MKU restores flagship course after two years
MADURAI, MARCH 02, 2019 00:00 IST
The M. Sc. (Biotechnology) course was started in 1985
Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) has restored the Department of Biotechnology (DBT)-funded M. Sc. (Biotechnology) course, its flagship programme, after two years.
The funding was stopped by Union government’s DBT in December 2016, mainly due to irregularities and delays in submitting mandatory utilisation certificates for the funds received for the previous three years. The university has since been trying to restore the funding.
Students for this course are admitted through an all-India entrance examination conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University. While the DBT-funded programme is now available in 33 universities across the country, MKU was one of the first universities to be funded by the department way back in 1985.
The cancellation of funding, which was first reported by The Hindu , attracted disappointment from alumni of the programme, many of whom are now spread across the globe and involved in cutting-edge research.
D. Ganesh, the present coordinator of the course, said that the DBT team visited the university thrice in the meanwhile to ensure that it had adequate infrastructure and other facilities.
“It was impressed with the facilities. Other shortfalls were also rectified, following which DBT Expert Committee decided to restore funding for the course,” he said. Pointing that JNU had already initiated the process for conducting entrance examination for 2019-10, he said that students would be allocated to MKU after the examination. Thirty seats that existed before the cancellation had been retained, he added.
Highlighting that the flagship programme brought laurels to the university through the distinguished alumni spread across the world, Vice-Chancellor M. Krishnan appreciated all the faculty members who played a crucial role in restoring the funding.
“The programme will help in producing quality research scholars in the area of biotechnology and also make the School of Biological Sciences self-supportive through continuous support from DBT,” he said.
MADURAI, MARCH 02, 2019 00:00 IST
The M. Sc. (Biotechnology) course was started in 1985
Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) has restored the Department of Biotechnology (DBT)-funded M. Sc. (Biotechnology) course, its flagship programme, after two years.
The funding was stopped by Union government’s DBT in December 2016, mainly due to irregularities and delays in submitting mandatory utilisation certificates for the funds received for the previous three years. The university has since been trying to restore the funding.
Students for this course are admitted through an all-India entrance examination conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University. While the DBT-funded programme is now available in 33 universities across the country, MKU was one of the first universities to be funded by the department way back in 1985.
The cancellation of funding, which was first reported by The Hindu , attracted disappointment from alumni of the programme, many of whom are now spread across the globe and involved in cutting-edge research.
D. Ganesh, the present coordinator of the course, said that the DBT team visited the university thrice in the meanwhile to ensure that it had adequate infrastructure and other facilities.
“It was impressed with the facilities. Other shortfalls were also rectified, following which DBT Expert Committee decided to restore funding for the course,” he said. Pointing that JNU had already initiated the process for conducting entrance examination for 2019-10, he said that students would be allocated to MKU after the examination. Thirty seats that existed before the cancellation had been retained, he added.
Highlighting that the flagship programme brought laurels to the university through the distinguished alumni spread across the world, Vice-Chancellor M. Krishnan appreciated all the faculty members who played a crucial role in restoring the funding.
“The programme will help in producing quality research scholars in the area of biotechnology and also make the School of Biological Sciences self-supportive through continuous support from DBT,” he said.
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