1

1 Name of the Constituent Unit Rajiv Gandhi Institute of IT and Biotechnology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (deemed) University, Pune

2 INFRASTRUCTURE Till Academic Year 2008 - 2009 Added in Academic Year 2009 - 10
2.1 Total built-up area (Sq. Feet) 59000 sq. ft No necessity of extra area
2.2 No. of reading room Only 1 for 40 students Library expansion is proposed
2.3 Area of reading room (Sq. Feet) 38.61 X 39.38 sq. ft Nil
2.4 Total sitting capacity of reading rooms 40 Nil
2.5 Total area of laboratories (Sq. Feet) Totally 11 laboratories occupy 8230.44 Sq. ft area Nil
2.6 Number of computers available for students 24 in Computer Laboratory 4 in library
2.7 Type and speed of internet connection
RGITBT has Wi-Fi internet connection provided in the
computer Lab by Tata Indicom and VSNL, which is renewed
each year.
For BSNL connection , institute
has sought permission from the
University
2.8 Total area of lecture halls / classrooms (Sq. Feet) Totally 8 classrooms occupy 15956.1 Sq. ft area -
2.9 Total area of auditorium (Sq. Feet) 10908.5 Sq. ft -
2.10 Total sitting capacity of auditorium 140 individuals -
2.11 Total area of conference hall (Sq. Feet) 850 sq. ft -
2.12 Total sitting capacity of conference hall 40 -
2.13 Total area of canteen (Sq. Feet) 159.2 sq. ft -
2.14 Total sitting capacity of canteen 10 -

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3 STUDENTS ENROLLMENT
General SC ST OBC Total
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total
3.1 Number of PG Students M.Sc.
16 * 13 1 3 0 2 2 5 19 23 42
3.2 Number of PG Students- ADB
2 10 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 13 17
3.3 Number of UG Students- B.Sc.
7 18 1 4 0 1 3 6 11 29 40
3.3 Total number of students
25 41 2 7 1 4 6 13 34 65 99
*8 foreign students
4 STUDENTS ENROLLMENT : COURSE WISE (2009-2010)
No. Name of the course Capacity Admitted
General SC ST OBC Total
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Total
1 B.Sc. Biotechnology
60 40 7 18 1 4 0 1 3 6 11 29 40
2 M.Sc. Biotechnology
40 42 16 13 1 3 0 2 2 5 19 23 42
3
Advanced Diploma in
Bioinformatics
20 17
2 10 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 13 17

5 COURSES
UG PG Total
5.1 Number of courses run at campus 1 2 3
5.2 Number of courses run through distance education - - -
5.3 Total number of courses offered 1 2 3
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6 NAMES OF THE UG COURSES
1 B.Sc. Biotechnology

7 NAMES OF THE PG COURSES
1 M.Sc. Biotechnology
2 Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics

8 UG COURSES ADDED IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2009 10
1 Nil

9 PG COURSES ADDED IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2009 10
1 Nil

10 TEACHING FACULTY MEMBERS
Faculty Number
10.1 Professors 7
10.2 Assistant Professors 5
10.3 Associate Professors -
10.4 Readers -
10.5 Lecturers 7
10.6 Others (specify) 1 (Teaching Assistant)
10.7 Total number of Teaching Faculty 20

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11 TEACHING FACULTY QUALIFICATION
Faculty Number
11.1 Faculty members without PG -
11.2 Faculty members pursuing PG -
11.3 Faculty members with PG but not Ph. D. 6
11.4 Faculty members with Ph. D. 13
11.5 Faculty members pursuing Ph. D. 1
11.6 Total number of Teaching Faculty 20

12 FACULTY RATIOS
12.1 Ratio of regular faculty to relevant students 1:15
12.2 Ratio of regular faculty to visiting faculty 20:8
12.3 Ratio of teaching faculty to non-teaching faculty 2:1


