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Key factors of the Institution:

1. Students are the vital stakeholders.
2. Infrastructural facilities are the key attraction at RGITBT.
3. Knowledge and job-oriented syllabi form second attraction.
4. Subject-wise expert faculty as per UGC norms form third attraction.
5. Digitalized library with internet connectivity is fourth attraction.
6. Physical infrastructure to run the academic programs
   • All classrooms have LCD projectors connected to LAN, for simultaneous conduct of theory classes.
   • Subject-wise separate UG and PG laboratories for different programs.
   • Three research laboratories focused for research in nutrigenomics, fermentation technology and herbal biotechnology
   • A/c auditorium with 140 seating capacity for seminars
   • Conference / exhibition hall, administrative/ students’ guidance office,
   • Availability of sports equipments
   • Dark room facility for gel documentation
   • Filtered and chilled drinking water facility
   • Elevator for heavy equipment transfer
   • Spacious basement to arrange breakfast / lunch/ dinner for conference delegates
   • Dedicated 125 kVA generator for uninterrupted power supply
   • Poly-house and shadenet facility for hardening banana plants
   • Two wheeler and four wheeler parking lot and
   • Well laid out garden to create desired ambience for learning.
7. Hands-on training to every student who works independently in laboratories to handle different research equipments & gain practical skills.
8. Practicals oriented for industrial applications to groom students for industry placement.

Facilities

• A spacious architecturally built in area of 58,000 square ft. houses five Departments, Dept. of Microbial Biotechnology, Dept of Biochemical Sciences, Dept. of Plant. Biotechnology, Dept of Cell & Molecular Biology and Dept. of Bioinformatics.
• Each Department is well equipped with UG, PG and research laboratories and LCD facilitates classroom teaching.
• Department of Bioinformatics has two computer laboratories well equipped with internet connectivity and necessary software.
• Adequate library facility with over 1952 books and 26 periodicals / journals is presently provided to students. To avail latest knowledge, internet facility is provided in the library.

Departments

• Department of Biochemical Sciences
• Department of Microbial Biotechnology
• Department of Plant- Biotechnology
• Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
• Department of Bioinformatics
• Department of Medical Biotechnology

Courses

• College Website :-https://www.bvuniversity.edu.in/ieer

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Facilities

Accreditation

Contribution to policy formulation and capacity building

Influencing textbook writing in India
BVIEER is member of the international collaborative project on 'Education for Sustainable Development' (ESD) funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). This program of the GIZ aims to strengthen individual competences and institutional capacities for ESD of organizations, Government as well as non-governmental educational work from India, Mexico, South Africa and Germany through conferences, networking and continuing education.
BVIEER conducted two ESD workshops specifically targeted at orienting textbooks writers across India to infuse concepts related to sustainable development into their textbooks. 53 textbooks writers from 23 states (deputed by the respective State Council of Education, Training and Research-SCERT) participated in these workshops.

Strengthening institutional mechanisms biodiversity conservation through multiple stakeholder partnerships
The second series of workshops done under this program were highly local and focused on the links between biodiversity and sustainable development and aimed to set up model programs through multiple stakeholder partnerships that could be upscaled into larger national programs. The BVIEER Pune conceptualized two day workshops in each of five ecologically distinctive regions of Maharashtra in close collaboration with the Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board, Maharashtra State Forest Department through funding support from GIZ.

Strategic planning for biodiversity conservation in Maharashtra
The First Stakeholders workshop of Maharashtra State Biodiversity Board (MSBB) held at BVIEER saw the participation of 140 people and included representatives of the Forest Department, scientific organizations, Universities and NGOs. This meeting resulted in the development of a blueprint for the MSBB to implement biodiversity conservation in the state.

Capacity building for strengthening ecotourism in Maharashtra
A five day training program on 'Ecotourism Management' was organized by BVIEER for officials from the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDMC). This capacity building program funded entirely by the FDMC saw the participation of top officials who were oriented to various aspects of ecotourism a new venture of the Government of Maharashtra.

Capacity building for teachers and Forest Department officials
The BVIEER has been appointed as the State Resource Agency for Maharashtra for the National Green Corps program of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India since 2002 till date. This program reaches out to 9050 schools across the state of Maharashtra.
The BVIEER is also the Regional Resource Agency for the states of Maharashtra and Goa for the 'DNA Club Program' of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India since September 2007 till date.
A series of two workshops for capacity building of school teachers in delivering environment education and making science education highly interactive and interesting were held this year.

Research and Consultancy

An important achievement this year has been the inauguration of the Indian Geosptial Education and Training Portal a first for India on 29 November 2013 at IIT Mumbai at the hands of Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Department of Earth Sciences, Government of India.

Outreach

Publications

Geosptial Education and training portal
The BVIEER has been asked by the Department of Science and Technology (NNRDMS) to set up a dedicated portal for geospatial capacity building in the country. This portal a first for India will network geospatial educators and users contributing to geospatial capacity building.

Academic Programs

Student Profile
The student profile at the BVIEER includes students from various states such as Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh as well as countries such as Germany, Japan, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria making it highly diverse and ensuring experience sharing in environment management.

Nomination as Experts

Infrastructure (Classrooms/ Labs/Library etc.)

PG COURSES ADDED IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2016

1. M.Sc. in Wildlife Conservation Action
   

   The course has a multidisciplinary approach that integrates the science of wildlife conservation with social issues in managing and mitigating wildlife conflict and natural resource management. The course provides in depth knowledge of ecosystem and biodiversity conservation and management along with wildlife rescue and rehabilitation as well as legal instruments for wildlife conservation. It includes the cognitive aspects and technological skills necessary to further a career in the wildlife field. It trains the candidate in skills required for assessment and monitoring of biodiversity as well as wildlife management through a combination of course work, intensive field work and internships. The program also builds skills in conducting research and communicating for wildlife conservation. The course provides multiple exit points. The course is administered by the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies.
   
   The candidate should have secured at least 50% in the aggregate at undergraduate level and 45% for SC /ST / OBC candidates.
   
   The Masters of Science program in Wildlife Conservation Action is a 2 year full time course.



2. Diploma in Wildlife Conservation Action
   

   The course has a multidisciplinary approach that integrates the science of wildlife conservation with social issues in managing and mitigating wildlife conflict and natural resource management. The course provides in depth knowledge of ecosystem and biodiversity conservation and management along with wildlife rescue and rehabilitation as well as legal instruments for wildlife conservation. It includes the cognitive aspects and technological skills necessary to further a career in the wildlife field.
   
   Graduation in any stream with minimum 50% marks
   
   The Diploma in Wildlife Conservation Action is a 1 year course.



3. Diploma in Environmental Law
   

   The course has a multidisciplinary approach that integrates the concept of law, mechanism and framework with current issues in the field of conservation and protection of environment. The Course has been deliberated to facilitate understanding of implications of different laws at International and National Level.
   
   Graduation in any stream with minimum 50% marks
   
   The Diploma in Environmental Law is a 1 year course.



4. Certificate in Wildlife Health Rescue and Rehabilitation
   The course provides in depth understanding of the various issues involved in wildlife health, capturing and handling wild animals, wildlife forensics and conservation breeding along with wildlife rehabilitation
   
   Graduation in any stream with minimum 50% marks
   
   The Certificate in Wildlife Health, Rescue and Rehabilitation is a 1 month course.

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