The Department of Biotechnology at Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology (Sir MVIT) was established in 2002, becoming the first department under VTU to introduce an undergraduate technical program in Biotechnology.
Current programs offered:
- Undergraduate Program with an intake of 60 students.
- Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering with an intake of 18 students.
Over the years, the department has expanded into a robust academic unit supported by a diverse and accomplished faculty with expertise in areas such as Bioinformatics, Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, Environmental Science, Bioprocess Technology, Protein Chemistry, and Chemical Engineering.
The department is recognized as an R&D Centre by VTU since 2006 and offers Ph.D. and M.Sc (Engg.) by Research programs, producing significant research outputs in domains like structural biology, herbal drug development, microbiology, fermentation technology, and more. To date, the department has completed funded projects worth ₹2.9 Crores, supported by national and international agencies including DST, DBT, ICMR, UGC, VGST, and BMS-USA. Faculty and students have published 125+ research articles, presented 110+ posters, and guided over 200 UG/PG projects.
The department takes pride in its vibrant academic culture, having produced 26 university ranks and alumni who have pursued higher studies at prestigious institutions such as IISc, IITs, Harvard Medical School, NUS, Monash, Johns Hopkins, and Carnegie Mellon, among others. Graduates are well-placed in leading organizations including Biocon, Syngene, Monsanto/Bayer, AstraZeneca, Strand Life Sciences, Cerner, Infosys, IBM, and several have also become successful entrepreneurs.
Committed to holistic student development, the department has organized 8 national conferences, more than 70 student development programs involving prominent industries like Himalaya Drug Company, BMS-USA, Bayer Crop Sciences and numerous faculty and curriculum development initiatives. It maintains strong alumni and industry engagement through regular meets, functional MoUs. With a mission rooted in academic excellence, innovation, and industry relevance, the Department of Biotechnology continues to shape future leaders in science and technology.
Undergraduate Programme:
- Bachelor of Engineering Biotechnology with the AICTE Approved Intake – 60
- M. Tech. in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Intake – 18 M.Sc. in Biotechnology (by Research) (2 Yrs) – Research based program
- Ph.D. (VTU)
Vision
- To develop the department as a centre of excellence by promoting quality education, research and innovation for enabling sustainable growth and development in biotechnology.
Mission
- To enable skill building in BT for addressing the needs of academia and industry through skill enhancement programs.
- To inculcate professional ethics and social responsibilities among the graduates through projects and internship-based learning.
- To foster innovation-based research activities and promote Entrepreneurial opportunities to address socio-economic issues via conferences and workshops.
Programme Outcomes : Common to all branches of Engineering
- Engineering Knowledge: Apply the knowledge of basic sciences and engineering fundamentals to solve engineering problems.
- Problem Analysis: Analyze the complex engineering problems and give solutions related to chemical & allied industries.
- Design/ development of solutions: Identify the chemical engineering problems, design and formulate solutions to solve both industrial & social related problems.
- Conduct investigations of complex problems: Design & conduct experiments, analyze and interpret the resulting data to solve Chemical Engineering problems.
- Modern tool usage: Apply appropriate techniques, resources and modern engineering & IT tools for the design, modeling, simulation and analysis studies.
- The engineer and society:Assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and their consequent responsibilities relevant to professional engineering practice.
- Environment and sustainability: Understand the relationship between society, environment and work towards sustainable development.
- Ethics: Understand their professional and ethical responsibility and enhance their commitment towards best engineering practices.
- Individual and Team Work: Function effectively as a member or a leader in diverse teams, and be competent to carry out multidisciplinary tasks.
- Communication: Communicate effectively in both verbal & non-verbal and able to comprehend & write effective reports.
- Project management and finance: Understand the engineering and management principles to manage the multidisciplinary projects in whatsoever position they are employed.
- Life-long learning: Recognize the need of self education and life-long learning process in order to keep abreast with the ongoing developments in the field of engineering.
Programme Specific Outcomes [PSO]
- PSO1: Graduates demonstrate strong theoretical basics and experimental skills in biosciences and bioengineering which serve as foundation elements for the program.
- PSO2: Graduates capable of identification, formulation and analysis of data, based on research literature reviews to address complex problems in various spheres such as nutrition, healthcare and environment to name a few.
- PSO3: Graduates capable of applying biotechnology - based ideas and strategies in individual and multidisciplinary activities in order to contribute to the global pool of essential information, knowledge and skills
- PSO4: Graduates demonstrate entrepreneurial skills, while assimilating the elements of engineering management, IPR and allied domains.
Programme Educational Objectives[PEO]
- PEO1: Identify, analyze and solve problems related to design, manufacture, operation and/or maintenance of biological and bioengineering Systems.
- PEO2: Apply modern tools and techniques to develop solutions for domain specific problems of socioeconomic significance like hazard management, food and nutrition, healthcare etc.
- PEO3: Work effectively as individuals and as team members in multidisciplinary projects, displaying soft skills and due regard for the code of ethics and professional practice.
- PEO4: Engage in lifelong learning, career enhancement and adapt to changing professional and societal needs.
Faculty Members
| Sl. No | Name of the faculty member | Qualification | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Rajendra Singh C. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | Prof. & Head |
| 2 | Dr. Priya Narayan | M.Sc., M. Phil., Ph.D. | Professor |
| 3 | Dr. Mrinalini Menon | M.Sc., Ph.D. | Associate Professor |
| 4 | Mrs. A. Niveditha | M.E. | Associate Professor |
| 5 | Dr. Jagadeesh Kumar D. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | Associate Professor |
| 6 | Dr. Rashmi K.V. | M.Sc., Ph.D. | Associate Professor |
| 7 | Dr. Sudevi Basu | M.Tech., Ph.D. | Associate Professor |
| 8 | Dr. Manjunath R. | M.Tech., Ph.D. | Associate Professor |
| 9 | Dr. Halima R. | M.Tech., Ph.D. | Associate Professor |
| 10 | Dr. Ishwar Chandra | M.Tech., PGDFSQM, Ph.D. | Associate Professor |
| 11 | Dr. Hariharan P. | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor |
| 12 | Dr. Rajnish Kumar Singh | B.Tech., M.Tech., Ph.D., PDF | Assistant Professor |
Staff Members
| Sl. No | Name of the faculty member | Qualification | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Narasimha Murthy B. | DIPLOMA | Associate Professor |
