Bitp 2014 by SUMAN GOVIL

INDUSTRIAL IMMERSION TO BRIDGE SKILLGAP BIOTECH INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME 2007-2013 MARCH 2014

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

COMPILED & EDITED BY DR. SUMAN GOVIL, ADVISOR, DBT DR. PURNIMA SHARMA, MD, BCIL

INDUSTRIAL IMMERSION TO BRIDGE SKILLGAP

Biotech Industrial Training Programme 2007-2013 March 2014 Copyright ÂŠ Deptt. Of Biotechnology Ministry of Science & Technology Government of India Compiled & Edited by Dr. Suman Govil, Advisor, DBT Dr. Purnima Sharma, MD, BCIL Assisted by Sh. Manoj Gupta, Deputy Manager, BCIL Published by Department of Biotechnology Block 2, 7th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 Web : www.dbtindia.nic.in

LEADERS’ SPEAK K. VIJAYRAGHAVAN, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

“New Biotech strategy is aimed at helping Indian biotech and healthcare sectors achieve $ 100 billion by 2025. Country is on the threshold of key global developments and therefore, the Government and Industry would play crucial roles. Since, India has an abundance of technical manpower, we need to develop strategies to harness the potential.”

M.K. BHAN, FORMER SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

“There is a huge gap between the industry expectations and availability of quality manpower. We need to accelerate investment in building human resources to tap people’s potential.”

MS. KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAW, CMD BIOCON

“Indian industry needs to work with academia to improve the quality of students clearing the biotechnology programmes as only 25 per cent of the students matched the industry’s needs.”

CONTENTS

BITP FOREWORD MESSAGE BITP JOURNEY INTRODUCTION

I III V VII

INDUSTRIAL IMMERSION TO BRIDGE SKILLGAP 1. NEED FOR BITP

2. RATIONALE FOR INITIATING BITP

3. CORE OBJECTIVES

4. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR BITP

5. BITP: MODE OF OPERATION

05 - 08

a. BITP Notification

b. Shortlisting of Candidates/ Companies

c. Interviewing Shortlisted Candidates

d. Grading Scale for Scoring during Interview

e. Matchmaking

f. Feedback & Evaluation

g. Monitoring

h. Submission of Project Report

i. Issue of Certificate

j. Placement Support

6. BITP COMPANIES

7. TREND ANALYSIS

09 - 59

a. Candidates Selected

b. Universities Represented

c. Participating Companies

i. Location

ii. Sector

d. Trend in Training i. Number of Candidates Trained

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ii. Gender wise Distribution of Trainees

iii. Region wise Distribution of Trainees

iv. Field of Interest of Trainees

v. Educational Qualification wise Distribution of Trainees

e. Candidates Absorbed by Companies

i. Geographical Distribution of Companies/ Institutes which Offered Training and Jobs to BITP Trainees

ii. Companies which Offered Training to Maximum Number of Trainees

iii. Companies which Absorbed Maximum Number of Trainees

f. An Illustrative List of BITP Trainees who got Good Placement

8. BITP FEEDBACK

9. BITP EDGE

10. ANNEXURE

64 - 81

a. Experts’ Feedback

b. Companies’ Feedback

c. Trainees’ Feedback

11. BITP MILESTONES

PROF. K. VIJAYRAGHAVAN

SECRETARY, DBT

DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY Block-2, 7th Floor, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003,India 91-11-24362950 91-11-24362881 91-11-24360747 vijay.dbt@nic.in

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FOREWORD

Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme was initiated by the Department of Biotechnology to facilitate industrial exposure to biotechnology post graduate students in industry for a period of 6 months. This programme is mutually beneficial to the students and the industries as it helps the industries to select their prospective employees. This programme was started way back in 1993-94 and is very popular amongst biotechnology students. The programme is perceived very well by the industries as more than 150 industries are involved in imparting training to the students. This unique programme has helped in 25 to 30% trainees finding placement in industries. I am very happy that feedback of all stakeholders and stringent monitoring leading to midterm corrections is an integral component of the programme. I take this opportunity to compliment my predecessors Dr. Manju Sharma for visualizing this programme and Dr. M.K. Bhan for taking it to greater heights by introducing bench fee for trainer industries leading to major expansion of the programme. I also thank my colleague Dr. Suman Govil, Adviser, DBT for steering this programme and bringing out this publication for the benefit of students. Excellent programme management and implementation by BCIL is gratefully acknowledged. I wish this programme great success.

( K. VijayRaghavan )

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PROF. K. DHARMALINGAM

CHAIRMAN, DBT TASK FORCE ON HRD

ARAVIND MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1, Anna Nagar, Madurai 625 020, Tamil Nadu, India 91-452-435 6550 91-452-253 0984 amrf@aravind.org

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MESSAGE

It is indeed a pleasure to know that the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India is bringing out this book on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Industrial Immersion to Bridge Skillgap Biotech Industrial Training Programme - A case studyâ&#x20AC;?. A long awaited event and an important step towards showcasing the value added teaching activities supported by the department.

The book will provide comprehensive and useful information on genesis of BITP, companies involved in training, analysis of trend in terms of sector-wise, activity wise training offered, feedback mechanism. I have been associated with HRD activities ever since the beginning of the National Biotechnology Board in 1986. I am pleased to compliment DBT for its vision to initiate integrated human resource development program way back in 1985-86 to create the necessary skilled manpower in the country.

I wish to encourage DBT to come up with such publications so that students and the public can get benefit from DBT programmes.

( K. Dharmalingam )

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BITP JOURNEY

Department of Biotechnology conceived an integrated human resource development programme comprising of PG teaching programmes, fellowships for doctoral and post doctoral research, training programmes for skill upgradation of mid career scientists and faculty in existing universities and institutions to create well trained manpower for meeting the requirements for R&D, teaching and industrial production in the country. The teaching programmes supported by DBT were highly selective based on in-house core faculty strength and infrastructural facilities

Dr. Suman Govil, Advisor, DBT

and the Department provided liberal recurring grants for consumables to ensure good practical training to the students. However, in view of the potential applications of biotechnology and hype created, a large number of universities and affiliated colleges initiated undergraduate and post graduate teaching programmes in biotechnology resulting in large number of students passing out every year. Editor, Biospectrum reported over a lakh students coming out every year with biotechnology degree. Quality of practical training suffered because of lack of

Dr. Purnima Sharma, MD, BCIL

faculty expertise, costly equipment and consumables and the students could not find appropriate placements. To bridge the skill gaps between the students produced by the universities and requirement of industries, the Department of Biotechnology initiated Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme (BITP) in 1993-94. Initially, this programme was meant for students coming out of DBT supported teaching programmes only and the Department provided studentship for the students placed in industries. This programme was well received by start up companies and small scale companies as it provided them paid manpower with an opportunity to assess the performance of trainees for prospective employment. Established companies were guarded and requisitioned for limited number of trainees. In view of the small number of trainees placed in companies, 25 to 30% trainees got placement. Although a large number of students applied for training, very limited numbers could be placed in industries due to lukewarm response of industries. Subsequently, eligibility for this programme was extended to B.Tech., M.Sc. and M.Tech. students in biotechnology from all recognized universities in the country. To cope with the increased number of applicants and to encourage companies to take large number of students, bench fee of Rs.50,000/- per student was introduced from 2007-08. This led to a spurt in number of trainees requested by the industries as well as setting up of

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training institutes in private sector. Generally, students from top ranking universities under DBT supported teaching programme such as JNU, MKU, BHU, MS University, Baroda, etc. are not opting for industrial training. Students from some of the universities and colleges who did not get proper practical training, mistake BITP as an alternative opportunity to compensate for their deficiency. Experts interviewing eligible candidates in last few years have highlighted lack of seriousness, conceptual clarity, analytical ability and practical training. Several students offered placement by companies also opt for higher studies citing reasons such as routine nature of job, lack of career growth opportunities and low remuneration etc. Industries at times, prefer to hire students from basic disciplines as expectations of biotechnology students are very high. Sometimes, industries also feel that fundamentals of biotechnology students are weak as compared to conventional disciplines. Lack of clarity in career choice and availability of opportunity also results in multiple applications by students for fellowship programmes as well as industrial training. More than 70% of applicants for industrial training programme opt for training in R&D leading one to believe that academicians in universities encourage students to take up R&D or lack of awareness amongst students about opportunities in other sectors such as teaching, production/manufacturing, quality analysis/ quality control, marketing and regulation could be the reason. Rigorous selection process comprising of an online multiple choice based exam followed by an interview is undertaken to ensure selection of quality candidates. Placement of selected candidates is based on match-making of profile of students with trainer companies. Monthly online feedback by trainees and companies is an integral component of the programme. Analysis of the feedback shows that this programme offers training in handling state-of-the art equipment and understanding of working environment in industries to the students. The programme aims to ensure placement for all trainees, a quantum jump from present figure of 25-30% and at the same time, meeting the requirement of skilled manpower by biotechnology industry.

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INTRODUCTION

Realising the tremendous potential of Biotechnology in improving human and animal health, increasing agricultural productivity and providing safe and clean environment, Govt. of India set up of multi agency board namely National Biotechnology Board (NBTB), way back in 1982 with participation of DST, UGC, ICMR and CSIR. NBTB was upgraded to full-fledged Department of Biotechnology to give much needed impetus to biotechnology. Biotechnology is a multi-disciplinary and rapidly advancing area and needs well trained manpower for meaningful R&D and production activities in the country. The Department initiated an integrated programme of human resource development comprising of post graduate teaching, fellowships for pursuing doctoral and post doctoral research, training programmes for upgrading skills of mid-career scientists and faculty in leading universities and institutions in the country. In fact, India can take pride in being one of the first few countries in the world to initiate M.Sc. teaching programme in biotechnology in 5 universities in 1985-86. The universities were selected on the basis of core strength in faculty, availability of in-house infrastructural facilities as well as near by premier institutions engaged in biotechnology R&D. These programmes have been expanded to cover 70 universities imparting M.Sc./ M.Tech. degrees in general, agricultural, pharma, medical, marine, veterinary biotechnology. Students for these programmes are selected on the basis of all-India common entrance test conducted by JNU at over 70 centres in the country. Placement analysis of students coming out of these programmes shows that 50% students pursue Ph.D., 12 to 17% students take up jobs in industry, 12 to 15% students take up teaching jobs and few students go abroad to pursue higher studies. To encourage biotechnology students to take up jobs in industry and to reduce the mismatch in skillsets of students produced by universities and requirements of competitive biotechnology industry, Department of Biotechnology initiated a unique programme named as Biotechnology Industrial Training Programme (BITP) in 1993-94 to facilitate industrial exposure to biotechnology post graduates for a period of 6 months. This programme is being implemented by Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL) since beginning. This programme is mutually beneficial to the students and trainer industries as industrial exposure orients students to the needs of industry enhancing their opportunity for placement with the trainer industry or other industries as well as providing an opportunity to the prospective companies to assess the performance of trainees. This programme is one of its own kind with only one similar programme of industrial apprenticeship run by NRC, Canada. Initially, students coming out of DBT sponsored

