The Departmental Goals
- To develop and provide excellent research tools and capabilities through our resource facilities
- To enable student to acquire specialized skills in core aspects of biotechnology and apply them for the development of innovative technologies
- To train student to realize enormous responsibility of being a biotechnologist to serve society taking cognizance of ethical and environmental responsibilities
- To promote, support and facilitate the overall development of both traditional and modern Biotechnology in the State, including livelihood development programmes
- To enhance the culture of continuous improvement
Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) for UG
PEO 1: To develop the competency in the graduates to pursue higher education or successful career with synergistic combination of the knowledge and skills of biotechnology and allied sciences
PEO 2: To inculcate in graduates the capabilities of independently designing, executing and interpreting small research problems and handling basic laboratory instruments.
PEO 3: To impart communication skills for effectively comprehend and communicate domain knowledge to layman as well as qualified person.
PEO 4: To instill values and responsibilities in the character to make the graduates fit to work in a multidisciplinary team and to become socio-ethically responsible citizen.
PEO 5: To develop self-learning abilities by inculcating attitude to keep themselves abreast with new development in all spheres of life.
Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs) for PG
Our programme will produce Post Graduates who:
PEO 1: will be capable to creatively apply the knowledge of Biotechnology as well as other related discipline for his professional and research career.
PEO 2: will contribute in the field of agriculture, health and industries in designing, developing and providing solutions for product/processes/technology development.
PEO 3: are flexible and adaptable in different work environments, prepared to acquire, develop, employ and integrate new technologies and exhibit leadership and team work quality.
PEO 4: will exhibit ethical behavior consistent with academic honesty and use of appropriate guidelines and procedures with responsible conduct of research.
PEO 5: will have love for learning in pursuance of excellence in all domains of life.
The Department of Biotechnology offers graduate, postgraduate and Ph. D programmes which imparts fundamental as well as real world problem solving approach to its students for the development and betterment of the society.
Over last decade the Department of Biotechnology has engaged students in various beneficial and innovative activities such as Lab to Land, Periodical Newsletters, Creative Assignments, STAR Projects, and Internship Programmes at campus, Earn While You Learn scheme, Research Proposal Writing and SOP preparation for various laboratory instruments.
The department facilitates students with an enormous infrastructure to enable nearly five hundred students each year to learn and explore various aspects of biotechnology with the aid of several sophisticated instruments and techniques.
We are pioneer in exposing students to Plant Tissue Culture, Bioinformatics and Animal Tissue Culture techniques in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. We motivate the students to aim for sustainable development by encouraging recycling of waste into useful products such as Recycled Paper and Flowers' preparation from agriculture waste.
CAREER GUIDANCE AND PLACEMENT CELL
Department of Biotechnology is proactively engaged in student placement and pre-placement training. Department has organized several pre-placement training programmes in association with training and placement cell of the institute. The institute has signed a MOU with MNCs like Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd., Ahmedabad for student training and placements. Many alumni of the department have served in these MNCs at high level positions for years which, have built reputation of this institute as epicentre of skilled human resource.
Major recruiters at Department of Biotechnology include Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd., Ahmedabad, Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Ahmedabad, Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Baroda, Reliance Life sciences, Mumbai, TATA Consultancy (TCS) Ltd., Gandhinagar, Sarjan Biotech. Pvt. Ltd., Bhuj, Span Diagnostics, Surat, Excel Cropcare Ltd., Mumbai, Claris Pharmaceuicals Ltd., Ahmedabad, Amneal Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Ahmedabad, Enzene Bioscience, Pune, Adani Masala Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot, Oceanic food ltd., Jamnagar, GVK- EMRI, Ahmedabad and many more. Our students have also joined several academic organizations for teaching and research career. Department has catered the need of skilled human resource for industries and organizations from the sectors like Biopharmaceutical, Healthcare, Agriculture, Food, Environmental Management, Information Technology with more than 50% candidates opting for a career in industry and academics.
Placement records of PG Students:
| Year | Progression
To Higher Studies |
Company | Academics | Entrepreneur
or Family Business |
Competitive Exam Preparation | Job Seeker |
| 2013-2014 | 19% | 25% | 31% | 5% | 20% | - |
| 2014-2015 | 5% | 54% | 31% | - | 10% | - |
| 2015-2016 | 25% | 15% | 40% | 5% | 15% | - |
| 2016-2017 | 22% | 24% | 22% | 12% | 20% | - |
| 2017-2018 | 10% | 15% | 25% | 15% | 35% | - |
Contribution of department for the placement and training of students:
| YEAR | COMPANY | No. of Students Selected |
| 2013-2014 | Oceanic Food ltd., Jamnagar | 1 |
| St. Xavier College, Ahmedabad | 1 | |
| Lupin, Pune | 1 | |
| Shree M. & N. Virani Science College, Rajkot | 2 | |
| Glenmark Pharmaceutical Ltd | 1 | |
| Somnath Academy, Gir Somnath | 1 | |
| Sigma Educational Network, Porbandar | 1 | |
| Balaji Wafers Pvt Ltd, Rajkot | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | |
| 2014-2015 | Modi School, Rajkot | 1 |
| Civil Hospital, Lab technichian, Gandhidham, Kutch | 1 | |
| Zydus Cadila, Ahmedabad | 1 | |
| Sola Civil Hospital, Lab Technician, Gandhinagar | 1 | |
| Dedicated Academy Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot | 1 | |
| Sola Civil Hospital, Lab Technician, Gandhinagar | 1 | |
| Zydus Cadila, Ahmedabad | 1 | |
| Allen Career Academy, Ahmedabad | 1 | |
| Amneal Pharmaseuticals, Ahmedabad | 1 | |
| School of Science(SOS), Rajkot | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | |
| 2015-2016 | R. K. University, Rajkot | 1 |
| MBRC, Jamnagar | 1 | |
| CSMCRI, Bhavnagar | 1 | |
| Ishan Bio Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad | 1 | |
| Swastik School, Rajkot | 1 | |
| Anhox helath care, Rajkot | 1 | |
| Dholakiya School, Rajkot | 1 | |
| Dept. of Botany, Shree M. & N. Virani Science College, Rajkot | 1 | |
| R. K. University, Rajkot | 1 | |
| School teacher, Chotila | 1 | |
| MSN Labs, Rajkot | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | |
| 2016-2017 | Adani Masala Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot. | 1 |
| Sarvoday Science College, Rajkot | 1 | |
| Gardi Vidyapeeth, Rajkot | 1 | |
| Zydus Cadila Ltd, Rajkot | 4 | |
| PGVCL, Govt. of Gujarat | 1 | |
| Abott Ltd., Rajkot | 1 | |
| Shree M. & N. Virani Science College, Rajkot. | 1 | |
| Enzene Bioscience, Pune | 1 | |
| Aastha Science School, Jasdan | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | |
| 2017-2018 | GVK EMRI | 02 |
| Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Ahmedabad | 01 | |
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- Celebration of Gurupurnima : Exhibition/Competitions on “Importance of Guru in Life” – 27th July 2018
- GSBTM Crash Workshop for TY Students (Phase I) – 27th Aug to 1st Sep 2018
- GSBTM Crash Workshop for TY Students (Phase II) – 30th Oct to 4th Nov 2018
- GSBTM Crash Workshop On CSIR-UGC-NET/JRF (Phase II) : 1st to 6th December 2018
- GSBTM Crash Workshop for SY Students – 1st to 4th March 2019
- ATMIYA Scitech Utsav 2019