About the Department

The Department of Biotechnology, AITD Kanpur, is committed to building global bridges between industry and academia, acclimatizing students to the latest developments in the area of environment engineering and biotechnology and equipping them with the best practices endorsed by leaders in the industry, agriculture, research, and medicine. Laurels of the Department • The Department of Biotechnology has its inception since 2008 (16 Years Old Department) and 12 B. Tech Biotechnology Batches have passed out till date. • It is the only government institute in Uttar Pradesh, offering B. Tech in Biotechnology program affiliated to AKTU. • The fee structure of the department is lowest as compared to other Intuitions / universities. • The Alumni of the department have made their place in may IITs, IIITs, NITs, IISc Bangalore and many other reputed institutes for higher education and got recruited in firms like Cipla, Cadila Zydus, Biocon, Lupin, Dr. Reddy Pharmaceutical, Mohan Gold Water Breweries, Wipro, Safyeast and many more with salary packages. • Department is equipped with state of art labs having high end equipment like HPLC, FTIR, Micro plate reader, Gas Chromatography, Fermenter, Bioreactor etc. • The department of biotechnology has its own, government approved research center ABVRC furnished with all equipment. • The department runs under the mentorship of Prof. Ashol Pandey, Distinguished Scientist at the Centre for Innovation and Translational Research, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India and Executive Director (Honorary) at the Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability – India. Professor Pandey is the recipient of many national and international awards and honours, which include Highly Cited Researchers (top 2% in the world), Rank no 1 in India in Microbiology under Enabling and Strategic Technologies sector and No 4 in overall in science and engineering- Elsevier Citation Report. • More than 50% of the students qualify GATE Examination with good score and high ranks for M. Tech & Integrated PhD in world class institutions. • Every year the department bags at least one final year project, funded by CST UP, for execution. • The Department frequently hosts National Conferences and FDPs funded by DBT, DST, UPCST, AICTE and other government agencies. National Conference Organized by the Department– Successfully conducted three days National Conference on Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology NCEIB 2022 (Nov 10-12, 2022). Sponsored by – AICTE, DBT CTEP, UPCST; In association with BRSI, CEES and Springer. Faculty Development Programs Organized by the Department– • ATAL FDP Waste Technology: Emerging Strategies in Waste Management Solutions (23-27 August 2021) • Department of Biotechnology was one of the Nodal Centre for One week FDP was organized by NITTR Chandigarh on the topic – “Nanomaterials and Their Green Applications through ICT”, from 28 March 2022 to 1 April 2022. • Successfully conducted AICTE ATAL FDP on The Current Era of Artificial Intelligence in Biological Sciences 16 Feb 2023 to 23 Feb 2023 MOU Signed Organized by the Department– CRA (Collaborative Research Agreement) signed between Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology for Handicapped, Kanpur and Institute of Genetics and Plant Experimental Biology of the Academy of Sciences of The Republic of Uzbekistan to collaborate on training and research. Projects Sanctioned– 1. Project: “JalNivaan: Integrated Waste Water Treatment”  Project was sanctioned in 2021  The project was sponsored by Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur PI: Dr. Manish Singh Rajput Students: Anurag Tiwari and Kopal Sharma Amount sanctioned: Rs. 2 lakhs 2. Project: “Construction of microbial fuel cell for waste water treatment”  Completed in 2020  The project was sponsored by U.P. Council of Science & Technology, Department of Science and Technology, Government of U.P. 3. Project: “Production of biodegradable plastic from potato”  Completed in 2019  The project was sponsored by U.P. Council of Science & Technology, Department of Science and Technology, Government of U.P. PI: Dr. Manish Singh Rajput Student: Rajat Pratap Singh 4. Project: “Reduction in post-harvest losses in fruits and vegetables using essential oil”  Completed in 2020  The project was sponsored by U.P. Council of Science & Technology, Department of Science and Technology, Government of U.P. PI: Dr. Manish Singh Rajput Students: Rajat Pratap Singh 5. Project: “Dye Removal using modified sugarcane Bagasse: a low cost biosorbent” is undergoing. The project is sponsored by U.P. Council of Science & Technology, Department of Science and Technology, Government of U.P. PI: Dr. Manish Singh Rajput and Mr. Sushil Kumar Singh Students: Ms. Sakshi Srivastava and Mr. Harshit Jaiswal 6. Project: “The future of Bioethanol production from Chlamydomonas reinharditii” is undergoing. The project is sponsored by U.P. Council of Science & Technology, Department of Science and Technology, Government of U.P. PI: Dr. Manish Singh Rajput and Mr. Sushil Kumar Singh Students: Ms. Shivani Verma, Mr. Harshit Mishra and Mr. Prashant Tomar

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B. Tech (60)

Bio Informatics infrastructure facility with "V life MDS 4 Software"