Biotechnology is the engineering of products involving living organisms or their derivatives. Earlier it was used mainly in agriculture and wine industry without knowing molecular basis of plant transformation or product formation. However, the earth-shaking discovery of DNA double helix by J. D. Watson and F. C. Crick in early 1950s revolutionized this field as never-before and paved the way for understanding life at cellular and molecular level. The discovery of restriction enzymes (molecular scissors) gave birth to recombinant DNA technology and it allows the manipulation of genetic makeup of any organism including human being at will. This field is popularly known as Genetic Engineering. It has made possible the cloning of individual genes and the whole organism as well. The cloning of Dolly the sheep by Ian Wilmut and colleagues at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1996, was a major milestone in science and technology and holds out hope for therapeutic cloning. Modern biotechnology is also associated with the use of genetically modified organisms like bacteriumEscherichia coli,baker’s yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiae, plants and animals for the production of antibiotics or biological molecules of human origin. For example, human insulin gene was cloned into a plasmid and transformed intoE. colito produce large quantities of biologically functional insulin to meet the increasing demand of this product for the treatment of diabetes. Also, genetically modified plants are developed to get increased yield, high nutritional value and to make them pest resistant or salt tolerant.
R1.1. The number of seats in each branch of the B. Tech. programme will be decided by the
Senate following the instructions from MHRD, Government of India. Reservation of
seats to different states, castes, tribes and other categories shall be as per the directives
from MHRD, Government of India. Some seats are allotted by MHRD under DASA
Category.
R1.2. At the time of admission the candidates should have passed/appeared and awaiting results
of the final examination of the 10+2 system or its equivalent with Mathematics, Physics
and Chemistry as subjects of study.
R1.3. Candidates have to fulfill the medical standards required for admission as set out in the
information brochure of AIEEE/or by the Central Counseling Board (CCB).
R1.4. The selected candidates will be admitted to the B. Tech. programme after he/she fulfills all
the admission requirements set by CCB/Institute after payment of the prescribed fees.
R1.5. In all matters relating to admission to the B. Tech. programme, the decision of the CCB
and its interpretation given by the Chairman of the Senate shall be final.
R1.6. If at any time after admission, it is found that a candidate has not fulfilled any of the
requirements stipulated by CCB/Institute, the Dean (UG) may revoke the admission of
the candidate and report the matter to the Senate.
At the time of admission the candidates should have passed/appeared and awaiting results
of the final examination of the 10+2 system or its equivalent with Mathematics, Physics
and Chemistry as subjects of study.
