sc. Hons. (Agric) Degree programme.