13 TEACHING FACULTY DETAILS
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(years)
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1
Biochemical
Sciences
S D Sontakke 65 Professor Ph.D. Yes 25 11/06/2005 Full Time
As
per
BVU
norms
6
2
S A Shaikh 41
Asst.
Professor
Ph.D. Yes 10 01/09/2004 Full Time 3
3
R S Tupe 30 Lecturer NET, Ph.D. Yes
6
Months
01/04/2009 Full Time 4
5

4
Microbial
biotechnology
R M Kothari 68 Principal Ph.D. DBM Yes 18 01/06/2009 Full Time 233
5
R K Bhadekar 40
Asst.
Professor
Ph.D. Yes 8 10/09/04 Full Time 7
6
N K Bipinraj 32 Lecturer NET, Ph.D. Yes 4 01/08/05 Full Time 2
7
Agri-
biotechnology
P K Ranjekar 68 Professor Ph.D. Yes 15 01/06/06 Full Time 175
8
G D Sharma 65 Professor Ph.D. Yes 20 03/10/06 Full Time 151
9
N T Meti 45
Asst.
Professor
Ph.D. Yes 8 26/09/04 Full Time 1
10
E A Singh 39
Asst.
Professor
Ph.D. Yes 13 01/08/03 Full Time 4
11
V A Rajapure 29 Lecturer M.Sc. NET Yes
4
months
27/07/09 Full Time -
12
Cell & molecular
biology
S G Gangal* 73
Professor
Emeritus
Ph.D. Yes 3 02/07/07 Full Time 160
13
A S Moghe 42
Asst.
Professor
Ph.D. Yes 12 10/06/03 Full Time 4
14
S K Gaikwad 42 Lecturer M.Sc. Yes 17 01/06/06 Full Time _
15
S Jaiswal 32 Lecturer M.Sc. Yes 3 01/09/07 Full Time _
17
Computer
science and
bioinformatics
U. D. Deshpande 47 Professor Ph.D. Yes 20 01/12/09 Full time 47

P Chunarkar 29 Lecturer M.Sc. Yes 3 01/08/08 Full Time 1
18
S. S. Gajarlwar 26 Lecturer M.Sc. Yes 2 01/08/08 Full Time
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14 NON-TEACHING FACULTY DETAILS
No. Department Name of the Non-Teaching Faculty
Age
(years)
Designation
Educational
Qualification
Experience
(Years)
Date of
Appointment
(DD.MM.YYYY)
Scale of Pay
(Rs)
1

Administrative
staff

Mr. Suryavanshi A. S. 34 Accountant
B. Com.,
G.D.C. & A.
16 19/02/2010 7,050
2 Mr. Mahadik S. N. 27 Office assistant B.A., B. Lib. 7 18/09/03 8,109
3 Mr. Jagdale B. D. 39
Purchase
assistant
S.S.C., I.T.I. 22 01/11/2000 9,579
4 Mr. Kharat S. B. 35 Typist B.A. B.Lib. 15 02/04/07 7,744
5 Mr. Shinde D. P. 22 Peon H.S.C. 6 20/07/07 6,292
6 Department of
microbial
technology
Mr. Patil S. K. 23 Lab assistant B. Sc. 3 02/12/06 8,133
7 Mr. Deshmukh B. R. 22 Peon H.S.C. 5 11/12/06 6,426
8 Department of
cell & molecular
biology
Mr. Yadav U. S. 27 Lab assistant B.Sc. 7 12/5/07 7,926
9 Mr. Kumbhar B. K. 31 Peon 9th 16 02/01/06 6,559
10
Department of
Agri-
Mrs. Mohite A. S. 27 Lab assistant B.Sc. B.Ed. 7 20/04/07 8,133
11 Mr. Jadhav H. R. 34 Lab attendant H.S.C. 16 03/07/03 8,291
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12
biotechnology
Mr. Shinde M. S. 37 Peon H.S.C. 1 18/05/09
2,550
consolidated
13 Dept. of
biochemical
sciences
Mrs. Kanase S. M. 28 Lab assistant B. Sc. 8 08/12/06 8,133
14 Mr. Dange R. R. 34 Lab assistant B.Sc. 14 15/05/07 7,926
15
Department of
computer science/
bioinformatics
Mr. Wadkar T. B. 29 Lab attendant H.S.C. 11 12/01/06 7,926
16
Library
Mr. Kadam J. V. 36 Librarian M.A. B.Lib. 14 28/08/89 11,904
17 Mr. Patil V. P. 23 Library assistant B. A. B.Lib 3 01/07/03 8,291
18 Banana project Mr. Lad K. L. 32 Project assistant M.A. G.D.C.& A. 10 13/12/06 7,744

