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Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Estalished in 1987

Department of Plant Biotechnology


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Education

Degree programs offered from this department
Courses	Year of start	Approved Strength
B. Tech. (Biotech) M.Sc., Biotechnology Ph. D., Biotechnology PG Diploma in Food Biotechnology (ODL)	2002 1987 1991 2004	61 15 (JNU) +15 (TNAU) 8 NA

B. Tech. (Biotechnology) CORE COURSES:
S. No	Course Number	Course Title	Credits
1	BTB 101	Cell Biology	2+1
2	BTB 102	Chemistry of Proteins and Nucleic Acids	2+1
3	BTB 103	Basic Molecular Biology	2+1
4	BTB 201	Microbial Genetics	2+1
5	BTB 202	Plant Tissue culture and Transgenic Technology	2+1
6	BTB 203	Bioinformatics and Biological Databases	2+1
7	BTB 204	Introduction to Enzymology	1+1
8	BTB 205	Bioprospecting	2+1
9	BTB 301	Stress Biotechnology	2+1
10	BTB 302	Molecular Marker Technology	2+1
11	BTB 303	Industrial Biotechnology	1+1
12	BTB 304	Downstream Processing	2+1
13	BTB 305	Molecular Pharming	1+1
14	BTB 306	Biopharmaceutical Technology	2+1
15	TAU 405	Transfer of Technology, IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics Issues *	2+0
		Total	27+14 =41
* Team teaching with Department of Agricultural Economics and PMB & Biotechnology

SUPPORTING COURSES

S. No	Course Number	Course Title	Credits
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	AGR 103 BTH 201 AMP 201 AMP 301 BIC 101 AGM 101 PBG 102 PBG 201 PBG 202 CRP 102 FPE 201 TAU 203 ENS 301 SST 201	Production of Agricultural Crops Production of Horticultural Crops and Forestry Resource Management* Animal, Poultry and Fish Breeding and Production Animal Biotechnology Basic Biochemistry General Microbiology Fundamentals of Botany Genetics and Cytogenetics Methods in Plant Breeding Applied Physiology Process Engineering in Biotechnology Pest and Disease Management in Bioproduction System* Environmental Biotechnology Seed Technology	1+1 2+1 2+1 1+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 1+1 2+1 2+1 1+1
		Total	24+14 =38
*Team teaching

PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVES (Any two of the following four modules to be chosen) Details on selection of Professional Electives;
	Semester	Number of courses	Credits
	VI	3	9
	VIII	3	9
	Total	6	18

Module 1: Plant Biotechnological Applications
S. No.	Course Number	Course Title	Credits
1 2 3	BTB C01 BTB C02 SST C01	Plant Genetic Transformation Commercial Plant Tissue Culture Seed Production Techniques in Field Crops	1+2 1+2 1+2
Module 2: Genomic technologies
S. No.	Course Number	Course Title	Credits
1 2 3	BTB C03 BTB C04 BTB C05	Systems Biology Genomics and Proteomics Immunology and Vaccine Production	1+2 1+2 1+2

Module 3: Biological Production Techniques
S. No.	Course Number	Course Title	Credits
1 2 3 4	AGM C01 SER C01 BTB C06 PATC01	Biofertilizer Production and Quality Control Biotechnological Applications in Sericulture and Apiculture Food Biotechnology Molecular Detection and Biological Control of Plant Diseases	1+2 1+2 1+2 1+2
Module 4: Biodiversity and Biotechnology
S. No.	Course Number	Course Title	Credits
1 2 3	BIF C01 BTB C07 PBG C01	Genome Sequencing, Assembly and Annotation Molecular Ecology Crop Biodiversity and Maintenance Breeding	2+1 1+2 1+2
		Total	4+5=9

