To nurture creativity, teamwork, communication and, physical, intellectual and social abilities, we offer a range of opportunities to the students through activities beyond the curriculum. Participation in holistic approach assists each student to reach their true potential.
The department undertakes number of qualitative improvement programmes for enhancement of scientific excitement, Awareness, Involvement and progression towards research, Field Trips, Guest Talks, Workshops, Hands on training, summer schools, and educational tours. It helps students to have firsthand experience of advances in Science, skill enhancement and progression to higher studies.
Beyond the Curriculum consists of various domains; the ‘Co-Curricular Activities’, ‘Extra-Curricular Program’, ‘Extension Programme’ and the ‘Earn While You Learn Scheme’ on paper recycling and wealth creation from bio-waste. Both programs enhance and extend student learning and experiences beyond academic syllabi in a safe, fun and enjoyable environment.
The students learn many life skills through different activities outside the classroom including leadership, decision making, taking responsibility, commitment, teamwork and learning to organize and motivate.
Beyond curriculum programs & Few of activities at our department are mentioned below:
Workshops / Hands on Training Programme
| Birthday Board Preparation |  |
| Display Board Preparation |  |
| Department Newsletter |   |
| Summer / Winter Schools, And Road Shows |
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| Expert Lectures and Guest Talks |     |
| Field Trips / Educational Tours |     |
| National Symposium and Conferences |     |
| Workshops and Exhibition for Skill Improvement |     |
| Extracurricular Competitions- Singing/Dance/ Drama/ Food without Fuel/ Rangoli /Rakhi Making competition . |    |
| Extension Activities– Taking Biotechnology to Society |     |
| Science Popularization programmes
For High School Teachers and Students |
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| Faculty Development Programme |     |
The Department of Biotechnology offers graduate, postgraduate and Ph. D programmes which imparts fundamental as well as real world problem solving approach to its students for the development and betterment of the society.
Over last decade the Department of Biotechnology has engaged students in various beneficial and innovative activities such as Lab to Land, Periodical Newsletters, Creative Assignments, STAR Projects, and Internship Programmes at campus, Earn While You Learn scheme, Research Proposal Writing and SOP preparation for various laboratory instruments.
The department facilitates students with an enormous infrastructure to enable nearly five hundred students each year to learn and explore various aspects of biotechnology with the aid of several sophisticated instruments and techniques.
We are pioneer in exposing students to Plant Tissue Culture, Bioinformatics and Animal Tissue Culture techniques in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. We motivate the students to aim for sustainable development by encouraging recycling of waste into useful products such as Recycled Paper and Flowers' preparation from agriculture waste.