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General Biotechnology

Bimolecular function and structure

Methods in Biotechnology

Organisation of structure and functions of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

Cellular processes

Recombinant DNA technology

Genetics, Phylogeny and Evolution

Genomics and Proteomics

IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics

Part B (Specialized branches in Biotechnology)

Agricultural Biotechnology

Plant biology, molecular biology and seed technology,

Tissue culture, transgenic technology and biotechnology,

Molecular breeding and genomics,

Abiotic and biotic stress biology,

Biodiversity

Animal Biotechnology

Animal Physiology and Biochemistry,

History and Embryology,

Animal parasitology,

Animal virology,

Immunology,

Pathology,

Animal Genetics,

Molecular medicine and surgery,

Molecular diagnostic,

Research methodology

M.tech biotechnology, biochemical engineering and industrial biotechnology

Introductory mathematics,

Engineering principles,

Thermodynamics in biological system,

Downstream process,

Bioprocess Plant Design

 Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Major Bioinformatics Resources,

Database Searches,

Sequence Analysis Basic concepts,

Structural Biology,

Proteins,

DNA and RNA secondary and tertiary structure,

Classification and comparison of protein 3D structure,

Application in drug design

Environmental Biotechnology

Basic Ecological Concepts and Principles,

Chemistry of organic and inorganic chemicals,

Polluting environment,

Environmental Pollution,

Waste Water Treatment systems,

Environmental Pollution control,

Water Pollution,

Management of municipal, biomedical and agricultural solid waste,

Environmental Pollution control,

Global environmental problems,

Global environmental problems,

Pollution monitoring

Marine Biotechnology

Important marine organisms,

Population study,

Marine environment protection,

Marine resources assessment,

Types of marine microbes,

Oceanography,

Microbial Assessment,

Microbial metabolite,

Role of microbes in marine environment,

Microbial interaction,

Introduction to marine pharmacology,

Manipulation and microbial techniques,

Marine organisms and environment interaction,

Pollution & Biomaterial interaction,

Fouling and corrosion,

Wastewater bio-treatment,

Medical Biotechnology

Immunotechnology,

Vaccinology,

CMI and Imaging techniques,

Genetics in Medical Practice,

Genetic basis of eye disorders,

Genetics of Neurogenetic disorders,

Complex polygenic syndromes,

Components of genetic counselling,

Infections of the Respiratory system,

Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract,

Pyrexia Illness

Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Congenital Infections,

Host-pathogen interactions in the disease process,

DNA based diagnosis,

Antibody-based diagnosis,

Proteomics based diagnosis,

Gene therapy,

Cellular therapy,

Recombinant therapy,

Immunotherapy,

Human disease genes,

Gene silencing technology,

Molecular and Human Genetics

Cell Biology and Cytogenetic,

Principles of Genetics,

Common genetic disorders,

Human Genome,

Neuroscience

Neurons,

Glial cells,

Neurophysiology and Behavior,

Major events in early embryonic development

Patterning, polarity, and regionalization of the nervous system,

Neurotrophic factors,

Electrical properties of excitable membranes,

Birth and migration of neurons,

Neuronal death during development,

Electrical properties of excitable membranes,

Synaptic transmission and cellular signalling,

Fundamentals of Motor Systems,

Sensation and perception,

Chemical Control of Brain and Behavior,

Neural Control of the Breathing,

Neural Control of Heart, Cardiovascular Homeostasis,

Sleep and Dreaming,

Cognitive development and aging,

Clinical neurochemistry and neuropathology,

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Drug metabolism,

Pharmacological screening and assays,

Enzymes and microbial technology,

Downstream processing,

Industrial applications