1. Department of Biotechnology:

    1. Name of the department: Biotechnology
    2. Year of Establishment: June, 2008
    3. Statement about department: Biotechnology improves all kind of life naturally…
    4. Feature of the Department: 

      CALLIBERATION OF INSTRUMENTS

      MICROBIAL QUIZE CONTEST

    5. Success ratio of final year students:  60 %

Courses
Intake (Admission)
F. Y. B.Sc (BIOTECHNOLOGY)
40
S. Y. B.Sc (BIOTECHNOLOGY)
40
T. Y. B.Sc (BIOTECHNOLOGY)
40

Name
Designation
Qualification
Specialization
No. of Years of Experience
Mr. Ankur S. Patil
M.Sc. Biotechnology
Assist. Professor
Biotechnology
05
Mrs. Sonali P. Rane
M.Sc. Biotechnology
Assist. Professor
Biotechnology
05
Mr. Dhiraj S. Kolhe
M.Sc. Biotechnology
Assist. Professor
Biotechnology
05

Lab Attendant:

Mr. Praful R. Barhate.


Facilities:

All equipments like, L.A.F, Autoclave, Refrigerator, Incubator, Hot air oven, Micro scale weighing balance, Digital spectrophotometer, Centrifuge, Electrophoresis, Magnetic stirrer, Water bath, Glass Distillation assembly, U.V. Chamber, Rotary shaker etc.

Separate Plant Tissue Culture Lab. Equipped with A.C. & automated photoperiod maintaining system.

Also, department has facility of two computers with internet & printer.


  1. Infrastructure:
  2. Laboratory -01
  3. Staff room -01
  4. Plant Tissue Culture room-01
  5. Laboratory is facilitate with working tables with gas burners, chemicals storage rack/cupboards, cupboards and all the necessary equipments.
  6. List of Equipment  -
1. Laminar Air Flow
2. Incubator
3. Autoclave
4. Spectrophotometer
5. Gel Electrophoresis
6. Glass Distillation Assembly
7. U. V. Chamber
8. Photoperiod maintaining PTC rack  
9. Hardware: Computers (2), Printer(1)

Teaching Aids: various animations videos of topics, permanent slides.

Activities going on in department:

Blood group detection, poster/model presentation, microbial quiz contest, guest lectures, projects regarding Aavishkar etc.


Extra-Curricular/ Extension activities  :

Group discussion

Poster  or Model Presentation Contest

Microbial Quiz Contest

Educational Tour

Research /Publication:
  • 1). Studies on Microbial Activity of Aromatic Schiff Bases: Part-I. Evaluation of Antifungal Activities of Aldimines from Salicylaldehyde with anilines, Dhiraj S. Kolhe, et. al., Int. J. Green Herbal Chem. (communicated 2015).
  • 2). Studies on Condensation of Anhydrides with Primary Aromatic Amines Part-II. Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Synthesized N-Substituted-phthalimides, Ankur S. Patil, et. al., Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res. (communicated 2015).