The department offers Biotechnology at the undergraduate level. The course is designed for students who wish to study biology with an emphasis on applications.
Special Feature:
Microbiology is offered to students of other departments at different levels as Core Elective for final year B.Sc. students of the Home Science department, as Supporting Elective for the first year Chemistry students, as an Optional course for second year students and Recent Advances in Food Microbiology to the Post graduate students of the Home science department.
Importance of Biotechnology :
""Biotechnology"" is an emerging discipline of biology, integrated with technology and potential benefits for human kind and widespread industry. From ""Classic Biotechnology"" to ""Modern Biotechnology"" the development in Biotech sector has embraced several interdisciplinary areas of life sciences, physical sciences and technology. Production of vaccines to cloning of animals, cleaning environment to producing genetically improved crops, ""Biotechnology"" holds key for better future.
Faculty :
Safia K. Sharif M.Sc Microbiology -- Head of the Department 4 YearExp
Sudha Pandey M.Sc Microbiology -- Lecturer 5 YearsExp
Nikhat Begum B.Sc Microbiology -- Lab Assit 3 YearsExp.
Eligibility for B.Sc. Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology :
Those students who have taken Botany/Biology and Chemistry in their higher secondary or equivalent course are eligible to apply.
Future Courses :
Biotechnology has generated new jobs for youth and stimulated growth of business in sectors of agriculture, pharmaceuticals and healthcare. Biotech has scope of providing employment to 15 lakh youth in industries and research worldwide for every year..
Laboratory :
Madina College provides, students who enrolled in Biotechnology, with excellent lab infrastructure as per the requirements for Bachelor's study. At Madina we have all equipments as well as ""Culture lab"" for students to master in gaining practical knowledge.
Library :
Inforamtion regardsing ""Biotechnology"" to altest happening in the area from academic to general inforamtion, we are previliged to maintain an extremely educating library ar our deparment.
Activities of Department :
Our Department has been involved in various activites for encouraging and motivating students enrolled as well as educating other not related to this area. In the academic year 2007 - 2008 the department of Biotechnology sucessfully conducted poster sysmposium on ""Modern Era of Biotechnology"" with sound participation by student of B.Sc IIIrd and IInd Year.