| 2 | Ms. Shanthi V. | B.Sc., M.Sc. | Lab Instructor |
| 3 | Mrs. Savithri C. | B.Com., D.P. & C.S.W. | Clerk/Typist |
| 4 | Mr. Srinivasu | S.S.L.C. | Peon |
Academic
Details of Academic Facilities:
| Sl. No | Academic Facilities | Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Class Rooms | 3 |
| 2 | Laboratories | 8 |
| 3 | Seminar Hall | 1 |
Research
Project lab details with facilities, utilization and outcomes:
List of Equipment’s Project Lab 1-Bioinformatics R & D Laboratory
| Sl. No | Name Of The Equipment/ Instrument | ISO Code |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LENOVO DESKTOP THINKCENTRE- M93P | BT/BIF/R&D/PC /01 |
| 2 | LENOVO DESKTOP THINKCENTRE- M93P | BT/BIF/R&D/PC /02 |
| 3 | LENOVO DESKTOP THINKCENTRE- M93P | BT/BIF/R&D/PC /03 |
| 4 | LENOVO DESKTOP THINKCENTRE- M93P | BT/BIF/R&D/PC /04 |
| 5 | LENOVO DESKTOP THINKCENTRE- M93P | BT/BIF/R&D/PC /05 |
| 6 | HIGH-END COMPUTERS FOR SIMULATION | BT/BIF/R&D/PC/06 |
| 7 | HIGH-END COMPUTERS FOR SIMULATION | BT/BIF/R&D/PC/07 |
List of Equipment’s Plant Tissue culture Project lab-2 and Cell Culture lab Project lab 3
| Sl. No | Name of the Equipment's | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biosafety Cabinet Class II | Make : Biobee |
| 2 | Inverted Microscope | Make : Laben Model: BMI-300 |
| 3 | Air Conditioner | Make : Voltas Model : Voltas 1.0 tr |
| 4 | Refrigerator | Make : Haier Model : HED-20F/ |
| 5 | Cryogenic cylinder | Make : Liquid Nitrogen Can : Abhijit Enterprise |
| 6 | Remi centrifuge | Make : Remi Remi Model : R8C |
| 7 | CO2 Incubator | Make : SLV Scientific |
| 8 | Microwave Oven | Make : Samsung Model : Samsung MS23F301LT |
List of Equipment’s Project Lab 4- Plant Biochemistry & Enzymology
| Sl. No | Name of the Equipment / Instrument | ISO Code |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dry bath incubator | BT/ PBE /R&D/DBI /03 |
| 2 | Magnetic stirrer | BT/ PBE /R&D/MS /04 |
| 3 | Distillation Unit | BT/ PBE /R&D/DU /05 |
| 4 | Gel Rocker | BT/ PBE /R&D/GR/06 |
| 5 | Electrophoresis Unit (SDS PAGE) | BT/ PBE /R&D/EU/07 |
| 6 | Mixer | BT/PBE/R&D/MX/08 |
List of Equipment’s Project Lab 5- Herbal Drug Development
| Sl. No | Name of the Equipment/ Instrument | ISO Code |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incubator | BT/HDD/R&D/IN /01 |
| 2 | Temperature Controlled water Bath | BT/ HDD /R&D/TCWB /02 |
| 3 | Table Top Microfuge | BT/ HDD /R&D/TTM /03 |
| 4 | Vortex Mixer | BT/ HDD /R&D/VM /04 |
| 5 | Rota evaporator | BT/ HDD /R&D/RE /05 |
List of Equipment’s
Project Lab 6
Microbial Bt Therapeutic Enzyme And Fermentation Technology
| Sl. No | Name of the Equipment / Instrument | ISO Code |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fermenter | BT/ MTEFT /R&D/FR /02 |
| 2 | UV-Vis Spectrophotometer | BT/ MTEFT /R&D/UVS /03 |
| 3 | Laminar Air Flow | BT/ MTEFT /R&D/LAF /04 |
| 4 | Ultra Sonicator | BT/ MTEFT /R&D/US /05 |
| 5 | Homogenizer | BT/ MTEFT /R&D/HG/06 |
| 6 | TFF | BT/ MTEFT /R&D/TFF/07 |
| 7 | ELISA | BT/ MTEFT /R&D/EL/08 |
Facilities
Electrophoresis units, Peristaltic Pump, Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometer, Cooling Centrifuge, Baby Fermentor, PCR, Incubator, BinocularMicroscope, Cooling Microfuge, High Speed Cooling Centrifuge, Ultrafiltration assembly, Colony Counter, UV –Transilluminator, White light-Transilluminator, Autoclave, Distillation Setup (Simple, Packed Column, and Steam), Heat Transfer through packed bed, dryer, Wetted Wall Column Equipment, Sieve Analysis Shaker, Leaf filter equipment, Packed bed extraction, Vertical Condenser, Computerised Flow Control, Pressure Control, and Temperature Control equipment’s, InteractionSystems, on –Interaction Systems, Single Tank System, Batch Reactor, Plug Flow Reactor, Mixed Flow Reactor, Venturimeter Equipment, Orifice equipment, Centrifugal pump, Reciprocating Pumps, Plate and Frame Filtration Equipment, Settling Equipment., Friction in Pipe equipment, Open Orifice. Funded Projects
| Name of the Research Project/ Endowments | Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-investigator | Department of Principal Investigator | Year of Award | Amount Sanctioned | Duration of the project | Name of the Funding Agency | Type (Government /non-Government) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Comprehensive Clinical Nutrition Tool for Managing Long-Term Post Covid-19 Complications. | Dr. Jagadeesh Kumar D | Biotechnology | 2022-23 | 6,000 | 6 Months | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) | Government |
| Synergistic plant based formulation for the control of house fly infestation in poultry | Dr. H.G. Nagendra (Mentor), Priyanka R | Biotechnology | 2021-22 | 24,48,832 | 2 years | Women Scientist Scheme-B, Department of Science and Technology (DST-WOS (B)) | Government |
| Automated Monitoring and Control of Sustainable Hydroponic System | Dr. Vanipriya C H, Dr. Rashmi K V, Mayuri K P | Master of Computer Applications | 2021-22 | 9,00,000 | 2 years | VTU Research Grants Scheme | Government |
| Processing and nutritional evaluation of proteinaceous product from underutilized legume and millets | Dr. Rashmi K.V | Biotechnology | 2021-22 | 9,000 | 6 Months | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) | Government |
| Bacterial based self-healing concrete | Dr. Priya Narayan, Dr. Ravi Kumar H | Biotechnology, Civil Engineering | 2021-22 | 7,500 | 6 Months | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) | Government |
| Package and practices to rear edible grade Eri silkworm and formulation of nutraceutical recipe comprising of the same | Dr. H G Nagendra | Biotechnology | 2020-21 | 45,70,000 | 3 Years | Department of Biotechnology (DBT) | Government |
| Tanaav Saathi : A mobile based application to manage COVID related stress | Dr. H G Nagendra | Biotechnology | 2020-21 | 3,000 | 6 Months | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) | Government |
| Tomato Crop Health Evaluation | Dr. H G Nagendra | Biotechnology | 2020-21 | 4,500 | 6 Months | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) | Government |
| Super Critical Fluid Extraction of Sandalwood Seed Oil For Purification of Ximenynic Acid , An Anti-Ageing Component. | Dr. H G Nagendra | Biotechnology | 2020-21 | 6,000 | 6 Months | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) | Government |
| Large scale Super Critical Fluid Extraction of Sylimarin (Milk Thistle) to be used as Hepatoprotectant and nutritional feed supplement | Dr. H G Nagendra | Biotechnology | 2020-21 | 6,000 | 6 Months | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) | Government |
| Additional Revenue Generation Model for Chikballapur Sericulture Farmers by Producing High Value Silk Sheets for Textile and Non-Textile Applications | Dr. H G Nagendra | Biotechnology | 2019-20 | 21,80,000 | 2 Years | Women Scientist Scheme-B, Department of Science and Technology (DST-WOS (B)) | Government |
| Application of Diatomite Particles in Sequencing Batch Reactor for Treating Domestic Waste Water for Reusable Purpose | Sudevi Basu | Biotechnology | 2019-20 | 6,000 | 6 Months | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) | Government |
| A Study To Evaluate The Relationship of Toxic Metals In Drinking Water and Air that influence the Progression of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) | Dr. Jagadeesh Kumar D | Biotechnology | 2019-20 | 6,000 | 6 Months | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) | Government |
