Achievements

Achievements of School

• School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu has clinched third prize in the event, ‘Best Practices,’ in the recently organised mega festival Goonj - 2024 held at University of Jammu on 19-20th March 2024. The prize carries a memento and a cash prize.
• The School has been awarded “A” Grade by Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, after accreditation by Biotech Consortium of India Limited (BCIL).
• The School of Biotechnology has established a Next Generation Sequencing facility (under PURSE scheme)  which is first of its kind in the J&K state. 
• The School has developed research laboratories with facilities like  in-situ hybridization facility and animal cell culture facility as recommended by the experts in last academic meet  (funded by DBT) and will be carrying out research related to Animal Biotechnology and Immunology. 
• The School has developed a Green House facility for maintaining and growing different plant varieties and high altitude plants. 

Achievements of Faculty

Prof. M. K. Dhar

• Prof. A.K. Sharma Memorial Award by Indian Botanical Society-2020
• Invited by IPK, Gatersleben Germany (DFG fund) for research interaction and delivering lectures at Universities/Institutions- 2018
• Appointed as Vice-Chancellor, University of Jammu, Jammu -2018
• Fellow of National Academy of Sciences India (NASI) Allahabad, 2017
• Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS)- 2016.
• DST-DAAD International Collaborative Research project with Leibniz Institute, Germany
• Awarded Ekbote Prize:  Maharashtra Association for Cultivation of Science.
• Awarded distinguished Scientist Award by the Society for Plant Research

Prof. Jyoti Vakhlu

• DST -WTZ-OEAD, India- Austria exchange fellowship – 2020
• Awarded DST-DAAD International Collaborative Research project with University of Bremen, Germany - 2018
• Attended ICTP-ICGEB sponsored workshop on System Biology and Microbial Ecology in Trieste, Italy - 2017 
• Awarded with International travel grant by India-Sri Lanka foundation to implement the project “Awareness programme on metagenomics in bio fertilizer development” - 2017
• Invited to Deliver a lecture in V international conference on Saffron Biology, held in Agadir, Morroco - 2016
• Young scientist visiting fellowship by state DST, India – 2011
• Young scientist Fast track project by DST, India - 2007

Prof. B. K. Bajaj

• Co-Fund Int. Senior Research Fellowship- Durham University, Durham, UK - 2017
• Int. Travel Support (SERB-DST, India): Conference’ Barcelona, Spain - 2017
• VLIR-UOS- Short Research Stay Scholarship, -Antwerp University, Belgium - 2014
• Commonwealth Fellowship- Aberystwyth University, UK - 2013
• ERASMUS MUNDUS Invited Professorship- University of Naples, Italy – 2012
• Int. Travel Grant- (DST, GOI) -Biological Catal. Cambridge University, UK - 2012         
• INDO-US-Visiting Professorship (IUSSTF)- Ohio State University, US - 2011
• Indo-Polish Collaborative project (DST)- Govt. of India and Govt. of Poland - 2005

Prof. Madhulika Bhagat

• INSA Visiting Scientist fellowship Award- 2024
• State President : Microbiologist Society (UT of J&K) , India- 2023-2024
• Fellow (F.I.S.A.B.) of Indian Society of Agricultural Biochemists -2023
• Fellow Award: Society for Applied Biotechnology – 2011

Dr.Yashpaul Khajuria

• DST Young scientist award (2013-2016)
• Research Associate (RA) at National Institute of Plant Genome Research (2010-2013)
• Qualified CSIR-NET SRF in august 2006 and CSIR-NET JRF examination, 2004
• Qualified all India level exam CEEB 2000 (Combined Entrance Exam in Biotechnology) conducted by JNU Delhi

Dr. Sheetal Ambardar

• State President of Microbiologists Society, India for academic year 2022-2023 for Jammu - 2022
• DST Women Scientist A research project - (2019-2024)
• DST-SERB-National Post-doctoral Fellow - (2016-2018)
• 2010- INSPIRE-AORC
• 2009- CSIR-JRF, 2007 CSIR-LS
• 2008 -Gold medalist (First rank- 2008) in M.Sc. Microbiology

Achievements of Students

• A wide-ranging research interests combined with excellent facilities provide an  environment for enthusiastic exchange of  ideas among students.
• Many students have secured admission to Ph. D programs in prestigious institutions of the country like IISC Bangalore; ICGEB, Delhi; IMTECH, Chandigarh; NII, New Delhi.
• Faculty has established collaborations and MOU at International and National level for higher research. Research scholars are encouraged to attend conferences and workshops.
• Many students have been placed in Govt. organizations as KAS officers, Assistant Professors, School lecturers, Officers in Food Corporation of India etc, and some in private research laboratories. 
• About 50% students have cleared UGC-CSIR /DBT NET JRF /ARS NET/SRF/LS/GATE/SLET.
• Three students have been awarded Post Doctoral fellowship by the DST, New Delhi.