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teaching programmes only were eligible and very few industries accepted limited number of trainees. Over a period of years, several modifications have been incorporated and students with B.Tech./M. Sc./M.Tech. degree in biotechnology from any recognized university in the country are eligible resulting in multi-fold increase in number of applicants. There is stringent two step selection process including screening by online test and final selection by interviews. Similarly, introduction of bench fee of Rs. 50,000/- per student for the trainer industry has increased its popularity with the industries as evident from increase in number of industries offering training under the programme. Students from 160 universities have been trained under this programme. Provision for monthly feedback by trainees and trainer companies is an integral component. 25-30% students trained under this programme find suitable placement. Department of Biotechnology jointly with Karnataka State has implemented Biotechnology Finishing School Program from 2011-12 to bridge the skill gaps and to enhance employability of biotechnology students. Recently, Biocon has launched â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Biocon academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to connect industry and academia to maximize opportunities for budding biotechnologists in the country. Biocon academy will address skill deficit and develop industry ready human capital. Academy would admit first batch of 30 students in January, 2014 for the joint certificate program in biosciences by Biocon and Keck Graduate Institute. The present compilation is being brought out to showcase the successful case study of programme imparting skill based training to cater to the needs of biotechnology industry in the country and to serve as a resource material to the students and prospective employers. Feedback from different stakeholders such as students, industries, experts involved in selection process as well as site visits for on the spot monitoring have been included. This programme was conceived under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Manju Sharma, the then Secretary, DBT and received greater heights with Dr. M.K. Bhan, at the helm of affairs in DBT as well as Dr. K. Vijay Raghavan, present Secretary, DBT for lending it wholehearted support. The efforts of Dr. Manoj Singh Rohilla, Scientist-C in DBT, Mr. Manoj Gupta, Deputy Manager, Dr. Abitha Murali, Senior Project Executive and Ms. Nisha Singh, Project Executive from BCIL in providing logistic support to the programme are greatly acknowledged. Efforts of Mrs. Rita Bhatla and Sh. Naveen, DBT in typing the manuscripts and preparing graphs are sincerely acknowledged.

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INDUSTRIAL IMMERSION TO BRIDGE SKILLGAP

INDUSTRIAL IMMERSION TO BRIDGE SKILLGAP - BIOTECH INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME - A CASE STUDY 1. NEED FOR BITP

In the era of globalization, India needs to build up intellectual capital and transform workforce into skilled manpower in order to succeed in this highly competitive world. Studies from developed nations indicate that skilled manpower is the driving force. Availability of skilled workers is a make-or-break factor in relocating or creating new plants and jobs in any region. As biotechnology companies realize and implement new ways to grow and expand, workforce becomes their top priority. Furthermore, forthcoming challenges in the times ahead will require manpower to be innovative and equipped with up-todate knowledge and appropriate training. Realising the skill gaps of students produced by universities with requirements of industry, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, initiated an innovative programme named as Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP), for imparting practical industrial training to Biotechnology students (M.Sc./M.Tech./B.E./B.Tech.) for a duration of 6 months. The program is being coordinated by Biotech Consortium India Limited for past 20 years. During the course of the training, trainees are provided with a stipend of Rs. 8000/- per month while a bench fee of Rs. 50,000 is paid to the companies to cover expenses towards training.

2. RATIONALE FOR INITIATING BITP

The Biotech Industrial Training Programme BITP was commenced by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), in 1993-1994, as part of its integrated human resource development program. The principal objective of BITP is to provide practical industrial exposure to candidates willing to take up career in industry and an opportunity for industries to select prospective candidates for suitable employment. The programme facilitates orientation of the trainees to the needs of the industry and enhances their employability by creating industry ready manpower.

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Provide practical exposure to Biotech students in industry after completion of degree

Promote opportunity for companies to assess trainees, identity prospective manpower

Promote University and Industry interaction

BITP CORE OBJECTIVES To promote research in Biotechnology in India

Orient students to the needs of the industry, make them more acceptable for placement

3. CORE OBJECTIVES

The central core objective of BITP is to provide an opportunity for Biotech students to acquire practical skills and experience working on projects alongside industry experts as well as to provide an opportunity for the industry to identify potential employees. In addition, supplementary objectives of this programme are: To ensure that students can apply acquired knowledge in problem based exercises in real life industrial projects. To enable students to learn about ethics and accepted safety practices in the industry. To provide an opportunity for students to learn about the industry environment in their area of interest. To facilitate students to acquire inter-personal skills and the ability for team work through interaction with professionals. To obtain knowledge for making optimal decisions to resolve work challenges. To maintain confidentiality and secrecy. | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 04

4. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR BITP

The programme is implemented for Biotechnology students from universities all across India. Students with the following degrees from any Indian recognised university are eligible for application: B.Tech./B.E./M.Sc./M.Tech./M.V.Sc. in Molecular & Human Genetics, Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Neuro Science, Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Bioprocess Technology, General /Agricultural /Industrial / Marine / Medical/ Pharmaceutical/ Environmental /Plant/ Food /Animal Biotechnology.

b) Students with minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade at highest degree level c)

Students who have completed their degree in the previous or current year. Students with result of last semester/final year awaited can also apply. The final result with original mark sheet(s) of all the semesters/years are required to be submitted at the time of interview.

5. BITP: MODE OF OPERATION

BITP NOTIFICATION & ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA

To ensure effective and timely execution of the programme, implementation involves several steps shown below in Fig. 1 Fig. 1

PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS

ONLINE SINGLE SESSION MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM FOR SCREENING OF CANDIDATES

INTERVIEWING APPLICANTS

MATCHMAKING OF COMPANIES REQUISITIONS WITH STUDENT PROFILES

DISBURSEMENT OF TRAINEE STIPEND/ COMPANY BENCH FEE

MONTHLY FEEDBACK AND EVALUATION

PLACEMENT OF SELECTED CANDIDATES IN COMPANIES FOR TRAINING

MONITORING

SUBMISSION OF PROJECT REPORT

ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE

FOLLOW UP REGARDING PLACEMENT

a. BITP Notification

An advertisement is placed in leading newspapers across the country requesting companies for requirement of trainees and inviting applications from interested/ eligible students. Eligible students/ Companies apply online by visiting website www.bcil. nic.in. Companies can submit online requisition for trainees online alongwith following documents: (i) Company Profile (ii) Scientists/Supervisors Profile (iii) Areas in which training is proposed to be provided and (iv) Annual Report of last financial year.

b. Shortlisting of Candidates/ Companies

Candidates are being shortlisted based on number of available seats according to percentage of marks obtained as well as number of applicants from a particular university to ensure adequate representation. Since 2012-13, a single day online examination in multiple batches in Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) format has been introduced for eligible candidates to shortlist candidates win a uniform and transparent manner.

c. Interviewing Shortlisted Candidates

Shortlisted applicants are invited for an interaction with experts at different centres across the country (Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai). All TA/DA expenses for candidates appearing for interview are borne by DBT. A Selection Committee (comprising of 3- 4 subject experts, from academia, industry and DBT/BCIL) assess the students based on the following attributes on a grading scale of 50. Feedback of Experts is placed at Annexure (page no. 65 - 70). Illustration below shows attributes asssessed

SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE INCLUDING DISSERTATION WORK

CLARITY ON BASIC SCIENCE CONCEPTS

APTITUDE (RESEARCH, MANUFACTURING, MARKETING, CLARITY) & INTELLIGENCE

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Fig. 2

POOR

BELOW 25

SATISFACTORY

25-30

GOOD

31-35

VERY GOOD

36-40

EXCELLENT

41-45

OUTSTANDING

ABOVE 45

d. Grading Scale for Scoring during Interview and Final Selection

Final selection of the candidates is based on the combined merit list of marks obtained in the online examination and interview. Top students are selected for placement under BITP based on no. of slots available. The list of selected candidates is displayed on BCIL website after completion of interview at all centres. Fig. 2 above shows Descriptors/ Marks out of 50

e. Matchmaking

The profiles of selected candidates are matched with company requisitions. Maximum efforts are made to ensure placement of selected candidates in their field of interest and preferred location. A candidateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s profile is sent to maximum three companies for acceptance failing which, the candidate looses the opportunity.

f. Feedback & Evaluation

Trainees and supervisors are required to submit monthly online feedback on their industrial training experience and performance of the students respectively. Evaluation is very important to measure competency of trainees with respect to performance criteria designated from the employersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; perspective. The Trainee feedback and Company evaluation is judged using a 5-point scale interpreted as A as Excellent B as Very Good C as Good D as Average E as Poor An Overall Score on a grading of 1-10 is also collected from both the students/company during the final feedback.

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Key attributes for measuring feedback.

TRAINEE FEEDBACK CRITERIA TO ASSESS PROGRAMME

COMPANY EVALUATION CRITERIA TO ASSESS TRAINEE PERFORMANCE

EXPOSURE TO TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

ANALYTICAL SKILLS

GUIDANCE FROM SUPERVISOR

INNOVATION/CREATIVITY

LEARNING EXPOSURE

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

OVERALL ENVIRONMENT

LEADERSHIP/ PLANNING

LAB FACILITIES

TEAM SPIRIT Feedback from the trainees helps in evaluating the quality of training with respect to the company infrastructure, laboratory facilities/equipment, quality of R&D, inputs from supervisors, theoretical & practical exposure provided during training. The feedback and evaluation from employers are very useful to further improve the industrial training programme and equip students with desired criteria needed by employers. Suggestions given by trainees in the final feedback are taken into consideration and appropriate modifications are incorporated to improve and decide on no. of applicants for companies in subsequent years.

g. Monitoring

There is a mechanism to assess and address complaints from students/companies. Site visits are carried out by experts to ensure necessary guidance to students during industrial exposure.

h. Submission of Project Report

Students have to submit project report to BCIL which includes abstract, introduction based on literature survey, materials and methods, results, discussion and future prospects.

i. Issue of Certificate

Certificates are issued to trainees on successful completion of training.

j. Placement Support

Around 25% of BITP trainees secure jobs during and after training. Some trainees are absorbed in the trainer company itself, while others are able to secure jobs in other companies. Further, profiles of trainees who have successfully completed the BITP training are placed on BCIL website for easy access by potential employers. | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 08

6. BITP COMPANIES Geographical Distribution of Companies involved in BITP (page no. 20-56)

Around 150 premier biotech and healthcare companies, are actively participating in BITP. These companies provide handson-training to students in disciplines such as Molecular biology, Microbiology, Bioprocess Technology, rDNA technology, Molecular Diagnostics, Immunology, Bioinformatics, Plant tissue culture, Biopharmaceuticals, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Oncology, Animal cell culture, Enzymology, Plant Biotechnology, Protein Engineering and Herbal Drug Technology.

