Department Of Biosciences, VNSGU

Department of Biosciences (UGC-SAP DRS-II & DST-FIST-I) is a premier academic and research institute of the South Gujarat region in the field of life sciences established under the developmental grants of UGC during the IV Five-year plan. The departm s of UGC during the IV Five-year plan. The department offers M.Sc., M. Phil. and Ph. D. courses in Biosciences with specialization in subjects of Botany, Zoology and Microbiology. The department also runs M.Sc. Microbiology Self-finance course and the add-on course PG Diploma in Toxicology. More than 125 Ph. D. students have been passed out since the establishment of the department. The department has completed several research projects funded by the State, National, and International funding agencies. The department has signed aMoU with Kagoshima University, Japan in 2012. The Students’ emigration into the foreign country indicates our global acceptance. The department is well-equipped with the sophisticated instruments to conduct the research in the identified areas of life sciences. The department has also comprehensively developed the core research facility in the Microbiome, Bioinformatics, Ecogenomics, Toxicology, Medicinal Plant etc. The vision of Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, as envisaged in the University Act, is to contribute to the field of higher education in the region and enable its inclusive development in all walks of life by making available trained personnel in various branches of human knowledge, keeping in mind the larger goals of nation-building. The University is committed to maintain high standards in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, promoting research and undertaking the requisite extension activities that would reach out to every section of society. Veer Narmad South Gujarat University has endeavoured to be an institution of excellence in higher education since its existence, keeping in view the regional needs and the emerging trends in the global scenario. A semi-urban University located at Surat city, the University has a campus spread over 210 acres. The University, re-accredited ‘B++’ grade with 2.86 CGPA on 4 Points scale by the National Accreditation and Assessment Council in 2022, is also accredited with ‘A’ grade with 3.02 CGPA in 2017. The university was originally established under the South Gujarat University Act, 1965 passed by the Gujarat State Legislative Assembly. It became functional from the academic year of 1966 and was incorporated as a University on 23 May, 1967. Recognized by the University Grants Commission in 1968, it was renamed as Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in 2004 after the great Gujarati poet Narmad, Narmadshankar Lalshankar Dave. The mandate of the University is to meet the developmental needs of the seven districts and two Union Territory in the region and attempts at realizing their potential in every walk of life ranging from technology, business, industry and commerce to language, culture, and fine arts. The basic objectives of the University as envisaged by the University Act are: Undergraduate and Post-graduate teaching, maintaining their high standards, and award of degrees to the candidates successful in their respective examinations. Promotion of research and extension activities relevant to the requirements of the region in accordance with the interests of nation building. The University’s jurisdiction extends to the seven districts of Surat, Navasari, Valsad, Narmada, Dangs, Bharuch and Tapi and the Union Territory of Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. There are 25 Post Graduate Departments / Institutes on the University campus that offers 95 programmes with multiple specializations including 19 M.Phil and 19 Ph.D. programmes. The University has 34 Government, 59 Grant-in-aid and 190 Self-financed Colleges and 104 Post-graduate Teaching Centres (subjectwise) attached to affiliated colleges. The University offers 36 Post Graduate, 4 Graduate, 3 Integrated and 9 PG Diploma and 05 Certificate programmes including self-financed programmes with semester credit based system at university campus. In its Post Graduate Departments, more than 4000 students are studying on the campus. The University has twelve faculties such as Arts, Commerce, Science, Education, Management Studies, Rural Studies, Engineering and Technology, Medicine, Law, Computer Science, Homoeopathic and Architecture. In pursuance of its vision, the University offers an academic environment conducive for the integral development of its students. All the departments emphasize interdisciplinary areas of study that can open up possibilities in new fields of research. Several major and minor research projects are underway in various departments. There are over two-lakh students currently enrolled in various courses in the University including affiliated colleges.