Biotechnology | Marthoma College Of Science and Technology, Ayur, Chadayamangalam

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 3^rd 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,BSc (Honours), BSc (Honours with Research) in Botany and Biotechnology

Title	Botany and Biotechnology
Program OverView	• Duration: 4 years • Mode: Full-time • Credits: [177 Credits]
Core subject	Botany
Vocational subject	Biotechnology
Complementary subject	Biochemistry
Key Highlights:	• Equipped Laboratories • Industrial Collaborations facilitating Internship Projects • Add- on courses, Industrial and field Visits • Capstone projects in the final year • Regular workshops and seminars
Career Prospects	Research and Development Food and Pharmaceutical Industry Clinical Research Public and Private Sectors
Course Structure	• Year 1: Essentials of Biotechnology, Plants in Daily life, Nutrition and health, Cell Biology, Reproductive Botany and Biomolecules • Year 2: Microbiology, Environmental Science, Enzymes, Forestry, Molecular Biology, Lower Cryptogams and phytopathology, Bioassessment and Biomonitoring, Good Laboratory Practices and Quality Control, Biodegradable Waste Management • Year 3: Recombinant DNA Technology, Plant Genetics, Food Microbiology, Green Technology for sustainable development, Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology, Animal and Environmental Biotechnology, Plant Physiology, Food Safety Preservation and Quality Management, Climate change and Disaster Management, Clinical Research and Data Management and Internship. • Year 4: Cell signalling, Immunology, Molecular Diagnostics, Forensic Biotechnology, Plant Metabolic Processes, Biodiversity and Conservation, Plant Interaction and Defence Mechanism, Research Methodology and biostatistics, Aquatic Botany, Project Honours / Capstone Internship Project.

M.Sc Biotechnology (General Biotechnology)

Title	MSc. Biotechnology (General Biotechnology)
Nature	2 year; 4 semester programme
Subjects	General Biotechnology
Highlights

Eligibility

Programme	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 MSc Biotechnology, MSc Microbiology, MSc Biochemistry, MSc 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:

Agriculture and Allied Industries, Agro-Based Industries, Aquaculture Industries.
Bioprocessing Industries, Chemical Industries, Colleges, and Universities.
Environmental Specialist, Food Processing Industries, Media Houses as Science Writer.
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.