3. Evaluative Report of the Department - MMU, Mullana for Self-study Universities. 3. ... Details of programmes discontinued, ... Mr. Rohit Sharma . M.Sc. Ph.D (persuing)

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Manual for Self-study Universities

3. Evaluative Report of the Department 1. Name of the Department: Biotechnology 2. Year of establishment :2008 3. Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?: Faculty of Engineering 4. Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated

Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.): Ph.D. Biotechnology, M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. Microbiology, B.Tech. Biotechnology, B.Sc. Biotechnology

5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved: B.Sc. (Biotechnology) and

B.Tech. (Biotechnology) involving Department of Chemistry, Humanities, Management, Information Technology and Civil Engineering

6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc: Nil 7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons: Nil 8. Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit System: Semester

system 9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments:

Teachers are deputed from the department to teach Zoology and Botany subjects for the interdisciplinary course B.Sc. Medical (Zoology, Botany and Chemistry)

Sr. No.

Courses Offered by Subjects

1. B.Sc. Medical (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry)

Department of Chemistry,M.M.U. Mullana (Ambala)

Botany and Zoology

2. B.Sc. Agriculture Business & Management (H)

M.M.Institute of Management (MMIM), M.M.U. Mullana (Ambala)

General Botany, General Zoology, Introduction to Agriclimatology, Introduction to Agriculture, Principles of Agronomy, Genetics, Fundamentals of Horticulture,Fundamentals of Biochemistry,Elementary Microbiology,Plant Pathology,Entomology,Principles of Food Science and Processing,Fundamentals of Soil Science,Principles of Biotechnology,Principles of Field Crops

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10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

Sanctioned Actual (including

Filled

CAS & MPS)

Professor 03 03 03

Associate Professors 06 06 06

Asst. Professors 15 15 15 11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization, experience and

research under guidance

Sr No.

Name Qualification Designation

Specialization

No. Of Years of

Experience

No. of Ph.D./ M.Phil. students

guided for the last 4

years

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Dr. Anil K Sharma

Ph.D.

Professor & Head

Molecular Biology, Microbial Biotechnology, Drug resistance and iron regulation in TB & Cancer

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04 Ph.D.Students (Submitted) 05 Ph.D.Students (Guiding)

2 Dr. Tapan Mukherjee Ph.D. Professor

Molecular Medicine, Cell Signaling & Animal Biotechnology

19 07 Ph.D.Students (Guiding)

3 Dr. Vikas Beniwal Ph.D. Professor Bioprocess Engineering

& Enzyme Technology 11 05 Ph.D.Students (Guiding)

4 Dr. Ashwanti Devi Ph.D. Associate

Professor Microbiology & Enzyme Technology 11

04 Ph.D.Students (Guiding)

5

Dr. Raman Kumar Ph.D. Associate Professor

Nano-Technology & Natural Products 09


6 Dr. Gaurav Garg Ph.D. Associate

Professor Enzyme Technology & Industrial Microbiology 07


7 Dr. Mukesh Yadav

Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Industrial Microbiology, Enzyme Tech. & 07 Nil

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Molecular Biology

8 Dr. Indu Sharma Ph.D. Associate

Professor Environment & Industrial Biotechnology 08

01 Ph.D.Student (Guiding)

9

Dr. Nirmala Sehrawat Ph.D. Associate Professor

Plant breeding, Abiotic & Biotic Stress in Plants, Markers, Plant Tissue Culture

07 Nil

10 Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal Ph.D. Assistant

Professor

Molecular Biology & Phylogeny

07 Nil

11 Dr. Sunity Ph.D. Assistant

Professor Microbiology 06 Nil

12 Dr. Tajinder Pal PhD Assistant

Professor Protein Biochemistry 03 Nil

13 Mr. Rohit Sharma M.Sc. Ph.D

(persuing) Assistant Professor

Microbial Bioremediation and Medical Biotechnology

03 Nil

14 Mr. Vikas Kumar

M.Phil., Ph.D (Thesis submitted)

Assistant Professor

Microbiology, Plant pathology 03 Nil

15 Dr. Hardeep Singh M.Sc., Ph.D Assistant

Professor Natural Products Biotechnology 03 Nil

16 Mr. Narender Chaudhary M.Sc. Ph.D

(persuing) Assistant Professor

Genetics and Plant Biotechnology 03 Nil

17 Mr. Sandeep Punia

M.Sc. Ph.D (Thesis Submitted)

