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Center for Medical Biotechnology
Center for Medical Biotechnology
MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY
Rohtak-124001, Haryana (INDIA)


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Centre For Medical Biotechnology


ABOUT CMBT

The centre for Medical Biotechnology is sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. The centre offers Masters programme in the field of Medical Biotechnology and Doctorate programme in same or related field. The centre has its state-of-the-art infrastructure and laboratory facilities.

Year of Establishment : 2011

Year of financial support from DBT : 2011

Total No. of seats for M.Sc Course : 15 (JNU)+10 (MDU)

Mode of selection :

  • Through Common Biotechnology Entrance Examination (JNU) and Life Sc. Entrance Examination (MDU)

CMBT VISION

  • To produce human resource having critical scientific and technical knowledge tailored to meet needs in medical problems at fundamental as well as translational levels.

CMBT MISSION

  1. To bridge the gap between Academics and Industry by organising Seminars, workshops and Industrial visit
  2. Regular updating of the course curriculum to cater the needs of academia and industry.
  3. To expose students to medical terrain through clinical training
  4. To develop stem cell bank


FACILITIES

  1. Strong Central Instrumentation Facility
  2. Animal cell culture Facility
  3. Animal House Facility
  4. Well organized Insectary
  5. Bioinformatics centre with 24 hrs internet facility
  6. Book bank for students


ACADEMICS

Master programme

  1. Students are admitted to the M.Sc. programme on the basis of an All-India entrance examination conducted by Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) and through MDU combined life science entrance exam.
  2. Programme is sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) , Govt. of India.
  3. Total intake of students in this programme is 25.
  4. Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is offered to allow students to pursue subjects of their interests.
  5. Programme places particular emphasis on practical learning and out-of-box thinking.
  6. Emphasis on enhancing the communication and comprehensive skills.
  7. Students are encouraged to go for Clinical Summer Training.
  8. Hand-on experience for research work as ‘’dissertation’’ in final semester.

Doctorate programme

  1. CMBT offers multi and inter-disciplinary Doctoral programme to train outstanding students in basic and applied research.
  2. Students can secure admission to the Ph.D. program after qualifying entrance examination and viva-voce.
  3. The students must be qualified for Junior Research Fellowship of UGC/CSIR/DBT/ICMR.
  4. CMBT offers state-of-the-art instrumentation facility.
  5. Major areas of research includes Immunology, Virology, Stem Cell Biology, Genomics, Diagnostics and Genetic Engineering.

Academic Calender 2018-19


Odd Semester begins (First & Third Sem M.Sc. CMBT)

21-07-2018

Orientation Programme for first year students

After last counselling for admissions

Diwali Break

06-11-2018 to 13-11-2018

Internal Examination

Third Week of October

Odd Semester Ends (First & Third Sem M.Sc. CMBT)

05-11-2018

Semester Examination

22-11-2018 onwards

Winter Break

18-12-2018 to 31-12-2018

Even Semester begins (Second & Fourth Sem M.Sc. CMBT)

01-01-2019

Holi Break

18-03-2019 to 24-03-2019

Internal Examination

Third Week of March

Even Semester Ends (Second & Fourth Sem M.Sc. CMBT)

30-04-2019

Semester Examination

01-05-2019 onwards

Summer Break

23-05-2019 to 30-06-2019


FACULTY

Director
Professor  Pushpa Dahiya

Dean Faculty of Life Sc. 
Email: dir.cmbt@mdurohtak.ac.in



S. No.NameQualificationsDesignationArea of specialization

1.

Dr.  S.K. Gakhar

Ph.D.

Professor

Insect Genetic Engineering

2.

Dr. Amita Suneja Dang

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Human Genomics

3.

Dr. Harimohan

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Virology

4.

Dr. Anil Kumar

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Environmental Toxicology

4.

Dr. Rashmi Bhardwaj

Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Stem Cell Biology


STAFF


S. No.NameDesignation

1.

Sh. Raguraj

Senior Lecture Assistant

2.

Sh. Khemkaran

Senior Lecture Assistant

3.

Sh. Balram Nandal

Lab Assistant

4.

Ms. Ritu

Steno typist


RESEARCH

The faculty members in CMBT continuously attracting extramural funding from different scientific agencies for running various research projects. This has also contributed immensely in building up adequate infrastructure for advanced research. The major fields of research in CMBT are:
  1. Genetic engineering
  2. Immunology
  3. Genomics and Proteomics
  4. Virology
  5. Stem cell Biology
  6. Diagnostics


ADMISSIONS

Programmes Offered, Duration, Intake, Total Annual Fee and Eligibility


S. No.Name of the  ProgrammeMinimum Duration (Years)Mode of AdmissionTotal Annual Fee in Rs.Eligibility

A.

M.Sc. (Medical Biotechnology)

2

 

JNU Entrance

Examination &

MDU Merit

 

10847/-(Approx.)