7. TREND ANALYSIS a. Candidates Selected

During 2007-08 to 2012- 13, consistent increase in number of candidates selected for training under BITP has been observed (Fig. 3 shown on the next page). Increase of applicants has continued despite introduction of stringent measures such as charging of nominal application fee from 2008- 2009 to discourage non-serious candidates from applying, restricting eligibility to candidates passed in year of advertisement and previous year.

LATEST TREND OF CANDIDATES SELECTED IN 2013-2014

1864 1248 790 585 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

CANDIDATES SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES SELECTED

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TRAINEES PLACED

TREND ANALYSIS OF CANDIDATES SELECTED

2902 1234 687 502

3062 1537 748 505

2008 - 2009

2009 - 2010

2972 2461 1006 650

2524 1225 781 590

2010 - 2011

2011 - 2012

2012- 2013

1867 1248 790 585

1210 587 396 2007 - 2008

3670 2160 955 652

4230

Fig. 3

NO. OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED NO. OF CANDIDATES SHORTLISTED NO. OF CANDIDATES SELECTED NO. OF TRAINEES PLACED

2013-2014

b. Universities Represented

An analysis of data for 2007-08 to 2012-13 with respect to Universities from where the applicants have benefitted indicates a consistent increase in the number of Universities benefitted under BITP. Number of Universities represented increased from 101 in 2007-08 to 163 in 2012-13 indicating growing interest among the students for acquiring practical training and professional acumen through BITP as shown in Fig. 4.

UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTED 2007-13 Fig. 4

163

153 141 101

2007-08

c. Participating Companies

2008-09

135

127

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

An analysis of trend with respect to number of participating companies during 2007-08 to 2012-13 indicates a steady increase in number of companies participating in BITP. During 2012-13, the number of companies participating increased to 154 from 127 in 2007-08. (Fig. 5 shown below)

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES 2007-13 Fig. 5

146

156

154

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

127 102

2007-08

2008-09

114

2009-10

Growing awareness about relevance of the programme in addressing gap of trained human resources coupled with introduction of bench fee for participating companies to partially meet the expenses towards training seems to have encouraged the companies to come forward to offer training in their respective domains in the biotech sector. 11 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

An analysis of the companies participating under BITP in terms of location and sector is given below:

i. Location

Location-wise analysis of BITP companies, from 2007-08 to 2012-13, has brought to light the ‘Core Hubs’ of Biotech companies in India (Fig. 6 shown below). Bangalore tops the list followed by Hyderabad and New Delhi/NCR. Over the last few years, these 3 cities have consistently witnessed a major expansion in Biotech sector.

LOCATION-WISE ANALYSIS OF BITP COMPANIES Fig. 6

BANGALORE

DELHI

MUMBAI

AHMEDABAD

HYDERABAD

CHENNAI

PUNE

BHUBANESWAR

5 26

20 10

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

17 12 7

17 7

2010-11

5 25

34 18

2011-12

2012-13

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ii. Sector

Sector-wise breakup of BITP companies for the years 2007-13 is depicted in Fig. 7 shown below. From 2007-08 to 2012-13, a major chunk of companies were from the Healthcare sector. Bioagri and Bioservices also consistently accounted for a small but significant portion. A distinct increase in Bioservices companies participating under BITP has been observed which are engaged in activities such as clinical trials, contract manufacturing, imparting training in specialized areas, etc. During 2011-12, 54 Bioservices companies participated, compared to 37 Bioagri companies.

SECTOR-WISE ANALYSIS OF BITP COMPANIES Fig. 7

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 75

64 54 55

55 55

43 35 31

38 35

28 29 23 23 15 8 6 6 6 7 7

BIOAGRI

BIOSERVICES

HEALTHCARE

BIOINFORMATICS

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2 2 2 3 1

IPR

d. Trend in Training

Trend under BITP during 2007-13 in terms of numbers, gender, region, field of training and educational qualification of candidates, etc., is detailed below:

i. No. of Candidates Trained

About 70% of the candidates selected under BITP, get placed in companies for training (Fig. 8 shown below). A few candidates opt out of training for different reasons such as pursuing higher studies, preparation for competitive examinations, personal reasons such as matrimony, difficulty in joining companies in cities other than their city of residence etc.

TREND ANALYSIS OF CANDIDATES TRAINED

2011 - 2012

2010 - 2011

505

748

1537

3062 502

590

781

650

2524

2009 - 2010

1225

687 1006

652

955

2461

2972

2008 - 2009

2160

3670

2007 - 2008

2012- 2013

2013-2014

585

790

NO. OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

1248

1867

1234

396

587

1210

2902

4230

Fig. 8

NO. OF CANDIDATES SHORTLISTED NO. OF CANDIDATES SELECTED NO. OF CANDIDATES TRAINED | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 14

ii. Gender wise Distribution of Trainees

An analysis of trend of trainees gender wise shows that number of female students getting trained in industries is increasing consistently in comparison to male students. In initial years, number of male students and female students were more or less equally distributed. From 2009-10, ratio of male to female students has increased still further. During 2011-12, female students outnumbered male students. (Fig. 9 shown below)

GENDER WISE DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINEES Fig. 9

MALE

FEMALE

456

444 359

339

308 254 194 142

166

196

206

231

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 iii. Region wise Distribution of Trainees

Region wise training of students corresponds directly to number of participating companies. Fig. 10 shown on the next page summarizes the overall distribution of BITP trainees regionwise from 2007-13. As expected, number of candidates obtaining training in companies based in south were observed to be more due to abundance of companies in Bangalore and Hyderabad. The second highest placement of BITP trainees was in North India, in concordance with considerable number of Biotech companies located around Delhi/NCR region.

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REGION WISE DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINEES Fig. 10

SOUTH

EAST

WEST

32 46

25 39

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

33 70

58 61

72 90

178

184

199 229

347

371

45 46

156

184

228

257

268

NORTH

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

iv. Field of Interest of Trainees

Notably, a major proportion of trainees opted for training in R & D companies, however, with diversification of Biotech industry, the emerging fields of Bioinformatics, IPR, Clinical trials/Contract Manufacturing are also garnering trainee interest. A glimpse into the traineeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s field of interest from 200713 ( Table 1 shown below), highlights the fact that around 70-80% of trainees are inclined in acquiring an industrial exposure in the field of Research and Development, followed by production (around 10-15 %) and Quality Control (5-11 %). During 2007-08 out of 396 trainees, 331 obtained their training in R&D. However, during past few years students are displaying increased interest in areas such as IPR, Bioinformatics, Clinical Trials and Toxicology/ Animal studies.

SECTOR WISE DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINEES Table 1

R&D

PRODUCTION/ MANUFACTURING

QA/ QC

BIOINFORMATICS

IPR

CLINICAL TRIALS

MARKETING/ MANAGEMENT

2007-08

70.2 %

16.9 %

5.6 %

3.0 %

1.3 %

2.5 %

0.5 %

2008-09

77.9 %

10.4 %

3.6 %

5.2 %

2.0 %

0.8 %

0.2 %

2009-10

76.2 %

11.5 %

9.5 %

1.6 %

0.8 %

0.2 %

2010-11

75.3 %

10.9 %

6.9 %

3.8 %

1.5 %

0.5 %

1.1 %

2011-12

74.3 %

11.5 %

6.8 %

4.8 %

0.9 %

1.7 %

0.2 %

2012-13

67.5 %

15.8 %

11.9 %

2.2 %

0.7 %

1.9 %

0.2 %

SECTORS OPTED BY MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TRAINEES

QA/ QC PRODUCTION/ MANUFACTURING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

5% - 12% 10% - 17% ABOVE 70%

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v. Educational Qualification wise Distribution of Trainees

Indian universities offer courses in General Biotechnology, Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology, Molecular and Human Genetics, Medical Biotechnology, Marine Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Neurosciences and Bioprocess technology. An analysis of trends of students getting placed reveals that M.Sc students are preferred in industries in comparison to B.Tech / M.Tech. as shown in Fig 11.

DEGREE WISE DISTRIBUTION OF TRAINEES Fig. 11

M.Sc

B.Tech

M.Tech 487

414

475 427

394

330

135 47 19 2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

112

94 81

2011-12

2012-13

Most trainees who opted for BITP training are from M.Sc. background. However, there is an increase in number of trainees from B.Tech background (from 12-15%).

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e. Candidates Absorbed by Companies

An analysis of trend in absorption of candidates by the companies (Fig. 12 shown below), indicates that about 25-30% of the candidates secure a job immediately following completion of training. An analysis of feedback from the candidates of 2011-12 batch in terms of their absorption in the company / future course of action, is shown in Table 2.

CANDIDATES TRAINED VS ABSORBED Fig. 12

CANDIDATES TRAINED

CANDIDATES ABSORBED

652

650 590

505

502 396

138

2007-08

132

129

149

203

196

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Table 2: Feedback of Candidates from 2011-12 batch of BITP

CATEGORY

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Successfully Placed

Undergoing Placement Review

189

Higher Education

No Record

Other Reason (Student not interested in relocating, getting

Currently company has no matching vacancy, profile of candidate on hold for review, final decision subject to creation of suitable vacancy

married, currently not determined to enrol for job, wants to look for a job in some other area, wants to pursue a different course)

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GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF COMPANIES INVOLVED IN BITP

NUMBER OF CANDIDATES TRAINED AND ABSORBED UNDER BITP PROGRAMME IN COMPANIES IN INDIA DURING 2007-2013

i. Geographical Distribution

CANDIDATES TRAINED

CANDIDATES ABSORBED

1 10

HIMACHAL PRADESH

PUNJAB

UTTARAKHAND

151 48

DELHI

CHANDIGARH

528 66 UTTAR PRADESH

RAJASTHAN

4 7

ASSAM

BIHAR

MADHYA PRADESH

GUJARAT

140 83

HARYANA

58 13

WEST BENGAL

CHATTISGARH

305 90

9 1 MIZORAM

128 34 ORISSA

MAHARASHTRA

641 214 5

2 GOA

ANDHRA PRADESH

874 237 KARNATAKA

8 48

KERALA map not to scale

224 49 TAMIL NADU

PUDUCHERRY

1 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS

STATEWISE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES TRAINED AND ABSORBED UNDER BITP PROGRAMME IN COMPANIES DURING 2007-2013 CANDIDATES TRAINED

CANDIDATES ABSORBED

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLAND

1 PORT BLAIR

map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

CARI

TOTAL

PORTBLAIR

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ANDHRA PRADESH

1 11

TRIMULGERRY

MEDHAK DISTRICT

SECUNDERABAD

533 183 17

HYDERABAD

RANGA REDDY DISTRICT

VIJAYAWADA

GUNTUR

NANDYAL

1 ANANTPUR DISTRICT

TIRUPATI

map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Tulasi Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

Vigna University

Zed Labs Pvt. Ltd.