Assistant Professor Enzymology 03 Nil

18 Ms. Ridhi Mehta M.Tech. Assistant

Professor Nano-Tech. & Natural Products 03 Nil

19 Ms. Pooja Kamboj M.Tech. Assistant

Professor Biostatistics 07 Nil

20 Ms. Paavan M.Tech. Assistant

Professor Recombinant DNA Technology 03 Nil

21 Er. Rakesh M.Sc.,M.Tech. Assistant

Professor Environmental Sciences 03 Nil

22 Ms Daljit Kaur Batra M.Sc Assistant

Professor Biotechnology 04 Nil

23 Ms Samta Taneja M.Sc Assistant


24 Ms Manpreet Kaur M.Sc Assistant


12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

NIL

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13. Percentage of classes taken by temporary faculty – programme-wise information: NIL 14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

15:1 for UG students and 10:1 for PG students

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned, filled and actual

Sr. No.

Name of the post No. of Staff Sanctioned Actual Filled

1.

Clerk 01

01 01

2. Lab. Technicians

07 07 07

3. Office Attendant

02 02 02

16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies

S. No. Thrust areas of research

1 Drug Resistance

2 Metal Homeostasis Metabolism

3 Nanomedicine

4 Environmental Biotechnology

5 Industrial Biotechnology

6 Structural Prediction and Computational Biology

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international funding agencies

and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding agencies, project title and grants received project-wise. A) At National level: Nil B) At International level: Nil C) Total Grant received: Nil

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received

a) National collaboration: 01

Name of the faculty Funding agency

Name of the project Funding amount (Rs)

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Dr. Gunjan Goel (PI) (10/2010-7/2012) – JUIT, Wagnaghat, solan and Dr. Vikas Beniwal (Co-PI)- MMEC, Department of Biotechnology,Mullana, Ambala

DBT-BT/PR6119/GBD/27/370/2012 [Approved]

Development of a multicompartment in vitro model of the human gastrointestinal tract

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b) International collaboration: NIL

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT, ICSSR, AICTE,

etc.; total grants received: NIL 20. Research facility / centre with

• state recognition: NIL • national recognition: Recognized by DSIR as SIRO • international recognition : NIL

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies:

NIL

22. Publications:

∗Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals (national / international): 125 ∗Monographs: NIL ∗Chapters in Books-08

Sr.

No.

Name of the Teacher

Title of the Book Published Name of the Publisher

Year of Publication

Remarks

1. Dr. Anil K. Sharma

Flavonoids and their Therapeutic Potential as Anti Cancer Agents: Mechanism, Factors and Regulation

Bentham Science Publishers

2013 Book Chapter

Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 34” by Justin A. Daniels.

NOVA Publishers USA

2014 Book Chapter on Microbial Community in Heavy Metal Bioremediation: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

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Nanomedicines in the management of Tuberculosis

Basera Verlag, Germany & Gulab Publishers, New Delhi

2014 Book Chapter

2.

Dr. Vikas Beniwal

Role of Microbes in Sustainable Agriculture in MICROBES IN THE SERVICE OF MANKIND: TINY BUGS WITH HUGE IMPACT

I K International Publisher, New Delhi

2013 Book chapter

Microbial Production of Tannase in MICROBES IN THE SERVICE OF MANKIND: TINY BUGS WITH HUGE IMPACT

I K International Publisher, New Delhi

2013 Book chapter

3. Dr. Raman Kumar

Microbial Community in Heavy Metal Bioremediation: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

NOVA Publishers, USA.

2014 Book Chapter

4 Dr. Mukesh Yadav & Dr. Nirmala Sherawat

Mechanism of action of key industrial enzymes

NOVA Publishers, USA.(2014)

2014 Book Chapter

5 Dr. Gaurav Downstream processing of industrially produced enzymes

NOVA Publishers, USA.(2014)

2014 Book Chapter

6 Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal

Enzyme informatics NOVA Publishers, USA.(2014)

2014 Book Chapter

Edited Books: 01 Name of the Teacher

Title of the Book Published

Name of the Publisher

Year of Publication

Remarks

Dr. Vikas Beniwal

Industrial Enzymes: Trends, scope and relevance

Nova Publishers, USA

2014 ISBN

:978-1-63321-338-8

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Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus, Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences Directory, EBSCO host, etc.): 125

University Data

• Citation Index – range /average : 1-147/6.07 • SNIP : 0.00-15.12/0.745 • SJR : 0.00-13.514/0.455 • Impact Factor – range / average : 0.001-7.261/1.324 • h-index : 19

23. Details of patents and income generated Patents applied

Sl. No. Name & Title of Patents

Year in which patent was

applied

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Kumar V, Kaur K, Beniwal V, Gupta G K , Gupta A K. Process for Novel 2-(3, 5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-1-arylethanones as DNA photocleaving Agents. Application No-144/DEL/2014.

