Department of Biotechnology - Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Department of
Biotechnology, TIET

Integrating exceptional academic performance with top-notch faculty members to matchinternational standards of education.

Biotechnology was initiated in 1993 with Ph.D program thereafter M.Sc in Biotechnology was started in 1999 with the support from Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. It started B Tech in Biotechnology from 2002 and then MTech in Biotechnology from 2012. Focus of the Department is primarily to excel both in academics and research in the frontier areas of modern biotechnology and related fields. The focus of these academic programs is to provide excellent environment and state-of-the-art infrastructure for hands on training with industrial training. The potentials in Biotechnology were further recognized by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India and under Mission Reach, TIFAC-CORE (Centre of Relevance and Excellence) in Agro and Industrial Biotechnology was set up in the year 2000 and STEP (Science and Technology Entrepreneur’s Park) in microbial and food technology was set up in 2005 by NSTEDB, which provides extensive support to research, human resource development and offers new opportunities to students for skill development and promotion of entrepreneurship and new start ups from amongst the students.

A cutting-edge research based curriculum led with industry relevant practices

The programme intends to lay a sharp emphasis in the areas of Health, Environment, Agriculture, Food Security and Industry Applications; actively fostering students with a key understanding of course as well as training them in advanced practical and research skills. The department extends undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral research programmes, with our world-class faculty members and our innovative curriculum. The course framework is designed while keeping the current industry requirements and trends in mind, so that students perfect the skill set necessary to become a leader in the biotechnology field.

The experiential pedagogy at Biotechnology department

Drawing the best in every student with a hands-on learning approach and rich immersion programs like STEP and TIFAC-CORE, our lessons inspire in students a healthy sense of inquisition. The department offers extremely well-equipped labs and infrastructure to fulfill their research endeavours and grow into tech savvy biotechnologists in the fast- growing sector. Along with which a multicultural environment allows them to develop into holistic individuals well able to have a firm grip over global challenges.

Mission

To provide a state of the art infrastructure & professional environment that enables the students & staff to make significant contributions in biotechnology & allied engineering fields.
To be dynamic, innovative & entrepreneurial in devising the academic programs, structures & mechanisms.
To produce globally competent graduates having creative skills, & ethical values keeping pace with ever changing technological advancements in biotechnology.
To carry out quality education & research and transfer of research results to the society.

Vision

To be recognized as a leader committed to excellence in biological & interdisciplinary technical education, research & innovation & contribute towards sustainable growth & development.

Message from Head of the Department

Prof. M. S. Reddy

Welcome to the Department of Biotechnology at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (Deemed University) TIET, Patiala. Thank you for giving preference to Department of Biotechnology for shaping and enriching your Graduate, Postgraduate and PhD learning and career in Biotechnology.

Biotechnology is a discipline that has emerged in recent times and promises to solve problems related to human health, agriculture, and industry. This concept suggests that the outcomes of science and technology are always emerged dialectically by social and technical circumstances. The multidisciplinary nature of biotechnology brings about wide applications for the betterment of human society.

Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India has immensely inspired the Biotechnology research and development activities through several research and development projects and the creation of infrastructural facilities. The umbrella of biotechnology covers the variety of areas ranging from the human genome, vaccines, infectious, chronic and degenerative diseases, cell science, crop science, animal and plant biotechnology, agriculture and aquaculture, food and nutrition to environmental management and technologies for clean energy.

In response to widening horizons of Biotechnology, our department regularly revises its curriculum to align it with recent developments in technology and ever-growing needs of the industry. There is a significant industry connects which helps us to make our teaching-learning processes more effective and industry oriented. As a part of the academic contemporization to bring our teaching standards and practices at par with the best in the world, our curriculum has been harmonized with that of Tel Aviv University, Israel. This contemporization process also includes training of the entire faculty of the department on educational technologies, joint research by faculty of two institutions and student exchange. Faculty members also continuously work for their professional development by attending and organizing conferences and faculty development programme. As a result of the extensive teachers training programme, the latest pedagogical approaches such as experiential learning, research-based teaching and project-based learning are being used. We are committed to continuously improve every aspect of the teaching-learning process.

I sincerely hope your investment of time on these pages of the Biotechnology department shall reap great benefits as per your interest.

In case you still strive to know more, I shall be more than happy to reply to your queries.

Research-Intensive Training

Biotechnology department,TIET has strengthened its grasp over curriculum with numerous industry driven programs in areas

Major research areas

Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology
Plant Molecular Biology
Genetic Engineering
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Genetic Manipulations
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,
Molecular Biology
Animal-microbe interaction
Natural product based drug discovery
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Computational Biology
Genomics and Plant Biotechnology
Food Engineering, Fruit and Vegetable Processing
Nanobiotechnology
Bioprocess Engineering
Biomaterials
Genetic and Epigenetic Gene Regulation
Pharmaceutical sciences

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Major Milestones

last academic year

2017
NBA Accreditation
2018
State-of-the-Art CSE Block designed by McCullough Mulvin Architects, Dublin, Ireland
2018
ABET Accreditation
321
Papers published in SCI/SCIE Journals
224
Papers published in non-SCI Journals
309
Conference
2
Patents

Choicest faculty to lead you to the pinnacle of success

An excellent reputation precedes the Department of Biotechnology,Thapar Institute. Upholding which the eminent faculty members initiate innovative research programmes while maintaining an intellectually thriving space for students. This has been key for the achievements of teacher- learning aims over the years.

Their command over the subject is reflected in their course design and teaching pedagogy at the department. Hand-on projects and industry-academic interaction are integrated in the course structure to instill an in-depth understanding marking the beginning of their promising career curve.