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Department of
Biodiversity - M.E.S. Abasaheb Garware
College, Pune |
About the
Department : The
Master’s Degree course in Biodiversity, is
the only course of its kind in Pune
University, started under Innovative
Programme of UGC. It bridges the gap between
excellence in field and laboratory biology.
Department believes in and imparts
‘borderless education’ to the students by
the way of ‘experiential learning’ process.
It has a strong research focus with grass-
root linkages. The research is supported by
prime agencies such as MoEF, ISRO-UoP, DBT,
BCUD, Ruffords Small Grants, UK, to name a
few. Promotion of out of the box thinking
has helped students reach higher echelons in
their life as evident by Antarctic
Expedition, Darwin Scholarship, Asian
Geographic Photography prize etc. Besides,
students themselves co-authored more than 15
peer-reviewed publications in National and
International Journals of repute.
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Our
Vision |
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To be an
academic Model for self-support,
research output and global reach |
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Our Aim |
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To create
awareness on wide range of
opportunities in the field of
Biodiversity |
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To impart
Border-less education |
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To nurture
creative research potential of
students |
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To
establish forward linkages with
ongoing research projects |
M. Sc.
Biodiversity - Monitoring and Utilization
(non-credit system) is a two year
postgraduate course of University of Pune,
comprising four semesters and is a unique
program conducted at Abasaheb Garware
College, Pune; since 2003. The course was
sanctioned under Innovative Programs Scheme
of University Grants Commission (UGC).
The
curriculum gives holistic coverage to the
extremely valuable field of Biodiversity.
Biodiversity is the largest source of
potential wealth for the country, which
remains grossly under explored. One of the
reasons for the under utilization is the
dearth of trained manpower. The current
generation of biologists is largely divided
into field-oriented taxonomists and
ecologists on the one hand and the lab
oriented functional and molecular biologists
on the other. This divide has become a
limiting factor in the study of
Biodiversity. The present program intends to
bridge the gap by inculcating excellence in
field and laboratory biology simultaneously.
This capacity building exercise will help
generating wealth through a prudent and
sustainable use of the country’s
bioresources.
Uniqueness : Entire
semester dedicated for Research Project.
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Eligibility Criteria |
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B. Sc. with
any branch of Life Science,
Microbiology, Botany, Zoology,
Biotechnology, Chemistry,
Environmental Science, Physics
Geography, Agriculture,
Fisheries, Pharmacy, Medicine,
Engineering(any branch) etc. |
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Clearing
the entrance examination. |
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A minimum
of 50% marks at B. Sc. (45%
marks for reserved category) is
required to be eligible for M.
Sc. admissions. |
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