| Extraction of High Value Bioactive Components like 1-DNH, GABA, Chlorophyll etc from abundantly available Silkworm Litter | Dr. H G Nagendra | Biotechnology | 2019-20 | 6,500 | 6 Months | Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) | Government |
| Evaluation of a non-antibiotic feed supplement towards enhancement of immune response against mycoplasma infection in poultry to prevent the occurrence of Complicated chronic respiratory disease | Dr. H G Nagendra | Biotechnology | 2018-19 | 48,25,000 | 1.5 Years | Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) | Government |
| In Vitro And Ex Vivo Pharmacological Studies of CaesalpiniaBonducella Extract | Dr. H G Nagendra and Priya Narayan | Biotechnology | 2018-19 | 3,46,000 | 2 Years | Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS-USA) | Non Government (USA) |
Publications
Journal Publications (Only Scopus Indexed)
| Title of paper | Name of the author/s | Department of the teacher | Name of journal | Year of publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photocatalytic activity induced by metal nanoparticles synthesized by sustainable approaches”- A comprehensive review | Prashanth Gopala Krishna, H.G. Nagendra | Chemistry, Biotechnology Engineering | Frontiers in Chemistry | 2022 |
| Interactions of amyloid precursor protein intracellular domain (AICD) with copper and DNA fragment reveal conformational changes that trigger AD | H G Nagendra, Jagadeesh Kumar D, Priya Narayan | Biotechnology Engineering | Current Topics in Peptide & Protein Research | 2022 |
| Conversion of palm oil sludge to biodiesel using sulphuric acid as catalyst | Manjunath R | Biotechnology Engineering | Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment | 2022 |
| Antiproliferative, apoptosis‐ inducing activity and Molecular docking studies of Sydnones compounds | C. Rajendra Singh | Biotechnology Engineering | Journal of Cancer Research Therapeutics | 2022 |
| Receptor based virtual screening of potential novel inhibitors of tigar [TP53 (tumour protein 53)-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator] | D. Jagadeesha Kumar, H.G. Nagendra | Biotechnology Engineering | Medical hypotheses | 2021 |
| In silico evaluation of naturally isolated triterpene glycosides (TG) from Gymnema sylvestre towards diabetic treatment | H.G. Nagendra, D. Jagadeesh Kumar | Biotechnology Engineering | Heliyon | 2021 |
| Evaluation of antimycobacterial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities of CuO nanoparticles through Cobalt dopings | G.K. Prashanth, H G Nagendra | Chemistry, Biotechnology Engineering | Applied Nanoscience | 2021 |
| In vitro DNA binding, anticancer and molecular docking studies of new sydnone compounds | C. Rajendra Singh | Biotechnology Engineering | Asian Journal of Chemistry | 2021 |
| Evaluation of Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Cytotoxicity Activities of CuO Nanopellets Synthesized by Surfactant-Free Hydrothermal Method | Prashanth G K, Sathyanada HM, Krishnaiah GM, Dileep MS, Nagendra hG | Chemistry, Biotechnology Engineering, Physics | Journal of Testing and Evaluation | 2021 |
| Effect of doping (with cobalt or nickel) and UV exposure on the antibacterial, anticancer, and ROS generation activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles | G.K. Prashanth, H.G. Nagendra | Chemistry, Biotechnology Engineering | Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies | 2020 |
| In vitro antibacterial, antioxidant and cytotoxicity response of CuO nanoparticles prepared by lemon juice and citric acid fueled solution combustion synthesis | G.K. Prashanth, H.G. Nagendra | Chemistry, Biotechnology Engineering | International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology | 2020 |
| In vitro antibacterial and anticancer response of MgO nanoparticles prepared by solution combustion synthesis | G.K. Prashanth, H.G. Nagendra | Chemistry, Biotechnology Engineering | International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology | 2020 |
| Correlation among hydrophobic aromatic and aliphatic residues in the six enzyme classes | H.G. Nagendra | Biotechnology Engineering | International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design | 2020 |
| Discovery of anti-influenza nucleoside triphosphates targeting the catalytic site of A/PR/8/34/H1N1 polymerase | Jagadeesh Kumar D | Biotechnology Engineering | Medicinal Chemistry Research | 2020 |
| Superparamagnetic hematite nanoparticle: Cytogenetic impact on onion roots and seed germination response of major crop plants | Rashmi K V | Biotechnology Engineering | IET Nanobiotechnology | 2020 |
| Enzyme profiles of green gram seeds pre-treated with the herbal drug “Kokilaksha” followed by restoration of conditions favouring germination | Mrinalini Menon | Biotechnology Engineering | International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research | 2020 |
| Comparison of antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer activity of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by lemon juice and citric acid fueled solution combustion synthesis | G.K. Prashanth, H.G. Nagendra | Chemistry, Biotechnology | Bionanoscience | 2019 |
| Morphological and Phylogenetic Identification of A Hyper Laccase Producing Strain of Schizophyllum Commune NI-07 Exhibiting Delignification Potential | Chandrasekhar Naik | Biotechnology Engineering | Indian Journal of Biotechnology | 2018 |
| Characterization of paper and pulp properties from weed species | Rashmi K V | Biotechnology Engineering | Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology | 2018 |
| Comparative study of natural decolourizing agents for degradation of melanoidin present in biomethanated molasses spent wash | Ishwar Chandra | Biotechnology Engineering | International Journal of ChemTechResearch | 2018 |
| Comparison of anticancer activity of biocompatible ZnO nanoparticles prepared by solution combustion synthesis using aqueous leaf extracts of Abutilon indicum, Melia azedarach and Indigofera tinctoria as biofuels | Prashanth GK, H.G. Nagendra | Chemistry, Biotechnology | Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology | 2018 |
Conference Publications (Only Scopus Indexed)
| Name of the teacher | Title of the proceedings of the conference | Name of the conference | National / International | Calendar Year of publication | ISBN number of the proceeding | Name of the publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Rashmi K.V | Antineoplastic Effects of Mucuna Pruriens against Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma | 3rd International Conference on Applications of Natural Compounds, Nanomaterials, Oncolytics in Cancer Biology and Biotechnology (ICANNOCB-22’) | International | 2022 | 978-93-93968-03-6 | Association of Cancer Education and Research (ACER) B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology |
| Halima R | Catalytic activity of Silver nanoparticles: a critical review | 1st International Conference on Life, Chemical, and Health Sciences | International | 2019 | 978-81-927564-3-1 | Ramaiah College of Arts, Science and Commerce |
Publications
- In silico evaluation of naturally isolated triterpene glycosides (TG) from Gymnema sylvestre towards diabetic treatment, Rashmi, S., Kumar D, J., Nagendra, H., Manonmani,H.,11November2021,HELIYON,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08407.
