PhotoGallery Profile Vilasrao Deshmukh 413 512 (MS) College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Latur 413 512 (MS) VASANTRAO NAIK MARATHWADA KRISHI VIDYAPEETH, PARBHANI 1 Institutional Profile of a College 1. University : Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.) 2. College Name : Vilasrao Deshmukh College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Latur Address : Nanded Road, Latur - 413 512 Maharashtra State Telephone : (02382) 251366 Fax : (02382) 251366 Mobile : 9422176266 E-mail : [email protected] 3. Date of Establishment : University : 18 -05-1972 College : 05-07-2006 4. Head of Faculty : Director of Instruction and Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, VNMKV, Parbhani (MS). 5. Head of the College (CEO) : Name : Prof. H. B. Patil Designation : Associate Dean & Principal 6. Brief History : The foundation stone of this College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Latur was laid in the year in 2006 (vide MH G.R. No. MKV 1005/PK299/7A dated 5th July, 2006) towards the education, research and extension in the area of Agricultural Biotechnology and related technology with view towards welfare of the farmers and students, who get well-acquainted with the biotechnological tools and techniques during their four years of B.Sc.(Agril. Biotechnology) degree programme. The college is started with an intake capacity of 32 students and it is increased to 40 students from the academic year 2010-11. This college was re-named as ‘Vilasrao Deshmukh College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Latur’ in the memory of the visionary leader and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Late Shri. Vilasraoji Deshmukh on dated 3rd September, 2013. Under the ICAR’s regime and as per the Vth Deans’ Committee recommendations, the degree programme has re-modelled into new curricula as a ‘B.Tech. (Biotechnology)’ w.e.f. academic year 2017-18. The Post Graduate programme in Plant Biotechnology [M.Sc. (Agri. Biotech.)] was started in the year 2002 at VNMKV, Parbhani under DBT (GoI), New Delhi and there after it was shifted at Latur during 2009-2010 with intake capacity of twenty students. 2 7. Goals and Objectives: To impart intensive knowledge in different aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology to the students of UG as well as PG, To educate students about research on various components of Agricultural Biotechnology, To generate expertise human resource to provide manpower in global agril. market, To disseminate the innovative and viable technologies for increasing the productivity and production of the farmers. 8. Academic Programmes & Intake capacity: Sr. Programmes Duration Intake No. (years) (No. of students) 1. B.Tech. (Biotechnology) 04 40 2. B.Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology ) 04 40 3. M.Sc. (Agril Biotechnology ) 02 20 9. Administrative structure of the college: Associate Dean and Principal Academic Technical Administrative (Education, Research & Extn.) (Farm/ Lab. Management) (Pay, Budget, Accounts Examination) Head / Associate Professor Sr. Research Asst. Assistant Comptroller Asstt. Professor Animal/ Lab. Attendant Section Officer Senior Clerk Junior Clerk Watchman Peon 3 10. Faculty (AY: 2017-18): Number of faculty positions sanctioned Faculty position filled (No. and Percentage) (No. and Percentage) Sr. Departments Professor/ Associate Assistant Professor/ Associate Assistant No. ADP Professor Professor ADP Professor Professor No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 1. Plant Biotechnology 04 100 02 100 02 50 02 100 2. Biochemistry and 01 100 01 100 01 100 01 100 Molecular Biology 2 3. Post Harvest and Food 100 1 50 (1+1) 01 100 01 100 01 100 01 100 Biotechnology 4. Crop Science 01 100 01 100 01 100 01 100 5. Animal Biotechnology -- -- 01 100 -- -- 01 100 Total 02 100 07 100 06 100 01 50 05 72 06 100 Name of the Staff Designation/ Post/ Department Photo Teaching Prof. H.B. Patil Associate Dean & Principal Associate Professor Prof. B.N. Aglave Dept. of Crop Science Associate Professor Dr. V.D. Surve Dept. of Post-Harvest & Food Biotechnology Associate Professor Dr. S.R. Bhalerao Dept. of Plant Biotechnology Associate Professor Dr. A.A. Bharose Dept. of Plant Biotechnology Associate Professor of Agril. Botany Dr. A.M. Dethe Dept. of Crop Science Assistant Professor Dr. R.L. Chavhan Dept. of Plant Biotechnology Assistant Professor Prof. R.N. Dhawale Dept. of Animal Biotechnology Assistant Professor Prof. K.M. Sharma Dept. of Post-Harvest & Food Biotechnology Assistant Professor Dr. V.R. Hinge Dept. of Plant Biotechnology Assistant Professor Dr. Y.S. Bhagat Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4 Technical & Supporting Mr. V.P. Kamble Senior Research Assistant Mr. S.K. Ugile Junior Research Assistant Mr. D.V. Raut