2014

2. Kumar V, Kaur K, Adnan D, Gupta G K, Beniwal V, Kumar S. Process for synthesis of Chalcones and Uses thereof. Application No-146/DEL/2014.

2014

3.

Punia S, Kumar R and Kumar K Fluorescent Asparagine Biosensor (Applied through Punjab State Council of S&T) Application No: PSCST/DST/2096

2015

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated: NIL 25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / institutions

/ industries in India and abroad: Nil 26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees: Nil

b) International committees: 01

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Name of the Faculty Committee Foundation

Dr. Anil Sharma Peer reviewing committee member to research grant (2015)

SHOTA RUSTAVELI NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GEORGIA

c) Editorial Boards

Sr.

No.

Name of faculty

Journal Name of the organization Nature of position held by the Faculty(s)

Year

1

Dr. Anil K. Sharma

Current Trends in Biotechnology and Chemical Research

M. M. University Mullana Associate Editor 2011

Journal of AIDS and HIV Research

Academic Journals Publishers

Editorial Board Member

Journal of AIDS and HIV Research Publishers)

Academic Journal Publishers

Member Editorial Board & Advisory Committee Member

2012

Journal of Pathogens for the special issue on“Entomopathogenic Fungi”.

SAGE-Hindawi Publishers, USA

Associate Editor

Guest Editor for the special issue on Recent Patents in Inflammation and Allergy Drug Discovery from Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. (SCImago~1.86)

Bentham Science Publishers,USA

Lead Guest Editor

2013

Current Trends in Biotechnology & Chemical Research

M.M.University Mullana (Ambala)

Editor-in-Chief

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine (Impact factor~7.0)

Elsevier Reviewer

Guest Editor for the Journal “Recent Patent on Inflammation and Drug discovery”


Guest Editor Vol 7 Issue 2 (2013)

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special issue on "Iron Chelation and Drug Resistance in Cancer and Tuberculosis

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Lead Guest editor

Special issue [HT-SBJ-NPJ-0004] on Emerging Azoles in Natural Products Journal

Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.

Lead Guest Editor

Guest Editor for the Journal “Natural products Journal”


Guest Editor for the upcoming issue, vol 4, 2014

Inflammation & Cell signaling

Smart Science & Technology Publishers USA

Member Editor

International Greener Journals

www.gjournals.org Editorial board member

Annals of Thyroid Research

Austin Publishing Group Editorial Board Member

2014-15

Ist International Virtual Conference [June 10-11,2014]

M.M.University Mullana Co-ordinator

Austin Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

Austin Publishing Group USA


Journal of Advances in Biotechnology

Council of innovative Research


International Journal “Greener J Biochemistry and Biotechnology” (2015)

Greener Journals, Switzerland

Chief Editor

Special issue on "Iron Chelation and Drug Resistance in Cancer and Tuberculosis" for the journal Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (Vol. 15,

Bentham Science Publishers; Impact factor 2.7).

Lead Guest editor

2 Dr. Vikas Beniwal

International Journal of Agricultural Science Research

Academe Research Journals Publishing House, USA

Editorial Member 2012

Current Enzyme Inhibition Bentham Science Editor 2013

Current Biotechnology Benthem Science Editor

American Journal of Current Microbiology

Science and EducationPublications

Editor

American Journal of Microbiological Research

Science and Education Publications

Editor

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Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Science and EducationPublications

Editor

Global Journal of Dairy Farming and Milk Production

Global Science Research Journals

Editor in Chief

2014-15

Special Issue of Mini Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Benthem Science, Impact Factor-3.2