- Receptor based virtual screening of potential novel inhibitors of tigar [TP53 (tumour protein 53)-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator,Jagadeesha Poyya, D. Jagadeesha Kumar, H.G. Nagendra, B. Dinesh, S.J. Aditya Rao, Chandrashekhar G. Joshi, Medical Hypotheses,Volume 156, 2021, 110683, ISSN 0306-9877
- The Current Understanding and Potential Therapeutic Options to Combat COVID-19 Subash, Srividya and Pandit, Shivam and H G, Nagendra, (January 3, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3759166 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3759166
- Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial studies of calcite-zincite nanoparticles Sampath Kumar, Shantha V, Chandrashekhar Naik ,Rajendra Singh C, .Hariharan P. Volume 46, Part 7, 2021, Pages 2520-2527
- Imaging in Diagnosis and Management of COVID 19: A short Review, K.V Prasad, Jagadeesh Kumar D, Narayan P, Govindaraju M, Nagendra H G, Imaging in diagnosis and management of COVID 19: A short review. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2020;6(4):193-197
- Protocol for Medicine and Technology for COVID-19- A Mini Review, Kashyap, Arjun and GK, Prashanth and H G, Nagendra and PA, Prashanth, (October 16, 2020). Asian Journal of Applied Science and Technology, Volume 4, Issue 3, Pages 51-60, July-September 2020
- Effect of doping (with cobalt or nickel) and UV exposure on the antibacterial, anticancer, and ROS generation activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles Prashanth G K, P. A. Prashanth, Padam Singh, B. M. Nagabhushana, C. Shivakumara, Krishnaiah G M, H. G. Nagendra, H. M. Sathyananda & Vinita Chaturvedi(2020) Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, 8:4,1175-1187, DOI: 10.1080/21870764.2020.1824328,
- Spectroscopic and insilico Studies of Aβ (1-16) on Copper induced conformational changes in Poly (dG-dC). Poly ( dG-dC) [Poly(GC)] DNA sequence: Implications in Alzheimer’s disease Govindaraju M, Jagadeesh Kumar D, Narayan P, Rao K R S S, Rao K S, IP Indian J Neurosci 2020;6(3):174-182
- Cost-Benefit Analysis of Kabini River at Nanjangud, Karnataka, India K S Lokesh, Sudevi Basu Seybold Report 15 (8), 2340-234
- Optimization of process parameters for the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Plackett-Burman and 3-level Box–Behnken Design R, Halima & Narula, Archna & Sivakiran, R.R. (2020). 10.21203/rs.3.rs-72146/v1.
- In vitro antibacterial, antioxidant and cytotoxicity response of CuO nanoparticles prepared by lemon juice and citric acid fueled solution combustion synthesis H.M. Sathyananda, P.A. Prashanth, B.M. Nagabhushana, G.M. Krishnaiah, H.G. Nagendra, M.S. Dileep, G.K. Prashanth. (2020 International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(8s), 3678 - 3690. Retrieved from http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJAST/article/view/17528
- In vitro antibacterial and anticancer response of MgO nanoparticles prepared by solution combustion synthesis K.R. Mohana, P.A. Prashanth, B.M. Nagabhushana, G.M. Krishnaiah, H.G. Nagendra ,M.S. Dileep, G.K. Prashanth. (2020). International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(8s), 3668 - 3677. Retrieved from http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJAST/article/view/17527
- Correlation among hydrophobic aromatic and aliphatic residues in the six enzyme classes Anindita Roy Chowdhury (Chakravarty); H.G. Nagendra; Alpana Seal, International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design 2020 Vol.13 No.2
- Discovery of anti-influenza nucleoside triphosphates targeting the catalytic site of A/PR/8/34/H1N1 polymerase Pagadala NS, Bhat R, Kumar D J, Landi A. Med Chem Res. 2020;1-15. DOI:10.1007/s00044-020-02561-0
- Isolation, identification and evaluation of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimitotic properties of bio- active pigment from Rhodococcus corynebacterioides SCG11 Naik, Chandrashekhar. (2020) 1-14. 10.33500/ijambr.2020.08.001.
- Optimization of Protoplast Isolation and Micropropagation Techniques in Rose. Anwesha Ash, Geetanjali Chakraborty, K.V. Agricultural Science Digest.2020.(40):167-170
- Superparamagnetic hematite nanoparticle: Cytogenetic impact on onion roots and seed germination response of major crop plants. Rath K, Ranganathan P, Vasappa RK, Balasundaram ST. Superparamagnetic hematite nanoparticle: IET Nanobiotechnol. 2020 Apr,14(2):133-141. DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2019.0189. PMID: 32433030
- Variations in the TRNHPSBA region of Mucuna pruriens L.(DC.) varieties of India: an insight on intraspecific diversity. Rashmi K.V., Sathyanarayana N., Vidya S.M Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 53.3 (2019): 284-290, 2019
- Enzyme profiles of green gram seeds pre-treated with the herbal drug “Kokilaksha” followed by restoration of conditions favouring germination Mamtha, M., Priya Mohan., Mrinalini Menon International Journal Of Scientific & Technology Research Volume 9, Issue 03 : 6121-6126 ( ISSN 2277-8616), 2019
- Computational Studies to Decipher The Plausible Inhibition Of Type III Secretion System (T3ss) ATPases Involved In Bacterial Motility And Virulence Jagadeesh Kumar D, Sneha Paturi, Kiran chandrika S, Ashwathi P, Priya Narayan, NagendraH G Research Journal of Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences, 5(2) DOI: 10.26479/2019.0502.78,2019
- Evaluation of Pharmacological Properties of Caesalpinia bonducella Seed and Shell Extract Vigasini Subbiah, Pannaga Nagaraja, Priya Narayan, Holenarasipur GunduRao Nagendra, Pharmacognosy Journal, 11(1) DOI: 10.5530/pj.2019.1.25, 2019
- Disruption of Biofilms by the action of Peptides from Human Placental Extract Bandyopadhyay, Sambit; Narayan, Priya; Selvan, Arul; Nagendra HG IOSR Journal Of Dental And Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS), 17, (11) DOI: 10.9790/0853-1711053034
- Morphological And Phylogenetic Identification Of A Hyper Laccase Producing Strain of Schizophyllum Commune NI-07 Exhibiting Delignification Potential Vidya Pradeep Kumar, Chandrasekhar Naik, Manpal Sridhar, Indian Journal of Biotechnology, Vol 17,PP 302-315, 2018
- Study of Contact Time on Effectiveness of Natural Adsorbents to Adsorb Crystal Violet Dye Sudevi Basu, Tanushree Deb, Vanitha Nagliekar, International Journal of Scientific Research and Development, (IJSRED), 2(3)
- Variations in the trnHpsbA region of Mucuna pruriens(DC.) varieties of India: an insight on intraspecific diversity. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 53, no. 3; 284-290. DOI: 10.18805/IJARe.A-5182,2019
- Characterization of paper and pulp properties from weed species Ranjana Neelagar, Rakshitha Yathish, Shuchintha Srinivasa, Rashmi Kanugodu Vasappa, Journal of Applied Biology and Biotechnology,6(6) DOI: 10.7324/JABB.2018.60610, 2018
- "Potential Use of Silver Nanoparticles In Water Filter Tanks As An Antimicrobial Agent "Journal Of Water Pollution & Purification Research, 5(3), 2018
- Comparative study of natural decolourizing agents for degradation of melanoidin present in biomethanated molasses spent wash International Journal of ChemTechResearch, 11(2) DOI= http://dx.doi.org/10.20902/IJCTR.2018.110206, 2018
- Production of Value Added Products Like Mushrooms from Distillery Yeast Sludge as Nutrient Source. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research,2018
- In Silico Docking Analysis Of Amyloid Precursor Protein Intracellular Domain Aicd- Peptide With Neuronal Cytoplasmic And Nuclear Membrane Proteins And Its Relevance In Neuronal Death And Ad Pathogenesis Jagadeesh Kumar D, Mainak Mondal, Kapil Kumar Mehta, Priya Narayan, H.G. NagendraIndian Journal Of Neurosciences , Vol.3, Issue 3 , Pp : 92-99 DOI: 10.18231/2455-8451.2017.0025, 2018
- Comparison Of Anticancer Activity Of Biocompatible Zno Nanoparticles Prepared By Solution Combustion Synthesis Using Aqueous Leaf Extracts Of Abutilon Indicum, Melia Azedarach And Indigoferatinctoria As Biofuels Prashanth GK, Prashanth PA, Nagabhushana BM, Ananda S, Krishnaiah GM, Nagendra HG, Sathyananda HM, Rajendra Singh C, Yogisha S, Anand S, Tejabhiram Y. Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol. 2018 Aug;46(5):968-979. doi: 10.1080/21691401.2017.1351982. Epub 2017 Jul 18. PMID: 28719999.
