DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Counseling
Code 1317

Placement/
Higher Studies

B.Tech Biotech
M. Tech Biotech
11 10 161
Gold Silver University
Ph.D Medals Medals Ranks

Department Brochure
2022 - 23
 Biotechnology Accomplishments

• Department Inception - 2002

• NBA accreditation since 2008
• Programs Offered
• B. Tech (Biotechnology), • M. Tech (Biotechnology)
• Ph. D
• Well Qualified faculty members
• State of art laboratory facilities (1.4 Crores)
• Anna University Recognized Research Nodal Centre
• Anna Univ. Recognized 04 Research Supervisors
• Achieved highest number of Anna University ranks
• Published 281 High Impact Journals Papers
• 01 Patent awarded and 09 Patents published
• Received projects worth Rs 1.06 crores
• Published - 24 Book Chapters
04 Books (Springer and Elsevier)
• MoU with 04 Reputed Biotech Companies.

Vision Mission
➢ To provide quality education to students and to
To provide a world class department to facilitate
produce competent Biotechnologist to meet the
learning, training and research in Biotechnology by
challenges faced by industry and mankind.
providing infrastructural facilities and competent
➢ To inculcate high moral, ethical &
faculty leading to technological innovations to
professional standards among our students.
serve the global society.
➢ To develop overall personality of the students.

Biotech-Overall Ranks

16

14 Total Ranks - 161

Gold Medals - 11
12 Silver Medals - 10

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15 15
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6 12 12
11 11
10 13 9
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 Biotech Placement Records Placement Support Activities

S.No. Batch Total Placement SEM ACTIVITY

I Communication skill Enhancement
1 2021-2022 53
II Aptitude Crash Course
2 2020-2021 47 III BEC Training
3 2019-2020 44 IV C Programming
Department Specific Value Added Course
4 2018-2019 39 V Product Batch Training
5 2017-2018 36 Datastructures
Product Batch Training
VI
AMCAT Assessment I
2021-22
Placement Online Test
53 Placement Orientation Program II
2020-21 Datastructures & Algorithm
47 CODE Fit Training
2019-20 CoCubes Online AssessmentI
Total AMCAT Assessment II
44 Placement
Resume Preparation & Mock Interview
offeres
2018-19 VII AMCAT Assessment III
39 CoCubes Online AssessmentII
IT Refresher
36 2017-18 Placement Orientation Program III

Our Recruiters

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 Student’s Special Achievements
• BIO HACKATHON : Ms. Pavithra Sree D, Ms. Pooja Nirali and Mr. Alfred Francis P J
have participated in the National Level Hackathon 2021 and won Third place with
cash prize Rs. 5000/-.
• Mr. S. R. Gokul Krishna from the III year B. Tech Biotechnology Department has won
second place in the event Hacksalvation of Synsara 21, A National Level Technical
Event.
• Mr. Gokul Krishna has secured first position in the MECHATHON 2021
• Ms. Nivetha A R (2021) and Ms. V. Manju Meena (2022) batch have received
Best Student Award from Indian Society for Technical Education, Tamilnadu.

Ms. M. Pavithra (2014-2018), final year B.Tech

Biotechnology student has been selected as First and
only Indian Delegate to represent our country under
United Nations Security Council of "Model United
Nations“ at Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore
Mr. A. Akash Emmanuel (2015-2019) from biotechnology has carried out the
sponsorship internship in the Department of Animal Biotechnology, Konkuk
University, Korea for a period of three weeks.

Mr. Rachinnth Ravichandran & Mr. Akash

Lashmanasamy (2016-2020) received FCQ
Elite Superior Category Award from
International Quiz Competition held at
Tokyo, Japan

Biotech Industrial Visits

MEDOX Biotech India Pvt. Ltd., Eppendorf India Pvt Ltd, Chennai
C.A.S. in Marine Biology, Perangipettai
Shibin Exports, Chengalpattu
Ravikumar Distilleries Ltd. Pondicherry
Modern Breads, Taramani, Chennai
Archimedes Health Care, Sriperumbudur
Modern Bakers, Madurantakam
Life cell International Pvt. Ltd.,
Madurantakam Co-operative Sugar Mills
Growmore Biotech Ltd., Hosur
Quantum Biomedical Pvt Ltd, Chennai
Apollo Distilleries Pvt. Ltd., Ponneri

Internships / In-plant Traning Venues

Total Internship Attended • BCG Vaccine Laboratory, (Government of India), Guindy, Chennai
• Cipla Pharmaceuticals, Verna, Goa
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 • Sea Turtle and Natural Resources, State of Colima, Mexico
• Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Adyar, Chennai
• Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Chennai
• Medicap Pharmacy, Gujarat
54 48 46 49 55 • National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai
• E.I.D Parry, India
• Pasteur Institute of India, Conor
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 Elite Alumini

Details of Higher Studies - Biotech Students

List of Universities (Abroad / India)
2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020-
• Leeds University 17 18 19 20 21
• University of Massachusetts
• North Carolina state University
• Illinois Institute of technology 12 11 17 16 15

• University of Pennsylvania
• Eastern Michigan University • University of Illinois • Campbell University
• Washington State University • University of Dublin • McGill University
• University of Melbourne • St. John’s University • University of Windsor
• University of London • University of Colorado • University of Kansas
• National University of Ireland • University of Buffalo • IIT, NIT
• Wayne State University • Lund University • IIM