Guest Editor

Special Issue of Current Enzyme Inhibition


Guest Editor

Asian Journal of Biochemistry


Regional Editor

Asian Journal of Biotechnology

Knowledgia Review, Malaysia

Regional Editor

American Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology


Regional Editor

Bacteriology Journal Academic Journals Inc., USA

Regional Editor

Microbiology Journal Academic Journals Inc., USA

Regional Editor

3 Dr. Gaurav Garg

Journal of Innovative Biolog S. K. N. Publishers., Ambala, India

Technical Editor 2014-15

Current Trends in Biotechnology



4 Dr. Mukesh Yadav

Current Trends in Biotechnology



2014-15

5 Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal

Journal of Advanced Research in BioChemistry and Pharmacology



2015-16

6 Dr. Tapan K Mukherjee

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Elsevier Guest Editor 2011

Journal of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine

Open Science Publications (OSP)


2015-16

Asian Journal of Medical Science

Nepal Journals OnLine (NepJOL)


2015-16

Source Journal of Cancer Science

Source Journals Editorial Board Member

2015-16

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs, workshops,

training programs and similar programs). Category No of Programme attended by faculty

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UGC 03 Refresher 02 Workshops 15 Training Programs 02 Similar Programs 10 STC 08

28. Student projects

• percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental projects (25%)

• percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities industry / institute (75%)

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by Faculty

Sr.

No.

Name of faculty

Name of the Programme with dates of the Programme

Name of the Awarding organization

Nature of Distinction attained by the Faculty(s)

1. Dr. Anil K. Sharma

National Seminar on Economic Growth & Unity Dated: 18-08-13

FFI, New Delhi, India Bharat Excellence Award-2013

2. Dr. Gunjan Goel

Travel grant for attending 4th FEMS 2011 at Switzerland

Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India.

Travel grant Dec24,2009-Jan 4,2010

Doctoral/Post Doctoral Fellow: Nil

STUDENTS

Sr. No.

Name & Class of the Student(s)

Name of the Programme with dates of the Programme

Name of the Awarding organization

Nature of Distinction attained by the student(s)

1. Shweta Mittal, M.Tech Ist Year

Anveshan-2013,26-02-13 to 28-02-13

Student Research Convention, Zonal level

IIIrd Prize in Agriculture Biotechnology Area

2. Ridhima Arya, PhD 2010

International Conference on ‘Green Biotech: Recent Trends and Innovations’ Nov. 12 & 13,2011

Amity University, Rajasthan

Ist prize in Poster Presentation

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3. Rahul Kumar, B.Tech. student

SPARDHA IIT BHU Gold Medal in SQUASH

SPARDHA IIT BHU Silver Medal in Volley Ball

Inter College Sports Meet MMU , Mullana GOLD IN SQUASH

4. Pradeep Dhanwal, M.Sc. student

CSIR-NET CSIR 25th Rank all over INDIA

5. Abhilasha Breja, B.Tech. student

GATE MHRD 31st Rank in GATE all over INDIA

6. Shivani Sood, Ph.D. Scholar

GeneBank NCBI Chitinase gene from B. bassiana.

7. Heena Saini (MTech

DRONTECH-13 DCE Farukhnagar 2nd position in Oral Presentation

8. Ms. Saroj Rani, PhD scholar

BGRI 2014, Cd. Obregon, Mexico,22-25 March,2014

Technical Workshop to be held in Cd. Obregon, Mexico,22-25 March,2014

Poster Presentation

9. Ridhima Arya, PhD student

7th conference of Biotech Society of India at Baba Farid University of Health Sciences held on 23-24Jan’14

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot

Young Scientist Award-2014

• Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding (national

international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.

Sr. No.

Event Name Resource Person(s)/ Funding support

Dates/Strength

1. Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp (National)

Mr. S.K.Narang, Project Associate, Sponsored by HARDICON-STED-Science & Technology EDC (promoted by DST, New Delhi).

26-03-2014 to 28-03-2014 [Participants~80]

2. Frontier Tools & Techniques in Biotechnology (National)

Dr. Ravi Thakur and scientists from BSRC Zirakpur, Chandigarh, INDIA. Sponsored by BSRC, Zirakpur.

25-02-1013 to 26-02-2013 [Participants~180]

3. FDP on Enterpreneurship (National)

HARDICON-STED-Science & Technology EDC Sponsored by HARDICON-STED-Science & Technology EDC (promoted by DST, New Delhi).

19-03-2012 to 30-03-2012 [Participants~30]

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30. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments

• The department follows the plagiarism policy of the university by using software ‘Turnitin’.

