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VASANTRAO NAIK MARATHWADA KRISHI VIDYAPEETH,

PARBHANI

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Institutional Profile of a College

1. University : Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth,

Parbhani (M.S.)

2. College Name : Vilasrao Deshmukh College of Agricultural

Biotechnology, Latur

Address : Nanded Road, Latur - 413 512

Maharashtra State

Telephone : (02382) 251366

Fax : (02382) 251366

Mobile : 9422176266

E-mail : coablatur@rediffmail.com

3. Date of Establishment : University : 18 -05-1972

College : 05-07-2006

4. Head of Faculty : Director of Instruction and Dean,

Faculty of Agriculture, VNMKV, Parbhani (MS).

5. Head of the College (CEO) : Name : Prof. H. B. Patil

Designation : Associate Dean & Principal

6. Brief History :

The foundation stone of this College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Latur was laid

in the year in 2006 (vide MH G.R. No. MKV 1005/PK299/7A dated 5th

July, 2006) towards

the education, research and extension in the area of Agricultural Biotechnology and related

technology with view towards welfare of the farmers and students, who get well-acquainted

with the biotechnological tools and techniques during their four years of B.Sc.(Agril.

Biotechnology) degree programme. The college is started with an intake capacity of 32

students and it is increased to 40 students from the academic year 2010-11. This college was

re-named as ‘Vilasrao Deshmukh College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Latur’ in the

memory of the visionary leader and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Late Shri.

Vilasraoji Deshmukh on dated 3rd

September, 2013. Under the ICAR’s regime and as per the

Vth

Deans’ Committee recommendations, the degree programme has re-modelled into new

curricula as a ‘B.Tech. (Biotechnology)’ w.e.f. academic year 2017-18.

The Post Graduate programme in Plant Biotechnology [M.Sc. (Agri. Biotech.)] was

started in the year 2002 at VNMKV, Parbhani under DBT (GoI), New Delhi and there after it

was shifted at Latur during 2009-2010 with intake capacity of twenty students.

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7. Goals and Objectives:

To impart intensive knowledge in different aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology to

the students of UG as well as PG,

To educate students about research on various components of Agricultural

Biotechnology,

To generate expertise human resource to provide manpower in global agril. market,

To disseminate the innovative and viable technologies for increasing the productivity

and production of the farmers.

8. Academic Programmes & Intake capacity:

Sr.

No.

Programmes Duration

(years)

Intake

(No. of students)

1. B.Tech. (Biotechnology) 04 40

2. B.Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology ) 04 40

3. M.Sc. (Agril Biotechnology ) 02 20

9. Administrative structure of the college:

Academic Technical Administrative (Education, Research & Extn.) (Farm/ Lab. Management) (Pay, Budget, Accounts Examination)

Head / Associate Professor Sr. Research Asst. Assistant Comptroller

Asstt. Professor Animal/ Lab. Attendant Section Officer

Senior Clerk

Junior Clerk

Watchman

Peon

Associate Dean and Principal

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10. Faculty (AY: 2017-18):

Sr.

No. Departments

Number of faculty positions sanctioned

(No. and Percentage)

Faculty position filled

(No. and Percentage)

