TU invites applications for its Industrial Biotechnology course

Thapar University, Patiala invites applications for its 9th summer training programme on 'Industrial Biotechnology' for the academic year 2014. This programme is organised by the Department of Biotechnology of Thapar University. Eligible students can apply by visiting the official website of the university.

This programme is an intensive hands on training, imparting technical knowledge, management and developing entrepreneurial skills in different areas of biotechnology. The participants in the training will be interacting with experts in their fields and will get practical experience of various modern techniques along with in depth understanding of underlying principles. Experiments will be conducted in small groups under expert supervision. Participants will individually follow experimental protocols and demonstrationexperiments and will get an entrepreneurial exposure and motivation in industrial biotechnology. STEP (Science and Technology Entrepreneur's Park) has pilot scale facility for biofertiliser and biopesticide production, food processing, biowaste recycling, algal multilplication, mushroom cultivation, neem pesticide production, soy milk and soy paneer processing and natural wine and vinegar production.

Topics to be covered:

• Bioinformatics
• Microbiological Techniques
• Fermentation Technology
• Food Technology and Analytical Techniques
• Entrepreneurship

Selection procedure:

The candidates would be selected on first-cum, first-serve basis. Referral letter from the concerned institute is must for students (if enrolled).

Number of seats:

25 seats per batch

Fees:

Rs. 12, 000/- till April 30, 2014 & Rs. 14,000/- after April 30, 2014, payable at Patiala by demand draft in favour of "STEP-TIET".

Important dates:

• Last date to apply: 25th May, 2014
• Course starts on: 2nd June, 2014
• Course ends on: 11th July, 2014

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