31. Student profile programme-wise:

Name of the Applications Selected Pass percentage Programme received

Male Female Male Female

(refer to question no. 4)

B.Tech. Biotechnology 510 13 13 75.0 100 B.Sc. Biotechnology 104 09 11 - - M.Sc. Microbiology 367 05 04 Nil 100 M.Sc. Biotechnology 367 02 05 100 100 M.Tech Biotechnology 48 Nil 01 100 Nil

33. Diversity of students

Name of the % of % of students % of students % of Programme students from other from students (refer to question from the universities universities from no. 4) same within the outside the other university State State countries

B.Tech. Nil 45 55 Nil

M.Sc. Microbiology Nil 20 80 Nil M.Sc. Biotechnology Nil 15 85 Nil

M.Tech Nil Nil 100 Nil 34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services examinations, NET, SET,

GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise. Name of the examination Number of Students NET/ CSIR 02 GATE 02 Defence Services 02 GRE 02

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35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled

UG to PG 10%

PG to M.Phil. Nil

PG to Ph.D. 10%

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Nil

Employed

Campus selection 15%

Other than campus recruitment 70%

Entrepreneurs 1%

36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of Faculty who are graduates

Of the same university 01 14 09 NIL

from other universities within the State from universities from other States from universities outside the country

37. Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the

assessment period: 01 (M.Tech),01 (Ph.D.) 38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities with regard to

a) Library: Yes.We have a departmental library housing more than 100 books ( with 55 titles)

b) Internet facilities for staff and students: Available c) Total number of class rooms: 07 d) Class rooms with ICT facility: 03 e) Students’ laboratories: 09 f) Research laboratories: 02

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates

a) from the host institution/university : Doctoral

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Sr No. Name of Student Institute

1 Charu MMEC,MMU, Mullana

2 Vaibhav Gupta MMEC,MMU, Mullana

3 Rajita Turan MMEC,MMU, Mullana

4 Sachin Nagra MMEC,MMU, Mullana

5 Srikant MMEC,MMU, Mullana

Post-doctoral: Nil Research Associates: Nil

b) from other institutions/universities : doctoral: 34, post-doctoral: Nil and Research Associates: Nil

Sr No. Name of Student Discipline

1 Mr. Hardeep singh Biotechnology

2 Ms. Shivani Sood Bioinformatics

3 Ms. Saroj Rani Bioinformatics

4 Ms. Ridhima Arya Biotechnology

5 Ms. Preeti Biotechnology

6 Ms. Nishu Raghav Biotechnology

7 Ramesh Jhorar Biotechnology

8 Lesley Rachel Varughese Microbiology

9 Neha Bharadwaj Biotechnology

10 Anjali Sharma Biochemistry

11 Irshad Ahmad Biotechnology

12 Amanpreet Kaur Biotechnology

13 Shashi Kant Biotechnology

14 Narender Chaudhary Genetics

15 Rohit Sharma Biotechnology

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16 Abdul Razzaq Microbiology

17 Teena Pathak Biotechnology

18 Prachi Biotechnology

19 Daizee Biotechnology

20 Meenakshi Bioinformatics

21 Rakesh Kumar Bioinformatics

22 Sachin Nagra Biotechnology

23 Karan Goyal Biotechnology

24 Sandeep Punia Biotechnology

25 Shadab Alam Biotechnology

26 Pritanshu Biotechnology

27 Amit Vashishth Biotechnology

28 Mandheer Kaur Biotechnology

29 Var Ruchi Bioinformatics

30 Jyoti Shah Biotechnology

31 Roshan Gul Biotechnology

32 Meenu Narwal Bioinformatics

33 Suninda Biotechnology

34 Usman Zango Umar Microbiology

35 Renuka Choudhary Biotechnology

36 Sonia Biotechnology

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university.

04 (Current); 21 (Passed out) Students are getting financial assistance of Rs. 12000/- per semester.

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

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Yes. We look into the wider application of the course along with its scope in

industries, Government and other related sectors. The courses are designed keeping

in view the entrepreneurial aspects, feedback of the students, industrial demand and

also the recommendations of our B.O.S. External experts is taken prior to start of the

course. Once the course is through the Board of Studies, then it is referred to the

concerned faculty of Engineering followed by the Academic Council for subsequent

approval.

