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Department of Biotechnology
Biotechnology the spice of life.
Biotechnology Department of the college was inaugurated by then Manager of the college Rt. Rev. Dr. Geevarghese Mar Theodosius Episcopa on September 3rd 2001. The department started with 20 students and two staff has grown up to strength of 135 students and 10 staff. Currently the department offers Undergraduate and Post graduate programmes with an intake of 36 with 13 respectively. In its 17 years of existence the Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology of the Mar Thoma college could boast 16 University ranks. The Department has excellent infra-structural facilities like Molecular Biology, Plant tissue culture, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Animal tissue culture, Biochemistry, Botany and Zoology labs with state of the art equipments. Many of our students are employed in National and international institutes. All this was possible only through the grace of God and nothing else. The department aims to impart quality training with distinctive proficiency of merging Biotechnological principles with current needs of the society.
Programmes & Eligibility
Programmes
CURRICULUM - UNDER GRADUATE
BSc. Botany and Biotechnology
| Title | Career Related First Degree Programme in Botany and Biotechnology (BSc. Botany and Biotechnology) |
| Nature | - 3 year; 6 semester programme -is a two main course with Botany as core and Biotechnology as Vocational Core subject |
| Core subject | Botany |
| Vocational subject | Biotechnology |
| Complementary subject | Biochemistry |
| Language/ Additional language | English; Malayalam/Hindi |
| Highlights | Since curriculum includes Botany, Zoology, Computer science and Biochemistry in addition to Biotechnology, students can not only gain a wide spectrum of knowledge but also can face all sorts of competitive exams with confidence.
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M.Sc Biotechnology (General Biotechnology)
| Title | MSc. Biotechnology (General Biotechnology)
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| Nature | 2 year; 4 semester programme
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| Subjects | General Biotechnology |
| Highlights
| The Post-Graduate Programme lays special emphasis on lab-oriented training and also equipped with a curriculum that makes our students Masters in the field of Biotechnology. Since it is of general nature students can deviate to any specialization in Biotechnology in future. |
Eligibility
B.Sc Botany and Biotechnology
A Pass in Higher Secondary Examination of the state or an Examination accepted by the University as equivalent thereto with Biology as one of the subjects.
M.Sc Biotechnology (General Biotechnology)
Bachelors Degree with 5.5 CCPA(S) * out of 10 in Botany, Zoology, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Biochemistry, B.Sc. Agriculture, B.E / B.Tech. in Chemical
Engineering, MBBS, B.V.Sc, B.Sc. MLT, B.Sc. Biotechnology (Voc.), B.Sc. Botany & Biotechnology (career related/restructured)
Scope
After graduation students are eligible for admission to M. Sc Biotechnology, M. Sc Microbiology, M. Sc Biochemistry, M. Sc Botany, B. Ed, etc. Aspirants who
have completed this course can find promising jobs in public and private sector organizations.
Major employment areas of biotechnologists are
1.Agriculture and Allied Industries, Agro-Based Industries, Aquaculture Industries,
2.Bioprocessing Industries, Chemical Industries, Colleges, and Universities,
3.Environmental Specialist, Food Processing Industries, Media Houses as Science Writer,
4.Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Companies, Research Laboratories etc.
The Post-Graduate Programme lays special emphasis on lab-oriented training and also equipped with a curriculum that makes our students Masters in the
field of Biotechnology. Since it is of general nature students can deviate to any specialization in Biotechnology in future.
OUR TEACHERS
Syllabus
Contact Us
Phone no: 9495267740
Email id : manjugopan@mtcstayur.org
