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2. EVALUATIVE REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

1. Name of the Department & its year of establishment: Biotechnology, 2002
2. Names of Programmes / Courses offered:UG,
B.Sc Chemistry, Botany, Biotechnology
B.Sc Chemistry, Zoology, Biotechnology
3. Interdisciplinary courses and departments involved
All programs offered are three major combinations and are interdisciplinary in nature
4. Annual/ semester/choice based credit system
Semester system
One CBCS paper is offered in the IV semester.
5. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments
Department supports departments of Chemistry, Botany and Zoology in the running of CBBT
and CZBT courses
6. Number of teaching posts sanctioned
Professors none
Associate Professors none
Asst. Professors: Sanctioned - 3 Filled - 3
7. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. /
M. Phil. etc.,)
Name Qualification Designation Specialization Teaching
experience
Mr. M.Sc, M.Phil Asst. Professor, Plant Phytochemical 11 years
Madappa Dept. coordinator Analysis
MB
Dr. Grace PhD, CSIR NET, Asst. Professor Molecular Markers and 9+2 years
Prabhakar ASRB NET marker assisted
selection
Dr. Susan PhD, CSIR NET, Asst. Professor Plant molecular 5 years
Mary ASRB NET, responses to biotic and
Philip postdoctoral abiotic stresses
experience
8. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information
- No temporary faculty member is employed.
9. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio
Year Student: Teacher ratio for labs Student: Teacher ratio for theory classes
I yr CBBT 19:1 26:1
II yr CBBT 14:1 21:1
III yr CBBT 11:1 18:1
I yr CZBT 19:1 26:1
II yr CZBT 17:1 21:1
III yr CZBT 16:1 18:1

10. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned and
filled
1 lab attendant
11. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding
agencies and c) Total grants received. Mention names of funding agencies and grants
received project-wise.
Name of Faculty member Funding agency Duration Amount (INR)
Mr. Madappa M.B UGC 2015-2018 2.4 lakhs
Dr. Grace Prabhakar UGC 2014-2016 2.0 lakhs
Dr. Susan Mary Philip UGC 2014-2016 1.5 lakhs
12. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; DBT, ICSSR, etc.; total grants received

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