Department of Bio-Technology

Biotechnology refers to the technical application of Biological systems or living organisms to make or modify products or processes for specific uses. As a leader among top Biotechnology colleges in Lucknow, we define Bio technology as the use of microorganisms such as bacteria, yeasts, or biological substances such as enzymes, to perform specific industrial or manufacturing processes.

Bio technology has wide areas of application in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, development of Medicines and Vaccine, treatment of prolonged disease, pollution control and waste management and ecological conservation, energy production and conservation and many more. A Biotech college in Lucknow has enormous potential to produce batches of efficient & accomplished engineers who can shape the very economy of Uttar Pradesh with their trade.

 Why Choose Biotechnology? 

Biotechnology is a popular and promising field due to its potential to solve global challenges in healthcare, agriculture, and environmental sustainability. It offers a wide array of career paths, high job security, and competitive salaries, making it an attractive choice for students interested in science and innovation. Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary field, offering diverse career paths in various sectors like pharmaceuticals, healthcare, agriculture, food science, and environmental science. Biotechnology involves cutting-edge research and innovation, offering opportunities for continuous learning and intellectual stimulation

Job Opportunities: 

Jubilant, Bicon, CSIR-NBRI, CSIR-IITR, CSIR-CIMAP, DRDO, NBFGR, CSIR-CDRI, Forensic department, FCI, FDA, FSSAI, SunPharma, Biological elaboratory, Pest control, CPCB,

Vision

To become a center of excellence and develop biotechnologists to formulate ethical solutions for the betterment of mankind.

Mission

• M1- Enabling environment for effective teaching-learning process with incorporation of multidisciplinary approaches to meet the global challenges in the field of biotechnology and related domains.
• M2-.Generating trained manpower groomed in biological techniques to make an employable and successful entrepreneur.
• M3- Imparting professional, social and ethical values for solving the biotechnological problems of society, nation and the world at large.

• PEO1:- The graduates will analyse, design and develop tools, applications and systems based on Biotechnologyprinciples to solve real life problems of industry and society. 
• PEO2:- The graduates will have the capability of working individually as well as in teams with effective communication skills, leadership quality, ethical values and an instinct for lifelong learning. 
• PEO3:-The graduates will have the potential for higher education, research and entrepreneurship in the field of Biotechnologyand related domains.

• PSO1– The ability to analyse, design and develop systems that generate, transmit and utilize electrical energy in an efficient way. 
• PSO2– The ability to be proficient in the use of automation technology required to implement Biotechnologypractices.

Name of the faculty	Designation	Qualification	Department
DHEERENDRA KUMAR	Assistant Professor & HOD	MSc., PhD	BIOTECHNOLOGY
SHYAM JI	Assistant Professor	M. Tech	BIOTECHNOLOGY
AJIJUR REHMAN	Assistant Professor	MSc., PhD	BIOTECHNOLOGY
TABREZ JAFAR	Professor	MSc., PhD	BIOTECHNOLOGY
RUCHI SINGH	Assistant Professor	MSc., PhD	BIOTECHNOLOGY
GOPAL JI TIWARI	Assistant Professor	MSc., PhD	BIOTECHNOLOGY
ASHISH PANDEY	Assistant Professor	M.Tech.	BIOTECHNOLOGY
SWATI SINGH	Assistant Professor	M.Tech.	BIOTECHNOLOGY
AKHILESH KUSHWAHA	Assistant Professor	M.Tech.	BIOTECHNOLOGY
PRADEEP KUMAR RAO	Assistant Professor	M.Tech.	BIOTECHNOLOGY
MADHULIKA SINGH	Assistant Professor	M.Tech.	BIOTECHNOLOGY

The B. Tech in Biotechnology is a four-year undergraduate engineering degree focusing on equipping students with a strong foundation in biological sciences, along with practical skills in laboratory techniques, research methodologies, and the ability to apply these skills to various fields like medicine, agriculture, and environmental science. Graduates should also be able to think critically, solve problems, and communicate effectively about biotechnology-related issues. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of fundamental biological concepts, including cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, and biochemistry.

