COURSE PATTERN
Revised Course Curriculum and Syllabus of B.Tech. (Biotechnology)
As per Recommendations of Vth Deans’ Committee (ICAR), New Delhi
College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Loni
| B. Tech. Biotechnology (Approved by MCAER, Pune & ICAR, New Delhi). |
| Affiliated to MPKV, Rahuri |
| 4 Year Course Duration (Eight Semesters) |
| 68% Biotechnology Syllabus in curricula |
Eligibility Criteria:
- 10+2 Science with PCM/PCMB/PCB with 50% Marks. MHT-CET 2018 Score
- Passing criteria: Minimum Marks for passing the subject will be 50% (Minimum 40% each in Practical and Theory exam for separate passing)
Departments
- Plant Biotechnology
- Animal Biotechnology
- Microbial & Environmental Biotechnology
- Bioinformatics
Course Curriculum Summary
| Sr. No. | Course Type | Number of Courses | Total Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Remedial Courses | 02 | 6 |
| 2. | General Course | 08 | 18 |
| 3. | Biotechnology Core Courses | 23 | 64 |
| 4. | Biotechnology Elective Courses | 06 | 18 |
| 5. | Ready Programme | 03 | 40 |
| 6. | Basic Science Course | 05 | 14 |
| 7. | Agriculture Course | 05 | 3+12*=15 |
| 8. | Animal Sciences Courses | 05 | 3+12**=15 |
| 9. | Educational Tour (ET351 and ET472) | 02 | 2 |
| 10. | NSS/NCC/DEG/PHYEDN | 06 | 6NC |
| Compulsory Credits | 178 | ||
| Total Credits | 186 (174 + 6 NC + 6 Remedial) | ||
- * 12 Credit hours of Agriculture courses exchangeable with
- ** 12 Credit hours of Animal Science courses.
- Core courses up to V semester
- Elective Courses in Biotechnology in VI Semester: 4 (One to choose as per dept.)
- Student READY Programme:VII & VIII Semester (Skill Dev. & Industry Link Research Project)
- Job opportunity: Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Companies, Corporate sector, Agriculture Seed Companies, Research & Development Companies, Civil Service Competitive Exams, Banking, and Self-Business etc.
- Higher Education: M. Tech. & PhD
- Syllabus link: click Here
B. Tech (Biotechnology) Degree Course Layout:
click on a course to expand.
| Course No | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BOT-111 | Basic Botany | 2+1 |
| ZOO-121 | Basic Zoology | 2+1 |
| MATH-111 | Basic Mathematics – I | 3+0 |
| MATH-122 | Basic Mathematics - II | 3+0 |
| BOT-111 + ZOO-121 or MATH-111 + MATH-122 | ||
| Course No | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| CSPD-111 | Communication Skills and Personality Development | 1+1 |
| EDBM -241 | Entrepreneurship Development and Business Management | 1+1 |
| ECON-231 | Economics and Marketing | 3+0 |
| ENV-111 | Environmental Studies and Disaster Management | 2+1 |
| FT-111 | Food Science and Processing | 1+1 |
| HD-111 | Human Ethics | 1+0 |
| ICT-231 | Information and Communication Technology | 1+1 |
| ICT-352 | Agricultural Informatics | 2+1 |
| Course No | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BT-111 | Cell Biology | 2+0 |
| BT-112 | Basic Genetics | 2+1 |
| BT-113 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| BT-124 | Plant Tissue Culture | 2+1 |
| BT-125 | Molecular Biology | 2+1 |
| BT-236 | Recombinant DNA Technology | 2+1 |
| BT-247 | Introductory Bioinformatics | 2+1 |
| BT-248 | Plant Genetic Transformation | 2+1 |
| BT/ECE-241 | Fundamentals of Electronics and Instrumentation in Biotechnology | 1+1 |
| BT-249 | Classical and Molecular Cytogenetics | 2+1 |
| BT-3510 | Immunology | 2+1 |
| BT-3511 | Molecular Genetics | 2+0 |
| BT-3512 | Nanobiotechnology | 2+0 |
| BT-3513 | Animal Biotechnology | 3+1 |
| BT-3514 | Molecular Marker Technology | 2+0 |
| BT-3515 | Genomics and Proteomics | 3+0 |
| BT-3516 | IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics | 2+0 |
| BT-3617 | Computational Biology | 2+1 |
| BIOCHEM- 241 | General Biochemistry | 3+1 |
| BIOCHEM- 352 | Enzymology and Enzyme Technologies | 2+1 |
| BOT /ZOO-121 | Biodiversity and its Conservation | 2+0 |
| MICRO-121 | Microbiology | 2+1 | MICRO-242 | Microbial Genetics | 2+1 |
As per the decision taken during Review Meeting on the Status of Implementation of Recommendations of Fifth Deans’ Committee held on 2-3 June, 2017 at Central Agril. Univ., Ranipool Campus, Gangtok, Sikkim, initially elective courses preferably on Plant Biotechnology should be offered to the students in the concerned colleges of Agricultural Universities in Maharashtra.