ANANTPUR DISTRICT Siflon Drugs

GUNTUR DISTRICT

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HYDERABAD A.G. Biotech Laboratories

Advanta India Limited

Agri Biotech Foundation

Amar Immunodiagnostics

Andhra Bank

Aravinda Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd.

Atash Seeds Pvt. Ltd

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.

Barwale Knowledge and study centre

Bharat Biotech International Ltd.

Bioaxis DNA Research Centre

Bioclues.org

Biological E. Limited

BioMed Informatics

Bioviz Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Biognosys Technologies

Brilliant Biopharma

Centromere Biosolutions

Clintox Bioservices Pvt. Ltd.

Clonz Biotech Private Ltd

Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics(CDFD )

Center for Plant Molecular Biology

Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB)

CESP Control India Ltd

Chaitnaya Bharti Junior College

Directorate of Rice Research

Asian Institute of Gastroenterology

Barwale Foundation

Bioseed Research India (P) Ltd. Bioserve Biotechnologies (India) Pvt. Ltd.

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Dr. Reddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Laboratories Ltd.

Dupont

Excel Matrix Biological Devices Pvt. Ltd.

Federal Bank

G7 Alexandria Innovation Centre

Genomix Molecular Diagnostics (P) Ltd.

Global Hospitals

Govt. Degree College For Women

Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd. (Triesta Biosciences)

Hyderabad University

Hyderabad St. Merry School

IKP Knowledge Park

Incozen Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd.

Indian Immunologicals Ltd.

J.K. Agrigenetics Ltd.

Junna Lifesciences

K.N.Biosciences

Meghna Degree College

Nagarjuna Fertilizers

Nandan Biomatrix Limited

Natco Pharma

National Institute of Nutrition

NTHRYS Biotech Labs

Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

Ocimum Biosolutions

Pharmakodyne Biosciences

Parexel International

Dr. Surapaneni Genomic Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

GVK Biosciences Private Limited

Prathista Industries Ltd. Ras Lifesciences 25 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

Rashmi Pharma Pvt. Ltd.

Ravindranath GE Medical Associates Pvt. Ltd.

RCC Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd.

S & S Agro Biotech Pvt Ltd

Sai Lara Biotechnologies

Sandor Proteomics Pvt. Ltd.

Sanzyme Ltd.

Som Phytopharma India Ltd.

SPC Biotech Private Limited

Sri Biotech Laboratories India Pvt.Ltd.

Sudershan Biotech Ltd.

Syntho Chirals

Tapadia Diagnostic Centre

Tergene Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Thomson Reuters

Tierra Seed Pvt. Ltd.

Transgene Biotek Ltd.

Usha Biotech

VAC Biotech

Vimta Labs Ltd.

Asia Pacific Breweries Pearl Pvt. Ltd.

United Breweries Limited

UB Nizam Breweries Pvt. Ltd.

S4 Bio Pvt. ltd. S.P.A.R. Thar Hospital

Virchow Biotech Pvt. Ltd. Vivo Biotech Ltd. Zenotech Laboratories Ltd.

MEDHAK DISTRICT

NANDYAL S.P.Y Agro Industries Ltd

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RANGA REDDY DISTRICT 17

A.G. Biosystems Pvt. Ltd.

Aptus Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

Kaveri Seed Company Ltd.

Microsun Biotech

Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

Royal Life Sciences Pvt Ltd

Dr. J.K.R Gautam International School

Laila Nutraceuticals

Sneha Biotech

641

214

Shantha Biotechnics Ltd.

SECUNDERABAD

Jupiter Bioscience Ltd.

TIRUPATI Sugen Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

TRIMULGERRY Premium Phytoceuticals Pvt. Ltd.

VIJAYAWADA

TOTAL

27 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

ASSAM 1

TEZPUR

GUWAHATI

map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Gauhati University

Intramediate Reference Laboratory

Regional College of Higher Education

Assam Valley School

TOTAL

GUWAHATI

TEZPUR

BIHAR 7

PATNA map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Intermediate Reference Laboratory

Maurya Research & Diagnostic Lab

Renaissance Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Sree Baidyanath Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd.

TOTAL

PATNA

| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 28

CHANDIGARH 4

CHANDIGARH map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Nectar Lifesciences Ltd.

Nestle India Ltd.

PGIMER

TOTAL

CHANDIGARH

CHATTISGARH 1 BILASPUR

1 DURG

RAIPUR

1 BHILAI

map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

BHILAI Vishva Vedanta School

BILASPUR Jawahar Navodya Vidyalaya 29 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

DURG -

Aditya Biotech

Devleela Biotech

Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya

Replicon Biotech

RAIPUR

TOTAL

DELHI

140 83 DELHI

map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

A-1 Food Pvt. Ltd.

Agriculture Finance Corporation

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

AOS Products Pvt. Ltd.

Atharva Biosciences

Banarasi Chandiwala Institute of Professional Studies

Batra Hospital

Beckman Coulter India Pvt. Ltd.

Bi-Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Biogenuix

DELHI Arbro Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.

Auroprobe Laboratories

| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 30

Biotech Consortium India Limited

Britania Industries Ltd.

City Xray Diagnostic

Clairvolex Knowledge Processes Pvt. Ltd.

Crest Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Delhi Pollution Control Committee

Dr. G Wellness Pvt. Ltd.

Forensic Science Laboratory

Genetix Biotech Asia (P) Ltd

GenPro Biotech

Genxbio Health Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Indian Council of Medical Research

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences

International Panacea Limited

Invictus Oncology

J. Mitra and Co. Pvt. Ltd.

Jawaharlal Nehru University

K. Analysis Intellectual Property Research

Kee Gad Biogen Pvt. Ltd.

Krypton Biomedicals Pvt. Ltd.

Labex Corporation

Lakshmi Kumaran and Sridharan

Leadinvent Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Life Cell Pvt. Ltd

Life Technologies (India) Pvt Ltd

M.M. College

Max Hospital

Medsource Ozone Biomedicals Pvt. Ltd.

31 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

Multidimentional Export and Research organisation

National Dope Testing Lab

National Institute of Immunology

National Institute Of Malaria Research

NISCAIR(National Institute of Science Communication

Novo Informatics Pvt. Ltd.

Oncquest Laboratories Ltd.

PSL Ltd. Foundation

Roche Diagnostics India Pvt. Ltd.

Solena ABSI (I) Pvt. Ltd.

TBI

Techno Concept

TERI

The Centre For Genomic Application

Visionnet

Vyome Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

Wrig Nanosystems

140

and Information Resources)

TOTAL

GOA 5

2 GOA map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Myko Tech Pvt. Ltd.

Nestle India Pvt. Ltd.

Syngenta Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

TOTAL

GOA

| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 32

GUJARAT

AHMEDABAD

15 1

VADODARA

BHAVNAGAR

SURAT

6 map not to scale

VAPI

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Anil Bioplus

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Hester Biosciences Ltd.

Neesa Agritech Foods Ltd.

Stemcyte

The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute

Xcelris Genomics

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

AHMEDABAD

Intas Biopharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.

BHAVNAGAR Vaishnavi Biotech Limited

SURAT Aumgene Biosciences Pvt. Ltd. 33 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

Span Diagnostics Limited

Alembic Limited

Century Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Reckon Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd.

Sun Agrigenetics Pvt. Ltd.

Navsari Agriculture University

VADODARA

VAPI Jai Research Foundation

TOTAL

HARYANA 7

PANCHKULA

1 AMBALA

1 KARNAL

1 SONIPAT

137 44 GURGAON

6 FARIDABAD

map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

AMBALA -

Crams Technologies

Medsource Ozone Biomedicals Pvt. Ltd.

Advanced Micro Devices Pvt Ltd

FARIDABAD

| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 34

GURGAON Alchem International Ltd.

Ara Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

Ashmar Technologies and Research Pvt. Ltd.

Bioexcel

Cryobanks

DIAMT, Division of BIORAP

Google Inc.

I Life Discoveries Pvt. Ltd.

Kendle India Pvt. Ltd.

Labindia Instruments Pvt. Ltd.

Lifecare Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

Mascon Global Limited

Premas Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Quest Diagnostics India Pvt. Ltd., Gurgaon

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.

Sheel Biotech Limited

Thar Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

IBI Biosolutions Pvt. Ltd.

Medisys Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Venus Remedies Ltd.

151

Daiichi Sankyo India Pharma Pvt. Ltd.

THSTI (Translational Health Science &Technology Institute)

KARNAL National Dairy Research Institute

PANCHKULA

SONIPAT GSK Consumer Healthcare Ltd.

TOTAL

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HIMACHAL PRADESH 1 BADDI map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

BADDI Surya Pharmaceuticals

TOTAL

KARNATAKA 9

BIDAR

HUBLI

823 209 1 MANGALORE

BANGALORE

1 MALUR

MYSORE map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

BANGALORE 22

Achira Pvt. Ltd

Akanai Technologies

Abexome Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 36

Animal Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Anthem Biosciences

Aristogene Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

Astrazeneca Pharma India Ltd.

Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited

Avatar 11 Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd.

Avesthagen Limited

Azyme Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

Bangalore Biotech Labs. Pvt. Ltd.

252

Best Biotek Research labs (P) Ltd.

Biocos Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

Biovase

Biovet Pvt. Ltd.

British Biologicals

Cellwork India Ltd

CEPHA

Chromus Biotech

Clinigene International Ltd.

Connexios Life Sciences Pvt Ltd

Criya Technologies

CSIR Forth Paradigm Institute

Customised Technologies

EID Parry India Ltd.

Empower Research

Epitome Consulting and Information Technology Pvt. Ltd.

G7 Synergon Pvt. Ltd.

Gangagen Biotechnologies Pvt. Ltd.

Gemelon Institute of Life sciences

Bangalore Analytical Research Center Pvt. Ltd

Bhat Bio-Tech India (P) Ltd. Bigtec Private Limited Biocon Limited

Enzene Biosciences Private Limited

37 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

Health Line Pvt. Ltd.

Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd. (Triesta Biosciences)

ILOGY Healthcare Solution

Immunology Research Foundation of India

In Vitro International Pvt. Ltd.

Genotypic Technology Pvt. Ltd.

Indian Institute of Science Indo-American Hybrid Seeds (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Indus Seeds

Informatics (India) Ltd

Infosys Technology

Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceutical Limited

Kemwell Biopharma Pvt. Ltd.

Khoday Breweries Ltd.

Kumar Organic Pvt. Ltd.

Lablink Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Lonza India Pvt Ltd

Manipal Acunova Ltd.

Manthan Systems

Medreich Ltd.

Metahelix Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

Micro Labs Limited

Microtest Innovation

Molecular Connections

Monsanto Research Center

MSR Biotech

MWG Biotech

Narayana Hrudalaya

National Institute of Virology (Victoria Hospital )

Jubilant Biosys Limited

Leads Clin

Metaome Science Informatics Pvt. Ltd.