15 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Parameter Number
15.1 Number of research projects , which received research grants 3
15.2 Funds received for research for projects mentioned above Rs. 59.36 Lakhs
15.3 Number of teachers engaged in research All 20
15.4 Number of research papers presented in International Journals 11
15.5 Number of research papers presented in National Journals 7
15.6 Number of research papers presented in International Conferences -
15.7 Number of research papers presented in National Conferences 3
15.8 Number of teachers registered for Ph. D. with BVU -
8

15.9 Number of teachers registered for Ph. D. with other universities -

16 RESEARCH PROJECTS
No. Title of the Project Funding Agency
Project Grant
(INR)
Name(s) of coordinator / Co-coordinator
1
Biochemical & molecular profiling of wine spoilage yeasts
(Feb. 2007 Aug. 2009)
DBT, New Delhi 12,60,000/- Dr. S. A. Shaikh
2
Microbial production of omega-3 fatty acids (Dec. 2007-
Dec. 2010)
DBT, New Delhi 32,76,000/- Dr. R. K. Bhadekar
3
Micro-propagation & commercialization of medicinally
important plants. (Flax and medicinal plants intervention)
as National Agricultural Improvement Project (NAIP), (June,
2007 June, 2010)
ICAR, New Delhi 14,00,000/- Dr. N. T. Meti

17 RESEARCH PAPERS : INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
No. Title of the Paper Name of the Author(s) Name of the Journal
Volume
Number,
Page Number
1
Natural yeast flora of different varieties of grapes used
for wine making in India
P Chavan, S Mane, G Kulkarni,
S Shaikh, V Ghormade, D P Nerkar,
Y Shouche and M V Deshpande
Food Microbiol 26 (2009) 645-
651
2
Antimicrobial activity of the ethanolic extract of
Bryonopsis laciniosa leaf, stem, fruit and seed
B R Ehsan, V Awad & N K Bipinraj
Afr. J. Biotechnol 8 (2009) 3565-
3567
3
Role of Zn along with ascorbic acid and folic acid during R Tupe and V Agte
British J Nutrition 103 (2010) 370-
9

long term in vitro albumin glycation 377
4
Interactions of water soluble vitamins in Zn transport of
Caco-2 cells and their implications under oxidative stress
conditions
R Tupe and V Agte
Eur. J Nutrition 49 (2010) 53-61
5
Effect of different dietary zinc levels on hepatic
antioxidant and micronutrient indices under oxidative
stress conditions
R S Tupe, S G Tupe, K V Tarwadi and
V V Agte
Metabolism In press
6
Interaction of zinc, ascorbic acid & folic acid in glycation
with albumin as protein model
R Tupe and V Agte
Biol. Trace Element Res In press
7
Antibody response of children receiving multiple doses
of oral polio vaccine in disease free area of India
A S Moghe, S G Gangal, S H Palkar
and S N Jaiswal
Asian J. Epidemiology In press
8
Isolation and characterization of salt-tolerant nitrogen-
fixing microorganisms from food
G G Jadhav, D S Salunkhe, D P Nerkar
and R K Bhadekar
EurAsian J. Biosciences In press
9
Novel Staphylococcus sp isolated from wall scrapings of
historical building in India food
G G Jadhav, D S Salunkhe, D P Nerkar
and R K Bhadekar
Annals Microbiol. In press
10
Bioconversion of renewable resources into lactic acid:
An industrial view
A K Yadav, A B Chaudhari &
R M Kothari
Crit. Rev. Biotechnol In press
11
Bioconversion of biodegradable waste through
thermophiles for biogas production
P C Suryawanshi, A B Chaudhari &
R M Kothari
Crit. Rev. Biotechnol In press