The department has established the following laboratories:

• Techniques in Biotechnology Lab
• Microbiology & Immunology Lab
• Biochemistry Lab
• Bioprocess Engineering I Lab
• Genetics & Molecular Biology Lab
• Enzyme Engineering Lab
• Genetic Engineering Lab
• Fermentation Biotechnology Lab
• Bioinformatics-I (Virtual Lab)
• Bioprocess Engineering II Lab
• Plant Biotechnology Lab
• Bioinformatics II Lab
• Environmental Biotechnology Lab

Innovative teaching methodologies help faculty to deliver their lectures in a faster and efficient manner thereby allowing the students to keep abreast of technological advancements. In addition, innovative teaching aids also impart rationale thinking and self sufficient thought process in the mindsets of students by making them more proactive. Department offers a dynamic learning environment that emphasizes practical-oriented and project-based learning.

We employ a student-centered pedagogy, enabling students to grasp the course content through hands-on experience. We believe that students thrive when actively engaged in exploring the physical world around them. These innovative approaches facilitate the development of practical knowledge, effective problem-solving skills, self-directed learning, collaborative abilities, and intrinsic motivation. 

Multimedia Learning:

In this, the teacher will deliver some concepts with the aid of Software tools. These learning tools play vital role in delivering subject knowledge. The students can identify the key points of presentation easy way. 

Live demonstration can be an effective tool to present material in classroom and encourage student learning. Multimedia combines basic types of media into learning environment such as text, audio, video and graphics thus providing a powerful tool for teaching. This allows the students to pay more attention towards the concepts. It also helps the students to think and analyze the concepts in a better way.

The teacher explains some topics in their regular teaching process using Software Tools /Animation / Videos to simplify their presentation. By using the system a tool, the Students understand the topics in a better way are due to animation as in compare to tradition teaching.

Each One, Teach One Learning:

Each One, Teach One Learning process is the collaboration between the faculty and students to learn and share knowledge about their community and culture. When someone learned how to read or write, it became their responsibility to teach someone else. The idea is to spread knowledge for the betterment of their community.

This program will teach you how to give back to your community to learn and share knowledge. In this connection the Department had taken an initiative the same to improve the student skill set and this methodology helps the students to improve their presentation, communication skills, and knowledge level in the concepts by self preparation and presentation.

It helps the students to enrich themselves towards self learning and employability. Students teach a topic from the subject in the presence of the teacher. The students are benefitted by Improvement in subject knowledge, self learning, & presentation skills.

Virtual Labs Learning:

As an initiative by the MHRD, in laboratories learning, relevant experiments are displayed to students with the help of simulations uploaded on the labs website http://www.vlab.co.in/ such as Electrical Machines Lab, Power Electronics Lab, etc. The virtual labs are introduced for creating a diversified online learning platform to learn concepts and methodologies of engineering practically through various laboratories.

S. No.	Name of Laboratory	Webpage Link
1.	Basic BiotechnologyLab	https://vlab.amrita.edu/?sub=1&brch=75
2.	Analog Electronics Lab	https://ade2-iitr.vlabs.ac.in/
3.	Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation Lab	https://elms-iitr.vlabs.ac.in/
4.	Circuit Simulation Lab	https://asnm-iitkgp.vlabs.ac.in/
5.	Electrical Machines Lab	https://ems-iitr.vlabs.ac.in/
6.	Digital Electronics Lab	https://de-iitr.vlabs.ac.in/
7.	Control System Lab	https://ce-dei.vlabs.ac.in/
8.	Power System Lab	https://vp-dei.vlabs.ac.in/Dreamweaver/
9.	Power Electronics Lab	https://pe1-iitd.vlabs.ac.in/
10.	Industrial Automation & PLC Lab	https://ial-coep.vlabs.ac.in/

Virtual Lab 

The virtual lab stimulates students to conduct experiments by their curiosity. This would help them in learning basic and advanced concepts through remote experimentation. The students are benefitted by virtual learning of practical experiments, diversified learning and application oriented real time learning.

E-Learning:

Advanced Learners are encouraged to take up various certification courses, projects based on choice and present papers in conferences/ journals. Students and faculty members are encouraged to register and utilize the NPTEL/SWAYAM program/ online certification courses of their own areas of teaching and research interests, for enhancing their teaching skills, smooth conduct of the teaching process in the regular class room teaching and for understanding the potential concepts much effectively.

The students who have not registered for any courses are supported by providing the NPTEL video lectures links of all these courses by the faculty. It helps to enrich the knowledge potentials of students and enhance their employability skills.

Employability Skill Learning:

In view of the employability of the students, department has been providing the technical and soft skills classes throughout the session for overall grooming of the students. These classes empower students with confidence, serenity, fluency etc. Also, the overall students’ qualities are enhanced. These classes comprise of aptitude class and personality development class for two to three lectures per weeks for second, third and final year students.