Professor/

ADP

Associate

Professor

Assistant

Professor

Professor/

ADP

Associate

Professor

Assistant

Professor

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

1. Plant Biotechnology

2

(1+1) 100

04 100 02 100

1 50

02 50 02 100

2. Biochemistry and

Molecular Biology 01 100 01 100 01 100 01 100

3. Post Harvest and Food

Biotechnology 01 100 01 100 01 100 01 100

4. Crop Science 01 100 01 100 01 100 01 100

5. Animal Biotechnology -- -- 01 100 -- -- 01 100

Total 02 100 07 100 06 100 01 50 05 72 06 100

Name of the Staff Designation/ Post/ Department Photo

Teaching

Prof. H.B. Patil Associate Dean & Principal

Prof. B.N. Aglave Associate Professor

Dept. of Crop Science

Dr. V.D. Surve Associate Professor

Dept. of Post-Harvest & Food Biotechnology

Dr. S.R. Bhalerao Associate Professor

Dept. of Plant Biotechnology

Dr. A.A. Bharose Associate Professor

Dept. of Plant Biotechnology

Dr. A.M. Dethe Associate Professor of Agril. Botany

Dept. of Crop Science

Dr. R.L. Chavhan Assistant Professor

Dept. of Plant Biotechnology

Prof. R.N. Dhawale Assistant Professor

Dept. of Animal Biotechnology

Prof. K.M. Sharma Assistant Professor

Dept. of Post-Harvest & Food Biotechnology

Dr. V.R. Hinge Assistant Professor

Dept. of Plant Biotechnology

Dr. Y.S. Bhagat Assistant Professor

Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Technical & Supporting

Mr. V.P. Kamble Senior Research Assistant

Mr. S.K. Ugile Junior Research Assistant

Mr. D.V. Raut Laboratory Assistant

Mr. M.R. Gaikwad Lab./ Observation Assistant

Administrative

Mr. H.L. Bhange Deputy Registrar

Ms. S.B. Ambatwad Junior Clerk

Mr. B.P. Khating Peon

Mr. R.S. Jondhale Peon

Mr. R.V. Jadhav Labour

11. Students and Students Development:

11.1 Details of Under-graduate and Post-graduate Programmes in the college:

Faculty

Year Started Approved Seats Actual Enrollment

B.Sc. M.Sc. B.Sc. M.Sc. Year

Established

Current Year

(2017-18)

Agril. Biotechnology 2006-07 2013-14 40 20 19 12 40 18

11.2 Students achievements in national competitions last 5 years:

Year

JRF SRF Others:

DBT / Maharashtra CET, etc

No. % No. % No. %

2012-13 04** 20 --- --- 10*** 50

2013-14 04** 20 --- --- 10*** 50

2014-15 03** 15 --- --- 12*** 55

2015-16 03** 15 02 --- 13*** 60

2016-17 01**

03* 20 --- --- 13*** 60

* qualified but not received Junior Research Fellowship ** qualified for getting Junior Research Fellowship

*** Qualified for M.Sc. in Maharashtra PG CET

11.3 Sports and Physical Education:

Sr.No. Games and Sports Equipment and

infrastructure available

Adequate /

inadequate

1. Kabbadi Ground Adequate

2. Kho-Kho Ground Adequate

3. Volleyball Ground Adequate

4. Cricket Ground Adequate

5. Gymnasium Exercises Indoor Hostel Gyms Girls & Boys Hostel

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11.4 Various educational material available in the library / media center:

Type of Material

Reference Books

Text books

DVDs

CD-ROMs

Journals

Reports

Thesis

News Papers

Database

Encyclopedias

11.5 Computer Center: > 30 Computers with 12 Printers with Bioinformatics Facility

12. Physical Facilities:

Total Land Area in Hectare: 18.53 ha.

Type Area (ha.) % of total land

Academic Campus 12.53 67.73

Farm 06.00 32.37

Irrigated land in hectare (area and per cent of total farm) 06.00 100.00

New Girls’ Hostel and Boys’ Hostel (Newly constructed) having accommodation

capacity of 60 and 100 girls, respectively.

13. Ad-hoc research scheme operated in the college: 04

S.N Dept. Title of Project

(DBT-funded)

Name of Faculty

(PI & Co-PIs)

Duration Budget

Rs. in

Lakh Start End

1. PB,

CS,

BMB

Plant Tissue Culture

Programme for Women

and Rural Development

Dr. R.L. Chavan

Prof. H.B. Patil

Dr. A.M. Dethe

Prof. B.N. Aglave

26.09.2012 25.09.2015 111.84

2. PB

Development of RNAi

mediated Resistance in

Sunflower against

Sunflower Necrosis Virus

(SNV)

Dr. R.L. Chavan 10.09.2012 09.09.2015 33.72

3. PB

Establishment of

Bioinformatics

Infrastructure Facility for

Biology Teaching under

the BTISnet (BIF-BTBI)

Dr. A.M. Dethe

Dr. R.L. Chavan

Prof. H.B. Patil

22.03.2012 -- 18.00

4. PB

Gene Tagging for

Fusarium Wilt Resistance

in Safflower

Dr. S.S. Shende 22/11/2013 22/11/2016 17.76

5. PB

DBT Sponsored

M.Sc.(Agri. Biotech.)

