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Programme Overview

M.Sc. in Biotechnology is a two-year postgraduate programme which deals with advanced study of the cellular and bimolecular processes for development of a variety of technologies and products contributing towards the sectors such as health, agriculture environment etc. Among other institutions those offer M.Sc. Biotechnology, this programme, at Assam down town University, is one of the multi-disciplinary fields with great demand in various applications in the field of research and development.

Programme Educational Outcomes

After the completion of the course, graduates will be able to pursue respectable employment in industry, agriculture, and applied research, all of which use biological systems.
Graduates will contribute to the application, advancement, and transmission of knowledge in interdisciplinary fields of biotechnology, addressing the growing demand for qualified scientific labour.
As an effective team member, graduates will demonstrate great professional skills, communication abilities, and ethical traits. in a globally competitive environment
Graduates will have the correct combination of innovative ability and entrepreneurship abilities, contributing to their own and national development.
Graduates will be aware of and responsive to societal requirements, as well as possess the initiative and critical thinking skills required to continuously increase their knowledge through lifelong learning.

Programme Outcomes

Scientific Knowledge: Enhance scientific knowledge and skills in various areas of Biotechnology such as Genetics, Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Fermentation technology, Environmental Biotechnology and tissue culture techniques.
Laboratory skills: Develop skills with scientific, systematic experiential learning in respective field of study or discipline.
Analytical skill: Ability to understand and analyse problems relevant to socioeconomics, environmental, health etc.
Problem solving skills: Ability to find solutions to the problems and threats faced with the help of scientific research.
Proficiency: Develop proficiency in respective branch of science and scientific tools and equipment.
Communication skill: Develop communication skill to communicate among the peer and society to promote scientific thinking and research outcomes.
Professional ethics: Knowledge of professional ethics and their strict application in respective profession.
Research: Temperament to take up research as a career to develop new knowledge in thrust areas.
Social Responsibility: Sense of responsibility to do utmost possible for development of society by educating mass, solving problems, enhancing natural resources, removing superstitions and thereby contribution to nation building as a whole.
Environmental responsibility: Sense of responsibility to maintain ecological balance. To be able to develop sustainable eco-friendly approaches favouring livelihood of all the components of nature.
Life-long learning: Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning in the context of biological science.

Programme Specific Outcomes

Competence for a career in Biotech companies as scientists or technicians in production, research, and development.
Demonstrate concepts and research approaches for a future profession in Biotechnology and develop their scientific interest.
Administer skills to understand the rationales behind various regulatory/legal bodies governing the R&D in the Biotechnology industry.
Exhibit in-depth practical expertise to students in many thrust areas of Biotechnology in order to fulfil worldwide industry and academic demands.
The ability to design aids in the development of solutions for complicated problems while taking into account public health and safety, as well as cultural, sociological, and environmental considerations.

Odd Semester

This is the programme's first semester.

Courses for this semester

BIOINSTRUMENTATION

Course Overview

This subject teaches the fundamental theory, design and operational principles of instruments and the development of technologies for the measurement and manipulation of parameters within biological systems,

Course Outcomes

To study the detail about various instruments and their principle of working.
To apply the concept of chromatography and its need to purify compounds.
Understand the various types of antigen, antibody, their interaction, how body fight against pathogen.

BIOCHEMISTRY

Course Overview

An introduction to the study of biological processes at the molecular level with emphases on protein structure and function, enzyme mechanism and kinetics, fundamentals of physical biochemistry, and the chemistry of biological molecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids.

Course Outcomes

Improve concept of chemical interactions and molecular organization of micro and macromolecules
Understand the Biomolecules composition, structure and function
Improve the focus on secondary metabolites for human benefits.Improve understanding on metabolism and physiology of cell.

CELL BIOLOGY

Course Overview

The main focus of the course cell biology is to study the structure and function of cells. This course will focus on Eukaryotic cell biology, including subjects such as membrane structure and composition, transport, and trafficking; the cytoskeleton and cell mobility; macromolecule breakdown and energy generation; and cell integration into tissues. Important cellular processes such as cell cycle regulation, signal transduction, apoptosis (programmed cell death), and cancer cell biology will also be covered. Throughout the semester, we will try to connect errors in these numerous biological processes to human disorders in order to develop a better understanding of what happens when cells don't function properly.