Laboratory Assistant Mr. M.R. Gaikwad Lab./ Observation Assistant Administrative Mr. H.L. Bhange Deputy Registrar Ms. S.B. Ambatwad Junior Clerk Mr. B.P. Khating Peon Mr. R.S. Jondhale Peon Mr. R.V. Jadhav Labour 11. Students and Students Development: 11.1 Details of Under-graduate and Post-graduate Programmes in the college: Year Started Approved Seats Actual Enrollment Faculty B.Sc. M.Sc. B.Sc. M.Sc. Year Current Year Established (2017-18) Agril. Biotechnology 2006-07 2013-14 40 20 19 12 40 18 11.2 Students achievements in national competitions last 5 years: JRF SRF Others: Year DBT / Maharashtra CET, etc No. % No. % No. % 2012-13 04** 20 --- --- 10*** 50 2013-14 04** 20 --- --- 10*** 50 2014-15 03** 15 --- --- 12*** 55 2015-16 03** 15 02 --- 13*** 60 01** 2016-17 20 --- --- 13*** 60 03* * qualified but not received Junior Research Fellowship ** qualified for getting Junior Research Fellowship *** Qualified for M.Sc. in Maharashtra PG CET 11.3 Sports and Physical Education: Sr.No. Games and Sports Equipment and Adequate / infrastructure available inadequate 1. Kabbadi Ground Adequate 2. Kho-Kho Ground Adequate 3. Volleyball Ground Adequate 4. Cricket Ground Adequate 5. Gymnasium Exercises Indoor Hostel Gyms Girls & Boys Hostel 5 6 11.4 Various educational material available in the library / media center: Type of Material Reference Books Text books DVDs CD-ROMs Journals Reports Thesis News Papers Database Encyclopedias 11.5 Computer Center: > 30 Computers with 12 Printers with Bioinformatics Facility 12. Physical Facilities: Total Land Area in Hectare: 18.53 ha. Type Area (ha.) % of total land Academic Campus 12.53 67.73 Farm 06.00 32.37 Irrigated land in hectare (area and per cent of total farm) 06.00 100.00 New Girls’ Hostel and Boys’ Hostel (Newly constructed) having accommodation capacity of 60 and 100 girls, respectively. 13. Ad-hoc research scheme operated in the college: 04 S.N Dept. Title of Project Name of Faculty Duration Budget (DBT-funded) (PI & Co-PIs) Rs. in Start End Lakh Dr. R.L. Chavan PB, Plant Tissue Culture Prof. H.B. Patil 1. CS, Programme for Women 26.09.2012 25.09.2015 111.84 Dr. A.M. Dethe BMB and Rural Development Prof. B.N. Aglave Development of RNAi mediated Resistance in 2. PB Sunflower against Dr. R.L. Chavan 10.09.2012 09.09.2015 33.72 Sunflower Necrosis Virus (SNV) Establishment of Bioinformatics Dr. A.M. Dethe Dr. R.L. Chavan 3. PB Infrastructure Facility for 22.03.2012 -- 18.00 Prof. H.B. Patil Biology Teaching under the BTISnet (BIF-BTBI) Gene Tagging for 4. PB Fusarium Wilt Resistance Dr. S.S. Shende 22/11/2013 22/11/2016 17.76 in Safflower DBT Sponsored Approx. Course 5. PB M.Sc.(Agri. Biotech.) 2001 Till-todate 18.00 per Coordinator Programme Year PB: Plant Biotechnology, CS: Crop Science, BMB: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 7 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Academic Achievements: Statement showing number of students admitted and completed degree programme is as under (Last 4 Years): 2013-14 2014-15 SC ST OBC General SC ST OBC General M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F UG- Enrolled 03 06 02 00 10 06 09 04 05 01 02 01 09 06 12 04 UG- Pass out 03 04 02 01 09 06 10 04 03 02 02 01 08 05 11 02 PG-Enrolled - 02 01 - 05 01 06 01 02 - 01 - 04 03 02 04 PG-Pass out - 01 01 - 03 01 04 01 02 - 01 - 04 03 02 04 2015-16 2016-17 SC ST OBC General SC ST OBC General M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F UG-Enrolled 01 07 03 00 13 02 13 02 05 03 01 02 09 08 04 08 Pass out 03 03 02 01 09 06 11 04 02 03 02 00 07 06 09 04 PG-Enrolled 01 01 - - 07 02 03 - 01 02 - - 04 02 01 02 Pass out 01 01 - - 07 02 02 - 01 01 - - 03 02 01 02 ‘University Gold Medal’ received by UG students: Sr. Pass-out Name of Student B.Sc. (Agril. Biotechnology) No. Year 1. 2010 Sathe Priyanka S. UG 2. 2011 Shaikhdar B.F.N. UG 3. 2012 Koul Priyanka M. UG 4. 2013 Hinge Pallavi R. UG 5. 2014 Bhokare Krishna P. UG 6. 2015 Jadhav Ganesh N. UG 7. 2016 Dudhbhate Jayashree G. UG 8. 2017 Yadav Balram UG ‘University Gold Medal’ received by PG students: Sr. Pass-out Name of Student M.Sc. (Agril. No Year Biotechnology) 1. 2010 Chavan Sachin G. PG 2. 2011 Bhosale Sheetal M. PG 3. 2012 Udyankar Vishakha PG 4. 2013 Shaikhdar Baby Firdous N. PG 5. 2014 Paithane Sonali R. & Rouf A. PG 6. 2015 Hinge Pallavi R. PG 7. 2016 Bhosale Satyawan S. PG 8. 2017 Deshmukh Arati M. PG 8 Students selected for JRF: Following is the list of student selected as JRF in ICAR and qualified JNU Examination for PG degree studies. Items 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 ICAR-JRF 01 02 03 01 - - 01 DBT-JNU 10 06 03 05 01 02 03 MBA 02 04 - 04 05 02 06 MCAER-CET 04 05 07 04 09 07 04 Extra-curricular Activities: Students Sports and Extra-curricular activities are conducted through Gymkhana Committee of this college.