Department of BioTechnology

The Department of Biotechnology was established in the year 2002, affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum, with adequate support from the Rashtreeya Sikshana Samithi Trust (R.S.S.T). The Department offers one undergraduate program, B.E Biotechnology and one postgraduate program M.Tech Biotechnology. Department also offers M.Sc by research and Ph.D. degree in various specialisations of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. The UG Programme in Biotechnology is accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) for 6 years from 2021-2027, accreditation was extended by 2 years from 2018-2020, earlier the B E Biotechnology program was accredited by NBA for 3 years from 2015-2018 and for 5 years from 2008-2013. Infrastructure facilities of the department are spread over 3067.69 Sq Meters with well equipped laboratories, lecture halls and departmental library. It also has an air conditioned seminar hall accommodating 120 persons with multimedia facilities. The department library is well stocked with reference books, text books and journals. The B E Biotechnology program became autonomous in 2007 and an independent BoS was constituted to design and develop the curriculum. The department started two PG Programs M.Tech in Biotechnology and M.Tech in Bioinformatics with a sanctioned intake of 18 students each in the year 2011 & 2012 respectively and became autonomous in the year 2016.
The programs offered by the department are the most sought after ones by Common Entrance Test (conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority) top rank holders and other aspirants from across the country. All the three programs are outcome based, structured to meet the needs of Industry and Research. The program contents are upgraded with the involvement of industry and reputed research institutions.
Vision:
-A Premier Department in Biotechnology Education, Research and Innovation with a Focus on Sustainable Technologies for the Benefit of Society and Environment.
Mission:
-Create state-of-the-art infrastructure for research and training in Biotechnology.
-Develop graduates who are ethical and socially concerned.
-Promoting collaboration with academia, industries and research organisations at national and international level.
-Contribute to socioeconomic development through sustainable and inclusive technologies.
-To meet out the demands of global biotechnology industries, curriculum has been designed to offer various courses in specialised modules such as Industrial Biotechnology, Food & Agricultural Biotechnology, Health and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Informatics.