Multiplex Bio Tech Pvt. Ltd.

| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 38

Nature Biochem/Net Bio

Nitya Genome Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

NMAM

Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.

Nunhems India Pvt. Ltd

Pall Life sciences

Point Cross Pvt. Ltd.

Polyclone Bioservices Pvt. Ltd.

Praras Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

Probiosys

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.

Richcore Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

Robust Materials Technology Private Limited

Sami Labs Ltd.

Sangenomics Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.

Sasya Gentech

Scri Biotech Research Laboratory

Sri Research Institute for Tissue Engineering

Strides Arcolab Ltd.

Simbiosys Biowares

Syngene International Ltd.

Tata Consultancy Services

University of Agriculture Science

Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation

Wipro Technologies

Natural Remedies Private Limited

Radiant Research Services Pvt. Ltd.

Rishi Herbal Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Shodhaka Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Sreyr Drugs Safety Solution Sri Raghavendra Biotechnologies Pvt. Ltd.

39 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

BIDAR Bhoomareddi College

Sreeven Pharma Pvt. Ltd.

Biogenics

Navya Biologicals

Sankeshwar Minerals Pvt. Ltd.

Prosetta Bioconformatics Pvt. Ltd.

Tata Interactive System

874

237

HUBLI

MALUR Group Pharmaceuticals Limited

MANGALORE St. Aloysius College

MYSORE Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Labland Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

TOTAL

| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 40

KERALA

1 CALICUT

1 MALAPPURAM

4 1

PALAKKAD

THRISSUR

1 KAROOR

9 9

COCHIN

KOTTAYAM

ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT

2 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT Pelican Biotech and Chemicals Labs Pvt. Ltd.

CALICUT Indian Spice Research Institute

41 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

COCHIN Interfield Laboratories

KBS International

Scigenome Labs Pvt. Ltd.

Unibiosys Biotech Research Labs

Vysali Pharmaceuticals

Kaimalil Bioservices

KBS International

Infosys

National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (RRL)

L.J. International Ltd.

KAROOR M Kumarsamy Engineering College

KOTTAYAM

MALAPPURAM Cashew Research Station

PALAKKAD Agastya Biopharm India Ltd.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

THRISSUR College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

TOTAL

| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 42

MADHYA PRADESH 21

GWALIOR

RATLAM

BHOPAL

DEWAS

map not to scale

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Bhopal Memorial Hospital

High Security Animal Disease Laboratory

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

BHOPAL

Kilpest India Pvt. Ltd.

DEWAS Tata International Ltd.

GWALIOR Bisen Biotech and Biopharma Pvt. Ltd Tropilite Foods Pvt. Ltd.

RATLAM IPCA Laboratories Ltd.

TOTAL 43 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

MAHARASHTRA 45 13

NAGPUR

JALGAON

31 8

AURANGABAD

7 33

WARDHA

NASHIK

THANE

RAIGAD

1 43

NANDED

JALNA

104 22

MUMBAI

PUNE

2 SANGLI

map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

AURANGABAD Global Transgenes Ltd.

Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College

Mangcore Chemical Fertilizer Pvt. Ltd.

Midas Care Pharmaceuticals

Mylan Laboratories Ltd

Wockhardt Limited, Biotech Park

Wockhardt Research Centre

JALGAON Jain Irrigation System Ltd Nirmal Seeds Pvt. Ltd.

| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 44

JALNA 13

Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co. Ltd.

Subhash Fertilizers Private Limited

Accenture India Pvt Ltd

Advance Center for Test, Research and Education of Cancer

Ajanta Pharma Ltd.

Ashconuinab Lab Industries Ltd

Emellen

Fusion Scientific Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.

Kopran Limited

Nutrahelix Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

NY Vasta Global

Organica Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Piramal Diagnostic Services Pvt. Ltd.

Piramal Lifesciences Ltd.

Privi Organics Ltd

Rishi Biotech

Rishi Herbal Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

SRL Ranbaxy Ltd.

Sudershan Biotech Ltd

Super Religare Laboratories Ltd.

Thrombochek

Thyrocare Technologies Ltd.

Transasia Biomedical Pvt. Ltd.

USV Limited

Bejo Sheetal Seeds Pvt. Ltd. Krishidhan Research Foundation

MUMBAI

NAGPUR Ankur Seeds Pvt. Ltd. Central Institute for Cotton Research Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation Limited 45 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

Aquamentis Health Care Ltd

Jai Biotech Industries

Mylan Laboratories Ltd

Nashik Vintners Pvt. Ltd

Advinus Therapeutics Pvt Ltd.

Biopharmax

Buzzle Software Solution

Hi Tech BioSciences India Ltd.

Indo-Bioactive Labs

Immuno Science India Pvt. Ltd.

Indian Institute of Sciences & Education Research

Jay Biotech

Lupin Biotech

Mitcon Biopharma Center

Mitcon Consultancy Services Ltd.

National Centre For Cell Sciences

National Chemical Laboratory

Praj Industries Limited

Praj Matrix The Innovation Center

Pranav Agro Industries Limited

Rasa Lifesciences

Sai Advantium Pharma Ltd.

Shantani Proteome Analytics Pvt. Ltd.

Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI)

Shivaji College

NANDED K-Ferts Lab

NASHIK

PUNE

Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Limited

Serum Institute of India Ltd.

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RAIGAD 7

Embio Limited

SANGLI

2 -

Advanced Enzymes Technologies Ltd.

Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited

305

Pranav Agro Industries Limited

THANE

WARDHA Krishi Mitra Biotech Research Center Pvt. Ltd.

TOTAL

MIZORAM

1 AIZAWL

map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Mizoram University, Biotech Hub

TOTAL

AIZAWL

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ORISSA 1 DHENKANAL

128 32

1 CUTTACK

BHUBANESWAR

map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Astha Biotech

Biocare India

Institute of Life Sciences

Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, CSIR Project

KIIT University

L B Prasad Eye Institute

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)

Protein Lounge India Pvt. Ltd

Regional Plant Resource Centre

128

BHUBANESWAR

Imgenex India Pvt. Ltd.

Juan Biotechnology Private Limited

Tectona Biotech Research Centre Utkal University

CUTTACK Ravenshaw University

DHENKANAL Dhenkanal Autonomous College

TOTAL

| BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 48

PUDUCHERRY 8

PUDUCHERRY map not to scale

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Gokulam Enterprises

G.G.Organics (P) Ltd

Safetab Life Sciences

Shasun Biotech Center

TOTAL

PUDUCHERRY

PUNJAB

LUDHIANA

28 1

MOHALI

SANGRUR

BHATINDA map not to scale

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Guru Angad Dev Veterinary And Animal Science University

Punjab Agriculture University

United Breweries Ltd.

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

BHATINDA Guru Kashi University

LUDHIANA

49 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

MOHALI Chandigarh Group of Colleges

Hash BioTech Labs Pvt. Ltd.

Orbit Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Panacea Biotec Ltd.

SANGRUR Pepsi Foods Pvt. Ltd.

TOTAL

TAMIL NADU 3

162 39

HOSUR

CHENNAI

SALEM

COIMBATORE

THANJAVUR

1 KARAIKUDI

1 ANNAIKUTTAM

1 SIVAKASI

16 map not to scale

KANYAKUMARI

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

ANAIKUTTAM Kalaswari College

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CHENNAI ABL Biotechnologies Ltd.

Anna University

Biosource & Surgicals

Biozone Research Technologies

CavinKare Private Limited

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

Geo Marine Biotechnologies (P) Ltd.

Green Signal Biopharma Pvt.Ltd

Huclin Research Limited

Kitco Pvt Ltd

Laila Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.

Lifecell International Pvt. Ltd.

Medical Coding

Microtherapeutics Research Lab Pvt. Ltd.

Nestle India Ltd

Operon Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Perfint Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.

Poseidon Biotech

Prathyusha Institute of Technology & Management

Quest Lifesciences Pvt Ltd

Shasun Chemicals and Drugs Ltd.

SPIC Ltd.

Synkromax Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Science University

Tex Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

Thomson Reuters

TIFAC

Tnq Books & Generals Pvt Ltd

Xinnovem

Yuvraj Biobiz

Mediclone Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Shri Meera Labs Pvt. Ltd.

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COIMBATORE Oriental Aquamarine Biotech India Private Limited

Sugarcane Breeding Instt.

Sunglow Biotech

T Stanes & Company Ltd.

Global Pharmaceuticals

VB Medicare Pvt. Ltd.

Rasi Seeds

The Gene Tech

224

HOSUR

KANYAKUMARI Xpression Biotek Pvt. Ltd.

KARAIKUDI Alagappa university

SALEM

SIVAKASI PSR Engineering College

THANJAVUR Tari Biotech

TOTAL

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UTTAR PRADESH

411 22 GHAZIABAD

3 MEERUT

75 2 AGRA

19 18

NOIDA

BULANDSHAHR

LUCKNOW

VARANASI

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NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

TRAINED

ABSORBED

HH Biotechnologies Pvt Ltd.

National JALMA Institute

370

Bio Med Pvt. Ltd.

CarePro Biosciences

AGRA

BULANDSHAHR Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited Shyam Lal Degree College

GHAZIABAD Adhunik Institute Of Education & Research Auroprobe Laboratories

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Sanshadow Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

Ultra International Pvt Ltd

Biotech Park

Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI)

Central Institute of Medical and Aromatic Plants

Directorate of Plant Protection & Storage

Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

Lucknow Biotech Park

National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI )

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute

Saroj Institute of Technology & Management

Clonegen Biotechnology Pvt. Ltd.

Codon Biotech Pvt. Ltd.

Geno Biosciences Pvt. Ltd.

HCL

Helix Biogenesis

Hierank Business School

IDS Infotech

Marion Biotech

Tavant Technology

528

Dabur Research Foundation

LUCKNOW

H.H. Biotech

NOIDA Allele Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Amity University

VARANASI Surya Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd.

TOTAL

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UTTARAKHAND 2

DEHRADUN

1 KASHIPUR

RUDRAPUR

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

map not to scale

TRAINED

ABSORBED

Sheetal Lifesciences

S.D.S P.G.I. Institute

Khandelwal Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.

TOTAL

DEHRADUN

KASHIPUR Enviroway Bioscience Pvt. Ltd.

RUDRAPUR

WEST BENGAL

58 1

KOLKATTA

KHARAGPUR

NAME OF INDUSTRY/INSTITUTE

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TRAINED

ABSORBED

KHARAGPUR Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 55 | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 |

KOLKATTA Biobharti Lifescience Pvt. Ltd.

Biogenuix Medsystem Pvt Ltd

DSR Genome

Galaxy Concepts Pvt. Ltd.

GCC Biotech

Imperial Fragrances

Indian Institute of Chemical Biology

Invitro Fertilization Research Institute

SHRM Biotechnology Pvt.Ltd.