These classes are conducted by eminent faculties from training and placement department. During the class, regular assessment is done to observe the potential of the students. Based on the feedback, special emphasis is made to train the students to meet the requirements of the industry. These classes are highly valuable for the students who would be taking part in group discussions and interviews and campus drives.

Project-Based Learning:

Students work on projects that engage them in solving a real-world problem or answering a complex question, over an extended time and gain knowledge & skills by working for an extended time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge. 

Project Demonstration

They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by developing a product or presentation. As a result, students develop deep content knowledge as well as critical thinking, creativity, and communication skills in the context of doing an authentic, meaningful project. Project Based Learning unleashes contagious, creative energy among students and teachers. Sessions are arranged for demonstration of the working model of the projects, which is of utmost necessity for the students to have knowledge in hardware aspects.

Innovation in Laboratory Experiments:

To develop experimental skills, experience phenomena directly & Connect book knowledge to real-world applications in the students, all labs are equipped with latest equipments with standard operating procedures. 

Simulations are also performed with the help of MATLAB/Simulink & other software tools for the program specific experiments.     

Industrial Visits:

Students are exposed to industrial environment to have practical knowledge and hands-on interaction with industry executives and to bridge the gap between industry and academia. Regular industrial visit are organized for students like, UPNEDA Lucknow, 33/11 KV Substation Ahibaranpur, Lucknow and summer internship in various industries.

Question Bank Management System:

The management of question banks in the field of Biotechnologyis crucial for enhancing the efficiency of both teaching and learning processes. In the department, the management of question banks has been a manual task, with teachers responsible for typing and editing questions.

Question bank structure is helpful for the various internal and external examinations as well as various competitive examinations. It includes almost all courses/ topics and difficulty level associated. A question bank for each course is prepared by concerned course instructor.

Innovative Assignment Practices:

In general practice, assignments are given to the students to improve knowledge through self-learning by referring available resources. But incorporating innovative methodology in the preparation of assignments the outcome is improved. One assignment per course outcome during the semester is assigned to improve learning ability and subject knowledge.

Mentor-Mentee Systems:

A small group of students are allocated to each faculty (mentor-mentee system). Faculty counsellor / Mentor prepare their students in individually for viva-voce & monitor their academic performance continuously.  Faculty counsellor / Mentor monitor all the activities of the students.

Instructional Charts based Learning:

Many students are visual learners and understand concepts better when they are presented visually. The instructional charts are educational tools used by teachers to visually display information, an innovative tool in the teaching and learning process. 

These charts present data, illustrate concepts, outline processes, or provide guidelines in a visually engaging manner. The common benefits for the students are visual learning, engagement and interest, memory aid, encourages critical thinking, an alternative way to access and understand information.

Power point presentation based Learning:

Using, power point presentation, an innovative tool, the faculty can create & engaging visual presentations, allowing faculty and students to communicate ideas, information, and concepts effectively through slides that can include text, images, videos, and animation, etc. 

Video Lectures based Learning:

The department extensively practice video lectures based learning in using video as the primary medium for delivering educational content, offering a multisensory learning experience that combines audio, visuals, and text. The benefits for students are that videos can capture and maintain attention better than traditional text-based materials, leading to increased engagement and better knowledge retention, improved comprehension, and accessibility and convenience.

Seminars: 

The faculty also utilizes the seminar-based teaching, a form of innovative learning, for students discussing pre-assigned questions or issues in small groups, guided by the teacher. 

It encourages active participation, collaboration, and critical thinking, moving beyond traditional lecture-based learning. 

Expert Lectures:

In order to offer our students latest insights into the emerging technologies and advancements, expert lecture series are organized to help our students gain strong foothold in the field of Biotechnology and help them stand out among the rest.

Instead of solely relying on traditional lectures, instructors can utilize expert lectures to provide foundational knowledge and then engage students in activities like research, application, and problem-solving. This approach fosters deeper understanding and encourages active learning. 

