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M.Sc. (Biotechnology)

M.Sc. (Biotechnology)

M.Sc. (Biotechnology)

 

The MSc Biotechnology program at School of Biotechnology, JNU has been running for the past 30 years with DBT support. The previous national CEEB examination conducted by JNU for selection and admissions of students for the MSc Biotechnology program has now been replaced by the Graduate Aptitude Test for Biotechnology (GAT-B) and is now being organized by Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad. Total current intake of students at School of Biotechnology, JNU is 30. For admission of M.Sc. program, important dates, results, and other important announcements, please visit GAT-B page on RCB website (https://rcb.res.in/DBTPG/).

 

 

The SBT M.Sc. program provides (a) cutting edge research-oriented teaching and hands on training program (b) Top quality faculty with interdisciplinary expertise and proven credibility. Some of the unique attributes of SBT for M.Sc. Biotechnology program are:

 

  • * SBT has received top rating in conducting the M.Sc. Biotech program for >25 years
  • * Leadership role in organizing M.Sc. biotech entrance exam (CEEB) for more than two decades
  • * SBT alumni are globally placed at key positions in Academia, Research Institutes and Industry
  • * Fully prepared to meet the emerging demand of Biotech workforce
  • * Strong Industry liaison, including patent filing, starting new companies & transferring technology

 

In addition to the theory courses, the programme places particular emphasis on practical training. The rigorous project work and wet / dry lab training makes students capable of designing and performing experiments independently. Students are trained in Scientific communication skills, critical analysis, biosafety & bioethics, intellectual property rights, innovation and entrepreneurial skills and so on.

 

Detailed Course Structure:

 

  S. No.

Course No.

Course Title

Credit

 

 

 

 

 

Semester I

1

BT 106

Biophysical Chemistry

3
2

BT 118

Biochemistry and Enzymology

3
3

BT 121

Bioorganic Chemistry

3
4

BT 125

Mathematics and Statistics

3
5

BT 126

Bioinformatics

2
6

BT 127

Molecular Biology and Prokaryotes

3
7

BT 129

Lab Techniques - I*

8
   

 

Total Credits Sem I

25
   

 
  S. No. Code Course Title Credit

 

 

 

 

Semester II

 1

BT 161

Immunology

3
2

BT 267

Plant Biotechnology

2
3

BT 268

Microbiology

3
4

BT 269

Eukaryotic Molecular Biology and Genetics

3
5

BT 270

Cell Biology

3
6

BT 271

Genetics Engineering and Its Applications

3
7 BT 164 Lab Techniques - II* 8
   

 

Total Credits Sem II

25
   

 
  S.No. Code Course Title Credit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semester III

 1

BT 245

Downstream Processing

3
2

BT 232

Bioprocess Engineering

3
3

BT 233

Emerging Technologies

3
4

BT 234

Bioentrepreneurship

2
5

BT 235

Intellectual Property Rights, Biosafety & Bioethics

2
6

BT 236

Critical Analysis of Classical Papers

2
7

BT 237

Animal Biotechnology

2
8 BT 238 Seminar 1
9 BT 239 Project Proposal, Preparation and Presentation 1
10 BT 240 Dissertation-I 4
11 * Elective I 2
12 * Elective II 2
13 BT 241 Lab Techniques - III* 1
   

 

Total Credits Sem III

 28

* based on the elective selected from Semester III

** related to the courses offered in Sem III: Downstream Processing and Bioprocess Engineering
    Elective Paper Options for Third Semester (Select any two)
     
  S.No. Code Course Title Credit

 

 

 

 

Semester III Electives

 E1

BT 231

Advances in Human Molecular Genomics

2
E2

BT 224

Advances in Protein Chemistry

2
E3

BT 223

Chemical Biology

2
E4

BT 243

Advanced Bioinformatics

2
E5 BT 244 Environmental Biotechnology 2
E6 BT 225 Infectious disease biology 2
E7 BT 230 Molecular and Cellular basis of Viral Oncogenesis 2
E8 BT 229 Nanobiotechnology 2
   

 

 

 
  S.No. Code Course Title Credit

 

Semester IV

 1 BT 242 Dissertation - II 15
2 BT 273 Thesis Defence 2
3 BT 274 Thesis Evaluation 1
      Total Credits Sem IV 18
         
      Grand Total Credits 96

 

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.