Course Outcomes

Improve understanding on the membrane structure and its functioning
Improve understanding on structural organization of cell and its organelles.
Able to understand the how the cell communicates for functioning of the cell.Describe and able to understand the process of cell division

MICROBIOME AND MICROBIAL TECHNIQUES

Course Overview

This course covers principles of microbiology and the impact these organisms have on man and the environment. Topics include the various groups of microorganisms, their structure, physiology, genetics, microbial pathogenicity, infectious diseases, immunology, and selected practical applications. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills including microscopy, aseptic technique, staining, culture methods, and identification of microorganisms.

Course Outcomes

Understand the evolution of the field and focus on prokaryotic cell structure and functions
Understand the methods for culturing microorganisms
Understand the approaches for diversity study

MINI RESEARCH (REVIEW OF LITERATURE-R1)

Course Overview

To Understand the concept of writing research articles and review. Students will apprehend and understand the importance of different types of scientific writing /documentation.

Course Outcomes

Develop competence in writing and abstracting skills
Evaluate and understand technical writing skill
Comprehend different methods and techniques of research

PDP (EFFECTIVE ENGLISH)

Course Overview

The purpose of this course is to develop analytical skill among the students and enhance their proficiency in the English language use. It introduces the students tovarious types ofsentences used in different situations. Students will learn to ask questions, make connections among multiple texts and improve their comprehensive skills.

Course Outcomes

This course will enable students to analysis and identify the different types of sentences.
Learners will be able to integrate the skills of reading and speaking in professional communication
Dress code Etiquette sessions will boosts their confidence and morals.

MOOCS-I

Course Overview

MOOCS is provided through Coursera Platform, which is an online course where students are allowed to take course/ courses per semester on the basis of the hours with relevance to the credit. The courses are provided from the international universities across the world. During the courses, students have to submit assignments, quizzes.

Course Outcomes

Gain information or knowledge from global level top universities
Gain insights from different perspectives
Exposure to different ways of learning platform

Even Semester

This is the programme's second semester.

Courses for this semester

MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES

Course Overview

Molecular technique course essentially comprises on the study of the deliberate modification of an organism's basic characteristics by manipulating its genetic material and other relevant techniques.

Course Outcomes

Enlighten issues of forensic and genetic identity with case studies.
Educate basic philosophical and ethical considerations regarding genetic data, genetic manipulation and Biosafety issues.
Describe the applications of recombinant DNA technology in various fields.

IMMUNOLOGY

Course Overview

Immunology course includes description of the components of the Immune system and their functions, concepts of Immunity and immune response, altered immune responses like hypersensitivity and autoimmunity. It also includes concepts of cancer immunology, transplant immunology and immunodeficiency.

Course Outcomes

Describe and evaluate the immune system and its components and their mode of action in defence mechanism aiding in understanding different infectious and non-infectious diseases.
Infer different immunological diagnostics tests, their principle and interpretation aiding in detection of the underlining cause of the diseases.
Correlate immunological defects like, Auto immunity and hypersensitivity, their prevention strategies, management and treatment.

GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Course Overview

The course of genomics and molecular biology includes understanding of DNA, RNA and protein molecule’s structure and variations. The course pays attention in understanding the minute events associated with central dogma of life starting from DNA being replicated to transcribed and ultimately translated. The Post transcriptional and post translational events are discussed in dept. The course also touches upon about mutation, mutagens and repair mechanisms.

Course Outcomes

To increase the analytical and reasoning skills of the students by focusing on concept based teaching.
These topics are of immense importance as all the competitive exams carry a higher number of questions from this section and hence special emphasis is given to prepare the students for upcoming NET/SLET/GATE/PhD programmes.
The students will be able to correlate various molecular, genetic and biochemical phenomenon studied previously.

BIOINFORMATICS

Course Overview

Through the Bioinformatics course, students will have both theoretical and practical knowledge on different computational techniques employed in analyzing biological data focusing on Genomics and Proteomics. The course will also give a brief idea on different computational approaches in the area of drug designing.

Course Outcomes

A basic concept on Bioinformatics and its significance in the field of biological data analysis
Knowledge on various biological databases which provides more knowledge on nucleic acid and proteins sequences as well a structure
A good knowledge on sequence submission tools as well as sequence alignment and analysis

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, BIOETHICS & IPR

Course Overview

The course aims to give students a broad understanding of research methodology, including theory of science and qualitative and quantitative methods. It also intends to impart knowledge on basic concepts of ethics and safety that are essential for different disciplines of science and procedures involved and protection of intellectual property and related rights.