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback? Yes. Faculty look into various deficiencies (if any) found in the curriculum whether the curriculum is at par with the prestigious Universities/Institutes all across India and requisite feedback is duly considered based upon its merit.

b. Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does the

department utilize the feedback? Yes, Student feedback on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation is taken regularly in every semester. Suggestions and grievances of the students are given due considerations based upon merit of each case.

c. Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department

utilize the feedback? Yes, There is a Alumni Cell who is very proactive in maintaining the data of alumni members. Alumni meet is held regularly once in a year. Suggestions and Feedback from Alumni members are taken regarding further improvement and strengthening of the Department.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) :

Sr. No.

Name of The Alumni

Organization/Company Name

Position/Designation Addresses

1. Tapas AMURT Health Care Centre, Kenya

Awarded Overseas Fellowship to Kenya

Biotechnology Centre, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 57811-

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00200, Nairobi, Kenya

2. Neha Sighroha Lieutenant, Indian Army Lieutenant House No 295 Sector D Defence Colony Ambala Cantt

3. Kirti Sabharwal Intellectual Property Law Firm

Patent Analyst F-46, Himalaya House, 23K.G. Road, New Delhi 110001

4. Nitesh Saxena IPFT Gurgaon, India Biotechnologist HSIDC, Sector 20, Udyog Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana 122016

5. Shilpa Marwah Rainbow Hospital,Agra,UP

Embryologist (IVF) National Highway 2, Near Guru Ka Tal Gurudwara, Bain Bazar, Sikandra, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282007

6. Manpreet Sandhu Rainbow Hospital,Agra, UP

Embryologist (IVF) National Highway 2, Near Guru Ka Tal Gurudwara, Bain Bazar, Sikandra, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282007

7. Bhawna Nishal Food Corporation of India

Quality Control Executive

Food Corporation of India (FCI) Bay No. 29-30-31-32 Sector 4 Panchkula - 134 109 Haryana

8. Sneha Infosys System Engineer Plot No. 1, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Taluka Mulshi, Pune 411 057

9. Vini Malhotra Phenix Ltd. Noida Executive # 69-D, pocket-C Mayur Vihar Phase-2, Delhi

10 Mr. Ritik Mankind Pvt. Ltd. Quality Control analyst

Mankind Pvt. Ltd., Ponta Sahib, Himachal Pardesh

11 Ms. Depanjali Mankind Pvt. Ltd. Quality Control analyst

Mankind Pvt. Ltd., Ponta Sahib, Himachal Pardesh

12 Ms. Shruti Saachi Biotech Research analyst Saachi Biotech, Chandigarh.

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13 Ms. Jaspreet Saachi Biotech Research analyst Saachi Biotech, Chandigarh.

44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar)

involving external experts.

Sr. No.

Topic of The lecture/Talk Speaker Name & Designation

Dates of the Lecture

1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Personalized therapy: Biotechnological complexities DNA Fingerprinting International Expert Lecture Cancer and personalized therapy Popular Lecture on How to be Successful in academic life. Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp Food Borne Pathogens, Diseases and Their Management Viral Diseases, Medical Diagnosis, Trends and Implications

Dr. Vasu Punj, Scientist, Los Angeles, USA Dr. Rajesh Biswas, Sr. Scientist at CFSL and Expert on DNA fingerprinting. Dr. A.K. Sharma, Scientist, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, USA Dr. Prof. G.S. Randhawa [IIT Roorkie] Experts from HARDICON-STED-Science & Technology EDC (promoted by DST) Dr. J. S. Sandhu, Ex Principal Scientist CFTRI ,Mysore, India Dr. Jasbir Dhanda, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, KUK.

17-08-2015 08-04-2015 28-1-2015 13-11-2014 26-03-2014 to 28-03-2014 12-11-2013 27-10-2013

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8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Workshop and Expert Lectures on Frontier Tools & Techniques in Biotechnology Next Generation Sequencing and Biotechnology: Today and Tomorrow Approaches for the Reclamation and Management of Salt Affected Soils and Poor Quality Waters FDP on Entrepreneurship awareness Recent Trends in Biotechnology

Experts from BSRC Chandigarh, India. Dr. Vasu Punj, Norris Cancer Centre, University of Southern California, USA Dr. P. C Sharma, Principal Scientist, CSSRI Karnal Experts from HARDICON-STED-Science & Technology EDC (promoted by DST) Prof. G.S. Randhawa, IIT Roorkie, UP, India

25-02-2013 06-11-2012 22-08-2012 19-03-2012 to 30-03-2012 11-02-2012

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.