- "Isolation, Production And Purification Of New Thrombolytic Enzyme From Cladosporium Spp" Naik, Chandrashekhar. European Journal Of Biotechnology And Bioscience Issn: 2321-9122, 2018 Volume 6; Issue 2; March 2018; Page No. 01-04
- Enhanced delignification of lignocellulosic substrates Pichia GS115 expressed recombinant laccase" Kumar VP, Kolte AP, Dhali A, Naik C, Sridhar M. J Gen Appl Microbiol. 2018 Sep 27;64(4):180-189. doi: 10.2323/jgam.2017.11.006. Epub 2018 Apr 25. PMID: 29695661.
- Validation Of Dna Barcoding Markers In Common Mucuna Species Of India For Taxonomy And Pharmacognosy Applications KV Rashmi, N Sathyanarayana, SM Vidya. Plant Gene , 12 , Pp : 98-104 doi.org/10.1016/j.plgene.2017.09.001, 2018 Silver Nanoparticles In Water Filter Think Nano , No. 3 , Pp : 62, 2018
- Waste Pisum Sativum Pods As Adsorbent In Decolourizing Synthetic Dyes International Journal For Research & Development In Technology (Ijrdt), Vol 7, Issue 6, PP. 237 - 239, ISSN: 2349-3585, 2017
- Sequence Analysis And Phylogenetic Studies Of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1- Alpha (Hif- 1α) Poyya J, Joshi CG, Kumar DJ, Nagendra HG. Cancer Inform. 2017;16:1176935117712242. 2017 . doi:10.1177/1176935117712242
- "Characterization Of A Hypothetical Protein Yvre From Bacillus Subtilis Indicates Its Key Role As Glucono-Lactonase In Pentose Phosphate Pathway And Glucose Metabolism Reshma SV, Sathyanarayanan N, Nagendra HG. 2017 Dec 31;13(12):430-438. doi: 10.6026/97320630013430. PMID: 29379263; PMCID: PMC5767921.
- "Use Of Gene Specific Universal Primers For Isolation Of Dna Sequences Encoding Laccase Enzyme From A Wild Isolate Of Schizophyllum Commune" Kumar, Vidya & Kolte, Atul & Dhali, Arindam & Naik, Chandrashekhar & Sridhar, Manpal. (2017). Biotechnology Journal International. 20. 1-11. 10.9734/BJI/2017/37022.
- Comparison Of Decolourizing Efficiency Of Waste Pisum Sativum Pod Adsorbent On Single And Mixture Of Synthetic Dyes Sudevi Basu Juhi, Kavya H, Rajlaxmi Dash, Sumi, International Journal For Scientific Research & Development (Ijsrd), Vol.5, No. 6, Pp. 845 – 851, 2017
- "Effects Of Waste Pisum sativum Pod Adsorbent Size And Dose On Efficiency Of Decolourization Of Synthetic Dyes" Sudevi Basu Juhi, Rajlaxmi Dash, Sumi, International Journal For Research In Applied Science And Technology (Ijraset) , Vol.5, No.11 , Pp : 2430 – 2436, 2017
- “Effect Of Important Parameters On Adsorption Efficiency Of Methylene Blue Dye” International Journal For Science And Advance Research In Technology (Ijsart), Vol.3, No.12, PP : 258 – 261, 2017
- Comparitive Study Of Single And Mixture Of Adsorbents On Efficiency Of Adsorption International Journal Of Technical Innovation In Modern And Science(Ijtimes), 4(6), Pp 791-795, 018
- Experimental Conformational Energy Maps Of Protein And Peptides, Balaji GA, Nagendra HG, Balaji VN, Rao SN. Proteins. 2017 Jun;85(6):979-1001. doi: 10.1002/prot.25266. Epub 2017 Mar 7. PMID: 28168743.
- Therapeutic Properties Of Processed Aqueous Extract Of Asteracantha Longifolia In The Human G. Satyanarayana Murthy1, T. P. Francis , C. Rajendra Singh, K. Somasundar, , H. G. Nagendra, and N. B. Sridhar Current Science, Vol 112, No 5 (10), PP 110-118, DOI: 10.18520/cs/v112/i05/982-988, 2017
- "In Vitro Antimicrobial, Antioxidant And Anticancer Studies Of Zno Nanoparticles Synthesized By Precipitation Method" Prashanth, G. K.; Prashanth, P. A.; Nagabhushana, B. M.; Ananda, S.; Nagendra, H. G.; Rajendra Singh, C.Advanced Science, Engg. and Medicine (Asem) Vol. 8, 1-8, 2016. Issn: 2164-6627(If-0.7039) DOI: 10.1166/asem.2016.1854, 2016
- Insilico Investigations Of Snake Venom Toxins As Therapeutic Peptides For Treating Auto Immune Disorders (Rheumatoid Arthritis) Chavan, Vinay & Naik, Chandrashekhar & H G, Nagendra. (2016). . International journal of computational biology and VI(1). 7-10.