1. All India Biotech Association (AIBA)
   – Promotes biotech research, industry-academia partnerships, and policy development.
2. Society for Biotechnology (SBTI)
   – Focuses on innovation and advancement in biotechnology through research and education.
3. Indian Society for Biotechnology (ISBT)
   – Encourages biotech research and dissemination of knowledge across India.
4. Society for Industrial Biotechnology (SIB)
   – Promotes the application of biotechnology in industries, especially fermentation and bioprocessing.
5. Society for Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (SPBB)
   – Focuses on plant-based biotechnological research and sustainable agriculture.
6. Society of Biological Chemists (India) – SBC(I)
   – Supports research in biochemistry and molecular biology, including biotech fields.
7. Indian Society for Cell Biology (ISCB)
   – Works on advancements in molecular and cellular biology relevant to biotech.
8. Indian Association for Medical Microbiology (IAMM)
   – Plays a role in medical and diagnostic biotechnology through microbiology.
9. Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI)
   – Engaged in microbiology research with wide applications in biotech.
10. Indian Society for Agricultural Biotechnology (ISAB)
    – Promotes biotechnology in improving agriculture and food security.
11. Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists (IABMS)
    – Encourages the integration of biotechnology in healthcare and diagnostics.
12. Indian Immunology Society (IIS)
    – Works on immune biotechnologies and vaccine-related research.
13. Society for Applied Biotechnology (SAB)
    – Focuses on applications of biotechnology in environmental and industrial sectors.
14. Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI)
    – One of India’s leading societies promoting biotech R&D and international collaboration.
15. Indian Society of Human Genetics (ISHG)
    – Supports genetic and genomic biotechnologies for health and diagnostics.
16. Society for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (India) – STERMI
    – Works on bioengineering, stem cell research, and regenerative medicine.
17. Indian Society of Developmental Biologists (ISDB)
    – Engages in developmental biology, a key area in genetic and molecular biotechnology.
18. Indian Society for Veterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (ISVIB)
    – Promotes veterinary biotechnologies and livestock health.
19. Society for Ethnopharmacology India (SFE-India)
    – Works on herbal biotech and traditional medicine through modern biotechnological tools.
20. Indian Society for Radiation and Molecular Biophysics (ISRMB)
    – Supports research in molecular biophysics and radiation biotechnology.

Guest Lectures/ Workshop /Industrial Visit	Date	Resource Person with designation / Organization
Guest lecture on Applications of Molecular Techniques in Diagnosis of Microbes	23/04/2024	Dr. Kanchan Srivastava, PhD, Research Scientist, Dept of Respiratory Medicine, King George’s Medical University, UP, Lucknow, India,
Guest lecture on Gene and our food	18/09/2023	Dr. Uma Shankar, Former Principal Scientist CSIR IITR (Government India),
Guest lecture highlighted how to create GMO	23/09/2022	Dr Mahesh Kr Basantani, CEO & Founder Director, Experiome inn,  Lucknow
Seminar on Advance in Genetic	19/12/2022	Dr. Uma Shankar, Former Principal Scientist CSIR IITR (Government India),
Industrial visit (BT-3rd Year)	03/07/2024	Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Industrial visit(BT-4thear)	27/12/2023	National Bureau of Fish Genetic Research (NBFGR), Lucknow
Industrial visit (BT-4th Year)	12/12/2023	Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Industrial visit(BT-2nd Year)	15/09/2023	Biotech Park, Government of India Lucknow
Industrial visit (BT-2nd Year)	19/12023	CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow
Industrial visit (BT-2nd Year)	03/02/23	CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow
Industrial visit (BT-2nd Year)	07/07/2023	ICAR-CISH (Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture) , Government of India, , Kakori, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Industrial visit (BT-3rd  Year	18/09/2023 – 15/07/2024	Governor House (Raj Bhawan) on Fruit, vegetable and flower exhibition, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Industrial visit (BT-1st, 2nd,  3rd Yearr	26/09/2024	CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow

