ACADEMICS

Master programme

1. Students are admitted to the M.Sc. programme on the basis of an All-India entrance examination conducted by Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) and through MDU combined life science entrance exam.
2. Programme is sponsored by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) , Govt. of India.
3. Total intake of students in this programme is 25.
4. Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) is offered to allow students to pursue subjects of their interests.
5. Programme places particular emphasis on practical learning and out-of-box thinking.
6. Emphasis on enhancing the communication and comprehensive skills.
7. Students are encouraged to go for Clinical Summer Training.
8. Hand-on experience for research work as ‘’dissertation’’ in final semester.

Doctorate programme

1. CMBT offers multi and inter-disciplinary Doctoral programme to train outstanding students in basic and applied research.
2. Students can secure admission to the Ph.D. program after qualifying entrance examination and viva-voce.
3. The students must be qualified for Junior Research Fellowship of UGC/CSIR/DBT/ICMR.
4. CMBT offers state-of-the-art instrumentation facility.
5. Major areas of research includes Immunology, Virology, Stem Cell Biology, Genomics, Diagnostics and Genetic Engineering.

Academic Calender 2018-19

Odd Semester begins (First & Third Sem M.Sc. CMBT)	21-07-2018
Orientation Programme for first year students	After last counselling for admissions
Diwali Break	06-11-2018 to 13-11-2018
Internal Examination	Third Week of October
Odd Semester Ends (First & Third Sem M.Sc. CMBT)	05-11-2018
Semester Examination	22-11-2018 onwards
Winter Break	18-12-2018 to 31-12-2018
Even Semester begins (Second & Fourth Sem M.Sc. CMBT)	01-01-2019
Holi Break	18-03-2019 to 24-03-2019
Internal Examination	Third Week of March
Even Semester Ends (Second & Fourth Sem M.Sc. CMBT)	30-04-2019
Semester Examination	01-05-2019 onwards
Summer Break	23-05-2019 to 30-06-2019