About the Department

The Department of Biosciences was established in 1969 by Prof. S.C. Pandeya. On the recommendation of the University Grants Commission (UGC), The Department started with its base in Environmental Sciences and in few years it took leadership in the field of ecology. Gradually, other areas of research such as Plant Physiology, Animal Physiology & Toxicology, Neurobiology, Ornithology, Wildlife Biology and Fisheries were also integrated into the thrust areas. Later it was specialized into four different streams Botany, Zoology, Microbiology and Biotechnology. The research thrust areas of the department include Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Ecology, Evolutionary analysis, Physiology, Molecular biology, Desertification and Bioresources Utilization.

The Department has just completed first Phase of the UGC-Center of Advanced Study. Previously, it has been supported under UGC: SAP- DSA-Phase-I, II and III, DST-FIST, DBT: Multi-Institutional Project, GSBTM, Govt. of Gujarat, Ministry of Earth Sciences (New Delhi), NMEICT-Ministry of HRD (New Delhi), DRDO, SERB & DBT Majority of the M.Phil. and PhD students of the department receive fellowships from UGC /CSIR /DST /DBT /GSBTM /MoES/ Govt. of Gujarat under various Programmes.

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