The Department of Biotechnology at Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur (Rewari), Haryana (IGU) was established in 2019 to facilitate and fulfil the needs of higher education in this particular industry and research driven science for the aspiring students of Haryana and from other parts of the country also. At Present, the Department of Biotechnology, IGU at university campus offers two programmes; PhD and M.Sc. in Biotechnology. The Department of Biotechnology strive to provide the best teaching and training to the students in the field of biotechnology and to achieve them global recognition in education, and research. Major thrust is in the areas of Antimicrobial Studies, Medical Diagnostics/ Infectious Diseases, Bio-nanotechnology, Drug Delivery System, and Vaccine Development. The department provide interactive teaching and learning a number of events like science quiz competitions, extension lectures, seminars and Industrial trips. Students qualify NET-JRF, GATE and other competitive examinations on regular basis.

Faculty Members

	Name and CV	Designation	Research Area	Email
	Dr. Ramesh Kumar  CV	Associate Professor & Chairperson	Antimicrobial Studies Medical Diagnostics/ Infectious Diseases Bio-nanotechnology Drug Delivery System Vaccine Development	[email protected] [email protected]

Programs

Program	Syllabi	Duration	Intake	Eligibility	Mode of Admission
M.Sc. (Biotechnology)	Scheme 2019-21 2020-21 2022-24	2 Years	20	Bachelor’s degree with 50% marks (47.5% marks in SC/ST candidate of Haryana) marks in B.SC. with Botany, Genetics, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology or Biotechnology as one of the main subject.	Entrance Test
PhD (Biotechnology)	2021-22

Research Scholar

Pooja

Date	Event
17.11.2022	Industrial trip to United Breweries Limited
07-09.06.2022	Environment and Biodiversity conservation week
27.05.2022	Extension lecture by Dr. J.P Dabas, Principal Scientist, IARI, New Delhi on the topic “Food for all: Biotech is catering”
27.04.2022	An online interview was held in Department of Biotechnology for M.Sc. students for the job role of program coordinator/ Assistant managing editor by Pulsus Health Tech LLP 27th April, 2022. Four students were selected in the interview.
01.11.2021	Induction program for the session 2021-22

Research Profile of the Department

NAAC Manuals/Benchmark/Template/SOP

S. No.	Name of Departmental IQAC Coordinator	Criteria	Email ID
1	Dr. Renu Jakhar	Curricular Aspects Teaching, Learning, and Evaluation Research, Innovation, and Extensions Infrastructure and Learning Resources Student Support and Progression Governance, Leadership, and Management Institutional Values & Best Practices	[email protected]

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