GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY

(Established by the State Legislature Act No. 21 of 1969)

ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ

(੧੯੬੯ ਦੇ ਰਾਜ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਐਕਟ ਨੰ. ੨੧ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ)

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GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY
(Established by the State Legislature Act No. 21 of 1969)

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Biotechnology

M.Sc. Biotechnology
Course Name Duration (Years) System Total Seats Reserved Category
M.Sc. Biotechnology 2 Semester   SC/ST BC Physically Handicapped Others
30* As per DBT, GoI guidelines

8**
2 1 - 1
Updated on 22-07-2020.

Eligibility for University 8 seats

Bachelor's degree under 10+2+3 pattern of education in Physical, Biological, Agricultural, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering/Technology, 4-years B.Sc. (Physician Assistant Course); OR Medicine (MBBS) OR B.D.S. with at least 50% marks (for SC/ST 45% marks).
The candidates who have passed the qualifying examination or appearing in 2020 are eligible to apply.

*Admission will be made on the basis of merit of the candidate in the Graduate Aptitude Test-Biotechnology (GAT-B) to be conducted by the DBT, New Delhi.

  • • All India Basis = 30 (Sanctioned by DBT, Govt. of India). Those student admitted through GAT-B conducted by DBT will get a scholarship of Rs. 5000/- p.m.

**The Admission for the 8 seats will be based on merit of the candidate in the Entrance Test to be conducted by the Department at GNDU, Amritsar.

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Activities

Medical Biotechnology:

  • • Therapeutic potential applications of glyco mimetics for spinal cord injuries.
  • • Scientific validation of natural products for development of differentiation-based therapy of brain diseases.

Plant Biotechnology:

  • • Studies are being carried out to understand the role calmodulin-binding proteins and cyclophilins in abiotic stress tolerance of plants.
  • • Biotechnological intervention in the improvement of Withania somnifera.
  • • Discipline strategies for abiotic stress tolerance in rice

Microbial Biotechnology:

  • • Characterization of cellulolytic micorganism

Structural and Computational Biology:

  • • Structural and functional studies of malarial drug targets.