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3.3.3. Does the College provide residential facilities (with computer and internet
facilities) for research scholars and faculty?

The College does not provide residential facilities for research scholars or the faculty.

3.3.4. Does the College have a specialized research centre/workstation to address
challenges of research programs? If yes, give details.

The research committee headed by the Director of Research addresses the needs of
the researchers. The student research concerns are addressed by Josephite Research
Forum (JRF). The College has a centralized instrumentation facility.

3.3.5. Does the College have research facilities (centre, etc.) of regional, national
and international recognition/repute? Give a brief description of how these
facilities are made use of by researchers from other laboratories.

While the College has not been declared as a centre for research in any particular
field, it has built up facilities in terms of specialized high-cost equipment. These
facilities are made available to researchers from other institutions (free of charge for
government and government-aided institutions and at nominal costs for private
institutions). Table 3.11 lists the major equipment available for research in Sciences.
A Herbarium from the collection of late Dr. Rev. Fr. Cecil Saldanha SJ, which is of
significant national and international repute, was housed here. Due to the specialized
need of upkeep, this has been moved to Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
The data, however, is available online:
http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/welcome.php.
Research scholars from Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions
(FRLHT)/BU make use of the expertise of the centre for their research activities.

Table 3.11: Major Equipments Available For Research
No. Name of the Instrument Cost of the Year of Funding Agency
Instrument Purchase
in Rs.
Department of Biotechnology
1 4 Dell Optiplex systems 1,28,394 2014-15 DBT Star College
2. Gel transilluminator 96,752 2014-15 DBT Star College
3. Gel stan camera and hood 99,798 2014-15 DBT Star College
4. Ice flaker unit 99,615 2014-15 DBT Star College
5. t-50 refrigerated centrifuge 50,625 2015-16 UGC-CE Grant

Department of Botany
6. Digital microscope Ex 30 1,16,800 2015 UGC-CE Grant
Model
7. SEPCCE PCR machine and 3,99,949 2015 UGC-CE Grant
GEL doc
8. a. Laby refrigerated centrifuge 90,805 2015 DBT Star College
b. Neomake incubator shaker 50,000 UGC Minor

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