UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR

B.Sc. Bio-Technology
(Annual Scheme)

	B.Sc. Biotechnology
	Concept
	General
	B.Sc.Biotechnology Integrated Programme:
	Scheme of Examination

Concept
Biotechnology is not a single subject as it being project all around Biotechnology is a term of convenience for an integrated approach using a conglomerate of several disciplines such as botany ,zoology, microbiology,biochemistry and chemistry, molecular biology,genetics, plant breeding, pharmacology medicine, information and computer science and others. Biotechnology, is a collection of tools, and is about problem- solving, where expert from different disciplines collaborate to find a solution to an identified problem, such as pest control, nutritional enhancement, an inproved drug a vaccine or an antibody, and the like. While there can be a department of biotechnology with expertise in all relevant areas.
   For bringing thrust to Biotechnology sector in Rajasthan it is imperative that

1. State of rajesthan is an attractive destination for the biotechnology Industry.
2. Create and upgrade biotechnology infrastructure.
3. Create a quality infrastructure for research and commercial activites
4. Promote biotechnology education by devising suitable courses which are focused to meet the demand of biotech Industry in generak and development in Rajasthan in particular.

   Priority areas of Biotechnology declared in the Biotech Policy of Government of Rajasthan are:

1. Plant biotechnology,
2. Medical biotechnology,
3. Biodiversity and prospecting,
4. Animal Biotechnology,
5. Bioprocessing , and
6. Bioinformatics.

State government has taken care of every measure for promoting academia and industry in the state. The Unversity of its part is proposing integrated course in B.Sc. Biotechnology Integrated,M.Sc.Biotechnology Integrated or 5 Years M.Sc.Biotechnology integrated course with option of taking a B.Sc. Biotechnology Integrated after three years or counting to obtain M.Sc. Biotechnology Integrated.
Prerequisites of laboratory
Some basic minimum equipment required to run the course shall include as follows:

1. Well equipped library facility with Internet connectivity.
2. Glassware, chemicals and reagents necessary to run the course.
3. Minimum equipments required:
1. Laminar flow hoods/clean benches.
2. Microscopes compound (8 nos)
3. Centrifuges - one high seed, one microfuge
4. UV-visible spectrophotometer
5. Colorimeter
6. pH meter
7. BOD incubator
8. Micro- and regular balance
9. Autoclave
10. Glass distillation apparatus
11. Computers
12. Cold cabinet/ cold room.
13. Refrigeraator and Deep freeze
14. DNA/RNA, protein electrophoresis apparatus.
15. Culture racks with light arrangements
16. Shakers
17. Incubators

Prerequisites of admission to the course:

1. Candidates who have passed 12^th standard examination under 10+2 system of Rajasthan State Higher Secondary Board, CBSE or any equivalent examination of any recognized Bord with physics, Chemistry & Biology or Physics, Chemistry & mathematics in one and the same attempt with not less than 50% marks together.
2. Candidates who have appeared for and are expecting their result on or before 31^stJune of the respective final qualifying examinations are also eligible to apply.
3. The admission could be through enterance test or open merit

The B.Sc.- M.Sc. Integrated biotechnology shall be a 5 years course. However the candidate will have the possibility of obtaining degree of B.Sc. Integrated Biotechnology after completion of three years course or alternatively to continue for the M.Sc. Biotechnology Integrated proposed here.
Admmission to the M.Sc. Biotechnology Integrated can be for a 5 years Integrated course at once level of entry, where facilities and faculty shall exist for conducting such course.
Admission for B.Sc. Biotechnology Integrated could be done seperately where graduate level facilities are available and M.Sc. Biotechnology should only be run at the Institution fully equipped to the course.
Admission to M.Sc. Biotechnology Integrated shall be restricted to B.Sc. Biotechnology Integrated student University may decide admission process
Sutitable Procedure for filling such seats by competitive examination or through merit could be decided
List of Practicals to be carried out is appended and these require some basic equipments which must be present in the institution, starting the course.
It is imperative that that only such institutions which can run the practical prescribed should have the affilition to open these courses.
Details of the equipments are appended which are essential to run course successfully and it is intended that due consideration is given while granting affiliation to run course of Integrated biotechnology or one continuous course of M.Sc. Biotechnology Integrated that such facilities exists in the institution.(Appendix I). The University shall appoint head examiner for each practical proposed here and who will formulate a skeleton question paper as well possible exercises to be given in the examination. There can be 50 percent choice of exercises to be given in each question but it will be complusory to conduct the practical examination on the basis of question paper sent by the university . If the compliance of the University question paper and exercises prpposed is not done, the matter shall be reported in the COC/BOS and Academic council and University may initiate appropriate action against such institutions who did not give prescribed exercise set by the head examiner appointed for setting the question paper for the practicals. This is being proposed in order to maintain adequate level of study and examination in professional courses.
   : The number of papers and maximum marks for each paper together with the minimum marks required for a pass are shown against each subject separately. It will be necessary for a candidate to pass in theory part as well as practical part of a subject/paper, wherever prescribed. Separately, classification of sucessful shall be as folows :
first     
Division      60%      of the aggregate marks prescribed at (a) Part First Examination excluding those obtained in the
second       
Division     48%      compulsory subject, (b) part Second Examination (c)Part Third Examination taken together.
All the rest will be declared to have passed the examination if they obtain a minimum pass marks in each subject viz. 36%.No division shall be awarded at the First and the Second Year Examination

Level : Biotechnology Undergradute Course / Biotechnology two years or 4 semester for postgradute/ 5 years for complete course or 10 Semester
Aims & Content:
Candidates will be trained in the basic art biotechnology and in the skills of self eduction,critical evaluation, problem recognition and problem solving in science. There is an emphasis on intergrating theory with extensive practical training.
Candidates will have:

1. Excellent skills in the science of medical biotechnilogy.
2. Generic skills including teamwork and oral and written presentation
3. An awareness of the social , economic and ethical aspects of biotechnology , management.

objectives:

Understand modern biotechnology - practices and approaches with an emphasis in technology application in pharmaceutical, medical, industrial, enviromental and agricultural areas.

become familiar with public policy,biosafety, and intellectual property rights issues related to biotechnology applications nationally and globally.