• Class lectures using audio-visual aids/power-point presentations and live projects.

• Regular seminars, Journal clubs and Group discussion are held in the department to enhance scientific aptitude and intellect of the students especially towards research.

• Regular sessional examinations and teaching assignments to assess the quality of students.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and

learning outcomes are monitored? Faculty regularly maintain the course file, lecture plan, notes/handouts and ensure that the syllabus is covered in scheduled time. Regular assignments and Sessional Examinations are held to assess the learning outcomes of students. Beside this other modes are also adopted as follows:

• Academic Audit

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• Internal Quality Assurance Cell • Regular feedback from Students & Alumni • Placement Status

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities. Sr. No.

Nature of the Programme organized

Dates of the Programme Remarks

1. Cultural competition events and Poster Presentation

10-09-2015& 11-09-2015 On the occasion of founder`s day (11th Sept)

2. National Unity Day 31-12-2014

Pledge and Salute to Iron man of India. Plays and Skits were organized

3. Blood Donation Camp

11-09-2014 & 11-09-2013

Organized with Red Cross Society & NSS MMU

4. NSS State Level Camp

20-10-2014 to 26-10-2014

Directorate of Research CCSHAU Hisar. Two Biotech Students actively Participated in the Camp Activities involving Teachers were organized.

5. Teachers Day

05-09-2014

Organized every year by the department

6. Poster session-Quiz 06-11-12 Visit of Dr. Vasu Punj, Norris Cancer Centre, USC California, USA

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.

Regular seminars, Expert lectures, minor and Major research projects, Ability enhancement and personality development skills, Group discussions, hands-on training -workshop, conferences are some of the scholarly activities beyond syllabus.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other agencies? If yes,

give details. • Accredited by ASIK, UK since 2011.

50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge, basic

or applied. The Department has been able to generate some novel strains of microorganisms having

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potential applications in industry. Department has also isolated more than 50 Quinolone drug resistance bacteria, the 16S-rRNA gene sequences for them have been successfully submitted to NCBI Gene bank. The study would pave a way for understanding the drug resistance patterns among population of this region. Another study on breast cancer biomarkers has yielded some interesting leads and six 18S-rRNA gene sequences have been successfully submitted to NCBI. Following gene sequences have been assigned gene accession numbers: S. No.

Title Authors NCBI Accession No. [www.ncbi.nlm.gov.in.]

1. Trichoderma longibrachiatum isolate FS-46 gene sequence submitted and published in the GenBank: JX181933.1

Raman K. , Jaglan S, Sharma AK and Joshi PK (2012)

NCBI JX181933.1

2. Beauveria bassiana strain E-174 chitinase (chit) gene, partial cds sequence with accession number [GenBank: KF559204.1];2013 was submitted to NCBI Gene Bank.

Sood S, Chawla S,Sandhu SS and Sharma AK (2013)

NCBI KF559204.1

3. Trichoderma asperrellum isolate FS-7 gene sequence


NCBI KJ174326

4. Penicillum janthinellum isolate FS-53 gene sequence


NCBI KJ174327

5. Human TP53 (Exon 5) Breast Cancer Biomarker Gene Sequence (Iraqi Patients) BankIt1798102 1214_242_020_C1T1_M13R-E01.ab1 KP753382

Zghair AN, Sinha DK and Sharma AK

NCBI KP753382

6. Human BRCA1 (Exon 11) Breast Cancer Biomarker Gene Sequence (Iraqi Patients) BankIt1798102 1214_242_016_MZ5-1BR_M13F-E11.ab1 KP753383

Zghair AN,Sinha DK and Sharma AK

NCBI KP753383

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7. Human ERBB2 (Exon 16) Breast Cancer Biomarker Gene Sequence (Iraqi Patients) BankIt1798102 1214_242_006_Mz8ER1_M13R-B01.ab1 KP753384


NCBI KP753384

8. Human TP53 (Exon 5) Breast Cancer Biomarker Gene Sequence (Indian Patients) BankIt1808872 1214_242_031_C23T3_M13F-H04.ab1


NCBI KR011916

9. Human ERBB2 (Exon 16) Breast Cancer Biomarker Gene Sequence (Indian Patients) BankIt1808872 1214_242_003_1102ER_M13R-H09.ab1