18 RESEARCH PAPERS : NATIONAL JOURNALS
No. Title of the Paper Name of the Author(s) Name of the Journal Volume
Number
10

Page Number
1
Cost-effective fermentative production of calcium
lactate using BISS (Below Indian Standard Sugar)
and Spirulina hydrolysate
A K Yadav, A B Chaudhari &
R M Kothari
Indian J. Biotechnol.
8 (2009) 418-
424
2
RAPD analysis of phylogenetic relationship(s) and
genetic variation(s) in the genus Allium
G G Adsul , A K Chaurasia ,
A V Dhake & R M Kothari
J. Adv. Biotechnol. 9 (2009) 10-13
3
Biotechnology as a linkage between supply chain
for onion processing and improvement of farmers
livelihood: A case study
G G Adsul, A V Dhake & R M Kothari
J. Commer. Biotechnol.
August (2009)
17-22
4 Ethnobotany of Thakar tribe of Maharashtra
S Y Kamble & E A Singh
J. Econ. Taxo. Botany
33 ( 2009) 95-
122
5
Short-day Onion improvement program in India for
producing dehydrated products
G G Adsul, D Patil, A V Dhake &
R M Kothari
Biotechnology Rev.
3 (2009) 116-
124
6
Enhanced viability of Bacillus coagulans after spray
drying with calcium lactate, storage and re-
hydration
A K Yadav, A B Chaudhari &
R M Kothari
Ind. J. Chem. Technol.
8 (2009) 418-
424
7
Onion diversity analysis using morphological and
molecular approaches
G G Adsul, V R Subramanium,
A K Chaurasia & R M Kothari
Biotechnol. Prog. In press

19 RESEARCH PAPERS : INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
No. Title of the Paper Name of the Author(s) Name of the Conference Date Location
Participated in the following 4 international conferences, without presentation of any papers
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Dr. Alpana Moghe, participated in International Seminar organized by North American Association of Indian Pathologists on Molecular Diagnostics,
Mumbai.(6 -7/02/2009).
Dr. R. Bhadekar and Dr. N. K. Bipinraj attended International Workshop on Batch & Bio-process Modeling, Cost Analysis, Production Scheduling and
Debottlenecking was organized at RGITBT in collaboration with OPTEAMATES, Pune & Intelligen USA. (22-23/02/10).
Dr. R. M. Kothari delivered an invited lecture on Why Bio-diesel is not a commercial reality in India? at International Symp. Renewable Energy for
Rural Development (ISORE-2010), Samgamner (25-27/02/10).
Dr. R. M. Kothari inaugurated International conference on BIOLOGY BEYOND BORDERS at University of Pune, Pune and Inter. Society of Integrative
Biology, Singapore (4-5/03/2010).


20 RESEARCH PAPERS : NATIONAL CONFERENCES
No. Title of the Paper Name of the Author(s) Name of the Conference Date Location
1
In-vitro techniques and applications of molecular
markers on banana
Dr. N. Meti
ICAR sponsored
conference at National
Research Center for
Banana
20-30/11/2009
Tiruchirapalli,
Tamil Nadu
2
Screening of cervical intra-epithelial lesion samples
for infection of high risk human papilloma-virus
types 16 & 18
Ms. Neesha Wadhwani,
Deepali Sundarani (M.Sc.
students)
Biotech Fest 2010 20/2/2010
Modern College,
Pune
3
Studies of anticancer properties of plant Bryonia
laciniosa using in vitro cytotoxicity assays
Ms. Anuja Chaoji and
Vandita Dsouza
Biotech Fest 2010 20/2/2010
Modern College,
Pune