Suraksha Diagnostic Private Limited

TCG Lifesciences Ltd. (Chembiotek)

Simbiosys Biowares India Pvt. Ltd. Structural Biology and Bio-informatics Division (CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology) Subhashree Biotech

TOTAL

*ABSORBED Some companies/institutes which did not train candidates under BITP but offered jobs.

TOTAL BITP TRAINEES DURING 2007 -2013

3295

CANDIDATES TRAINED

930

CANDIDATES ABSORBED

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ii. Maximum Trainees

Few companies involved in providing candidates training under BITP to maximum no. of trainees during 2007-13 is shown in Fig.13 below.

COMPANIES WHICH OFFERED TRAINING TO MAXIMUM NO. OF TRAINEES Fig. 13

CANDIDATES TRAINED

370

AUROPROBE LABORATORIES

252

BANGALORE BIOTECH

BIOCON LTD. BIOLOGICAL E. LTD.

ONCQUEST LABORATOIRES

MEDICLONE BIOTECH

T.B.R.C.

ARA HEALTHCARE

IMGENEX

NATURAL REMEDIES

INDO-AMERICAN HYBRID SEEDS

DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION

CODON BIOTECH

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iii. Maximum Trainees Absorbed

Few companies which absorbed maximum no. of BITP trainees during 2007-13 is shown in Fig.14 below.

COMPANIES WHICH ABSORBED MAXIMUM NO. OF TRAINEES Fig. 14

TRAINEES ABSORBED

BIOCON LTD.

BIOLOGICAL E. LTD.

VIRCHOW BIOTECH

DR. REDDY’S LABS

INTAS BIOPHARMA. BANGALORE BIOTECH LABS (BIOZEEN)

ARA HEALTHCARE

DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION

ABEXOME BIOSCIENCES

SYMBIOSYS BIOWARES

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f. Table

AN ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF BITP TRAINEES WHO GOT GOOD PLACEMENT

NAME OF CANDIDATE

NAME OF COMPANY/ INSTITUTE WHERE PLACED

CITY

Gajanan Vishvambhar Mali

Mangalore Chemical & Fertilizer Pvt. Ltd.

Aurangabad

Satya Kesav Pedarolu

Federal Bank

Hyderabad

M Ram Kumar

Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories

Hyderabad

Bandaru Neena Sravanthi

Nagrjuna Fertilizers And Chemicals Ltd.

Hyderabad

Sujit Prabhakar Bankar

Biocon Ltd.

Bangalore

Venkata Suresh Javvaji

Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories

Hyderabad

Naresh R

Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories

Hyderabad

Santosh Kumar

Biocon Ltd.

Bangalore

Archana Sinha

Tavant Technology

Noida

Prabhat Ranjan

Biocon Limited

Bangalore

Preethi Velury

Nagarjuna Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd.

Hyderabad

Rajeev Kumar

Directorate Of Plant Protection & Storage

Lucknow

Soumya Jaiswal

Google Inc.

Gurgaon

Deepesh B Varma

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

Hyderabad

Ram Narayanan

Tata Consultancy Services

Bangalore

Leelambika-Murugeshan

Nunhems

Bangalore

Rahul Sharma

Infosys Technology

Bangalore

Shibabrata Basak

Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

Chennai

Jyotirmoy Das

Intramediate Reference Laboratory

Guwahati

Pratik Kumar

Intermediate Reference Laboratory

Patna

Anita Rani

Clairvolex Knowledge Processes Pvt. Ltd.

Delhi

Anamika Singh

Nestle

Chandigarh

Yuwvaranni

Prathyusha Institute of Technology & Management

Chennai

Karthik Sharma Loke

Dr. G Wellness Pvt. Ltd.

Delhi

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STATE

DESIGNATION

SALARY DRAWN PER MONTH

YEAR OF TRAINING

Maharashtra

Asst. Manager

r 35,833 /-

2010-11

Andhra Pradesh

Probationary Officer

r 35,000 /-

2010-11

Andhra Pradesh

Technical Trainee (1 yr) then Scientist

r 33,333 /-

2012-13

Andhra Pradesh

Research Associate

r 33,333 /-

2012-13

Karnataka

Research Associate

r 31,667 /-

2011-12

Andhra Pradesh

Production

r 30,833 /-

2012-13

Andhra Pradesh

Production

r 30,833 /-

2012-13

Karnataka

Scientist

r 30,000 /-

2008-09

Uttar Pradesh

Software Engineer

r 30,000 /-

2009-10

Karnataka

Senior Scientist

r 30,000 /-

2012-13

Andhra Pradesh

Research Associate

r 29,167 /-

2011-12

Uttar Pradesh

Assistant Scientist

r 28,000 /-

2011-12

Haryana

Data Analyst

r 28,000 /-

2012-13

Andhra Pradesh

Technical Trainee

r 27,000 /-

2010-11

Karnataka

Assistant Systems Engineer

r 26,250 /-

2009-10

Karnataka

Research Asssitant Molecular Breeding

r 25,833 /-

2011-12

Karnataka

Software Engineer

r 25,000 /-

2007-08

Tamil Nadu

Programmer Analyst Trainee

r 25,000 /-

2008-09

Assam

Technical Officer

r 25,000 /-

2011-12

Bihar

Technical Officer

r 25,000 /-

2011-12

Delhi

Trainee Patent Scientist

r 25,000 /-

2011-12

Punjab

Nutrition Officer

r 25,000 /-

2011-12

Tamil Nadu

Asst Profeesor

r 25,000 /-

2011-12

Delhi

Lab Manager

r 25,000 /-

2012-13

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8. BITP FEEDBACK a. Companiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Feedback

The feedback received from companies show visible improvement in handling of equipment, theoretical knowledge, team spirit as well as increase in subject interest in students on completion of training. Reviews from supervisors in few companies involved in imparting BITP are enclosed at Annexure (page no. 71 - 76).

b. Traineesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Feedback

Analysis of trainee feedback regarding nature of training in terms of areas, new techniques learnt and equipments handled summarized in Table 3 shown on the next page. The trainees were also trained in handling state-of-the-art equipment/techniques including: Different types of chromatographic techniques, Molecular biology, Karyotyping, FISH, DNA sequencing, Western blot, Fermentation, Down-stream processing and Purification.

Exposure to state of the art equipments including: RT PCR, PCR and variants, MGIT960, BACTEC, AKTA Purifier, MICROARRY, MALDI, karl fisher instrument, FACS, Flow Cytometer, HPLC, ELISA, SDS PAGE, Carbodoseur, DO Analyzer and Torque Analyzer, etc.

Analysis of feedback from trainees indicates that BITP makes tremendous difference in capability of trainees to integrate into the business world by enriching their practical knowledge, skills and understanding of the real working environment. Trainees not only learn a variety of biotechniques and get exposure to equipments but also refine inter-personal skills, language proficiency, software applications resulting in overall personality development and confidence. Reviews from trainees about their perception of relevance of BITP are at Annexure (page no. 77 - 81).

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AN ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF AREA WISE PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY BITP TRAINEES S.No.

FIELD

NO. OF PROJECTS

Clinical Trials

Immunology, Tumour Immunology

Molecular Diagnosis

Industrial Products/ Bio-Process Optimisation & scale-up/ Downstream Processing

Animal Cell Culture and Toxicology studies

Molecular Biology

Genomics

Analytical Method Development/ Validation/ Techniques

Enzymology

Oncology

Drug designing/development

Biochemistry / Chemical Technology

Plant Tissue Culture

Plant Molecular Biology

Molecular Diversity

Bioinformatics

Protein Engineering

Clinical Diagnosis

Plant Virology

Biodiesel Technology

Pharmaceuticals

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Microbiology/ Strain Improvement

Vaccines & Diagnostics

Patents

Total

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GET BETTER PLACEMENT WITH

PROPER

9. BITP EDGE

INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE TRAINING GUIDANCE

Provides practical exposure to candidates in industry environment. Encourages development of logical thinking, team spirit, leadership qualities and analytical skills. Projects assigned to BITP trainees as per their area of interest allowing access to tools of biotechnology. BITP trainees avail opportunity of getting updated with trends, techniques & equipment. Positive feedback from companies indicates a significant increment in quality of BITP trainees after training. Companies are able to directly assess student performance resulting in absorption of 25% trainees. Feedbacks from BITP trainees have reinforced positive impact of BITP in providing avenues for future career options.

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ANNEXURE

Experts’ Feedback Companies’ Feedback Trainees’ Feedback

EXPERTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; FEEDBACK

10. ANNEXURE Anand K. Kondapi Ph.D.

Professor Laboratory for Molecular Therapeutics Department of Biotechnology School of Life Sciences University of Hyderabad Hyderabad 500046, India

BITP is an excellent program providing an opportunity to the young students a bridge between academic training and industry.

91-40-23134571 (Office) 91-40-23000654 (Home)

Selection process is significantly improved and students are able to take-up assignment. Majority of students are getting trained in well-equipped laboratories, indeed BCIL is putting all efforts in

91-40-23101145

inspection of these facilities every year to maintain quality. I feel points such as:

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(a) selection of candidate with keen interest on working in industry and

akksl@uohyd.ernet.in akondapi@yahoo.com

(b) industry with assured absorption into their fold after training would certainly strengthen the program.

Debi P. Sarkar

Ph.D, FAScT, FNASc, FASc, FNA

Professor & Former Head/Dean, JC Bose National Fellow Department of Biochemistry University of Delhi South Campus Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India. 91-11-24111967 (Office) 91-11-24114159 (Office) 91-11-24115270 91-9810696767 dpsarkar59@gmail.com

My comments on BITP are as below: Selection Process: It is indeed very meticulously designed and effective. Quality of Students: Quality of students is not outstanding or excellent. But may be rated as good. Benefits to Students: It is quite beneficial for students and gives a chance to train them for obtaining employment in various R&D companies. Benefits to Biotech Companies/Industries: It is equally helpful to the R&D companies involved with Biotechnology formulation, product development.

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Dr. D. Sundar Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Indian Institute of Technology Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India 91-11-26591066 (Office) 91-11-26596316 (Office) 91-11-26582282 sundar@dbeb.iitd.ac.in sundar@jhu.edu

The BITP program provides a wonderful opportunity for fresh students who have just graduated, to be attached to a biotech industry very early in their career, to understand its functioning and also to apply the concepts that they have learnt during their graduate program. It also enables them to understand the organization structure and processes in the practical setting. I strongly feel that the BITP program helps the students to crystallize their career choices about deciding on a job in industry or to take up higher studies. During the course of the training period, BCIL has a close assessment of the students placed in different industries and this helps to keep a check on quality of training being imparted as well as progress being made by the trainees. Many alumni of this BITP program have already been absorbed by the same organizations where they got their training and some have opted to move to a different setting. A panel comprising of experts from the Industry and Faculty from different Institutions evaluates the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance during the interview as well as the site visit. As someone who has been closely associated with this BCIL program, I must admit that the application and review process is very well organized and conducted in a friendly atmosphere. The BCIL office effectively coordinates this entire exercise. Such a wonderful program like BITP from DBT through BCIL is very essential for fresh biotechnology graduates, as it helps them learn and adapt to an industrial setting and contribute to the advancement of biotechnology in India. I must congratulate BCIL for running this program very effectively for so many years now and wish this program a continued success.

