Since its inception in the year 1992 the Department of Biotech­nology is offering M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in Biotechnology. The students admitted to M.Sc. Biotechnology programme are those selected in the combined entrance examination conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on an all India basis. The Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India has given an additional grant to strengthen the M.Sc. Biotechnology teaching programme. To augment the infrastructure facility and to develop a vibrant research group, the members of the faculty have attracted extramural funding from both national (UGC,DBT,DST, CSIR, AICTE and BRNS) and interna­tional (Rockefeller Foundation and Danish Government) funding agencies. The publications attest the quality research work carried out in the Department.

Programmes of study
M.Sc. Biotechnology
Ph.D. Biotechnology (Full-time)
The Department offers a full-time Ph.D. programme. Students who have qualified in the CSIR/UGC-NET examination alone are admitted for Ph.D. full-time programme. However, students can join the Ph.D. programme if they are selected as Junior Research Fellows in any of the research projects awarded to the faculty.
 

Entrance Examination
Ten students are admitted based on merit in the all India entrance examination conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Additionally, 2 top ranking students from among those who appear in the entrance examination who are also natives of U.T of Pondicherry are also admitted to M.Sc Biotechnology programme. All the students admitted to M.Sc. Biotechnology programme are offered fellowship @ Rs.800/- p.m.

Infrastructure facilities
The Department has well-equipped, spacious laboratories with all modern facilities such as cold room, dark room, photo-documentation facility and animal house. The Department also has sophisticated equipments such as high speed refrigerated centrifuges, UV spectrophotometers, UV transilluminator, bioreactor system, Gel apparatus, Gel documentation system, PCR, HPLC, GC, Vaccum concentrator, Lyophilizer and Phase contrast and inverted microscopes.