Department Profile
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
The department of Biotechnology was established in the year 2002. The department has a vocational course in Biotechnology at the under graduate level. We have very important and recent subjects in our syllabus which include Molecular & Cell biology, Genetic engineering, Plant & Animal tissue culture, Plant, Animal, Environmental & Microbial biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Entrepreneurship development etc.
We conduct different competitions for our students like poster competitions, model making, seminar, quiz and research paper presentation. We organize guest lectures and study visits to give our students an exposure to the advances in the field of Biotechnology. The students of our department are encouraged to work on small research projects in the department.
We counsel our students on ‘Career opportunities in Biotechnology’ and constantly encourage them to prepare for competitive examinations like JNU combined entrance exam for M.Sc. Biotechnology, MBA Biotech, NIV’s M.Sc. Virology course etc.
Every year we give a warm welcome to our first year students and a farewell party to final year students.
Dept. blog: biotechvocational@wordpress.com
Department Head

Name: Dr. Deepa Shetty
Qualification - M.Sc. Microbiology, Ph.D.
Teaching Experience: 10 years
Research Area – Biofuels & Antibiotic resistance
Dept. Contact No. : 020 26446970, Ext. No. : 233
E-mail id: deepajshetty85@gmail.com, biotechvocational@gmail.com
Department Pogram and Courses
The department of Biotechnology has an undergraduate program in B.Sc. (Vocational Biotechnology). The students can opt for principal subjects like Microbiology/Chemistry along with Vocational Biotechnology in their final year.
Departmental Faculty
Sr.No. |
Faculty Name |
Designation |
Qualification |
Teaching Experience |
E-mail id |
1 |
Dr. Deepa Shetty |
Head, Assistant Professor |
M.Sc. (Microbiology); Ph.D. |
10 years |
deepajshetty85@gmail.com |
2 |
Mrs. Samruddhi Mayekar |
Assistant Professor |
M.Sc. (Biotechnology), PGD in IPR, NET, GATE |
01 year |
samruddhi2506@gmail.com |
3 |
Ms. Neha Pai |
Assistant Professor |
M.Sc.(Biochemistry); Pune University Gold Medalist |
04 years |
neha.pai.ashi@gmail.com |