21 RESEARCH : INNOVATIVE AREAS
No. Areas of Research
1 Microbial production of omega 3 fatty acids
2 Micro-propagation of medicinally important fruits plants and herbs
3 Value- addition to winery waste
12

4 Bioinformatics
5 Typing of HPV in cervical carcinoma patients

22 RESEARCH : PATENTS
No. Title of Patent applied for Status : pending / obtained
1 Nil NA

23 RESEARCH : CONSULTANCY
No. Details of the consultancy work undertaken Fees Received (INR)
1 The Faculty has developed expertise in fermentation, micro-propagation and bioinformatics 90,000/-

24 KNOWLEDGE EVENTS ORGANISED BY INSTITUTE
No. Name of the event Start Date Level Type
1
National Refresher Course on Animal Tissue Culture, sponsored by Indian
Academy of Sciences, Bangalore; Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi;
and National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad
11- 23 May 2009 National Refresher course
2
Batch & Bio-process Modeling, Cost Analysis, Production Scheduling and
Debottlenecking (RGITBT, OPTEMATES, Pune & Intelligen USA), attended by 35
delegates from industries.
22- 23 Feb 2010 National Workshop
3
Workshop on Advanced Training in Microscopy organized in collaboration with
Lab-India Ltd., Thane, attended by 14 delegates
8- 10 March 2010 National Workshop

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25 KNOWLEDGE EVENTS PARTICIPATED BY INSTITUTE
No. Name of the event Start Date Location Level Type
1 Workshop on live cell technique and Advanced Microscopy 04/11/09
LabIndia Instruments Pvt. Ltd.,
Thane
National Workshop
2
Annual Conference of Society of Biological Chemists of India,
Pune
11/09
Biological Chemists of India,
Pune
National Conference
3
Biotech Summit 2009 jointly organized by Confederation of
Indian Industry, NCL, NCCS, and ARI
14/11/09 YASHADA, Pune National Seminar
4 Annual conference of Association of Microbiologists of India 15-18/12/09 NCL, Pune, AMI 2009 National Conference
5
UGC sponsored seminar on Expanding Panorama of
Microbiology
27/02/10
C. K. Thakur College, New
Panvel
National Seminar
6 Debate on the desirability of BT Brinjal 10/02/10 Fergusson College, Pune National Workshop
7
Industry-academia interaction at on recent trends in
Biotechnology and industry- Academia interaction
8-9/ 03/ 10
Institute of Bioinformatics and
Biotechnology, UoP, Pune
National Conference

25 BOOKS PUBLISHED BY FACULTY MEMBER
No. Title of the book Name(s) of the Author(s) Name of the Publisher Publishing Date
1
3
rd
edition of Principles and Practice of Animal
Tissue Culture
Dr. Sudha Gangal Universities Press, Hyderabad
April- 2009

2
Laboratory Manual for the practical course of
Animal tissue culture
Dr. Sudha Gangal and
Dr. Alpana Moghe
RGITBT, Pune Feb-2010
3
Laboratory Manual for practical course of
Immunology
Dr. Sudha Gangal RGITBT, Pune March -2010
4
Laboratory Manual for the Practical Course of
M.Sc. Biotechnology
Dr. Sudha Gangal

RGITBT, Pune March-2010
5 Industrial Microbiology (M.Sc. Semester II)
Dr. Rama Bhadekar, Mrs. Dipti
Samarth and Ms. Dipti Salunkhe
RGITBT, Pune March-2010
6 Genetic Engineering (M.Sc. Semester III)
Dr. Rama Bhadekar, Ms. Vipra
Jadhav and Mrs. Dipti Samarth
RGITBT, Pune March-2010
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7
Laboratory manual for practicals in Plant
biotechnology
Dr. N. Meti and Mr. V. Rajapure RGITBT, Pune March-2010

26 MOU / AGREEMENTS SIGNED
No. Name of the partner Scope of MoU / Agreement Signing Date
1 Lab-India Ltd., Thane
Imparting professional training in advanced techniques in
Microscopy, Molecular Biology and Analytical Systems on
commercial basis
05/01/2010
2 OPTEAMATES Ltd., Pune
Imparting professional training in advanced techniques in
simulation of fermentation technology for saving cost, time , energy
and enable planning
-

