Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India

(a) Awards -

National Woman Bioscientist  AWARDS 


Nominations are invited for " National Women Bioscientists awards : 2007" 
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Biotech Product & Process Development & Commercialization Awards

 

Nominations are invited for "Ramalingaswamy Fellowship"

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Nominations are invited for “Tata Innovation Fellowship”
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Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award  (IYBA)


IYBA for the year 2006: Please click here for the details

 

(b) Guidance for the students who wants to pursue   career in Biotechnology-

 

Biology Scholarships

This department provides Biology Scholarships to the top students in biology at the CBSE 10+2 level examination.  Each scholarship award is of   Rs. 15,000/-, a gold plated medal and a certificate of merit.  These awards are  given at the National Science Day function held on 28th February every year.  Every year 25 scholarships are awarded.   Selection of the 25 students is made from the merit list provided by  CBSE who are pursuing higher education in biology or related subjects after 10+2.

 

Post-Graduate Teaching programme

This programme aims at creating trained human resource at the post-graduate level in general biotechnology, agriculture biotechnology, medical biotechnology, marine biotechnology, neurosciences, biochemical engineering and biotechnology.  The following are the ongoing post-graduate biotechnology teaching courses:  

·         27 M. Sc. Courses in General Biotechnology

·         7  M. Sc. Courses in Agriculture Biotechnology

·         1  M. Sc. Course in Medical Biotechnology

·         2  M. Sc. Courses in Marine Biotechnology

·         1  M. Sc. (3 years) in Neurosciences.

·         6 M. Tech Courses in Biochemical Engineering, Bio-process Technology    and Bio-technology.

·         2 One-year Post MD/MS Certificate courses in Medical Biotechnology.

·         2 One-year PG diploma courses  in “ Molecular and Biochemical Technology” and “Genetic Engineering and Bioprocess Development.     

    

The intake of students in the postgraduate courses is around 840 per year.  Students are admitted to different universities through an All India combined entrance examination, conducted by JNU, New Delhi and to IITs through GATE in Two-year/4-semester M. Tech. courses and through JEE in Five-year integrated M. Tech. Courses in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology.  For JNU entrance examination please contact:

 

Dr. S. Chandrasekaran
Coordinator (Evaluation) Academic, 
Administrative Building
JNU, New Delhi – 110 067
Tel No. 26713898 & 26102116 (direct), 26167557 extn. 2012,
Fax-26198234 & 26165886
E-mail : coordinator@mail.jnu.ac.in
Coordinator02@yahoo.com

 

This department has published 5 Model Syllabi for 2 years M. Sc. (General Biotechnology, Agriculture Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology) and 2 years/4-semesters M. Tech. in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology for the first time in the country.

 

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme

DBT Post-doctoral fellowship programme is being  implemented  through Indian Institute of Science,  Bangalore.   The selected fellows can opt to work in universities and R&D institutions of their choice.  Under this programme Post Doctoral Fellowship of Rs. 11,000/- per PDF per month and contingency grant of Rs. 50,000/- per PDF per annum is provided for the period of 2 year.  Selection is made by the expert committee constituted at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.  The coordinator for this programme is:

  

Prof. K. Muniyappa
Deptt. of Biochemistry,
Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore—560 012 (Karnataka),
Tel No. 080—3600278 & 3942235 (O)
Fax No. 080—3600814, 3600683
E-mail  kmbc@biochem.iisc.ernet.in

 

Government of India, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi

Awards/Prizes

 

Applications Invited

 

R & D Grants/Fellowships

Applications Invited

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Indo - Canada S&T Cooperation ProgrammeNEW

 

Technology System Development NEW

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Indo-Russian Joint Research Programme 08 NEW

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DST-DAAD Project Based Personnel Exchange Programme (PPP) 08 NEW

 

Proposal on India-Australia Strategic Research Fund (AISRF)

 

Indo-Italian Executive Programme of S&T Co-Operation 2008 - 2010

 

Call for Bamboo Research / Demonstration Projects

 

India-Japan Cooperative Programme

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Programme on Alternate Fuels

 

Water Technology Initiative

 

India Croatia Science & Technology Fund

 

JointCall for Proposals under MWN

 

DST-JSPS Programme 2008

 

DST-ICTP Fellowship Program - 2007

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Indo-German Bilateral (DST-BMBF) Cooperation in S&T

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Proposals under Indo-German (DST-DFG) Programme

 

BOYSCAST Fellowship 2007-08

 

INDIA – ISRAEL Industrial R&D Project (I4RD)

Joint  Form

National Form

Research Proposals under NSTI

 

Proposals for Post-Graduate Teaching Programmes under NSTI

 

Ramanujan Fellowship

 

JC Bose National Fellowship

 

Ramanna Fellowships

 

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Italian Elettra Synchrotron Beamtime Proposals

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