- Isolation And Charecterization Of Lantibiotic Producing Lactic Acid Bacteria From Ambali, Aged Mango Pickle Probiotics Revansiddappa ., Chandrashekhar Naik Journal Of Bioinformatics, Issn:2393-8722, Vol-3, Issue-3, 2016
- Chromium Removal using Trichoderma viride as Biosorbent Niveditha , Archna Volume: 05 Special Issue: 15 | ICRAES-2016 | Sep-2016, International Journal of Research in and Technology EISSN: 2319-1163 | PISSN: 2321-7308
- Colour Removal Of Textile Industry Effluent Using Waste Pea Pods As Adsorbent Sudevi Basu, International Research Journal Of And Technology (Irjet), Vol-3, Issue 12,PP. 190 – 192, Issn:2395-0056, 2016
- A Review On Green Synthesis Of Silver Nanoparticle Charecterization And Optimization Parameters International Journal of Research in and Technology IJRET: EISSN: 2319-1163, PISSN: 2321-7308 DOI: 10.15623/ijret.2016.0527010, 2016
- "Decolourisation Of Distillery Spent Wash On The Background Of Various Bio-Remediation Strategies” International Journal Of Innovative Research In Science, And Technology , Vol. 7, Issue 1 , Pp : 93-104, 2018 Cd and Computational Studies On Ab(1-16) Suggests Determinants Of Ligand Binding And Plausible Prevention Of Metal Induced Toxicity Via Betaine Like Molecules Priya Narayan, D. J. Kumar, M. Raju, H. G. Nagendra, K. Easwaran Journal Of Applied Biology & Biotechnology: Jabb-2016-12-135 DOI: 10.7324/JABB.2017.50306, 2016
Books & Book Chapters Authored
| Sl. No. | Name of the teacher | Title of the book/chapters published | National / International | Year of publication | ISBN number of the proceeding | Name of the publisher | Link to the paper/Book |
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| 1 | Dr. Hariharan P | Green Synthesis of Calcium Carbonate-Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites (NPs) Methodology, Characterization and Antimicrobial Property Evaluation: Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Evaluations. Engineering Materials for Efficient Energy Storage and Conversion |
- | 2024-25 | IGI Global | Link | |
| 2 | Dr. Rashmi KV | Thienopyrroles—Emerging Therapeutic Agents in Modern Medicine: A Review of Medical Applications | International | 2024-25 | DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7520-4.ch004 | IGI Global | Link |
| 3 | Dr. R. Halima | Continuous Production of Monodisperse Milver Nanoparticles by Droplet-based Microreactor System for Catalysis in Bioethanol Production Advanced Materials in Engineering Applications |
International | 2024-25 | DOI:10.1201/9781003545941-7 | CRC Press, 2024. pp. 59–67 | Link |
| 4 | Rashmi KV | Benzoxazoles: Diverse Biological Activities and Therapeutic Potential | International | 2024-25 | DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7267-8.ch008 | IGI Global | Link |
Patents Published
| Sl. No. | Title of the Patent | Patent Application No | Status of Patent | Inventor(s) Name | Applicant(s) Name | Patent Filed Date | Patent Published / Granted Date |
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| 1 | Bio-Fuel Assisted Synthesis of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications | 202441037117 | Published | Dr. Prashanth G K, Dr. H.S. Lalithamba, Dr. Srilatha Rao, Dr. Rashmi K V, Dr. Bhagya.N.P, Dr. Sowmyashree A S, Dr. Mahadevaswamy M, Dr. Aisha Siddekha, Dr. E Vijaya Sekhar | Same as Inventors | 10/05/2024 | 17/05/2024 |
| 2 | Environmentally Friendly Method for Producing Copper Oxide Nanoparticles with Biomedical Potential | 202441021129 | Published | Dr. Prashanth G K, Dr. Rashmi K V, Dr. Srilatha Rao, Dr. H.S. Lalithamba, Dr. Mahadevaswamy M, Dr. Bhagya.N.P | Same as Inventors | 20/03/2024 | 29/03/2024 |
| 3 | Bio-fuel mediated combustion synthesis of ZNo nanoparticles utilizing aqueous leaf extract: comprehensive characterization and assessment of antioxidant and anticancer activities | 202441004707 | Published | Dr. Prashanth G K, Dr. Rashmi K V, Dr. Srilatha Rao, Dr. Dileep M S, Dr. Mahadevaswamy M, Dr. Bhagya.N.P | Same as Inventors | 23/01/2024 | 09/02/2024 |
| 4 | Nanoparticles based TDS Detection | 202341038199 A | Published | S.M. Vidya, Pradeepa, K V Rashmi, H S Anil Kumar, Venkatesh Kamath H., B K Manjunatha, S M Darshini | NMAM Institute of Technology | 02/06/2023 | 01/12/2023 |
| 5 | Co-fermented Nutritional Formulation from Seeds and Millets | 202341038197 A | Published | S.M. Vidya, K V Rashmi, B K Manjunatha | NMAM Institute of Technology | 02/06/2023 | 01/12/2023 |
| 6 | Novel Prophylactic Poultry Feed Supplement against CRD and CCRD | 202241016572 | Published | Dr. H G Nagendra, Ashwathy P | Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology | - | - |
LIST OF PATENTS 2024-25
| Sl. No. | Title of the Patent | Patent Application No | Status of Patent | Inventor(s) Name | Applicant(s) Name | Patent Filed Date | Patent Published / Granted Date |
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| 1 | Chemical Stirring Device | 417378-001 | Published | Dr. Prashanth G. K., Dr. Srilatha Rao, Dr. H.S. Lalithamba, Dr. Rashmi K.V., Dr. Sowmyashree A. S., Dr. M. Mahadevaswamy, Dr. Bhagya N.P. | Same as Inventors | - | 12/07/2024 |
| 2 | Antifungal Treatment for Concrete Surfaces using Zinc Oxide: A Sustainable Approach to Mitigate Fungal Growth | 202441072124 A | Published | Dr. Pradeepa S, Dr. Rashmi K V, Dr. Srilatha Rao, Dr. Bhagya N.P, Dr. H.S. Lalithamba, Dr. Prashanth G K | Same as Inventors | 24/09/2024 | 04/10/2024 |
| 3 | Green Synthesis of Undoped and Zr/Nd Doped NiO Nanoparticles using Plant Extract for Enhanced Structural and Optical Properties | 202541005782 A | Published | Dr. Rashmi K V, Dr. Prashanth G.K., Dr. H.S. Lalithamba, Ms. Deepti S, Ms. Bhavana A, Ms. Inchana A, Ms. Keerthi S V, Ms. Trisha N, Ms. Keerthana S. K. | Same as Inventors | 24/01/2025 | 31/01/2025 |
MOUs
| Sl. No. | Name of the Institution / Industry / Corporate House with whom MoU is signed | Year of Signing MoU |
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| 1 | Agastya Foundation | 2023-24 |
| 2 | Kimberlite Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. | 2023-24 |
| 3 | Srikem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra | 2022-23 |
| 4 | Aspartika Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru | 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Renewed every year) - Currently non functional |
| 5 | Mallipatra Nutraceuticals Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru | 2018-19 to 2022-23 (Renewed every year) - Currently non functional |
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Faculty achievements and recognitions
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Students’ achievements and recognitions
- VTU Ranks
AY: 2024-2025; BATCH: [2020-2024]
7th Rank AMRITA DE (1MV20BT008)
8th Rank HARSHITHA K (MV20BT014)
AY: 2023-2024; BATCH: [2019-2023]
8th Rank THEJASHREE M (1MV19BT027)
9th Rank MAHALAKSHMI N (1MV19BT013)
AY: 2022-2023; BATCH: [2018-2022]
2nd Rank JUBY (1MV18BT018)
AY: 2021-2022; BATCH: [2017-2021]
6th Rank SAHANA B T (1MV17BT023)
AY: 2020-2021; BATCH: [2016-2020]
1st Rank K PREKSHA MACHAIYA (1MV16BT013)/h6>
6th Rank ASHIKA B B (1MV16BT041)
7th Rank SAIKRIPA O (1MV16BT028)/h6>
9th Rank ANANYA RAO KEDIGE (1MV16BT004)
10th Rank NAOMI TERESA VINOD (1MV16BT020)
- Technical/Cocurricular (achievements and recognitions from other organizations/ institutions) and Extracurricular (sports, cultural achievements and recognitions from other organizations/ institutions) AY: 2024-2025
Vaishnavi and Vandhana V Nair presented the project titled "Smart Bioplastic Packaging: A sustainable indicator of food spoilage" at Anveshana, Science and Engineering Fair held at Shikshak Sadan on February 28th and March 1st.
Sl. No. Name of the Student State Level National Level 1. Vaishnavi, Vandhana V Nair Anveshana held on 28 Feb – 1 March, 2025 - 2. Vandhana V Nair - 2nd Prize, 14/12/2024, Voice for BT Nationals 3. Vandhana V Nair - 2nd Prize, 18/10/2024, Voice for BT South Zonals 4. Samhita S, Amrita De 1266
1489Joint Admission Test for Masters 5. Amrita
Harshitha K.
Jeevan Pranay U.
Satyanarayana Satvik
Sriadibhatla
Aakriti Shankar
Adithya Sathish
Vineeth V. Rao
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947
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2035GATE 2024
Qualifiers6. Karen Morais
Keerthi SV
Trisha N3rd Prize
Snap And Solve Idea Competition, IIM Bangalore
7 July 2024- 7. Aditi Iyengar
Shriya Bhambore2nd Consolation Prize;
State Level Anveshana Competition 2024, Shikshkara
Sadana 27–29 Feb 2024- 8. Mr. Vineeth V. Rao Ms.