27 RESULTS
No. Examination Held In
Students
Registered
Students
Appeared
Students
Passed
In all Subjects
Students
Failed in 1 or
more subjects
Passing
percentage
1 B. Sc. Biotechnology (Third year) April 2009 64 64 62 2 97
2 M. Sc. Biotechnology, semester-III 2009-10 35 35 29 6 83
3 Advanced Diploma in Bioinformatics semester-I 2009-10 17 17 10 7 59

28 PLACEMENTS
28.1 Number of Companies visited for Campus Recruitment Nil, 3 commercial placement company made presentations
28.2 Number of Students Placed 2 in UK universities
28.3 Percentage of students placed 4 %
28.4 Maximum Salary offered (p.a.) NA
28.5 Minimum Salary offered (p.a.) NA
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28.6 Average of salary offered (p.a.) NA

29 EXPENSES
Particulars Amount (INR)
Academic Year 2009 - 10 Estimated for Academic Year 2010 11
29.1 Salaries And Allowances 9152837 10983404
29.2 Administrative Expenses 2790771 3348925
29.3 Educational Expenses 1165568 1398681
29.4 Capital Expenses 2472649 4900000
29.5 Total Expenses 1,55,81,825 2,06,31,010

SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED
30 About Institute
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of IT & BT (RGITBT) received its affiliation with Bharati Vidyapeeth (deemed) University
(BVU) from UGC, New Delhi on 7
th
August, 2002 {vide its communication, bearing F. No.- 3 2/90/(CPP-I)}.
Accordingly, it started functioning from an academic year 2003 - 04. Its initial operations were located at Y M
College of Arts, Commerce and Science, the mother institute of BVU.
For meaningful teaching and practicals, RGITBT received complete co-operation from Y. M. College and Pune
College of Pharmacy for using classrooms, laboratories and library facilities
These interim operations were subsequently shifted in June 2005 to its rightful place on the Medical College
campus in the newly built gigantic structure, christened as Rajiv Gandhi Institute of IT & BT.
31
Achievements during
academic year
2009 - 10
Awards and Honors
Dr. Sudha Gangal- Invited to inaugurate a workshop on Animal Tissue Culture, at Modern College of Arts,
Science and Commerce, Pune (1/12/2009).
Dr. S. A. Shaikh- Invited Guest Lecturer for MD students on Basic Principles of research at College of
Ayurveda, BVU, Pune (07/12/09).
Dr. A. S. Moghe- Invited as resource person for seminar on ATC and its practical demonstration at Modern
College, Pune (03/12/09 and 08/12/09).
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Dr. Sudha Gangal- invited as a chief guest to inaugurate UGC-sponsored National Conference on New
Frontiers in Herbal and Synthetic drug studies (HSDS) 2010 at Abeda Inamdar Senior College, Pune (14


