MG varsity to set up 2 new centres of plant research

Updated on: Monday, April 02, 2012

Mahatma Gandhi University has plans to set up a National Institute for Plant Science and Technology and Advanced Molecular Materials Research Centre aimed at stepping up research and learning in these areas.

The university budget for 2012-13 has proposed that the National Institute for Plant Science and Technology (NIPST) will be a unique inter-university centre for education and research in modern areas of plant science and plant-based eco-technologies.

The institute will conduct a five-year integrated postgraduate research programme in ‘Plant Science and Technologies'. Focus areas will include plant medicines, nutraceuticals, sustainable agriculture, phytoremediation and bio-fuels.

The institute will have a medicinal garden, field experimental station, regional herbarium and museum of plants found in the Western Ghats. The objective of the programme is to attract academically brilliant students to study and conduct research on the vast flora of the country.

University authorities said that this centre will help students to apply plant science for sustainable industrial growth of the nation. There will be 10 semesters for the entire course equivalent to M.Sc. and rest of the six semesters of research will be equivalent to Ph D.

Admission to the course will be based on a national level entrance test from among all science graduates who have studied Biology at the Plus Two level. The intake in a batch will be between five and 10. All students will be given postgraduate/research fellowship (Rs. 6,000 per month for first two years and Rs. 12, 000 per month from third year onwards).

The Advanced Molecular Materials Research Centre will be a multidisciplinary centre of molecular materials and it will receive the cooperation of various other schools on the university campus. The centre will undertake advanced research in materials science and provide a range of services to industries, including access to advanced equipment.

The centre will offer researchers, students and practitioners the expertise and resources that can be applied to new opportunities in research and development.

More Education news

• Karnataka department of higher education to further strengthen protection to women students and employees
• Heads of government and private schools directed to keep a close watch on the behaviour of teachers
• Chairman of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions submits his report
• Everyone will be given due representation says Goa CM
• Pune Education Department to hold meetings with schools to ensure a smooth RTE implementation
• Health and Medical Education, Forest and Home departments within the ambit of Public Services Guarantee Act
• 'value education' courses in engineering colleges to inculcate better values and character building
• students challenge new NET gidelines
• Proposed multi crore edu city project nearing completion
• 21 engineering colleges affiliated to the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University to seek accreditation
• MBBS and PG medical seats to be increased by 50% and 100% respectively from academic year 2013-14
• M S University's faculty of fine arts mired in controversy over a painting hurting religious sentiment
• IICA inks MoU with Bangalore-based National Law School of India University for forging academic partnership
• President asks private players to contribute in improving the standards of higher education
• First technical and medical university at picturesque Apatani Plateau in lower Subansiri district
• Prayas scheme to be extended to 4 more districts
• Jamia Millia Islamia Professor gets Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship
• Japans new government will not waive tution fee to pro-Pyongyang high schools
• Most Israeli high school students found accessing Mobile phone during class hours
• UGC notifies the procedure and criteria for declaration of result for NET to be conducted on 30.12.12