ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Post Graduate Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology was established in the year 1999 and 2001 respectively in the beautiful campus of Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka. Karnatak University is one of the premier universities catering the Microbiology and Biotechnology education to the northern Karnataka region. During the last five years the Department has made substantial progress in terms of research and generation of funds through sponsored research projects. Various funding agencies have sanctioned research projects which include three projects from DST, DBT, VGST, UGC etc. Microbiology and Biotechnology plays a pivotal role in human welfare. Realizing the scope and importance of biotechnology, Govt. of India has established Department of Biotechnology in the Ministry of Science and Technology in 1986 to promote the Research and Develop activities and commercialization of Biotechnological processes etc.

Microbiology overlaps the various other degree areas of biology like as molecular biology, genetics & immunology. Students can explore career scope in the field of Microbiology owing to its relevance in Pharmacy, Medicine, clinical research, agriculture, dairy industry, environment, fermentation & nanotechnology. 

Biotechnology is one field that is closely associated with human life in many ways, from the making of bread to medicine, transgenic plants to animal. Biotechnology offers a diverse career scope for the students. One can chose the options like Microbiology, Genetic Engineering, Clinical Research, Biomedical Engineering, Immunology, Food technology etc.

In 2000, Government of Karnataka has announced the Millennium Biotech Policy. In this context, Karnatak University would provide trained manpower to biotechnology industry and the proposed M.Sc. Biotechnology and Microbiology courses intends to fulfill this objective.

Karnatak University with its life science faculty, specialized in different aspects of Biotechnology, is catering the needs in the development of the department. The staff along with the eminent biotechnologists from India is involved in designing the curriculum

 The Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology is an independent department and it is an interdisciplinary course. All the formalities of establishing as separate department have been completed by getting the concurrence of appropriate university bodies and Vice Chancellor of University.