| Course No | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| PBTEL-361 | Plant Tissue Culture and its Applications | 2+1 |
| PBTEL-362 | Principle sand Applications of Plant Genetic Transformation | 2+1 |
| PBTEL-363 | Applications of Genomics and Proteomics | 2+1 |
| PBTEL-364 | Molecular Breeding in Field Crops | 2+1 |
| PBTEL-365 | Molecular Breeding of Horticultural Crops and Forest Trees | 2+1 |
| PBTEL-366 | Epigenetics and Gene Regulation | 2+1 |
| Elective II. Animal Biotechnology | ||
| ABTEL-361 | Principles and Procedures of Animal Cell Culture | 2+1 |
| ABTEL-362 | Animal Genomics | 2+1 |
| ABTEL-363 | Embryo Transfer Technologies | 2+1 |
| ABTEL-364 | Transgenic Animal Production | 3+0 |
| ABTEL-365 | Molecular Diagnostics | 2+1 |
| ABTEL-366 | Molecular Virology and Vaccine Production | 2+1 |
| Elective III. Microbial and Environmental Biotechnology | ||
| MEBTEL-361 | Microbial Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| MEBTEL-362 | Bio-prospecting of Molecules and Genes | 3+0 |
| MEBTEL-363 | Molecular Ecology and Evolution | 3+0 |
| MEBTEL-364 | Fundamentals of Molecular Pharming and Biopharmaceuticals | 2+1 |
| MEBTEL-365 | Food Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| MEBTEL-366 | Green Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| Elective IV. Bioinformatics | ||
| BIFEL-361 | Programming for Bioinformatics | 2+2 |
| BIFEL-362 | Bioinformatics Tools and Biological Databases | 2+1 |
| BIFEL-363 | Structural Bioinformatics | 2+1 |
| BIFEL-364 | Pharmacogenomics | 2+1 |
| BIFEL-365 | Metabolomics and System Biology | 2+1 |
| BIFEL-366 | Computational Methods for Data Analysis | 1+1 |
| Course No | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BOT-232 | Plant Physiology | 2+1 |
| MATH-233 | Biomathematics | 2+1 |
| PHY-241 | Biophysics | 2+1 |
| STAT-121 | Basic Statistics | 1+1 |
| STAT-362 | Biostatistics | 2+1 |
| Course No | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| AGRO-111 | Crop Production Technology | 2+1 |
| *HORT-121 | Production Technologies for Horticultural Crops | 2+1 |
| *PB-121 | Principles of Plant Breeding | 2+1 |
| *PB-232 | Breeding of Field Crops | 2+1 |
| *ENT.PL.PATH- 231 | Fundamentals of Crop Protection | 2+1 |
| Courses marked * are optional to the package of Animal Science courses marked as ** | ||
As per the decision taken during Review Meeting on the Status of Implementation of Recommendations of Fifth Deans’ Committee held on 2-3 June, 2017 at Central Agril. Univ., Ranipool Campus, Gangtok, Sikkim, depending upon available facilities, initially module preferably on Plant Biotechnology should be offered to the students in the concerned colleges of Agricultural Universities in Maharashtra.
| Course No | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| READY-471 | In-house Skill Development Modules | 20 |
| READY-482 | Project Formulation, Execution and Presentation | 10 |
| READY-483 | Entrepreneurial Development in Biotechnology (on campus /off-campus | 10 |
| Course No | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| NCC/NSS-111 | National Service Scheme I | 0+1 NC |
| DEG-111 | Democracy, Elections and Good Goverence | 1+0 NC |
| NCC/NSS-122 | National Service Scheme II | 0+1 NC |
| NCC/NSS-233 | National Service Scheme III | 0+1 NC |
| NCC/NSS-244 | National Service Scheme IV | 0+1 NC |
| PHYEDN-111 | Physical Education and Yoga | 0+1 NC |
| Course No | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ET-351 | Educational Tour | 0+1 |
| ET-472 | Educational Tour | 1+0 |
| Degree programme: | B. Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology) |
| Departments |
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| Duration : | 4 years-8 Semesters |
| Tentative layout of the syllabus : | |
| I to VI semester | Course work 119 credits |
| VII semester | Seminar : 1 credits Cafeteria courses : 20 credits ( 10 credits from major department) (10 credits from2 minor department) |
| VII semester | Hands on training 20 credits |
| Total Credits | 160 credits |
| Non credit courses | NCC/ NSS : 0+1 credits English : 1+1 credits Physical Education :0+1credit |
| Deficiency course | Math : 1+1 credits |
| Grand total | 166 credits |