Programme

Course

Coordinator 2001 Till-todate

Approx.

18.00 per

Year

PB: Plant Biotechnology, CS: Crop Science, BMB: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Academic Achievements: Statement showing number of students admitted and completed degree programme is as

under (Last 4 Years):

2013-14 2014-15

SC ST OBC General SC ST OBC General

M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F

UG- Enrolled 03 06 02 00 10 06 09 04 05 01 02 01 09 06 12 04

UG- Pass out 03 04 02 01 09 06 10 04 03 02 02 01 08 05 11 02

PG-Enrolled - 02 01 - 05 01 06 01 02 - 01 - 04 03 02 04

PG-Pass out - 01 01 - 03 01 04 01 02 - 01 - 04 03 02 04

2015-16 2016-17

SC ST OBC General SC ST OBC General

M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F

UG-Enrolled 01 07 03 00 13 02 13 02 05 03 01 02 09 08 04 08

Pass out 03 03 02 01 09 06 11 04 02 03 02 00 07 06 09 04

PG-Enrolled 01 01 - - 07 02 03 - 01 02 - - 04 02 01 02

Pass out 01 01 - - 07 02 02 - 01 01 - - 03 02 01 02

‘University Gold Medal’ received by UG students:

Sr. No.

Pass-out Year

Name of Student B.Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology)

1. 2010 Sathe Priyanka S. UG 2. 2011 Shaikhdar B.F.N. UG 3. 2012 Koul Priyanka M. UG 4. 2013 Hinge Pallavi R. UG 5. 2014 Bhokare Krishna P. UG 6. 2015 Jadhav Ganesh N. UG 7. 2016 Dudhbhate Jayashree G. UG 8. 2017 Yadav Balram UG

‘University Gold Medal’ received by PG students:

Sr. No

Pass-out Year

Name of Student M.Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology)

1. 2010 Chavan Sachin G. PG 2. 2011 Bhosale Sheetal M. PG 3. 2012 Udyankar Vishakha PG 4. 2013 Shaikhdar Baby Firdous N. PG 5. 2014 Paithane Sonali R. & Rouf A. PG 6. 2015 Hinge Pallavi R. PG 7. 2016 Bhosale Satyawan S. PG

8. 2017 Deshmukh Arati M. PG

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Students selected for JRF: Following is the list of student selected as JRF in

ICAR and qualified JNU Examination for PG degree studies.

Items 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

ICAR-JRF 01 02 03 01 - - 01 DBT-JNU 10 06 03 05 01 02 03 MBA 02 04 - 04 05 02 06 MCAER-CET 04 05 07 04 09 07 04

Extra-curricular Activities:

Students Sports and Extra-curricular activities are conducted through Gymkhana

Committee of this college.

Sports Activities:

Students are participating in various sports viz. Volley-Ball, Cricket, Hand Ball, Kho-

Kho, Kabaddi, Chess, etc. in Inter-Collegiate, Inter-University, West Zonal, ICAR,

Ashwamedh etc. and selected in University Teams and also got the prizes in most of the

events.

Gymkhana Activities:

Gymkhana organizes and students of this college are participating:

Annual Gathering,

Biotechnology Day,

Anniversary of National Leaders and Social Reformers,

‘Apli Mati Apala Maharashtra’ Youth Festival,

University and State-level Youth Festivals,

Quiz Competitions,

Debating,

Essay Writing,

Volunteers in Pulse Polio,

Election Voters Registration,

Eradication of Parthenium weed etc.

Farm Activities:

Seed Production Programmes (Soybean, Tur, Sorghum, Chickpea, Sunflower,

Safflower etc.) and Demonstration of various technologies are undertaken on the farm of this

college.

NSS Activities:

Under National Service Scheme students, this college has organized various activities

during Special Camps organized at different villages in Latur district.

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