Department of Biotechnology

University Vision

To be a globally recognized educational institution known for outcome based education and application oriented research

University Mission

• To assist students to understand and enjoy seamless nature of knowledge and encourage them to apply the acquired knowledge to practical use, so that they become worthy, socially responsible good human beings sought after for their leadership qualities.
• To foster creativity, innovation, and excellence through examples based teaching-learning process imparted in the most simple and easily comprehensible way.
• To continuously upgrade knowledge base of our manpower, improve infrastructure and use of latest technology/pedagogical pulls, and update curriculum through periodic feedback from stakeholders to enable students to meet professional requirements and expectations

Biotechnology, the technology harnessing cellular and bio-molecular processes to develop procedures and products, has amalgamated biology and technology. It has the fundamental aim to improve the quality of life. Today Biotechnology finds its wide applications and has potential impact on virtually all domains of human welfare; hence the scenario of Biotechnology in the world is changing rapidly and dynamically. Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary subject, resting on its diverse opportunities, Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata has framed the departmental syllabus and the curriculum to produce technically skilled engineers to compete with the growing pace worldwide.

Department Vision

To evolve for global recognition with outcome based teaching-learning and be able to adapt with the advancements in the field of Biotechnology.

Department Mission

• M1: To impart quality and value based education to the students to make them socially responsible future leaders in the field of biotechnology.
• M2: To inculcate an innovative teaching learning process to produce competent, creative engineers to thrive for excellence
• M3: To continuously upgrade the curriculum and infrastructure through periodic feedback from the stakeholders to equip the students with the advancements in biotechnology.

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

• PEO 1: The program ensures that students have a strong foundation in the principles and practices of Biotechnology, along with knowledge of science and mathematics.
• PEO 2: The program will empower students with application-oriented domain knowledge and skills, enabling them to emerge as capable and competent biotechnologists on a global scale.
• PEO 3: The students will develop the ability to identify and analyze diverse biotechnology-related problems, employing lifelong learning and professional growth to devise sustainable solutions.
• PEO 4: The students will be nurtured and developed as responsible engineers by inculcating values, ethics, integrity, leadership, and social responsibility.

Program Specific Outcome (PSOs)

• PSO 1: Implementing the learnings of Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry in solving the problems related to health and environment
• PSO 2: Graduate students will be able to demonstrate and apply the principles of bioprocess engineering in the design, analysis, optimization and simulation of bioprocess operations in various industries.
• PSO 3: Applying the principles of soft skills in communicating at all levels team building, leadership skills throughout the professional career

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