HOD Desk

From the Desk of Course Director

It is a matter of immense pleasure that the department has matured into a premier resource for the study and is striving hard towards the goal of providing innovative and quality education with high standards to achieve academic excellence. The department has produced more than 150 post graduates since its inception in 2010. Apart from this, more than 30 students have qualified CSIR-UGC NET. Students have gained life-turning experiences in the department which has enabled them to reach new heights in their professional life. We not only train the students to become excellent scientists, technologists, academicians and analysts, but also help them mould themselves into better human beings. Today this has been proved by the fact that the students who have tread the paths of this department have achieved fame worldwide. The department is actively involved to develop long term collaborations with National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal; Central Food Technological Institute, Mysore; Punjabi University Patiala; Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and few others. Research projects funded by UGC and RUSA, MHRD, New Delhi are at present ongoing in the department.

Famous microbiologist and a great scientist Louis Pasteur quoted:

“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.”

The intense technological advances in the field of science have opened up growth opportunities in newer dimensions. Microbiology provides innovative solutions to medical, environmental, and agricultural challenges. The department is involved in active research in the interdisciplinary areas of microbiology for providing critical solutions and development of products of commercial significance. The main research fields include Applied Microbiology, Probiotics Technology, Environmental Microbiology, Molecular Microbiology, Food Quality & Safety, Biosensors and Nanobiotechnology which will provide extensive information to postgraduate students about emerging research areas. We also groom, motivate and expose postgraduate students for comprehensive and in-depth practical hands on training in various institutes of international repute which enables them to march along with latest developments. It makes us feel proud to share that the alumini of the department are well placed in various universities, research institutes and industries in India and abroad in various sectors such as Medical, Pharma, Health and Food & Nutrition etc. Thus, we are confident that our students will emerge as assets not only to this department and to the organization they belong, but also to the country at large.

Dr. Harshada Joshi

Course Director