16/01/2010).
Dr. Sudha Gangal- Invited as a resource person to deliver lectures during workshop 1 and 2 (Feb-2010).
Ms. Anuja Chaoji and Ms. Vandita Disuza (M.Sc. students) received Second Prize on poster presentation on
Studies of anticancer properties of plant Bryonia laciniosa using in vitro cytotoxicity assays in UGC sponsored
State Level Seminar on New horizons in Biological Systems and Biotechnology, organized by Institute of
Science, Nagpur (18/2/2010).
Dr. Alpana Moghe- Invited as a Resource person for the workshops on Animal Tissue Culture organized by
Modern College (Dec 2 & 10, 2009; Feb 4 & 21, 2010).
Dr. R. M. Kothari inaugurated International conference on BIOLOGY BEYOND BORDERS at University of Pune,
Pune and Inter. Society of Integrative Biology, Singapore (4-5/03/2010)
Dr. Sudha Gangal- Invited to be a member of Assessors Panel of NAAC for Assessment and Accreditation of
Health Science Institutes (Jan-2010). Her first Assessment Assignment as a Member of Assessors Panel (10
12/03/2010).
Recipient of Rs. 6.0 lakhs worth fermentation software as a gift to RGITBT from Intelligien, USA
Recipient of Rs. 90 lakhs worth 3 advanced microscopes from Lab India Ltd., Thane under MoU for
commercial training.
32
Industry Institute
Interaction
Linkage with other Institutes
Tissue culture training for propagation of strawberry plants imparted to 6 higher secondary school students
of Bharati Vidyapeeth English Medium School for their participation in District Level Science Exhibitions by
Dr. N. Meti and Dr. Suresh (November-2009)
Demonstration on plant tissue culture technique imparted to 4 batches of students of Pharmarcy and
Biotechnology, Sinhagad Institute, Pune -.by Dr. Meti (Feb-2010).
Research linkage with Agharkar Research Institute for genome diversity of strawberry by-Dr. Ranjekar, Dr.
Bipinraj (RGITBT) and Dr. S Thamankar (ARI)
33
Visits of Prominent Guests and value addition for the institute
Dr. Hemant Borgaonkar from Nano-bioprocess division, Lab-India Instruments Pvt. Ltd., Thane visited to explore the possibility of joint R
& D program (08/12/09).
Dr. Prasad Karnik and Dr. Prashant Khadke Applications specialists, from Labindia Instruments Pvt. Ltd., Thane visited to explore the
possibility of joint advanced training program (08/12/09).
Mr. I. Singh Talwar and Mr. Kaushik S. Gandhi from OPTEAMATES, Pune to explore the possibility of organizing a training program in
17

Application of software for bioprocess engg. (10/12/2009).
Dr. A. Svatos from Max Planck Institute of Chem. Ecology, Jena, Germany was a guest lecturer on Mass Spectrophoscopy (15/12/09).
Sysplex Clinical Solutions visited to explore the possibility of clinical research at RGITBT (19/12/09).
Dr. M Watve, Professor from IISER, Pune, addressed on career guidance for biotech students (24/12/09)
Mr. Prabhakar Kulkarni, SRF, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, educated on innovations in research methodologies (24/12/09)
A delegation comprising of Sr. Sue Lang and Prof. Kevan Gartland from Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow visited to explore the
possibility of teaching/ R&D collaboration between RGITBT and its counter-part at Glasgow (15/02/10).
Prof. David Arnot, University of Edinburgh visited to explore the possibility of teaching/ R&D collaboration (15/02/10).
Dr. Rachel Clark, University of Strathclyde and Mrs. Susan Allen, Forth Valley College visited to explore the possibility of teaching/ R&D
collaboration (15/02/10).
Prof. Dylan Edwards, Head School of biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, England and Ms. Joan Healey-
Shulver, Faculty Admission Manager, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, England visited to explore the possibility of joint
teaching program for the award of PG degree in Biotechnology (22/02/2010).
Prof. S. P. Mahadik, Augusta Medical School, University of Georgia, USA presided over the inaugural function of international conference
(25/02/10).
Shri. Vishwajeet Kadam, Secretary, BV visited to inaugurate International Symposium organized by Dr. Demetri Petrides (25/02/10).
34
Co-curricular and
Extracurricular
activities
Co-curricular activities
Visit of M.Sc. students to farmers field located at Mahabaleshwar for survey, interaction and collection of varieties
of mother plants of strawberry with Dr. E. A. Singh, Dr. N. K. Bipinraj and Dr. N. Meti (7/08/2009).
In vitro micro-propagated Ashwagandha plants through ovule culture were successfully transferred to the botanical
garden of College of Ayurved, BVU for field trials under NAIP project by Mr. Suresh (December-2009).
First Year B. Sc. students visited Mahabaleshwar for collection of botanical specimens along with Dr. E. A. Singh
(16/01/2010).
Industrial tour of S.Y. B.Sc. and M.Sc. Sem- IV students led to Pollution Control Board laboratory at Wakadewadi,
wastewater treatment plant at Koregaon Park and KF Bio-plants at Hadapsar under the supervision of Dr. E. A.
Singh and Mr. V. A. Rajapure (15/02/2010).
Visit of B. Sc. Students to Botanical garden, Botany Department, University of Pune with Dr. E. A. Singh(Jan-2010)
Dr. Rama Bhadekar organized following visits for M.Sc. students
Department of Microbiology Bharati Medical College, BVU(18/03/2009)
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Katraj Dairy, Pune (11/01/2010)
Nicrome Industries, Shirval, Pune (23/01/2010)
Extracurricular activities
Annual function program of RGITBT (23-24/12/2010).
Interaction with farmers at Yavatmal by NAIP project assistant Mr. Suresh (6 March-2010)
NSS Camp at Lavale village was conducted by participation of 18 female students and 7 male students organized by
Dr. E. A. Singh. Different faculty members addressed them for activities in tree plantation, drainage, road widening,
land survey, health. Hygiene, balanced nutrition (19- 25 Dec-2009).
Earning while learning scheme
Under this scheme, 1,50,000 tissue culture derived banana plants produced and supplied to the farmers in
Maharashtra and Karnataka by offering Rs. 500/- per month financial assistance to10 PG students, organized by
Dr. G. D. Sharma and Dr. N. Meti (April-2009-March-2010).
Tulsi Agro Services, Dharwad (Karnataka) have signed MoU with RGITBT for marketing 20,000 tissue culture derived
banana plants per month under the overall guidance of Dr. G. D. Sharma (March-2010).
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For efficient performance, each staff member is provided with either laptop or personal computer with internet facility so
that they could update their knowledge in their field of specialization, dig-out necessary information for the submission of
research proposals to different funding agencies, prepare power point presentations for teaching to B.Sc. and M.Sc.
students in an orderly manner and consolidate the records of performance for periodic submission to the University or
agencies like MHRD, UGC, AICTE and NAAC.
Being on the Medical College campus, the staff is assured of free/ concessional diagnostic and medical services for
themselves and for the dependents in their immediate family (Father, mother, wife and two dependent children).
Financial assistance to attend conferences
Parking lot to keep 2 and 4 wheelers
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Facilities for
students

