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The Department was originally established as R and D program in Sericulture with the World Bank grant in the year 1980 to offer M.Sc. in Sericulture for the first time in the country. Department of Sericulture which produced about 480 M.Sc. and 65 Ph.D. students to cater to the needs of sericulture industry. The Department started offering M.Sc., course in Life Science from the year 2006-07 followed by Integrated B.Sc.-M.Sc. Biological Science during the year 2007-08. This course has been now framed as Integrated B.Sc. Biological Science under National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and One year PG Diploma in Clinical Embryology and Assisted Reproductive Technology during the year 2013 funded by UGC under innovative programme. The above said courses are running under the supervision of Dr. M Shivashankar, Professor and Chairman.

Department of Life Science is aims to live up to the promise of providing quality and affordable education to fulfil the growing demands of both academia and life science-based industries and supported by well qualified guest faculties.

 

Key Offerings

The purpose of the courses at Department of Life Science is primarily to prepare the students with in–depth integrated knowledge of various branches of biology together with applications using modern tools and techniques. In addition to theory and laboratory classes the students will have research projects in bio-industries, Government, and academia.

 

Chairperson:  Dr. M.Shivashankar

Tenure:  05.03.2022 To 04.03.2024

Contact Us:

Department of Life Science,

Jnana Bharathi Campus,

Bangalore University,

Bengaluru-560 056

Telephone: 080 22961521.

Email: dept.lifescince@bub.ernet.in

 

 

Courses Offered:   M.Sc. in Life Science

Nature of Course:  Semester Scheme

Duration:  2 Years (4 Semesters)

Intake :

  Candidates of
Seats BU Autonomous HK OUK OUOK
Regular 20 2 2 1 1
Payment 5   1    

 

Eligibility

B.Sc. graduates with any life science subjects as one of the optional securing at least 50% marks in aggregate of all optional subjects are eligible. B.Sc. (Agricultural Science) graduates are also eligible provided they have secured at least 50% marks in aggregate of optional subjects.

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Courses Offered:   Integrated M.Sc. Biological Sciences with NEP 2021

Nature of Course:  Semester Scheme

Duration:  5 Years 

Intake :

  Candidates of
Seats BU Autonomous HK OUK OUOK
Regular 16   1   2
Payment 6        

 

Eligibility

A candidate who has passed the two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by the Pre-University Education Board in Karnataka or any other examination considered as equivalent thereto shall be eligible for admission to these programmes. Generally, a candidate to opt a subject should have studied that subject at the qualifying examination. Additional Conditions of Eligibility are required for specific subject of Biological Sciences are as follows:

Candidate to opting for Biological Sciences should have studied Biology at the qualifying examination.

 

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Courses Offered:  Clinical Embryology and Assisted Reproductive Technology (1 Year P.G Diploma)

Nature of Course:  annual scheme

Duration:  1 Years 

Intake :

  Candidates of
Seats BU Autonomous HK OUK OUOK
Regular 20 2  1 1
Payment          

 

Eligibility

The candidates who have completed MBBS, M.Sc. in any Life Science branches (Zoology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Microbiology, Life Science, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry etc.) with a minimum of 50% aggregate in the qualifying exam are eligible for admission to this course as per the UGC approval.

 

Sl. No Name Qualification Designation Specialization Profile
1 Dr. M. Shivshankar M.Sc. Ph.D Professor Genetics and Breeding View
2 Dr. Ravikumar H M.Sc., MPhil., Ph.D Assistant Professor Hormonal Biology and Phyto Chemistry  View
3 Dr. Hariprasad T.P M.Sc. Ph.D Assistant Professor Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics  View
4 Dr Anjali Ganjiwale UGC-FRP UGC-Assistant Professor   View

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are spacious well ventilated classrooms for each semester and a state-of-art Seminar Hall. Separate student laboratories (6 nos.) and research laboratories (6 nos.) are well equipped with modern instruments and facilities such as micromanipulators, sonicators, deep freezers, Water purifying systems, CO2 incubators, Needle puller, inverted microscopes, UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, Gel Documentation systems, gradient PCR, RT PCR, Fluorescent microscopy, cold room to name a few. Sepatare rooms for Office, members of Teaching & nonteaching faculty. Departmental lending library (~250+ books) & well-equipped Zoology + Botany Museum.

Bioram forum: The Bio-Ram Forum (seminar club) is the brain child of Prof. Puttaraju, Chairman Dept of Life Science. The club was initiated in 2008 which providing a platform for students to present their seminar on topic related to their syllabi and interest from I to X semester. The seminar club also encourages the initiate special lecture from eminent scientist/ experts from various fields of Biological Sciences so as to update the students with current research activites and further scope for research.

Extension activities: The department organizes frequent extension activities wherein teachers and students actively participate. Some of the activities include; production of vermicomposting, mushroom and control of pests and disease of crop plants. Development of key stone garden, plantation and in maintenance of hygiene in the campus etc. Teachers are also involved in delivering lectures to students and faculty in various colleges about Human health and hygiene.

Field trips, Sports and Cultural activities: The students are taken to various Institutes, Industries, Museums, Sanctuaries, reserve forests etc. to corroborate their learning in the class rooms with recent developments. Students and teachers are encouraged to participate in bi-annual sports and cultural meet. The department consists of its own cricket team of teachers and students. The Bioram forum conducts regularly the sports and cultural events in the department. The cultural events are adjudged by resource personnel's drawn from respective fields. Maximum emphasis is given towards overall development of the students in cultural activities, sports in parallel to academic achievements.                  

 

UGC Major Research Project:

Project title: " Genetic Diversity and Relationship among different varieties of eri silkworm Philosamiaricini ".

Principle Investigator:  Prof. Dr. M. Shivashankar , Dept. of Life Science

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