NCBI KR011917

10. Human BRCA1 (Exon 11) Breast Cancer Biomarker Gene Sequence (Indian Patients) BankIt1808872 1214_242_010_C13BR_1_M13F-G10.ab1

Zghair AN,Sinha DK and Sharma AK

NCBI KR011918

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11. Quinolone Drug Resistance

Bacterial 16SrRNA Gene

Sequences

Leslie Verughese Prachi Chaudhary and V. Beniwal

KJ870936, KP715242, KP276714, KP276715,

KP276716, KP276717, KP276718, KP276719,

KP276720, KP276721, KP276722, KP276723,

KP276724, KP276725, KP276726, KP276727,

KP276728, KP276729, KP276730, KP276731,

KP276732, KP276733, KP276734, KP276735,

KP276736, KP276737, KP276738, KP276739,

KP276740, KP276741, KP276742, KP276743,

KP276744, KP276745, KP276746, KP276747,

KP276748, KP276749, KP276750, KP276751,

KP276752, KP276753, KP276754, KP276755,

KP276756, KP276757, KP276758, KP276759,

KP276760, KP276761, KP276762, KP276763,

KP276764, KP276765, KP715242

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the

department. Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats • Wide scope of

Biotechnology in Industries and Academics.

• High quality education system with latest equipments and effective mode of teaching including PPT presentations, guest lectures, animations etc.

• Wide link with other disciplines i.e. Interdisciplinary.

• Eminent faculty members with good

• Lack of public awareness about the value of the subject.

• The department

has not been able to receive any grant from UGC/AICTE for the projects due to non deceleration of NAAC result of the University.

• Role of biotechnology discipline with the increase in the number of diseases and antimicrobial resistance among antibiotics (Super bug), environmental degradation, depletion of fossil fuels and food insecurity.

• Great potential for research and innovation for the welfare of mankind.

• Improving social impact i.e. use of probiotics, neutraceutical, recombinant proteins, antioxidants,

• Declining trends of students opting for biology in 11th and 12th standard.

• Less number of R&D centres in India.

• Expensive chemicals and instruments.

• Lack of proper research funding to the institutes.

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research profile and publications. Department has a research Journal “Current Trends in Biotechnology and Chemical Research which is currently into its 4th Volume with indexing in many reputed data bases.

• MOUs with recognized institutes to promote research i.e. National Dairy Research Institute Karnal; Directorate of wheat research (ICAR) Karnal, Central Soil Salinity Research institute, Karnal (Haryana), Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre (BMHRC) Bhopal, India.

biofuels, edible vaccines, hybrid varieties of plants and animals etc

• Scope of self employment in various fields i.e. Mushroom cultivation, organic farming, vermicomposting, silage production, SCP, Tissue culturing, biogas production etc.

• Great scope in different industries i.e. Dairy industry, Pharmaceutical industry, Alcoholic and Non- alcoholic beverages industry,Agriculture, Hospitals, Research and Development centres.

• Mushrooming of different research institutes or universities in nearby areas.

• Less faith on private institutes as compared to government institutions for higher studies.

52. Future plans of the department

• Research projects pertaining to the thrust areas of research in the department will be submitted for financial support from various funding agencies such as DBT, DST, DAE and DRDO.

• Proposal to start new courses such as M.Sc. Medical Biotechnology and Agriculture Biotechnology.

• To organize National/International conferences for which proposal will be submitted to Department of Science & Technology, UGC and other funding agencies for financial support.

• For developing the infrastructure for research in the department, proposals will be submitted to funding agencies under various programmes including FIST.

• Departmental library would be strengthened with the availability of more number of books relevant to Biotechnology and its allied subjects.

• Biotechnology graduates (UG & PG) will be adequately trained for their soft skills

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relevant to Biotechnology and Bioinformatics so that more and more companies visit the campus.

• To specifically enhance the output based learning for the maximal benefit of the students.

• To include a variety of learning resources including workshops, e-learning, learning from mentors and coaches and learning from experiences.

• The department would like to propose for a School of Biological Sciences in the near future.

• Need for multidisciplinary R& D Cell. • Expert lectures by industrialists and more industrial visits of students to enhance

their knowledge regarding employment in industry.

NAAC for Quality and Excellence in Higher Education

Documents

3. Evaluative Report of the Department - MMU, Mullana for Self-study Universities. 3. ... Details of programmes discontinued, ... Mr. Rohit Sharma . M.Sc. Ph.D (persuing)