Number one in Biotech
The School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad (UoH) emerged as the number one public biotech school in India in 2007, according to an industry survey carried out by CyberMedia group’s BioSpectrum magazine.
It was followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Trivandrum. The Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai got the fourth position while University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University was ranked fifth as per the fourth annual survey of 200 public and private institutes. In the last year’s survey RGCB, Trivandrum was ranked first while School of Life Sciences, Hyderabad was at second position.
Methodology
The survey based its methodology on measurable and quantifiable data — faculty, industry interface, infrastructure and placements. The two most important parameters to rank the schools were faculty and infrastructure with nearly two third weightage in the overall ranking while industry interface and placement had a weightage of 16 per cent each.UoH got the first place among the faculty also.
The teaching staff was graded on the basis of faculty per student, qualifications, experience, number of publications in national and international journals and patents filed or granted. The university also got the top score in the Industry Interaction, which was measured on the basis of products developed by the institute, projects sponsored by industry and government and royalty inflow. Expressing satisfaction over the number one position, UoH Registrar Y. Narsimhulu told The Hindu that the university was focussing on this subject providing excellent facilities.
In fact, the Department of Biotechnology of the Union Government had given Rs. 20 crores for the programme. “This facility is being extended for five years,” he said. Prof. Narsimhulu said the university focussed on inter-disciplinary research also and teachers from Chemistry, Life Sciences and Plant Sciences were active participants in the biotech programmes.
More seats
He said the number of seats would be increased to 60 from the present 18 as the facilities add on.
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