Department of Biotechnology

The Department of Biotechnology started in 2007 with a vision to impart quality education in the field of Biotechnology and Allied Sciences. The department offers a three-year graduate program in Biotechnology (B.Sc. Honors).

The course curriculum of the programs is designed to impart education and training in the frontier areas of Biotechnology with an optimum blend of courses in Basic Science and Technology including applied subjects. Postgraduate programs (M.Sc. Biotechnology; and Microbiology & Immunology) are supported by the strong input of Research and Industrial orientation. The department also offers doctoral programs leading to Ph.D. degrees in different areas of Biotechnology, such as- Plant biology, Animal and Fisheries sciences and Zoonotic diseases (diseases transmitted from animals to the human population).

Department has all the necessary infrastructure- six dedicated laboratories in the fields of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Chemical sciences, Bio-informatics and Computer Sciences, Botany and Advance Research, equipments related to these fields, human resource etc. All the faculty members of the department either hold Ph.D., degree or on the verge of completing their PhD. The faculty are adequately skilled and experienced to undertake advanced research in their domain and deliver effective pedagogy to the students. The Department is truly ‘Student Centric’ and besides imparting education in core area of Biotechnology provides optimum exposure in other areas of human developments such as- Language classes, Personality development (aptitude, soft skills and communication skills), sports, etc., for the all round development of both mental and physical faculties of our students. 

GLA Biotechnology Department is committed to advancing research and development across various domains of biotechnology, with a particular emphasis on medical devices. This includes several projects funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). List of equipment available under DBT-funded projects

Prof. (Dr.) Shoor Vir Singh

• Head of Department
• Department of Biotechnology

HOD Message

Biotechnology is one of the most important disciplines which help to take advantage of 'Biological Sciences', by developing 'Technologies' for the benefit of human civilization on and beyond earth. Therefore, it is considered as the 'future science' of the 21st century, which has the capacity to solve present-day problems not only faced by human beings, but also in the field of plants, animals and fishery sciences. New state of the art and cutting-edge technologies are capable of imbibing richness and tackling hurdles to achieve progress.

Biotechnology has the strength of improving production of environmentally friendly products from plants, animals and microorganisms; producing cost-effective new pharmaceuticals; developing efficient disease diagnostics and therapeutic regimens; improving and effective criminal investigation methods; and in mitigation of the environment. Considering the importance of Biotechnology, the Department of Biotechnology was established in 2007 under the able and astute leadership of highly experienced and acclaimed Professor, Dr Ashok Kumar Bhatia, in the field of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, with the UG program in B.Sc.

Biotechnology (Honors), to set a benchmark in the field of Biotechnology, education and research in the land of Lord Krishna. PG program: M.Sc. Biotechnology was started in 2011 and M.Sc. Microbiology and Immunology in 2014. PG courses came into existence with the aim of establishing the department as the center of academic excellence and imparting world-class quality education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the university.

Teaching methodologies and training techniques adopted by the department aim at laying a strong foundation for the students. We believe in a balanced approach between theoretical and practical exposure of students and two should be combined with a professional touch. In this era of competition, degrees as well as exposure to different industrial operations is essential to make students aligned to better career and better prospects. The university is making all out efforts for the better placement of our students by attracting reputed companies in the field of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences.

The department has well-equipped infrastructure, with ready access for students to fulfill their needs. The department has qualified faculty which regularly infuse industry experience into their teaching methodology with the help of the most advanced educational tools to meet the global standards of today’s world.

The department started much awaited Ph.D. programs in the fields of Biotechnology and Microbiology in order to conduct research in the frontier area of biological sciences and also as per the needs and interests of the researchers. The department has a 'work and student-friendly research environment' supported by excellent laboratory infrastructure, which is continuously up-graded and presently substantial improvements have been made with support of the university.

GLA is re-orienting its mandate with emphasis on innovation and technology development through a 'Research and Development' (R & D) approach. To achieve these objectives, the department has signed MoUs for collaborative research and student exchange programs with several other universities and institutions of National and International acclaim ICMR_JALMA, Agra; ICAR_CIRG, Mathura; ICAR_NRC_Equines & VTCC, Hisar, BHU, Varanasi; Ayurvet pvt., ltd, New Delhi and many more are in the pipe-line. Project grants from DBT, New Delhi and the Ministry of AYUSH have been sanctioned, and several new projects submitted to different agencies in collaboration with other institutions.

Efforts are being made to establish a 'Center of Excellence' for testing of microbial pathogens, especially chronic, incurable and drug resistant infections of both human beings and animals, and also to mitigate these health problems by developing strategies for controlling new drug molecules of plant origin or through vaccination. The department is also providing consultancy services for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection of animals and human beings, leading to chronic granulomatous enteritis in animals or health disorders of the autoimmune nature (IBD, CD, UC, IBS, Rheumatoid arthritis, Diabetes Type 1 and 2 etc.) in human population.

The department has the capacity to provide solutions to the mega-problem of cows roaming on the roads by bringing them back into production, thereby solving many problems of good, safe and healthy food and of chronically sick cows, the dream of the country presently at highest priority.

The department also conducts a personality development program regularly to ensure that students take an active part in activities such as seminars, presentations, group discussions, extracurricular activities, sports etc. We honestly feel that we may add values to a student’s life which will possibly equip them to circumvent the adversities in their future life through our focus on round development of our dear students.