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K.P Gopinathan

Ph.D, FASc, FNASc

Professor Indian Institute of Science Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Bangalore 560012, India

I have been closely associated with this student training programme initiated by DBT and operated through BCIL. Conceptually, this is a wonderful venture to enrich the quality and employability of trained manpower resources in the area of Biotechnology. The past few decades have seen tremendous progress in teaching and training in this discipline and the overall quality of education in Biology at the postgraduate level has seen substantial improvement. A central role played by DBT in this process is unquestionable. Biotechnology has become the Proverbial Pot of Gold at the Other End of the Rainbow and the fortune seekers are many to get trained in this area. The hype generated about Biotechnology has given rise to introduction of this subject not only at the postgraduate level but even at the undergraduate level. Most of the Engineering Colleges and Technology Institutions including the IITs have started newer courses in the Biotech stream. If one examines the prescribed syllabus of these programmes , they appear excellent and are often directly downloaded from the Internet based on the syllabus prescribed at the leading universities of the world. Unfortunately, however, neither the existing faculty in most of these institutions have sufficient expertise in this emerging field nor are the institutions equipped with adequate infrastructure facilities . The outcome has been the generation of a large number of graduates who are not sufficiently trained to be readily employed. In this context the BITP programme attains special significance for providing opportunities for undergoing Industrial Training to these fresh graduates, a major deficit that is prevailing in most existing Biotech degree programmes. The BITP has helped in improving the prospects of employability especially in Industries. The trainee fellowship programme provides a decent stipend to meet the living expenses of the selected trainees and a reasonable

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bench fee for the training institutions to meet the contingent expenses. This programme has attracted a large number of applicants from all nooks and corners of India. The huge turnout of the students at the selection interviews testifies the popularity of this programme. I have been closely associated with selection interviews for the past several years as well as in the subsequent validation of training quality at various institutions. The trainee selection interviews are conducted in small groups of 3-5 students in a batch mode by a panel of experts equal in number. The oral interviews are very fair and are primarily used to evaluate the awareness in basic concepts and motivation of the student. Several of these candidates have been hailing from remote areas and less endowed institutions, and most of them have not qualified through the National exams like NET,GATE or CSIR . In general their academic qualities were inferior to the vast numbers that we interview for the Ph.D programme at reputed institutions like the IISc or major national labs. A major purpose of the BITP has been to compensate for this lacunae and provide better opportunities for employment. Undoubtedly, this programme has been of great benefit to the trainees. The tendency that I have seen amongst them when asked where would they like to be placed for the training? , most of them opt for the Brand names of Biotech industries as their choice. On evaluation of the training programme, I have seen the lesser known places , more often than not, provide better all round training. The well established industries tend to use these trainees as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a pair of handsâ&#x20AC;? for a given type of routine work and devote much less time for the overall training. Even so, the direct exposure to how an industrial establishment functions is of great value to them. I feel confident that Industries also should be finding the trained fellows much more suitable for employment compared to the time of their graduation. What one wonders, however, is that whether there are enough Biotech Industry opportunities in the country to employ the thousands of graduates emerging out year after year. Is there anything that can be done by BCIL (DBT) to motivate the self employability and entrepreneurship or encourage the use of newer advances of Biotech in hospitals and medical institutions

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in order to utilise the trained manpower. This certainly will be a “Win-Win” situation for all. Besides, Biotech is not only confined to health related industries but also covers agriculture, environment and the overall public health management. These ideas could be incorporated into BITP in future.

Prof. J. K. Pal

Ph.D, FNASc, FMASc Professor & Head University of Pune Department of Biotechnology Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007, India I am happy to know the Biotechnology Consortium of India

91-20-25694952 (Office) 91-20-25601430 (Office)

(BCIL), the present co-ordinating institution of the Biotechnology Industrial Training Programma (BITP) of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India wishes to showcase the

91-20-25691821 (Office) 91-20-25692248 (Office)

profile of the programme. As one of the senior Co-ordinator of the DBT-JRF programme, I have the privilege of participating in this programme since last ten years. This programme being

jkpal@unipune.ac.in

launched by the DBT since early 1990’s and steered by the Advisors of DBT HRD section during early years has been looked after by the BCIL since early 2000. Under the leadership of the DBT advisor, Dr. Suman Govil and CEO of BCIl Dr. Punirma Sharma, and sincere input from her colleagues particularly Mr. Manoj Gupta, this programme has taken a good shape, and is running very satisfactorily. Current selection procedure has been well optimized, screening of suitable Biotech companies for training had been critically done. For there in-built-strengths, the programme objectives have moderately been achieved. As I gather many interested and deserving students have been benefiting on a regular basis in getting suitable training in various areas of Biotechnology. Many of the trained students have been absorbed by the respective training companies. I sincerely feel that this programme will continue to contribute in yielding suitable human resource in the area of Biotechnology, and thus will prove to be a worthwhile programme of DBT. I convey my best wishes to those who have been participating and putting their best effort to make it a successful endeavor.

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Prof. Paramjit Khurana

FNA, FIAS, FNASc Professor

University of Delhi Department of Plant Molecular Biology Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India

I have been associated with the BITP program for the last few years. It happens to be one of the flagship programs of DBT and

91-11-24100669 (Office) 91-11-24671208 (Office)

is unique in the sense that there is tremendous hand-holding by the DBT not only for the students but the Universities of Biotech teaching, training for the Biotech teachers and most importantly

param@genomeindia.org

the interfacing of the Biotech students with the Industrial partners. DBT takes care to establish a good teaching facility with the right infrastructure for Biotech teaching across the country. It encourages training programs by the various teaching institutions at the National level as short-term trainings and also organizing symposium etc, to update the academic skills and knowledge of all concerned. Since an industrial exposure is essential and not always possible at the various locations country-wide, DBT has initiated a 6 months industrial training exercise wherein the students apply online and are interviewed before placement in various Biotech-related industries. Care is taken to match the interest of the student with the mandate of the companies and often the students find employment after completion of their training. The industry is encouraged to take in the biotech students as apprentices and are also paid a consolidated amount for the same. Therefore, it is a win-win situtaion for both the students as well as the industry. Over the last few years, due to the popularity of this program amongst the students, BCIL has now devised an online exam to screen the applicants as interviewing thousands of students over a period of a few days even in batches was getting unmanageable. The initital screening is followed by a sceond round of interview by experts in various fields and disciplines. This program and especially the efforts of DBT at holding-hands from the start to the finish is well appreciated by the I`nternational community at large. Though on a smaller scale in Delhi and NCR, this program has also benefited the industry to a great extent in other cities of the country as well. I wish this program the best in the coming years. | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 70

COMPANIES’ FEEDBACK

SPAN DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED, SURAT 173-B, New Industrial Estate, Road No. 6-G Udhna, Surat 394210, Gujarat, India 91-261-2277211 91-261-2279319 span@spandiag.com

Dr. Udaikumar Padigel

Head, R&D Molecular Biology I found the BITP very purpose oriented program for Biotech students as well as for the Industries. At the expense of DBT, Government of India, and a nominal contribution from Industry, the program provides a golden opportunity to fresh postgraduates to sharpen their skills in the field of their own interest in an industrial atmosphere, get a feel of Industrial setup, requirements and the approach needed to be successful in an Industry. On the other hand, Industry also get a chance to test the potential of trainees with an option to absorb them if found fit for the industry.

Dr. Dinesh C. Joshi BARWALE FOUNDATION, HYDERABAD BARWALE Chambers # 3-6-666, Street No. 10 Himayathnagar, Hyderabad 500 029, A.P., India

Executive Director

“Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP) initiated by BCIL is a single window opportunity for all those young aspirants who are interested in beginning their professional career in the field of biotechnology. BCIL provides them a platform for learning

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and gaining knowledge and experience by hosting them in different research labs/organizations. This training programme is

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contributing in self-sustainability of our young generation. I urge all the organizations/institutions receiving BCIL trainees/students

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to provide a good training so that they get more employment opportunities. Our objective should not be just getting trainees/ students but also to see that their association and training with us should help them in finding new openings/opportunities at the beginning of their professional career so that our contribution in extending such training is more meaningful.”

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Dr. Parag Vilas Naik E.I.D. PARRY (INDIA) LIMITED Dare House New No.2, Old 234, NSC Bose Road, Chennai 600 001, India

Scientist

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP) is a frontline module which can effectively change budding biotechnologists into future technocrats. The trainees which industry receives from Department of Biotechnology, Government of India are rich in

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theoretical understanding of their respective subjects and can be easily developed in real time business environments. I find BITP making a good synergy with current corporate needs of trained

91-44-2534 0858

human resource with good aptitude and right attitude. My sincere warm wishes for BITP and also to present and future trainees.â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Renuka Jain AVESTHAGEN LIMITED Avesthagen One No.7/6, Brunton Road Bangalore 560025, India 91-80-4126 2155 info@avesthagen.com

Chief Scientific Officer, BioNutrition and Metabolomics Biotech industrial Training Programme (BITP) is highly supportive to the students as I observed that most of the students lack good laboratory practices and the practical experimental skills. This programme gives students an exposure which is different from that of the academic environment. This programme provides students an opportunity to work under industrial environment and to shape their career.

Dr. Sudha Warrier Functional Head

The BITP program is very good and has been providing an excellent platform for Biotech graduates to launch into the industry. This program is also helpful in exposing the student to research at the industrial level. Hence the program gives them an option to decide whether they want to pursue commercial level research or academic research. The quality of the candidates is fairly good and they are contributing to the research activities of the company. | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 72

Raneesh Patil SERUM INSTITUTE OF INDIA LTD. Regd. Office and Laboratories 212/2, Hadapsar, Pune 411028, India

Director- HR

This is to certify that Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP) has association with Serum Institute of India Ltd. from last couple of years. The students working under this programme

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are found hardworking, sincere and having good knowledge in Biotech area. Few of the project trainees have been absorbed in

91-20-26993921

the regular employment in Research & Development, Operations and Manufacturing.

contact@seruminstitute.com BITP trainees completed and delivered on the defined scope of work, on different projects; we thus, are satisfied with the quality of BITP students and the smooth processes of feedback and enrolment every year.

