Ph.D in Biotechnology

The research centre in Biotechnology has been established in the Department of Life Sciences, Somaiya School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Somaiya Vidyavihar University. Faculty members  of the department collaborate with scientists from National Institutes in India and abroad. Their research component further strengthens & enriches the teaching programme. Owing to the best academic practices for the teaching programme, this Department has been able to generate excellent human resources in Biotechnology.The department has an excellent track record of research in various areas of Biotechnology with exposure to various themes. The Faculty members have excellent records of publication in journals with high impact factors and have been granted National patents. At present, we have Ph.D. guides with expertise in Industrial and environmental Biotechnology, Plant tissue culture and IPR. Since several years many of the alumni of the Department are well placed in various premier Institutions as scientists, teachers & entrepreneurs in various parts of the country and abroad. The Department has several collaborative Projects in the pipeline with Michigan State University and KIAAR. The department has several MoUs with organisations of national and international repute. The Department has received DST funds for WoS-A project and Wenyan fellowships for our UG/PG and Entrepreneurship from Pune Knowledge Cluster.

The Department of Life Sciences, Program Biotechnology also promotes the students to participate at various competitive events to present their hypothesis or preliminary results and get an exposure of cutting-edge futuristic technologies.

KEY FEATURES

• State-of-the-art laboratories
• Department with Ph.D.-qualified faculty
• Dynamic curriculum with right mix of various biological sciences
• Aim for Research-driven opportunities in Institutions in India and abroad.
• Wide range of program and open electives
• Opportunity for students to carry out inter-disciplinary research projects across Medical, Pharma, Life Sciences, Engineering, Bioprocess, etc.
• Workshops and Guest Lectures on a regular basis
• Every semester Biozone activity and weekly Journal Club activity are our best practices.

• Master's degree (2 year or 1 year) or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master’s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent as per UGC regulations.
• Candidate seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor’s degree programme ( B.Tech / B.E, B.Pharma, MBBS or BDS or BAMS or BHMS or B.Sc (Honors) should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent as per UGC regulations.
• A person whose Master’s dissertation has been evaluated and the viva-voce is pending may be admitted to the PhD Programme but subject to completion of Master’s degree before provisional admission to SVU PhD Programmes.
• For international students: Candidates possessing a Degree considered equivalent to Master’s Degree of an Indian Institution, from a Foreign Educational Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority, established or incorporated under a law in its home country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions, shall be eligible for admission to PhD Programme.

• Microbiology
• Industrial Biotechnology
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Plant Biotechnology
• Molecular Biology
• Phytochemistry
• Green Nanotechnology
• Computational Biology