Ambika Singh  Amrendra Singh Anamika Dixit Anjali Pathak  Prem Prakash  Ravi Kishan	Antimicrobial Activities & phytochemical analysis of leaf extract Datura stramonium	2020
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Ismail Mirza Sachin Chaurasiya (U)	Bacterial Genome Annotation	2020
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Akshay Gupta Mohd Salman Priti Kumari Pathak	Ethonal Production from food processing waste	2020
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Priti Yadav Shraddha Srivastava (U) Sonam Srivastava	Dairy Product Production	2020
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Anuj Kumar Ashok Kumar Giri  Ayush Srivastava  Beauty Verma Brajendra Kumar Dharmendra Singh Divya Prajapati  Divyanshi Srivastava  Sumit Kushwaha	Ethonal Production by Napier Grass	2020
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Akhand Pratap Singh Alok Kumar Aman Mishra (U) Chandra Shekhar Uttam Upadhyay	Formulation and production of bio cattle feed from food waste	2020
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Roli Sakshi Singh Chauhan (U) Anjali Yadav Saumya Shukla	Hybrid Tea Rose Cultivation	2020
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Abhyuday Shukla  Ankit Verma Preti Sharma Rajnish Sandeep Kumar (U) Surbhi Soni (U)	Hydrophonics	2020
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Kavita Singh	Impact of GMO Crops in modern agriculture	2020
Aarushi Sharma Sakshi Mishra (U) Sana Bano (U)	Isolation of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria innoculant for biofertilizers	2020
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Amar Patel Ankul Kumar Ashutosh Kumar Pradeep Kumar Shweta Pandey	Medical coding	2020
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Gargi Dubey Shreya Dixit (U)	Microbial fuel cell	2020
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Annanya Dutta	Pathogensis of virus infection	2020
Abhay Pratap Singh  Akash Yadav Fareha  Janmejay Singh Naman Soni  Rahul Yadav Sonu Kumar Sahani Sundaram Tushar Rai (U)	Photobioreactor by with Algae	2020
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Shahbaz Haider Zaidi (U) Shoaib Akhtar	Research & Development of energy drinks from the medicinal plant as a source of anti oxidant	2020
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Priyanka Gautam  Priyanshi	Dairy Product Paneer Production	2020
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Name of Faculty	List of Publications with Title
Dr. Dheerandra Kumar	Joshi, B.; Singh, S.; Tiwari, G. J.; Kumar, H.; Boopathi, N. M.; Jaiswal, S.; Adhikari, D.; Kumar, D.; Sawant, S. V.; Iquebal, M. A.; Jena, S. N., Genome-wide association study of fiber yield-related traits uncovers the novel genomic regions and candidate genes in Indian upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Front Plant Sci 2023, 14, 1252746.
	Banerjee, N.; Khan, M. S.; Swapna, M.; Yadav, S.; Tiwari, G. J.; Jena, S. N.; Patel, J. D.; Manimekalai, R.; Kumar, S.; Dattamajuder, S. K.; Kapur, R.; Koebernick, J. C.; Singh, R. K., QTL mapping and identification of candidate genes linked to red rot resistance in sugarcane. 3 Biotech 2023, 13 (3), 82.
	Banerjee, R. P.; Tiwari, G. J.; Joshi, B.; Jena, S. N.; Sidhu, O. P.; Meena, B.; Rana, T. S.; Barik, S. K., De Novo Hybrid Assembled Draft Genome of Commiphora wightii (Arnott) Bhandari Reveals Key Enzymes Involved in Phytosterol Biosynthesis. Life 2023, 13 (3), 662.
	Gowda, S. A.; Katageri, I. S.; Patil, R. S.; Kumar, P. S.; Tiwari, G. J.; Jena, S. N.; Sawant, S. V., 63 K and 50 K SNP array based high-density genetic mapping and QTL analysis for productivity and fiber quality traits in cotton. Euphytica 2022, 218 (7), 93.
	Shelke, R. G.; Banerjee, R. P.; Joshi, B.; Singh, P. P.; Tiwari, G. J.; Adhikari, D.; Jena, S. N.; Barik, S. K., Chloroplast Genome of Lithocarpus dealbatus (Hook.f. & Thomson ex Miq.) Rehder Establishes Monophyletic Origin of the Species and Reveals Mutational Hotspots with Taxon Delimitation Potential. Life 2022, 12 (6), 828.
	Boopathi, N. M.; Tiwari, G. J.; Jena, S. N.; Nandhini, K.; Sri Subalakhshmi, V. K. I.; Shyamala, P.; Joshi, B.; Premalatha, N.; Rajeswari, S., Identification of Stable and Multiple Environment Interaction QTLs and Candidate Genes for Fiber Productive Traits Under Irrigated and Water Stress Conditions Using Intraspecific RILs of Gossypium hirsutum var. MCU5 X TCH1218. Front Plant Sci 2022, 13, 851504.
	Shukla, R. P.; Tiwari, G. J.; Joshi, B.; Song-Beng, K.; Tamta, S.; Boopathi, N. M.; Jena, S. N., GBS-SNP and SSR based genetic mapping and QTL analysis for drought tolerance in upland cotton. Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology 2021,27 (8), 1731-1745.