 

Bachelor’s degree in Physical, Biological, Agricultural, Veterinary and Fishery Sciences Pharmacy, Engineering/ Technology, 4-years B.Sc. (Physician Assistant Course); OR Medicine (M.B.B.S) OR B.D.S with at least 55 % marks

B.

Pre-Ph.D.

1/2

MDU Entrance Examination

9500/-(Approx.)

Master Degree with at least 55% marks in aggregate in the concerned subject or an allied subject (50% for SC/ST candidates of Haryana).

C.

Ph.D.

3 years (Min.)

Registration

9000/-(Approx.)

Pre-Ph.D.


SCHOLARSHIP

The selected candidates through JNU entrance examination are given a scholarship of Rs. 5000/- per month by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India.

Additionally, a scholarship is given to the Topper of the respective year by MDU.

Ph.D. scholars who stood first in entrance merit list can avail university reseacrh scholarship (URS)


DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE


DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES


  • One day workshop on ‘Health and Hygiene’ on 27 March, 2018
  • Educational visit to BD Biosciences, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi on 21st March, 2018
  • One day workshop on ‘Animal handling and injection procedure’ on 17 March, 2018
  • Invited talk on ‘Real Time PCR and DNA sequencing’by Dr Aman Sharma on LUVAS, Hisar on 10th March,2018
  • National Seminar on “Advances in Virology” on 28 September 2017
  • Organized Interdepartmental competitive activities on 7th April 2017 to celebrate World Health Day.
  • Invited talk on ‘Molecular diversity of Hepatitis C virus’ by Dr. Deepak Kumar Singhal, Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, PGIMS, University of Health Science, Rohtak on 19th December, 2016
  • Invited talk on ‘Genetics of Prostate Cancer’ by Dr. Daya Shankar Lal Srivastava, Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, PGIMS, University of Health, Rohtak on 17th December, 2016
  • National seminar on” Genetics and Genomics” on 22nd Nov, 2016
  • Organized practical demonstration on GCMS (Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometery) for M.Sc. students on 24 October, 2016
  • One day workshop on ‘Animal Ethics and Experimentation’ on 22 October, 2016
  • Educational visit to IMTECH, Chandigarh from 28/09/15 to 02/10/15
  • Two days workshop on ‘Real Time PCR on April 15-16, 2015
  • Organized interdepartmental competitive activities (Poster making, Declamation and Science quiz) on 11th February , 2015
  • Invited talk on ‘The therapeutic use of blood stem cells’ by Dr. Sudhir Kumar from PGIMS, Rohtak on December 14, 2014
  • Educational trip to BD Biosciences, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi on 13th November, 2014
  • Invited talk on ‘The battle of Bacteria and Antibacterials’ by Dr. V.C.Kalia, Scientist, IGIB, Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi  on 17th september 2014
  • National Seminar on ‘Stem Cell and Human Medicine’ on March 1, 2014
  • Invited talk on ‘2-D Gel Electrophoresis’ delivered by Prof. Ashwani Pareek, JNU, New Delhi on 10 Feb. 2014
  • Educational visit to Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Mukteshvar, Nainital from 05/02/14 to 09/02/14
  • Invited talk on ‘Structural biology in post genomic era’ by Dr. Neel Sarovar Bhavesh, ICGEB, New Delhi on 9th Feb., 2013
  • Organised demonstration of ‘Real-Time PCR’ for M.Sc. students on 28 January, 2013


Student Achievements


 YearNo. of Students
NET/JRF201303
 201404
 201506
 201607
 201707
GATE 10
GRE 02
State Govt. Examinations: 08

  • Rahul Tiwari: PGT Biology, Govt. of Haryana
  • Sandeep Kumar Dhanda: Visiting Lecturer at San Diego State University
  • Pinki Joon: PGT Biology, Govt. of Haryana
  • Sunil Kumar: Technical Assistant, FCI
  • Manish Kumar:   Assistant commandant
  • Dhiraj K. Guriyan: Agriculture Inspector, Dept. of Agriculture, Govt. of Haryana
  • Chanchal: Postal Assistant, Indian Postal Services
  • Sonu Devi: PGT Biology, MCD, New Delhi
  • Mandeep: JRF, Dept of Opthalmology, AIIMS
  • Kartikay Krishan: Technical Assistant, ICMR, New Delhi
  • Neha Mishra: PGT Biology, Lucknow
  • Anamika: TGT in Delhi Govt. School
  • Bhupender Kumar, Sr. Exeucutive Transasia Biomedicals Pvt. Ltd.
  • Maheshwar Bhasin, Project Coodinator, UK-Norway Project, Lady Harding Medical College, Delhi
  • Jitesh Jalthuria, JRF, ICMR, New Delhi.
  • Ajay Kumar Danga, Pursing Ph.D, JNU, New Delhi
  • Priya Punia, Pursing Ph.D, ACBR, New Delhi
  • Manoj Kumar, Forex Officer, RBI, New Delhi
  • Jyoti Arora, Project JRF, ICMR, Delhi
  • Vaishali Jain, Project JRF,ICMR, Delhi
  • Ritu Singh , PhD, National Institute of Pathology, Delhi




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