| Passing system | Separate passing, 40% required in both Theory and Practical & Total passing at 55% |
| Syllabus link | |
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPERS AND MODEL ANSWERS:
FACULTY
|
Sr.No. |
Name Ofthe Staff |
Designation |
Qualification |
Contact No.&E.mail |
| 1 | Dr. Shubhangi S. Salokhe | Director (Agriculture Education) | Ph.D. (Marketing Management) Ph.D. (Agriculture Biotechnology) M.Sc. (Genetics, Cytogenetic & Plant Breeding) MBA (Biotechnology Management) Master of Marketing Management |
9822621515 |
| 2 | Prof. Warkhad Sitaram Gangadhar | Physical Training Instructor | M.P.Ed |
9890587327 sitaram.warkhad@pravara.in> |
| 3 | Prof. Gaikar Pravin Sukhadeoao | Assistant Professor | M.C. M., MBA | 9766906764 psgaikar@hotmail.com |
| 4 | Prof. Ghorpade Bhausaheb Baban | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology) |
7028587980 Ghorpadebb84@gmail.com |
| 5 | Prof. Shelke Minal Raosaheb | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. (Biochemistry) |
8308287029 mrshelke3@gmail.com |
| 6 | Prof. Gadhe Swaranjali Kishor | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. (Biotechnology), ASRB-NET |
9226174879 Swaranjali.gadhe@rediffmail.com |
| 7 | Prof. Chandre Mahesh Ashok | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. (Biochemistry) |
7448059788/9665918850 maheshchandre@gmail.com |
| 8 | Prof. Sawant Amol Ramesh | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. (Plant Biotechnology) |
9823781346 anmolsawant11@gmail.com |
| 9 | Prof. Fargade Sarika Annasaheb | Assistant Professor | M.Sc.(Bioteh.) |
9096775257 f.sarika777@gmail.com |
| 10 | Prof. Abhang Prerna Bhaskar | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. (Plant Pathology) |
9923102068/9146579551 preranaabhang09@gmail.com |
| 11 | Dr. Kedari Vishal Chandrakant | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. (Animal Husbandry), Ph.D. |
9561307231 kedari.vishal@gmail.com |
| 12 | Prof. Ghadge Ashwini Ganpati | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. (Horti.) |
9665548514 ash.ghadge77@gmail.com |
| 13 | Prof. Adik Manisha Sarangadhar | Assistant Professor | M.Ed. |
adikmanisha@gmail.com |
| 14 | Dr. Nalge Swapnil Sunil | M.Sc. (Agril.Biotech). Ph.D/td> | M.Sc. (Agril.Biotech) |
9970189370 nalgeswapnil44@gmail.com |
| 15 | Prof. Pulate Sarika Lakshman | Assistant Professor | MSc( Agriculture) |
9421839038 sarika.pulate@gmail.com |
| 16 | Dr. Adsul Amit Tulshiram | Assistant Professor | M.Sc. Agri. Ph. D. ICAR-NET (Genetics and Plant Breeding) |
9922862351 amitadsul444@gmail.com |
| 17 | Mr. Gulve Kishor Namdeo | Computer Instructor | B.A., D.C.M. N.C.V.T. |
9860184208 Gkishor2009@gmail.com |
| 18 | Mrs. Gunjal Sujata Nanasaheb | Assistant Librarian | B.Lib. |
9689601132 sngunjal20@gmail.com |
| 19 | Mr. Kamble Dattatray Radhakrushna | Jr.Clerk | B.A. |
8551909814/9561309310 drkamble82@gmail.com |
| 20 | Mr. Dange Sanjay Sopan | Jr. Clerk | M.Com |
9561751435 sanjaydange73@gmail.com |
| 21 | Mr.Aher Prashant Shivaji | Junior Research Assistant | M.Sc. (Seed Tech.) |
9890146110 prashantkakaaher@gmail.com |
| 22 | Mr.Kanade Sunil Machindra | Agriculture Assistant | Agril. Diploma |
9011249384 sunilkanade1985@gmail.com |
| 23 | Mr. Damare Shivaji Sudhakar | Lab Assistant | Dairy Diploma |
9890867745 shivajidamare1@gmail.com |
| 24 | Mr.Gawade Arun Annasaheb | Lab Assistant | B.Sc. |
9922829396 gawadearun515@gmail.com |
| 25 | Mr. Gaikwad Girish Nanasaheb | Lab Assistant | Dairy Diploma |
9763351190 girish.gg920@gmail.com |
| 26 | Mrs. Rokade Shobha Bhika | Lab Assistant | Agri. Diploma |
9049460345 rokadeshobha@rediffmail.com |
| 27 | Mr. Patole Audumbar Annasaheb | Lab Assistant | Agri. Diploma |
9552845747 audumbarpatole@gmail.com |
| 28 | Prof. Dipke Chandan Nivrati | Assistant Professor | MSc (Bioinformatics) CSIR-NET |
9921557040 cdipke@gmail.com |
| 29 | Dr. Sabale Sarita Chaitanya | Assistant Professor | MSc (Agri.) Plant Biotechnology
Ph. D. ( Molecular Biology and Biotechnology) ICAR-NET |
8999334500 sarita.sabale@pravara.in |
| 30 | Prof. Vikhe Parimal Laxman | Assistant Professor | MSc (Agri. Plant biotechnology)
ICAR-NET CSIR-NET DBT-JRF |
7507417099 parimal.vikhe@pravara.in |