Post
M.Sc. Advanced Diploma Course in Plant Genetic Engineering
(Funded
by the Department of Biotechnology(DBT), Govt. of
The Department of Biotechnology
(DBT), Government of India, under its Human Resource Development Programme, has sponsored ‘Technologists Training Courses’
for training Technologists in Life Sciences and Biotechnology. Under the above Programme,
DBT is funding a ‘Post-M.Sc. Advanced Diploma Course in Plant
genetic engineering’ in the
Plant Genetic Engineering has emerged as an important tool in crop improvement and functional genomics. Biotechnology companies and Research Centres with crop improvement programmes require experts with practical knowledge in recombinant DNA methods and plant genetic engineering. The Post M.Sc. Advanced Diploma Course in Plant Genetic Engineering (ADCPGE) is designed to generate aptitude in research and to provide intense practical training in Recombinant DNA Methods and Plant Genetic Engineering to the postgraduate students who aspire for a career in Plant Biotechnology. The students will be imparted ‘hands on’ practical training in recombinant DNA methods, plant transformation and analysis of transgenic plants. The students will also carry out independent Project Research for one semester.
In the first semester, the course offers two
advanced theory papers in Plant Genetic Engineering and Functional Genomics and
two laboratory courses in Recombinant DNA Technology and Plant Genetic
Engineering. In the second semester,
the students will be assigned to individual research laboratories in