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The Department of Biotechnology (http://www.bt.iitkgp.ac.in) started (in 1986) the earliest set of M.Tech programs in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering in the country and received support from DBT, Government of India, since then. We initiated (in 1994) the B.Tech in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, 1st in IIT system. The curriculum served as the model for the other programs in Biote ... Read More

The Department of Biotechnology (http://www.bt.iitkgp.ac.in) started (in 1986) the earliest set of M.Tech programs in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering in the country and received support from DBT, Government of India, since then. We initiated (in 1994) the B.Tech in Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, 1st in IIT system. The curriculum served as the model for the other programs in Biotechnology, added later in the country. The academic and research activities have been revised/re-structured this year, targeting intellectual excitements in students and innovative thrust of research students and Faculty. Befitting with the interdisciplinary dimension of the program the students are guided to choose electives across the departments and opt for project work in collaboration with the Faculty in sister Departments. Industry-institute participation in R&D is accorded highest priority, and has resulted in transferring technologies, in the country/abroad. The future goals are set in establishing world class resources and in making outstanding contributions in healthcare biotechnology and bioenergy. Read less

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Message from the Head

Prof. Nihar Ranjan Jana

Head of the Department

headbt@bt.iitkgp.ac.in; nihar@iitkgp.ac.in

+91-3222-282248   |   +91-3222-255303

The three decades of nurturing of passionate learning by the students and building state-of the-art infrastructure for cutting edge research, the Department has been able to offer a curriculum satisfying intellectual hunger of the UG and PG students, and a taste of making new contributions by research students. Our research in Molecular biology, im ... Read More

The three decades of nurturing of passionate learning by the students and building state-of the-art infrastructure for cutting edge research, the Department has been able to offer a curriculum satisfying intellectual hunger of the UG and PG students, and a taste of making new contributions by research students. Our research in Molecular biology, immunotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Microbial technology, Bioprocess engineering, Biomaterial and Tissue engineering, structural Biology and Bioinformatics has received the recognition. Faculty is known for their publication in international journals, having an innovative R&D display. The confident students present their project related group research work in international competition (like iJEM, MIT) and other conferences. For the incoming faculty and post doctoral researchers we have created and nourish an ambiance that are both challenging and rewarding. We are in 24X7 modes of research, innovation, translation and entrepreneurship; our laboratories will remain open always. We shall ensure that our students, researchers and faculty will create for the Nation- what is needed in the country in areas of biology and biotechnology. We look forward to ⠓ growth of best minds for biotechnology. Read less

Mr. Shambaditya Saha received President of India Gold Medal being Topper in B.Tech

Mr. Anindya Dutta received G.C. Ghosh Medal being Topper in Dual Degree Course

Dr.Surajit Das received INAE best thesis award

Dr.Kaushik Nath received INAE best thesis award

Prof. S.Dey received Technology Day Innovation award

Prof. D.Das received Received International Association of Hydrogen Energy (IAHE) Akira Mitsue Award for outstanding contribution in hydrogen energy

Research Publication with highest citation within the Institute

  • Bioanalytical Facility
  • Bioprocess & Bioproduct Development Lab
  • Microbial & Immunotech
  • Antibiotic Resistance mechanisms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bacterial biofilm formation
  • Bacterial cell shape
  • Big-Data Bioanalytics
  • Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Biodegradation and bioremediation
  • Bioinformatics
  • Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
  • Bioprocess Engineering and Technology
  • Bioprospecting of Endophytic Microbes
  • Biorefinery for Biofuels and Renewables
  • Biotechnology of Plants, Fungi and Algae
  • CO2 Utilization and Waste Valorization
  • Deep Biosphere
  • Drug resistance evolution
  • Environmental and Marine Biotechnology
  • Functional Genomics of Rice Crop
  • Genotype-phenotype mapping
  • Geomicrobiology
  • Green Surfactants and Polymers
  • Host-directed Therapeutics
  • Host-Parasite interaction
  • Lipid Metabolic Engineering
  • Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography
  • Mechanistic studies of RecQ helicases
  • Microbial CO2 capture and utilization
  • Microbial genomics and metagenomics
  • Microbial pathogenesis
  • Microfluidics
  • Molecular Cell biology of Parasite
  • Multi-drug resistance efflux pumps
  • Novel Microbial Drug targets
  • Penicillin-interactive enzymes
  • Phenotypic heterogeneity
  • Plant Molecular Biology
  • Point-of-Care Diagnostics
  • Protein protein interactions
  • Structural Biology
  • Structure based inhibitor design