Gain experience with standard molecular tools and approaches utilized : manipulate genes, gene products and organisms.

Develop skills in international teamwork and research collaboration.

Skills that a biotechnology integrated student obtain by the time they have finished their undergraduate programme :

Understanding of the fundamentals of chemistry and biology and the key principles of biochemistory and molecular biology

Awareness of the major issue at the forefront of the discipline.

Ability to acess primary papers critically

Good "quantitative" skills such as the ability to accurately and reproducibly prepare reagents for experimrnts.

Ability to dissect a problem in to its key features

Ability to design experiments and understand the Limitations of the experimental approach

Ability to interpret experimental data and identify consistent and inconsistent components

Ability to design follow-up experiments.

Ability to work safely and effectively in a laboratory

Awareness of the available resources and how to use them

Ability to use computers as information and research tools

Ability to collaborate with other researchers

Ability to use oral, written and visual presentations to present their work to both a science literate and a science non-literate audience.

Ability to think in an integrated manner and look at problems from different perspectives.

Awareness of the ethical issues in the molecular life sciences.

All paper shall carry 5 questions. The first question in each paper shall be compulsory and it would be based on the entire syllabus. It will cover 20 percent marks. It will be of the objective type which can be done in the same answer book. It will have short question of one word, some short sentences to judge the ability of the student for the grasp of the subject.
Each syllabus will have four units/sections and candidates must attempt at least one question from each unit /section in addition to the one compulsory question covering the subject as above.
Year : Ist Year
Theory

S.No.	Code	Subject I	T	L Exam Hrs.	MM
1.	BT-101	Microiology	2	3	50
2.	BT-102	Cell Biology	2	3	50
3.	BT-103	Molecular Biophysics	2	3	50
		Practical based on above subject	4	4	75
		Total			255
S.No.	Code	Subject II
1.	BT-201	Development Biology	2	3	50
2.	BT-202	Immunology	2	3	50
3.	BT-203	Instrumentation and computer course	2	3	50
4.		Practical based on above subjects	4	4	75
		Total			255
S.No.	Code	Subject III
1.	BT-301	Energy Resources & Utilizaton	2	3	50
2.	BT-302	Biochemistry-I	2	3	50
3.	BT-303	Thermodynamics of biological system	2	3	50
4.		Practical based on above subjects	4	4	75
		Total			255

Year : IInd Year

S.No.	Code	Subject I	T	L Exam Hrs.	MM
1.	BT-401	Molecular Genetics	2	3	50
2.	BT-402	Food and Diary Technology	2	3	50
3.	BT-403	Bioresources and waste Management	2	3	50
		Practical based on above subjects	4	4	50
		Total			255
S.No.	Code	Subject II	T	L Exam Hrs.	MM
1.	BT-505	Biochemistry II	2	3	50
2.	BT-506	Agriculture and Forest biotechnology	2	3	50
3.	BT-507	Environmental biotechnology	2	3	50
		Practical based on above subjects	4	4	75
		Total			255
S.No.	Code	Subject III	T	L Exam Hrs.	MM
1.	601	Plant Secondary metebolites	2	3	50
2.	602	Production of Recombinant Molecules	2	3	50
3.	603	Industrial Biotechnology	2	3	50
4.	604	Practical based on above subjects	4	4	75
		Industrial training/project work in Institute itself* (It will be assessed by separate examiner)			75
		Total			300

Year : IIIrd Year
Theory

S.No.	Code	Subject I	T	L Exam Hrs.	MM
1.	701	Genome Analysis	3	3	50
2.	702	Plant biotechnology	3	3	50
3.	703	Animal biotechnology	3	3	50
		Practical based on above subjects	4	4	75
		Total			225
1	Code	Subject II
.	801	Medical biotechnology	2	3	50
	802	Fundamentals of bioinformaticand nanotechnology	2	3	50
	803	Plant tissue culture and biotechnology	2	3	50
		Practical based on above subjects	4	4	75
	804	Industrial training/project work in Institute itelf* (It will be assessed by separate examiner)			75
		Total			300
		Subject III
	805	Professional communication skills.	2		50
	806	Industrial relations and entrepreneurship	2	4	50
		Student shall study for two and half years and shall work in his own institute /elsewhere in an industry or institution of learning having adequate facilities on intensive training in any one of the branches of biotechnology . he will subunit a disseration of about 50 to 100 pages which will be evaluated by a separate external practical examinar,
	901-	Disseration will have 200 marks			200
		distributed as below (1) 50 marks viva voce, (2) 150 Disseration - its content quality style of presentation.Remuneration will be Rs 35(Thirty five per student) and examiner will not examine more then 20 candidates per batch. only one external examiner will be appointed for each center
		Total			300
		Total marks for all the three years			2250