Course Outcomes

To impart scientific bent of mind among the students.
To prepare them for higher studies and research
To impart good scientific ethics

PRACTICAL - II (MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS)

Course Overview

This course deals with the minutes on the immunological interactions, disease diagnosis, genetic engineering and bioinformatics and their applications in various diseases on practical basis.

Course Outcomes

The student learns various applications of disease diagnosis and interpretation, their applications in healthcare industry and drug designing
The students would learn about vectors, probes and their various approaches in the field of research.
The students would be taught about various databases and applications of bioinformatics in drug designing, molecular biology.

Odd Semester

This is the programme's third semester.

Courses for this semester

ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Course Overview

Animal biotechnology is a branch of biotechnology in which molecular biology techniques are used to genetically engineer animals in order to improve their suitability for agriculture, industrial and pharmaceutical applications.

Course Outcomes

Exposure to develop DNA based diagnostics and genetically engineered vaccines for animals, developing embryo - transfer technology, cloning, and transgenic animals.
To expose students to the concept of DNA forensics, molecular diagnostics, cloning,, stem cell research and bio processing technologies are other important areas of animal biotechnology including the ethical implications.
Describe the importance of engineering animal cells for the production of therapeutic proteins

MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Course Overview

Medical Biotechnology Courses study the fusion of genetics, cell biology and many other sciences in order to further advance in medicine. It is a technical course in the medical stream for the students interested in studying living cells and organisms.

Course Outcomes

To enhance the knowledge of the students in cutting edge biomedical research.
To inspire the students to take health care related issues and help in contributing the society with their learning.
To excel in jobs related to pharmaceutical sciences and disease management.

PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY

Course Overview

This course covers the methods, applications, and implementation of plant biotechnology in agriculture.

Course Outcomes

Describe different methods for transformation of plants or plant cells, including their specific advantages and applications
Give examples of, and describe, plant biotech applications within forestry, agriculture, and production of new materials
Students will also know in the area of bio control methods, integrated pest management strategies and transgenic crop technology for better crop yield.

BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING

Course Overview

The objective of this course is to understand exploitation of microorganisms for human benefit. It is not only about brewery or bakery but also about enzymes, vitamins, food additives, organic acids made by fermentation of microbes. The student will gain knowledge of microbial fermentation processes, their utilities in real world and once they know they apply this knowledge to create a useful fermentation product.

Course Outcomes

A student learns the procedure for industrial production and will be able to apply the same in their respective jobs.
It paves the way for entrepreneurship development for the students.
Student will receive knowledge on fermentative manufacturing of bioproducts

PRACTICAL IV ((BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING AND MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY))

Course Overview

The practical paper on medical biotechnology and bioprocess engineering is aimed at training the students on disease diagnostic techniques, antibiotic sensitivity assays

Course Outcomes

The student learns the application of the disease diagnosis and laboratory procedures in the health care
The student learns how agricultural biochemistry is applicable to the food or pharmaceutical industry.
Analyze the different applications of genetically modified organisms

ORGANIC FARMING

Course Overview

Agriculture with the use of agrochemicals in large amounts has, undoubtedly, resulted in a manifold increase in the production of farm commodities, but the adverse effects of these chemicals are clearly visible in the soil structure, soil microflora, quality of water, food, fodder and food materials. Organic farming is certainly an answer for creating a safe, good and clean environment, and the use of biofertilizers in preference to chemical fertilizers, offers economic and ecological benefits by way of soil health and fertility to farmers. Based on this rationale the Course “Organic farming Practices and Certification” is offered.

Course Outcomes

State and differentiate the conventional and organic cultivation
Discuss the organic farming system
Describe, implement and appraise the plant protection mechanisms

PRACTICAL III (PLANT AND ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY)

Course Overview

The paper on plant and animal biotechnology is aimed at teaching the students the applications of plant and animal biotechnology in different aspects.

Course Outcomes

The student gains a hands on experience on different techniques of Plant biotechnology
The student learns the usefulness of animal cell culture and products applicable in health industry.
Establish different types of plant cultures.

Even Semester

Scholarships

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CST- Common scholarship test is a national and international level online MCQ based examination funded for intellectual empowerment by Assam down town University.

CST- Maximum enrolment each year is 120 seats and any 10+2 students can apply.
Adtu is northeast India’s first placement driven university to provide 100% scholarship benefits worth 10 cr.

CST aims to inspire brilliant and competent students to pursue further education.
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