Department of Biotechnology| Sister Nivedita University (SNU)

Department of Biotechnology

The department of Microbiology and Biotechnology is a very impressive division under School of Science in the beautiful campus of Sister Nivedita University. The department is embellished with well educated faculty members holding their doctoral degrees from different reputed institutes and Universities of India. Our smart classrooms enable us to make our students understand the subject more interestingly and enthusiastically. We have well equipped laboratories where our students perform the practical experiments included in their course curriculum as well as conduct research by their own so that they can flourish their innovative ideas. We have our own departmental library. We boost our students not only to build a bright career but to be a good human being and serve for the benefit of society.

Courses	Years	Semester	Eligibility Criteria	Marks Required
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biotechnology	3	6	Passed/Appeared in 10 + 2 (Stream: Science)	55%
M.Sc. in Biotechnology	2	4	Passed/Appeared B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biotechnology	55%

Prof. Rajat Pal Assistant Professor and Head of Department. Education: Ph.D. in Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics from University of Calcutta. GATE 2009 in Life Science. M.Sc. in Microbiology from University of Calcutta. M.Sc. in Bioinformatics from Sikkim Manipal University. Post Graduate Diploma in Bioinformatic from DOEACC, Jadavpur University Campus. B.Sc. in Microbiology (H) from University of Calcutta. Teaching Experience: 14 years. Teaching Area: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Bioinformatics, Microbial Genetics.
Prof. Somsubhra Thakur Choudhury Assistant Professor Ph.D. in Biochemistry from University of Calcutta (worked at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology) GATE 2010 in Life Science. M.Sc. in Microbiology (H) from University of Calcutta. B.Sc. in Microbiology (H) from University of Calcutta. Teaching Experience: 2 years. Teaching Area: Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cell signaling, Bacteriology, Drug Designing and Drug delivery.
Prof. Atreyi Ghosh Assistant Professor Ph.D. in Environmental Biotechnology from IIT, Guwahati. GATE 2006 in Life Science. M.Sc. in molecular biology and biotechnology from University of Kalyani. B.Sc. in Botany from Presidency College, University of Calcutta. Teaching Experience: 5 years. Teaching Area: Environmental Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, Diversity of Microbes, Evolutionary Biology.
Prof. Fatema Calcuttawala Assistant Professor Post Doctoral Research at Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute. Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology from National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease. GATE 2010 in Life Science. ICMR JRF 2010. CSIR UGC NET 2010 (SPM Fellow). M.Sc. in Biochemistry from University of Calcutta (Gold Medalist). B.Sc. in Microbiology from St. Xavier's College. Teaching Experience: 2 years. Teaching Area: Genetic Engineering, RDT, Medical Microbiology, Virology, Antibiotics, Immunology.
Prof. Milon Banik Assistant Professor Post Doctoral Research in Molecular Biology from CSIR Indian Institute of Chemical Biology. Ph.D. in Biophysics from University of Kalyani. GATE 2010 in Life Science. CSIR UGC NET (LS) 2010 in Life Science. M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Jadavpur University. B.Sc. in Microbiology from University of Calcutta. Teaching Experience: 4 years. Teaching Area: Genetics, Animal Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Microbial Genetics, Medical Microbiology.
Mr. Chayan Bhattacharjee Visiting Faculty Ph.D. (pursuing) in Molecular Virology, Department of Life Sciences, Presidency University, M.Sc in Biotechnology, Vidyasagar University. B.Sc. in Biotechnology, West Bengal University of Technology. Teaching Experience: 2 Years. Teaching Area: Environmental Science, General Microbiology, Virology.
Mr. Arnab Sadhu Visiting Faculty Ph.D. (Thesis submitted) in Computational Biology from Visva-Bharati University, M.Sc in Computer Science from Visva-Bharati University. B.Sc. in Computer Science from Visva-Bharati University. Teaching Experience: 1 Year. Teaching Area: Biomathematics and Biostatistics.
Mr. Debabrata Sardar Laboratory Assistant