State-of-the-art modern laboratories, equipped with adequate infrastructure, gadgets, tools and relevant requirements are available in the campus to facilitate practical learning.

Computer Laboratories: Five computer laboratories have been installed to cater to the needs of the various computer courses of UG/ PG streams.  Lab I and Lab III are meant for UG students, each lab being equipped with 65 systems.  Lab II known as ‘Millennium Lab’, propped with 90 systems, serves for both UG/PG students.  Lab IV, sporting 60 systems is meant for MCA students.  Lab V, having 60 systems, imparts facility for MBA and Commerce students.  A Computer internet cabin containing 10 systems is an exclusive enclave for Faculties.  About 4 servers and 2 Admin nodes are available to sustain the systems.  The following variety of programmes are administered through the computer labs Viz academic practicals, career oriented programme, oracle certification, student faculty online feed back entries, internet browsing, PC Hardware trouble shooting, Network trouble shooting, Software exhibition, Student admission entry etc, in addition to competitions and power point presentation preparations.

Electronics Laboratories: Two well equipped modernized laboratories are available for UG and PG students separately.  Each laboratory can accommodate 25 students comfortably.  In addition, there is an Electronics Software utilizing computer laboratory with a capacity of 20 systems.  The laboratories of electronics department, besides possessing the basic essential equipments, feature an array of sophisticated advanced gadgets namely cathode ray oscilloscope, Rf/pulse/Function/Pattern generators, VTVM gadgets, Microcontroller kits, Microprocessor kits, PIC controller, Embedded programmer, FPGA and CPLD kits.  In short the laboratories provide an ideal exposure for gaining practical knowledge in electronics.

Microbiology Laboratories
: Separate labs exist for both UG and PG students, each with a capacity to facilitate provision for fifty students.  The UG laboratory houses an Instrumentation room provided with A.C facility, and a stock of essential basic instruments.  It also consists of sophisticated tools such as Laminar Flow Air Chamber, Spectrophotometer, colorimeters, Sonicators, different version centrifuges, 5 incubators, storage refrigerators and Water distillation units.

      The PG laboratory consists of a main hall meant for demonstrations, phase I unit, storing basic instruments, Phase II, established with Biosafety level 3 for restricted practical utility and Phase III, for maintaining the animal cell lines.  PG laboratory is equipped with Co2 incubator (for cell line maintenance), Inverted fluorescent Microscope, Phase contrast microscope, Advanced trinocular microscope with digital camera, gel documentation unit, advanced cooling centrifuges, ELISA, Spectrophotometer, Deep freezers, advanced type inoculation chambers and separate wash rooms.

Biotechnology PG Laboratory: is known for its possession of sophisticated facilities to an extent of sustaining high end research activities. Plant and animal tissue culture rooms and chambers, Lyophilizer, PCR, Fermenters BOD incubators, advanced Trinocular microscopes, Deep freezers, Walking cold room, Gel documentation units, and Advanced level centrifuges lend support for acquisition of practical knowledge in the realm of Biotechnology.

Laboratories of Foods And Nutrition :

The department has two fully equipped labs with state of the art equipment to practically train the students in food preparation and food analysis.

ADVANCED NUTRITION LAB:

 The analysis of biological samples like blood and urine will be done here .The analysis of foods samples to find out the quantity of nutrients present in specific foods and also the effect of processing on the nutrients is also carried out in this lab. The equipments including Bomb calorimeter, Kelda apparatus and soxhlet apparatus are also available. 

ADVANCED FOODS LAB:

      The undergraduate students do their Food science, Nutrition in Health and Nutrition in Disease practical in this lab. They also use this lab to do Food Preservation and Food Quality Practical. The post graduate students do a new Food Product Development aiming to meet the nutrient needs of the community in this lab. This lab has all the facilities to effectively train the students in all these areas.

Biochemistry Laboratories: The Department of Biochemistry has the following separate well equipped state-of-the art laboratories that provide adequate hands-on training to the students in techniques of biochemistry.

      The Department of Biochemistry is well-equipped for analysis of macromolecular structure and function, as well as for molecular and cellular biological studies in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Active research programs exist in the areas of protein structure and function, membrane structure and transport, regulation of gene expression, DNA repair, metabolic regulation and cellular development and differentiation.

UG Laboratory Facilities

      The UG Department of Biochemistry is well equipped to perform research in different areas of biology. The available facilities include sophisticated biochemical laboratory equipments such as Spectrophotometers, Ultracentrifuges, High Speed Centrifuges, DNA and Protein Sequencing Facilities, Animal House, Green House etc.

PG Laboratory Facilities
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         The M.Sc Programme emphasizes an in depth knowledge of the basic Sciences including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics coupled with intense training on the various analytical techniques employed in Biochemistry. At the end of their two year period of study, the learners will be well-equipped to embark on a career in R&D laboratories.

The Laboratory is well equipped with the following instruments,

      Inverted Microscope,  Phase Contrast Microscope, Refrigerated Centrifuges, High Speed Centrifuges, Carbon dioxide  Incubator, BOD Incubator, Orbital Shaker Incubator, Laminar Flow Hoods, Continuous Fermentor, Batch Fermentor, ELISA Washer and Reader, UV-Visible Spectrophotometers, Electrophoresis Units (Horizontal & Vertical), Gel Documentation System, UV-Tran illuminator, Thermal Cycler (PCR), Dot Blot Apparatus, Ultra Filtration Modules, Chromatographic Systems ( TLC ), Flame Photometer, Double Distillation Units, Packed Bed Columns, Fluidized Beds, Fume hood, Autoclaves, Chromatographic Systems.

Research & Developmental Activities:

   The research team of the department is dedicated in working towards the mission and goals of the Department and the faculty members bring with them teaching and research expertise in a wide variety of subjects. The team is actively involved in various research aspects of,

          o Clinical biochemistry
          o Medicinal chemistry
          o Bioinformatics
          o Nanotechnology
          o Animal & Plant Biotechnology
          o Enzymology

Laboratory Animal House Facility

The Animal House Facility maintains strains of mice, strains of rats, strain of rabbits and strains of guinea pigs in different rooms. The animal rooms are maintained at 22.2°C with a relative humidity of 55.5%. A 12-hour light-dark cycle is maintained with automatic timers. All the environmental factors are moderated by a computerized central monitoring system.




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