Vision:
Promotion of Bioresource sector is high on policy agenda of Government of India. Bioresource has also been recognized as one of the key priority sectors under ‘Make in India’, ‘Skill India’ and ‘Start-up India’ initiatives of Government of India, as it is one of sectors expected to contribute towards enterprise creation, innovation and economic growth. University Grants Commission (UGC), Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) and Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India has immensely contributed to this dynamism through various policies and initiatives, establishment of innovation clusters, academia-industry partnerships, increasing capabilities for technology development, etc. The Bioresources programme aims for the development of human resource with the entrepreneurship skills and to assess the potential of the region for the sustainable use of biological resources. The programme has been initiated in order to develop skilled human resource which can be capitalized so that the right mix of Bioresources education and Research with entrepreneurship skills can be realized for the socioeconomic development of the region.
Objectives:
- To explore and assess the potential bioresources (plant, animal and microbial) of Kashmir Himalayan region and keep the students abreast with the latest developments for making high value products useful to the society and the market.
- To acquaint the students with the urgent need of bioresources conservation and management, besides to enhance the public awareness on conservation of indigenous bioresources and harnessing their potential benefits.
- To educate the students regarding the use of eco-friendly technological tools for bioprospecting and to equip them with entrepreneurship skills for sustainable use of bioresources.
- To collaborate with other institutions/organizations/universities at national and international level in furthering research pursuits in bioresources.
- To create job opportunities for the pass outs in various sectors this will have immediate relevance to the socioeconomic development such as education, healthcare, biotechnology and bio-trade.
Opportunities:
Realizing the tremendous importance and relevance of Bioresources for long term sustainable socio-economic development of the region a strong need is felt to devise new programmes and courses of study at Higher Secondary, Undergraduate and Postgraduate level to get a deeper insight into the basic understanding of bioresources and help to formulate strategies for sustainable use and conservation of bioresources for posterity. The students will form a skilled work force to contribute towards sustainable utilization of bioresources in agriculture, health care, biotechnology, bioengineering, biocosmetics and bio-industries; besides educating them about commercial policy regulations governing these bioresources. It will equip this human resource with entrepreneurship skills in different sectors at various levels. Moreover, there are ample opportunities for pass outs of 10+2 and undergraduate students of Bioresources to undertake research as a career as they can enroll themselves for various integrated M. Sc and Ph. D Programmes at prestigious National Research Institutes like:
- CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT) Palampur HP.
- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) Imphal Manipur.
- Bioresources Development Centre (BRDC) Shillong.
- National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, Karnataka.
- The Centre for Bioresource Research and Development (C-BIRD) at Satyabama University Chennai.
- Regional Centre of Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development Sikkim.
- Centre for Bioresources Kuthupurambu Kannur Kerala.
- Centre for Bioresources and Biotechnology (CBB-TERI) at TERI University (recognized as a Centre of Excellence by the University).
- CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (IGIB) New Delhi.
- Institute of Microbial Technology Chandigarh (CSIR-IMTECH).
- Indian Institute of Education and Research (IISER) at Pune.
Examples of career paths with a degree in BioResources include:
- Entrepreneurship
- Bioresource Manager
- Biomedicine and Bio-cosmetics expert
- Bioenergy and Biofuel expert
- Biofertilizer and Biopesticide expert
- Researcher or Lab Technician
- Plant or Animal Geneticist
- Toxicologist
- Environmental or Climate Scientist
- Biotechnologist
- Bioinformatic Data Scientist
- Food Research and Development
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