"Harnessing the Science of Fisheries for Food, Nutrition and Livelihood"

TEACHING


B. Tech (Biotech) Core Courses

TCH = 64

Sl.No.

Course No.

Title of the Course

Credit Hrs.

1 Biotech. 101 Cell Biology 2+0
2 Biotech. 102 Basic Genetics 2+1
3 Biotech. 103 Introduction to Biotechnology 2+1
4 Biotech. 104 Plant Tissue Culture 2+1
5 Biotech. 105 Molecular Biology 2+1
6 Biotech. 201 Recombinant DNA Technology 2+1
7 Biotech. 202 Introductory Bioinformatics 2+1
8 Biotech. 203 Plant Genetic Transformation 2+1
9 Biotech./ECE 204 Electronics and Instrumentation in Biotechnology 1+1
10 Biotech. 205 Classical and Molecular Cytogenetics 2+1
11 Biotech. 301 Immunology 2+1
12 Biotech. 302 Molecular Genetics 2+0
13 Biotech. 303 Nanobiotechnology 2+0
14 Biotech. 304 Animal Biotechnology 3+1
15 Biotech. 305 Molecular Marker Technology 2+0
16 Biotech. 306 Genomics and Proteomics 3+0
17 Biotech. 307 IPR, Biosafety and Bioethics 2+0
18 Biotech. 308 Computational Biology 2+1
19 Biochem. 201 General Biochemistry 3+1
20 Biochem. 301 Enzymology and Enzyme Technologies 2+1
21 Bot./Zoo. 102 Biodiversity and its Conservation 2+0
22 Micro. 101 Microbiology 2+1
23 Micro. 201 Microbial Genetics 2+1

Deficiency/Remedial Courses

TCH = 12

Sl.No.

Course No.

Title of the Course

Credit Hrs

1

Bot. 101

Basic Botany

2+1

2

Zoo. 101

Basic Zoology

2+1

3

Math. 101

Basic Mathematics – I

3+0

4

Math.102

Basic Mathematics – II

3+0

General Courses

TCH = 18

Sl.No.

Course No.

Title of the Course

Credit Hrs.

1

CSPD 101

Communication Skills and Personality Development

1+1

2

EDBM 201

Entrepreneurship Development and Business Management

1+1

3

Econ. 201

Economics and Marketing

2+1

4

Env.101

Environmental Studies and Disaster Management

2+1

5

FT 101

Food Science and Processing

1+1

6

HD 101

Human Ethics

1+0

7

ICT 201

Information and Communication Technology

1+1

8

ICT 301

Agricultural Informatics

2+1

Elective Courses in Fisheries Biotechnology

TCH = 18

Sl.No.

Course No.

Title of the Course

Credit Hours

1

Biotech.411

Principles of Fish genetics

2+1

2

Biotech.412

Aquaculture Biotechnology

2+1

3

Biotech.413

Biotechnical Applications in Fish Breeding

2+1

4

Biotech.414

Fish Diseases and Diagnostic Management

2+1

5

Biotech.415

Marine Biotechnology

2+1

6

Biotech.416

Biotechnology in seafood processing

2+1

Basic Science Courses

TCH = 14

Sl.No.

Course No.

Title of the Course

Credit Hrs

1

Bot. 201

Physiology of Finfish and Shellfish

2+1

2

Math. 201

Biomathematics

2+1

3

Phy. 201

Biophysics

2+1

4

Stat. 101

Basic Statistics

1+1

5

Stat. 301

Biostatistics

2+1

Fisheries Science Courses

TCH = 15

Sl.No.

Course No.

Title of the Course

Credit Hrs

1

FS 101

Freshwater Aquaculture

2+1

2

FS 102

Aquaculture Engineering

2+1

3

FS 103

Coastal Aquaculture and Mariculture

2+1

4

FS 104

Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity

2+1

5

FS 105

Soil and Water Chemistry

1+2

Student Ready Programme (2 Semesters)

TCH = 40

Sl.No.

Course No.

Title of the Course

Credit Hours

1

Biotech. 491

In-house Skill Development Modules

20

2

Biotech. 492

Project Formulation, Execution and Presentation

10

3

Biotech. 493

Entrepreneurial Development in Biotechnology (on campus /off campus)

10

Non Credit Courses

TCH = 6

Sl.No

Title of the Course

Non Credit Hours

1

Educational Tour

2

2

NCC/NSO/NSS

4

Academic Programmes

  • B. Tech., (Biotechnology) – 4 Years

Infrastructure

  • Molecular Biology Laboratory
  • Cell Culture Laboratory
  • Instrumentation Laboratory
  • Microbiology Laboratory

Core Faculty Details

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

E-mail

Mobile

1.

Dr. A. Kathirvelpandian

Associate Prof. & Head

kathirars@gmail.com

9995630102

2.

Dr. Deepak Agarwal

Assistant Professor

deepakbfsc@gmail.com

8976897744

3.

Dr. Ambika Binesh

Assistant Professor

ambikabinesh@gmail.com

9884030459

4

Dr. Santhiyagu Prakash

Assistant Professor

algaprakash@gmail.com

9443020922

5.

Dr. S. Saravanan

Assistant Professor

saranbiotech@gmail.com

9677303494

Supporting Faculty Details

Sl. No.

Name

Designation

E-mail

Mobile

1.

Dr. S. A. Shanmugam

Dean & Professor

deanipgs@tnfu.ac.in

9894735180

2.

Dr. N. Felix

Professor & Head i/c.,

n.felix@tnfu.ac.in

9600895065

3.

Dr. P. Sriram

Professor (Rtd.) and Head

sriram.p@tanuvas.ac.in

9840983994

4.

Tmt. A. Jemila Thangarani

Assistant Professor

jemilathangarani@tnfu.ac.in

8754052261

5.

Dr. V. Kaliyamurthi

Assistant Professor

kaliyamurthi@tnfu.ac.in

8072181859

6.

Dr. E. Suresh

Assistant Professor

suresh@tnfu.ac.in

8754609349

7.

Dr. Amit Ranjan

Assistant Professor

amitranjanfcri@gmail.com

8976882500

8.

Dr. Mir Ishfaq Nazir

Assistant Professor

ishfaqmir10@gmail.com

9677303494

Research Focus

  • DNA barcoding and genetic characterisation of fish species.
  • Characterization and study of gene expression profile of commercially important fish species for the development of breeding technology.
  • Bio-prospecting of novel bioactive compounds for the control of fish diseases.
  • Study of proteome profile of commercially important fish species.