BWE and other courses
S. No.	Course Number	Course Title	Credits
1 2 3 4 5	TAU 401 TAU 403 TAU 404 TAU 111 TAU 112	Biotechnology Work Experience (BWE) Industrial and Institutional Education Tour Project Work National Service Scheme / National Cadet Corps Physical Education	0+6 0+1 0+2 0+1 0+1
		Total	0+11 =11
University Common Courses
S. No.	Course Number	Course Title	Credits
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11	TAU 101 COM 101 MAT 101 STA 201 TAU 102 TAU 103 TAU 201 TAU 301 TAU 202 ABM 301 ABM 402	Applied Physical Sciences Introduction to Computer Technology and Programming Languages (off class mode) Applied Mathematics Applied Statistics Basic Electronics and Instrumentation Technology English for Speaking and Writing Skills (Off class mode) Soft Skills for personality development (Off-class mode) Applied Agro-informatics Fundamentals and Application of Nano-Technology Agri Business Management – I Agri Business Management – II	2+1 0+2 2+1 2+1 2+1 0+1 0+1 2+1 1+1 2+1 2+1
		Total	15+12 =27

M. Sc., (Biotechnology)
	Course Number	Course Title	Credits
		CORE COURSES (13 Credits)
	ABT 601 ABT 602 ABT 603 ABT 604 ABT 610	Molecular Cell Biology Plant Cell Tissue Culture Plant molecular Biology and Transgenic Technology Genomics and proteomics Research Methodology	2 + 1 2 + 1 2 + 1 2 + 1 0 + 1
		OPTIONAL COURSES (9 Credits)
	ABT 611 ABT 612 BIC 603 ABI 601 AGM 613	Plant and Microbial Genetics Immunotechnology Enzyme Technology Introduction to Bioinformatics Fermentation Technology	2 + 1 2 + 1 1 + 1 1 + 1 1 + 1
		SUPPORTING COURSES (12 Credits)
	BIC 620 CRP 601 STA 601 STA 603 STA 604 AEC 621 ABT 631 ABT 641	Biochemistry Concepts in Crop Physiology Statistical Methods Design of Experiment Computer Applications in Statistics Intellectual Property Management Seminar Research	2 + 1 2 + 1 1 + 1 1 + 1 0 + 1 1 + 0 2 12
		Total	48
Dual Degree Programme: As one of the significant milestones in this department, a dual degree programme on Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Plant Breeding at Cornell University and Master of Technology (M. Tech) in Biotech & Business Management at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University was started during the year 2008-09. At present 6 students enrolled in this programme and they are studying MPS Plant Breeding course at Cornell University.
Ph. D., (Biotechnology)
	Course Number	Course Title	Credits
		A. Core courses (9 credits)
	ABT 801 ABT 802 ABT 803	Advances in gene isolation & characterization Advances in molecular marker Technology Advances in Plant Cell Tissue Culture & Transformation Technology	2 + 1 2 + 1 2 + 1
		B. Optional courses ( 9 credits)
	ABT 812 CRP 802 PBG 803	Bioprospecting and Commercial biotechnology Stress Physiology Conventional and Current Breeding Strategies for Crop Improvement	2 + 1 2 + 1 2 + 1
		Total	9 Credits
	ABT 821 ABT 831 ABT 841	Seminar Topical Research Research	0+2 0+2 0+48
		Total	52 Credits
		Grand Total	70 Credits
PG Diploma in Food Biotechnology (ODL) Molecular biology Food biotechnology Food and nutritional chemistry Practical I Genetic engineering Food processing Economics of food processing and marketing Practical II Courses offered from this department : B. Sc., (Agriculture) / B. Tech. (AIT) ABT 201 Principles of biotechnology (2+1) ABT C01 Commercial plant tissue culture (1+1) B. Sc., (Horticulture) ABT 201 Principles of Plant Biotechnology (2+1) B. Tech. (Horticulture) ABT 261 Applied Biotechnology (2+1) B. Sc., (Agriculture)/B. Tech. (AIT)/B. Tech. (EEE)/ B. Tech. (FPE)/B. Tech. (Horti.) TAU 301 Fundamentals and applications of Nanotechnology (1+1) M. Sc., (Sugarcane Technology) (ODL) Plant Cell and Tissue Culture

Department of Plant Biotechnology