Hostel accommodation, counseling for academic and co-curricular activity.
Quality food in hostel mess and canteen
Conducive atmosphere for studies, excellent indoor and outdoor games/ sports.
Multiple copies of text books in library with internet connectivity.
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In laboratory sessions they are provided time and facilities to repeat their experiments so that percent error is minimum,
inculcating the confidence among students so that they are readied for acceptance in industry.
Free medical checkup and concessional medication.
Adequate parking facility for their two wheeler/ four wheelers quite close to the institute so that students are spared of
rains and scorching heat.
Teachers in computer science and bioinformatics take special efforts to transform them into technocrats by removing their
inferiority complex.
Banking facility and post office facility is available on the campus for ease of approach so that they can dedicate to the
studies.
To generate self confidence among the students, especially belonging to SC, SC, NT and OBC categories, Saturday
participative general knowledge program is initiated to generate awareness among them for industrial requirements and
face the interviews with confidence and greater chances of success.
Saturday scientific movie show for the students and teachers to give best audio visual information on diverse field of
science.
CSIR and M.Sc. entrance test coaching classes for M.Sc. and B.Sc. students to increase their chances to qualify NET and
M.Sc. entrance tests.
Students are encouraged to take special online coaching of 100 hours from a local professional agency, which will not only
train the students but also assess their industrial capabilities and accordingly arrange for their campus interview at the sum
of Rs. 5000 per anum.
Institute organized sports and cultural events to exhibit their skills, besides they are encouraged to participate in
shramadan and educate the rural folks under the banner of NSS.
To remove the fear of unknown, students are taken out for industrial visits during which time they understand their own
classmate in better manner which is anticipated to inculcate in them the spirit of national integration.