Harshitha K.
Yukta S.- 3rd Prize, Poster Presentation
National Conference on “Transforming Healthcare: Advances in Bioinformatics and Biological Sciences,”
13–15 Feb 2024, Sathyabama Institute of Technology, ChennaiSl. No. Name of the Student State Level 1. Ananya R
Sanjitha S
Keerthan Subbaiah N1st Prize
27/05/2024, Sapthrang 2024
(Fashion Show), Atria Institute of Technology2. Ananya R
Sanjitha S03/05/2024,
Anaadyanta 2024 (Fashion Show), Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology3. Karen Morais 1st Prize, 24/06/2024, Snapshot Showdown (Photography Competition), BMSIT, Bangalore AY: 2023-2024
Satyanarayana Satvik Sriadibhatla, Ayan Khanra presented the project titled "Millet milk and utilization of millet waste to make useful products" at Anveshana, Science and Engineering Fair held on 31st January, 2024
Aakriti Shankar, Adeen, Bhoomika Y. K., Syeda Ayesha of S7 have won “Best Paper Presentation Award” for the paper entitled “Evaluation of Physico-Chemical Properties, Anti- Nutritional Compounds and Proximate Composition of Legume Extract from Mucuna pruriens var. Utilis (White)” at the 3rd International Scientific Conference on Environmental Research; Issues, Challenges and Strategies for Sustainable Development and Livelihood Security”, held at Hotel Eden, Karwar, Karnataka, India, during 1st and 2nd December, 2023.
AY: 2022-2023
Sl No Name of the Student Event Recognition 1 Aakriti Shankar Debate competition for SMVIT - Axiom on 26th–28th November 2022 Third Place 2 Aakriti Shankar Inter year TT tournament of SMVIT on 1st July 2022 First Place 3 Abhinav G Kashyap Spardha State Level Inter-collegiate Sports Fest at CMRIT, Men's Basketball Second Place 4 Bhoomika Y K Inter year TT tournament of SMVIT on 1st July 2022 First Place 5 Trisha C Indian Book of Records - Most mirror and normal images of 3-letter words written ambidextrously in one minute Record Holder 6 Sushma Ranjini M S Rangoli – Women's Day 3rd Place 7 Karen Morais Football – Kick it 3.0 2022 First Place 8 Karen Morais Group Singing – Verve First Place 9 Karen Morais Photography – Verve 2nd Place 10 Inchana A Rangoli – Women's Day First Place 11 Vaishnavi V Essay Writing – Independence Day Third Place 12 Abhinav G Kashyap Spardha Sports Fest at CMRIT, Men's Basketball Second Place 13 Bhoomika Y K Inter year TT tournament of SMVIT on 1st July 2022 First Place 14 Keerthi S V Essay Writing – Teacher's Day Second Place 15 Keerthi S V Group Dance – Verve 1st Place 16 Sanjitha S, Sneha S Meme Making – Electrogreen
Badminton – Inter yearFirst Place
First Place17 N Rithanya Singh Badminton – Inter year First Place 18 Lavanya V Badminton – Inter year First Place 19 Prerana D B Badminton – Inter year First Place Name of the Student Name of the Event Type of Event Venue Date Achievement Kausthubh M., Syed Anees, Mohan Kumar International Conference on “Advances in Materials, Ceramics and Engineering Sciences” (AMCES-2023) Paper Presentation DSCE 13th to 15th March 2023 Best Paper Adithya Sathish, Jeevan Pranay U. Anveshana 2023 Project Presentation - 2nd to 4th March 2023 Finalists Hitha M. Anveshana 2023 Project Presentation - 2nd to 4th March 2023 Finalist Karen Francina Morais, Pavithra K. P., Sanjitha S., Vandhana V. Nair IETE Conference Idea Presentation Idea Presentation - 4th September 2023 1st Prize AY: 2021-2022
Sl. No. Name of the Student Event Recognition 1 Abhishek, Ayan Anveshana – Science and Engineering Project Competition Won fifth place – ₹5000 cash prize 2 M Kaustubh AI for India 1.0 – Guinness Book of World Record
GOOGLE Hash Code – HackathonSuccessfully participated and completed.
Ranked 2605 worldwide3 Aakriti Shankar, Adeen, Bhoomika Y K, Syeda Ayesha One-week workshop with Aspartika – National Science Day Won first prize for both quiz and presentation
Best Performing Lab for Science Day 20224 Harshitha K, Hitha M, Keerthana S K, Yukta S One-week workshop with Aspartika – National Science Day 2022 Second prize in presentation and third place in quiz 5 Abhinav Kashyap, Aditi A Iyengar, Adithya Sathish, Prithvi, Ravi Shriya Anand, Jeevan Pranay One-week workshop with Aspartika – National Science Day Third prize in presentation
Best Performing Lab for Science Day 20226 Shreya Rajashekar, Aishwarya Da, Allan D Silva 10th Annual and 1st Virtual Conference of the American Council for Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP) Poster Presented 7 Shivam Pandit Pharmanecia 2.E (IEEE-EMB, MSRIT), ML and Diseases (SCT College of Engineering, Trivandrum), E-Quiz on CoV (SRNM College), CoV Webinar (Maharani Lakshmi Ammani College) Poster Presented 8 Hitha Verve - Classical Vocal Solo 1st Prize 9 Hitha Verve - Light Vocal Solo 2nd Prize 10 Hitha Verve - Group Song (Indian) 1st Prize 11 Hitha Singing Competition on the Occasion of Women's Day 1st Prize 12 Hitha Kannada Rajyotsava 2021 - Singing 2nd Prize Sl. No. Name of the Student Title of the Paper Journal Year 1 Shivam Pandit, Srividya Subash Study of SARS CoV-2 Indian isolates gaining insights into mutation frequencies, protein stability and prospective effect on its pathogenicity. The Coronaviruses, 2021, Vol. 1, No. 1–7
DOI: 10.2174/26667967026662101181556362021 2 Shivam Pandit, Srividya Subash The current understanding and potential therapeutic options to combat COVID-19 SSRN eJournal 2021 Extracurricular (sports, cultural achievements and recognitions from other organizations/ institutions)
NPTEL Achievements July-October 2023
| Name | Course Name | Certificate Type |
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| A NIVEDITHA | Industrial Biotechnology | Elite |
| DR. SUDEVI BASU | Ethics in Engineering Practice | Elite + Silver |
NPTEL Achievements Jan - April, 2023
| Name | Course Name | Certificate Type |
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| A NIVEDITHA | Industrial Biotechnology | Elite |
| DR. SUDEVI BASU | Ethics in Engineering Practice | Elite + Silver |
| Dr Mrinalini Menon | Biostatistics and Design of experiments | Elite |
| DR. SUDEVI BASU | Teaching and Learning in Engineering (TALE) | Elite + Silver |
| DR. SUDEVI BASU | Introduction to Professional Scientific Communication | Elite |
Dr Rashmi K V received "Young Scientist Award" for her research presentation at the "3rd International Conference on Applications of Natural compounds, Nanomaterials, Oncolytics in Cancer Biology and Biotechnology (ICANNOCB-22)" organized by School of Life Sciences in Association of Cancer Education and Research (ACER), B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, India and Purdue University, USA on 27th-28th October, 2022.
Honorable vice president Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu confers six BIRAC Innovator Awards along with and Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Science & Technology, GOI, took part in “Global Bio India 2021 held on 3rd March 2021.Awards were selected through rigorous evaluation process, under the category of Energy Environment and Secondary Agriculture category.
