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Life Sciences
The Faculty of life sciences has two departments:
Following courses are offered by faculty of life sciences:
Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology Biotechnology Biotechnology is a multi-disciplinary course and various programmes have been developed to meet the growing demand for trained manpower to carry out meaningful Biotechnology activity in the country. The programmes are designed to expose the students to recent exciting developments in the area of genetic engineering / biotechnology and their exploitation in industry, agriculture and medicine. M.Sc. programme in Biotechnology was started in 1994 with financial support from Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Students admitted to the programme are eligible for the award of M.Sc. degree of Banasthali University. An intensive training in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Recombinant DNA Technology, Immunotechnology, Protein and Enzyme Technology, Microbial Technology, Crop Biotechnology and Cell Tissue Culture Technology is provided to the M.Sc. Biotechnology students. Further, as part of M.Sc. curricula, the students carry out an extensive project dissertation on a suitable problem related to biotechnology. The students undertake summer training for a period of 6-8 weeks at another institution/ industry in biotechnology. The students with this kind of background are well equipped for employment in agriculture, pharmaceutical and other industries as well as R & D organizations and teaching institutions. Among the M.Sc. Biotechnology batches that passed out in previous years, several students got placement in industries / R & D organizations or are abroad / India carrying out research in various areas of biotechnology. Bioscience A two-year duration postgraduate academic programme leading to M.Sc. degree in Bioscience with specialization in Plant and Animal Sciences was started in 1991. An intensive training in modern biological areas viz. Biochemistry, cell and Molecular Biology, Enzymology, Genetic Engineering, Microbiology etc. is provided in first two semesters. In M.Sc. Final (III & IV semesters) specialization in Plant and Animal Science is offered. As a part of their curriculum, the students are required to submit a dissertation report based on comprehensive literature review related to a current topic. Students admitted to the programme are eligible for the award of M.Sc. degree in Bioscience (Plant Science) or Bioscience (Animal Science) of Banasthali University. Thus, our students with this kind and background are well equipped for employment in teaching as well as R & D organizations. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Recently, massive strides in the field of Biotechnology, viz Industrial Microbiology have resulted in increasing demand for skilled manpower in research institutes and industries. Hence, this department has introduced M.Sc. degree in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology w.e.f. session 2004-2005. Bioinformatics Enormous growth in the Biological Data in Genomics and Proteomics has led to rapidly growing demand of the management and interpretation of such data through the newly emerged discipline of Bioinformatics. This nation needs trained Bioinformaticians in both academic institutions as well as industries. This prompted the Institution to introduce two year M.Sc. and one year P.G. Diploma Course in Bioinformatics. These programmes are run with Apaji Institute of Mathematics & Applied Computer Technology (AIM & ACT). Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry is the essence of the life and its intent is the exploration of life processes. In the past few decades there has been a dramatic growth in understanding the intricacies of life processes at the molecular level by chemical means. The modern world is heavily dependant upon the chemical industry for energy production and storage, catalyst design, manufacture and development of synthetic fibers, high temperature ceramics, new pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, and pesticides along with a host of other valuable products. Chemists have also begun to address the fate, the environmental impact and the remediation of many of the substances introduced in our ever-shrinking world. To meet this goal the programme in the post-graduate course is designed to give a high caliber education in the disciplines of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry. Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmaceutical Chemistry is virtually the combination of two sciences “ Pharmacology and Chemistry”. Chemistry is concerned with the synthesis and reactivity of the molecules whereas pharmacology is the science emphasizing the action, uses and toxicity of drugs on various body systems. This interdisciplinary subject aims to meet the market potential and global demand of the skilled manpower in research institute and industries. The M.Sc. programme in pharmaceutical chemistry comprise of four semester of course work. The first two semesters provide to students the relevant knowledge of chemistry required in the drug development, in drug delivery and in study of mechanism of drug action. Application of analytical techniques and research methodology is covered in the first year of the course. The third semester in second year is completely devoted to an intensive course work on the most relevant areas of pharmacy including the drug design, chemistry of natural products, medicinal agents, science of pharmacoinformation and analytics of drugs. In fourth semester the student are given one full semester project work which they do in established pharmaceutical industry/research laboratories in the courty and get practical know-how and knowledge of drug development and research. The students with this background are fully eligible for placement in pharmaceutical industries . The total intake of the student in M.Sc. Pharmaceutical chemistry course is 30. The students admitted to the programme are eligible for the award of M.Sc. degree in Pharmaceutical chemistry.
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