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 Research Specific Equipments Courses Towards Current / Future Scope
• Photo Bioreactor
• Nano Biotechnology
• High-Performance Liquid
Chromatography • Stem Cell Technology
• Phase Contrast Microscope • Tissue Engineering
• Micro Filtration Unit • Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
• PCR Thermal Cycler • Cancer Biology
• Ultrasonication • Proteomics & Genomics
• TOC Analyzer • Bioengineering
• Zeta Potential Particle Analyzer • Food Technology
• High Pressure Cell Destructor
Social Outreach Activities- NGO Visits
• Faith Home Orphanage, Guindy, Chennai
• Sirumalargal Home Orphanage, Chengalpattu
• Christ Faith Home For Children, Chennai
• Oxford Home, Priya Nagar, Urapakkam.
• El-Shadi Charitable Trust, OMR, Chennai
• Annai Fathima Child Welfare Centre, Chennai
• Maria’s Old Aged Home, Chennai
• Annaikum Karangal, Ullagaram, Chennai.
• Saranalaya Children Home, Kovur, Chennai
• New Life Old age Home, Eraiyur, Chennai
• Peace Garden, Guduvancherry, Chennai
• St. John’s De Britto Home for Aged Women, Chennai

Department Strengths Project Grants (1.06 Crores)

12 Staff Members 7 Doctorates 4 MoU 4 Research Supervisors

161 University Ranks 281 High Impact Journals

State-of-Art Lab (1.4 Crores)

Faculty Participation in Professional Staff Publications in Scopus &

Development Activities WoS Indexed Journals

100.00% 18
90.00% 16
80.00% 14
70.00%
12
60.00%
100% 100% 10
50.00% 17 17
83.33% 8 16
40.00% 14
30.00% 60% 6
4 8
20.00%
26.67%
10.00% 2
0.00% 0
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21

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 Entrepreneurship Activities FDPs & Workshops

Year II Year III Year IV Year Year FDP Workshop/STTP/

Webminar
2017-2018 23 28 10
2017-2018 05 09
2018-2019 05 23 28
2018-2019 12 17
2019-2020 05 12 11
2019-2020 33 21
2020-2021 06 18 21
2020-2021 35 131

Professional Society Activities Students Support & Progression

Biotech Research Society, India (BRSI) Exam No. of Students qualified
• Biotech Technical Training (Past 5 Years)
• Organize Guest Lectures
BEC 356
• Conduct Seminars and Symposiums
• Awards for Scientific Contributions AMCAT 301
Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE ) GRE 63
• Organizing Technical Talk GATE 63
• National Level Workshop
• Short Term Training Programmes TOFEL 29
• Faculty Development Programme IELTS 52
• Science Exhibition
TANCET 39

Biotech Students Sports Achievements Higher 103

Studies
➢ Siva Santhosh- Meritorious Certificate for Aquatics 2021
Placement 296
➢ Jagadish Raj K-Cricket Winner-Zonal Championship 2021
➢ Mr. S Siva Santhosh, II Year, (Batch 2018 -22). Swimming -
Anna University Inter Zonal Aquatic Meet 2018-19 BioZenith (Student Club)
➢ Ms. Shvetha V (Batch 2014 - 18). Chess –Anna
University Inter Zonal Tournament 2018-19 • Business Plan in Biotechnology
➢ Mr. A Bhuvanesh Kumar, IV Year, (Batch 2016 - 20) Karate– • Bio Art using Microorganism
SHURI-TO National level Open Championship 18-19 • Brain Dissection
• Bioconnections
Industry Institute Interactions • Prototype Designing
Research Support Academic Support
➢ Equipment Sharing • Industrial Visits (Biocon, Orchid, Life cell)
➢ Research Samples Analysis • In-Plant Trainings (IIFT, CLRI, Pasteur Inst.
➢ Student Projects • Student Workshops
➢ Technical Training Programs • Guest Lectures (IIT, NIT, CLRI)
➢ Internships (IISC, IIT, Cancer Institute) • Fee, TA/DA sponsorship- Symposium Winners
➢ Value Added Courses • Special Sponsorship- International Presentation

Biotech Industrial Partners

• Armats Biotek Pvt Ltd • BioZone Research Tech Pvt. Ltd.
• Shibin Nutraceuticals Pvt. Ltd • Baid Mehtha Pharma-Animal Trial

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 College Highlights
➢ 28 years of academic excellence in Engineering education, offering 11 UG programs
and 07 PG programs.
➢ 06 departments recognised as ‘Research Centres’ by Anna University to pursue
Ph.D.
➢ Secured 1514 University ranks with 57 Gold medals and 55 Silver medals, since
inception Placed among the top 10 colleges in Tamil Nadu for University ranks and
1st position for 04 times including this year.
➢ Accredited by National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) with A+
Grade.
➢ Recognized as ‘Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation’ (SIRO) by DSIR,
Govt. of India.
➢ Ranked by National Institutional Ranking Frame work (NIRF) since 2017.
➢ Rated 4.5 Star by the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC), Ministry of Education,
Govt. of India and Ranked at ‘Excellent Band’ by ARIIA -2021, (National level
Ranking by Ministry of Education, Govt. of India).
➢ Excellent Sports recognitions at National and International level in
Commonwealth, Asian and Olympic Games.
➢ First AICTE-ECI Chatra Viswakarma Award in 2017 as ‘Best Institute’ at National
level. • 1st position in ‘AICTE Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award- 2020’ along
with MHRD, Govt. of India.
➢ AICTE-Lilavathy 2021 Winners for Women Security and 1st Runner up for
Hygiene & Sanitation themes.
➢ 19 INAE Innovative Student Project Awards were bagged for Innovative final year
projects.
➢ National Employability Award by Aspiring Minds, received every year since 2017.

Total Students College

Year 2022 offer 1635 Placed 1265 Placement Record
(As on May 2022)

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