"Dr.Priya Narayan, Associate professor, Dept. of BT, Sir MVIT and Dr. Mousami Mondal and Team from Mallipathra Nutraceutical Private Limited, Incubatee @ Sir MVIT won the BIRAC Innovator award -2020 during the award ceremony of the “Global Bio India 2021 held on 3rd March 2021 by the Board of Biotechnology Industry Research Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
Aspartika Biotech Pvt Ltd - Winner in the National Entrepreneurship Awards 2019 under the Renewable Energy and Waste Management sector of the A1 Category, conferred by Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey,, the Honorable Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, GoI, on 9th November, 2019, New Delhi.
Aspartika Biotech Pvt Ltd - Winner of the Smart Bio Award 2019 in India Bio-Bangalore Tech Summit, for the outstanding contribution to the Bio-Industrial Sector, conferred by Dr. C N Ashwath Narayan, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Medical Education and IT, BT, S&T, GOK, on 19 November 2019. Since the DCM was not able to be present, it was the conferred by the executive members KBITS.
Mallipathra Nutraceutical Pvt Ltd - Winner of the Smart Bio Award 2019 in India Bio-Bangalore Tech Summit, for the outstanding contribution to the Agriculture Sector, conferred by Dr. C N Ashwath Narayan, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Medical Education and IT, BT, S&T, GOK, on 19 November 2019. Since the DCM was not able to be present, it was the conferred by the executive members KBITS.
Krimmi Biotech LLP - Awarded with the BIRAC INNOVATOR AWARD 2019 for the Best Innovation in Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences and Aquaculture, conferred by Dr. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Minister of Railways, GoI, during the Global Bio India, 2019
- Infrastructure Resources at the various labs worth Rs. 2.55 Crores
- Recognized as a Research Center by VTU in 2005
- Funded projects executed / being carried out – Funding to the tune of Rs. 2.42 Crores
- 7 functional MOUs with organizations (industries & institutes)
- Business Incubation Centre by the New Start-ups (8 projects – 4 companies)
- 12 Research scholars & project assistants working under the department faculty
- 05 MSc Degrees and 4PhD Degree Awarded to Candidates
- 77 Research Publications from the department faculty and students
- 38 Projects carried out by students from other organization (Training & Consultancy )
- 78 Presentations at National/International Conferences by the department faculty
- 8 Memberships with Professional Bodies
- 9 National/International Conferences conducted
- 63 Student Development Programmes conducted
- 13 Faculty Development Programmes conducted
- 18 Curriculum Development Programmes conducted
- 46 Industrial visits organized for students
- 115 Expert Talks under the departmental forum (JAIVIK) conducted
- 19 University ranks obtained
- 110 prizes won by our students at intercollegiate/inter-university competitions
- 9 Proactive alumni-meets conducted by the department
- 35 Issues of Department News Letter (Genesis) edited by the students
University Rank Holders
12 UG UNIVERSITY RANK HOLDERS - BE
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Sarika Y | 3rd Rank | 2006 |
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Revathi D.S | 7th Rank | 2006 |
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Manjeet Mukherjee | 9th Rank | 2007 |
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Prajna Shanbhogue | 6th Rank | 2010 |
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Vinaya Viswanathan | 2nd Rank | 2011 |
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Anjana Kamath | 5th Rank | 2011 |
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Donna Belle James | 9th Rank | 2011 |
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Nayana N | 10th Rank | 2011 |
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Harshitha A | 8th Rank | 2012 |
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B Aparna | 10th Rank | 2016 |
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Arpita Ananth | 9th Rank | 2017 |
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Unni Maya | 10th Rank | 2017 |
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Bhavana Nagaraja | 9th Rank | 2019 |
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Pooja H.V | 5th Rank | 2019 |
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Sonli S Naik | 2nd Rank | 2019 |
6 PG UNIVERSITY RANK HOLDERS – M.TECH
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G U L Mounika | 1st Rank | 2012 |
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Ojal Sarah Paul | 2nd Rank | 2012 |
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Shubha B | 3rd Rank | 2012 |
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Aparna Sahajan | 1st Rank | 2013 |
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Roopa A | 2nd Rank | 2013 |
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Lakshmi N | 3rd Rank | 2013 |
15th February 2020
Workshops/SDP Organized
- Online Competition on AICTE-VTU activity presentation for 3rd Semester Students on 23rd January 2021
- Seminar presentation competition on topics of “Genomics and Proteomics” on 9th January 2021
- Online Competition on AICTE-VTU activity presentation for 5th Semester Students 28th December 2020
- One-Day Student Development Programme (SDP): Webinar Lecture Series On “ Genomics and Proteomics Tools for Sustainable Agriculture ” 19th December 2020
- ONE-DAY WEBINAR ON“BIOSTATISTICS AND GENOMICS TOOLS” 11th November 2020
- Mock interview completion for final year students
- Final Year Student’s project presentation competition
- One-Day Online workshop as part of World Environment Day 5 th June, 2020
- SDP on “Learn by Mistakes- Experimental approach for Molecular Biology experience” 12th and 13th of March 2020
- National Science Day (Community outreach program) 28th Feb 2020
- 3-DAY SDP on “Clinical Research Data Management, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Writing and Medical Coding” 3rd to 5th February, 2020
- One day SDP on “Science Writing” 7th November 2019
- 2 Day SDP on “Fundamentals of Next Generation Sequencing” 26th and 27th Sep 2019
- One day SDP on “Genomics Data Analysis” 23rd August, 2019
- 10-Days Integrative workshop Downstream processing of phytopharmaceuticals” (In association with The Himalaya Drug Company) August to December 2019
- “Statistical analysis for project work using MS-Excel” March 2019
- 4 Day SDP on “Challenges and Opportunities in Biological Data Management” 28th to 31st Jan 2019
- Expert lecture series (9 Days) on Drug Discovery Course in association with Biocon - Bristol-Myers SquibbReserach Centre August – November 2018
- 10-Days Integrative workshop on Downstream processing of phytopharmaceuticals (In association with The Himalaya Drug Company) 25th Aug - 3rd Nov 2018
- “Hands on workshop on insilico drug discovery tools” 9th and 10th November 2018
- One Day SDP on “Biosolemnates - Soft Skill Development Program” 29/09/ 2018
- Three Day SDP on “Advanced Molecular Techniques” 17th to19th May 2018
- 6 Day Student Development Program on Techniques in Food Biotechnology 31st July to 5th August 2017
- 10-Mondays Expert lecture Series on Drug Discovery Techniques with the support of BMS-BBRC, Bangalore 21st August to 13th November 2017
- One day Genomics Awareness Program with Bionivid Technology, Bangalore26th September 2017
- One day workshop on lead Optimization and Candidate Selection in association with Zastra Innovations and Optibrium, UK., FNDR, Ocymum 6th October 2017
- Downstream processing of phytopharmaceuticals – research & industrial applications The Himalaya Drug Company 18th February 2017 to 22nd April 2017
- Essentials of project work : the first steps towards scientific research' March 30th-31st 2017
- 9-Day Student Development Program (SDP) on Techniques in Protein Purification 27th January to 4th February 2017
- 3-Day Student Development Program (SDP) on Biological Data Analysis 23 to 25 January 2017
- Clinical Data Analysis July 25th to 30th 2016
- 1-Day student development programme for the students of Biotechnology Biosoliminates-2016 16 APRIL 2016