Dr. Takahide Nishi DAIICHI SANKYO INDIA PHARMA PRIVATE LIMITED Village Sarhaul, Sector 18 Udyog Vihar Industrial Area Gurgaon 122016, Haryana, India 91-124-2848500

CEO, DSIN

DAIICHI SANKYO INDIA PHARMA PRIVATE LIMITED (DSIN) is an organization working in the field of innovative pharmaceutical Research & Development (R&D) in Daiichi Sankyo Group which has a history of more than 100 years. DSIN and Biotech Consortium India Limited (BCIL) have been associated with each other for over three years through the Biotech Industrial Training Programme (BITP). This is an admirable initiative to provide industry-specific training to Biotech students for skill development and enhancing their job opportunities. Moreover, it has also proved to be effectivein bridging the gapbetween industry and academia. In addition to theoretical knowledge, students gain practical exposure, develop analytical skills and improve team work abilities as required by industry. I appreciate the students selected through BCIL for their

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enthusiasm, hardwork and inquistitve nature. This is a win-win program for both industry and academia. My best wishes to Biotech Industrial Programme.

Dr. K.S.Vasudevan MEDICLONE BIOTECH PVT. LTD. “Millennium House” Block-B, 36/37 OMR, M.K.Srinivasan Nagar, Main Road, Perungudi, Chennai 600096,Tamil Nadu, India

Chief Scientist (Academic) All over the developed world, the biotechnology industry came into existence with excellent contributions from several venture capitalists. In India, it is a feeling of people like me, that the role of the venture capitalists is actually filled by the Dept. of

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Biotechnology, Govt. of India. Apart from helping, encouraging and facilitating Biotech

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Industries, the Dept. of Biotechnology, through its efficient arms like the BCIL, also try to develop the suitable manpower needed

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for the industry, by the program, BITP. This program, to a large extent, tries to dispel the effects of a caustic comment in NATURE, in 2005, about thousands of biotech graduates passing out of Indian Universities “without seeing a biotech lab”. We, in Mediclone, are associated with this program for the past two years, and we are happy with the quality of the program. With trainees selected from interviews all over the country, we have found the trainees sent for training in Mediclone, were of high quality. We had trained seven persons in the last batch and we absorbed four of them to work with us. The current batch of trainees is also found to consist of serious young persons desirous and destined to go far in biotechnology industry. Both the industry and the trainees are immensely benefited by this program, which is professionally managed. Mediclone would like to continue to be part of this program in the future also. It would also be very useful if persons from industries are also included in the selection process of the trainees.

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Dr. Prasanta Kumar Maiti, PhD IMGENEX INDIA PVT. LTD E-5, Infocity, KIIT Post Office, Bhubaneswar-751 024, Orissa, India

Principal Scientist and Head, R&D We are glad to be associated with BCIL in providing training to the BITP fellows since last seven years and we appreciate the basic idea of training young minds to make them industry-worthy.

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There are lots of biotech students passing out every year and most of them are looking for jobs in industries. In this context,

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I think the BITP program, to provide the industrial training to the fresh blood, is working as the main supply line of experienced yet fresh candidates for the biotech industries. I would also like to mention that the selection process is absolutely alright to cover wide range of students from all over India. As far as the quality of students is concerned, I feel the basic education that was provided to the students by their respective parent Institute needs to improve. Most of them are not exposed to even basic biological techniques and when they complete the BITP training, they feel excited and satisfied to have got the opportunity to learn the techniques. As the trainer Institute, we are also benefitted to have generated the readily available manpower for our own need and the most beneficial aspect of it is that biotech companies are providing training at no cost of their own or at nominal cost. In fact, we have hired many of the BITP fellows in the past and we have hired five out of nine trainees last year and we plan to repeat the same this year too. Overall, I feel this program is an excellent one and it is beneficial for both the trainees and the trainer companies. I hope BCIL will continue this program for the benefit of the biotech industries and the nation.

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Harish Prabhakaran BANGALORE BIOTECH LABS PVT. LTD. # 49/2, Gubbi Cross, Kothanur Post, Hennur-Bagalur Road, Bangalore 560 077, Karnataka, India

Lead Coordinator, Process Training BiOZEEN has been associated with the BIT Programme for the last 7 years. At BiOZEEN, bridging the gap between students and industry has always been our aim. With the help of the BIT Program, we were able to enable students with knowledge to

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make them industry ready. The BITP has followed a meticulous method of candidate selection

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thereby providing us with students who desire to excel in the field of biotechnology. Tehse students shortlisted by BCIL and sent to us

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have been academically proficient and well mannered. Students who graduate are unable to gain experience in production instruments and the process equipment facility required for the biopharmaceutical production. Undergoing such a training course helps them be INDUSTRY READY and increases their net valur for the jobs by raising their quality many fold. We believe our objective of making them industry ready through hands on experience in our Bio-Pilot laboratory will be fruitful with their appropraite background and outlook. These students would provide the industry with a better quality manpower, reduces the bridging gap in terms of time to understand the biopharmaceutical process. The new projects could be started faster. For already existing production setups, the outputs in terms of quality and quantity would be on the rise.

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TRAINEESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; FEEDBACK The BITP program conducted by Biotech Consortium India Ltd was an excellent opportunity for me. It gave me a chance to learn about the new techniques that I had only read about in my textbooks. The experience showed me how the biotech industry really works and helped me shape my career accordingly.

Shlipa H. R.

I thank BCIL for this opportunity

BITP (2012-13) was indeed a fruitful experience for me and would be the same for any life science fresher to start his or her career in biotechnology. I was placed in Daiichi Sankyo Pvt. Ltd. (Ranbaxy research laboratories), a premier pharmaceutical industry with keen focus on cutting edge research. Within a short span of time, I could learn various techniques and actually design my own work

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and experiments. This training not only helped in giving an insight into the working of an industry but we could learn more by directly working on ongoing projects. We were up-to-date with the latest developments and it helped in a smooth transition from academics to industry. I am grateful to BCIL for this training programme which has given students a good exposure and opened up new avenues for us. Currently, I am working as a Junior research fellow at the National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), New Delhi.

Thanks for giving me such an opportunity to be trained in the industry by BITP programme. BITP was very helpful in learning the various techniques and methods of Biotech industries rather than the normal way of laboratory methods and it is very helpful in achieving one of the goal in my career.

B. Venkateshwaran

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I feel myself fortunate enough to be a part of a BITP training provided by BCIL. During the training period in IMGENEX India Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneswar, Odisha, I have been trained in the basics of Molecular Biology tools and techniques. While studying M. Sc, we are not exposed to these types of laboratory workouts but these trainings provide us the platform to enchant and enhance

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our career in research/industry oriented fields. Specifically, the projects we handled gave a lot of exposure and also interactions with industry oriented professionals gave us a sense of limelight. I have gained a lot of knowledge and hands on experience during the training period which makes me confident in carrying out my independent practical work nowadays. The initiative by BCIL for Biotechnology students is appreciated and for which I will not hesitate to encourage others to pursue their career in the field of booming science. Thanking you again for providing me the opportunity to be a part of BCIL training.

I was BITP Batch-VI candidate, trained in Bangalore Biotech Labs. Pvt. Ltd (Biozeen), Bangalore, on the Title “ Overview of Biopharmaceutical Production & Engineering” under the Supervision of Mr. S. S. Easwaran from 3rd December 2012 to 30th May 2013. Training was fruitful to get exposure in the field of Biopharmaceutical Industries. Training was given on

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“Fermentation technology, Animal Cell Culture, Downstream processing of Biopharmaceuticals and Cleaning, Sterilization & Filtration”. Besides, overview of Bioprocess Engineering, Regulatory Affairs and Validation aspect were covered in training. Currently, I am in Biocon Ltd, Bangalore, as Executive in Biosimilars Manufacturing. Full credit goes to BITP training. I feel this training is very important for biotechnology students to prepare for Industrial Exposure and anticipate the same in the days to come for the boom of Biotech in India.

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I, Vijji Hemanth Kumar would like to say that a platform like BITP is very essential for a Biotech graduate especially who is a fresher. I did my training in Biozeen where we had regular evaluation based on criteria like attendance, written exam, presentations and practical exposure. So, this kind of program not only makes you learn but also evaluates your performance. Biozeen also

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provided placement from two major Biotech companies which is appreciable. I got placed in Biocon as an Executive in Insulin production and so far everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going well. I thank BCIL for providing me an opportunity and Biozeen who made me learn so much within 6 months.

I learnt a lot more about the tools and techniques and approach related to research work. Training objectives were clearly explained and achieved. The training has taught me that advancement from a beginner to the intermediate or professional level so that I can easily adapt myself in any company environment. The training is extremely helpful in understanding the experimental design for

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research work and also the advanced techniques in Molecular and Cellular biology. Overall my training experience of BCIL was excellent.

I am really thankful to BCIL that it has given me the opportunity to do the industrial training in Dabur Research Foundation. I have learnt many tools and techniques like working with HPL and LCMS, method development of new entities, its analysis and many more.

Anshika Gupta

I would like to thank BCIL for providing exposure to industrial techniques to Biotech students through this programme. As these techniques are helpful in R&D sector. I was a BCIL trainee in DRF and now an employee and all the credit goes to BCIL. I have suggested to many of my classmates and juniors to fill the form of BCIL so that they have something to do and to add up in their resume which will make a good impact on the recruiters.

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I underwent training at IKP Knowledge Park Under the aegis of BITP program during the year 2012 December - 2013 May for “Evaluation of Selected Technologies and Study on Incubation Ecosystem at Life Science Incubator, with Hands on Training on Equipment’s/ Instruments.” As a student of biotechnology, I was exposed to frontier research at CCMB as a summer trainee and at IKP, I have

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seen the other side of biotechnology where another option exists for students to expose themselves to the field of entrepreneurship. The training at IKP was interesting and to learn high end instruments. The course content at IKP is more useful for Biotechbusiness management students rather than to students interested in research. The personal interest of individual trainee also must be kept in view before imparting training. On completion of the above training of BITP, BCIL is placing all the trainees candidature in their website which is helpful for trainees in placement. I am placed as research assistant in Dupont Knowledge Center, Hyderabad. I thank BCIL for giving me this opportunity.

In BCIL training we learn handling the instruments which we did not get in our college. It is a program where you can actually brush up your knowledge practically and learn different techniques and tools. The best thing is you will get the training in your field of interest and every chance of getting recruited in the same company. My training has taught me to deal with different

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techniques and also professionalism which has to be maintained in the corporate world. It has also helped me to learn how to write a project proposal and write research articles. Very few at this age can actually write a project. At present, I am working as a Lab Manager in DrG Wellness Private Limited, New Delhi. BCIL training made me travel all the way from Hyderabad to New Delhi. I have recently submitted, represented and presented a project in Biotech Ignition Grant (BIRAC). Now along with my Director, I am training three students who have joined our company through BCIL.Thanks to BCIL team for encouraging Biotechnology students and hope more and more students will join for this training. | BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME | 2007-2013 | 80

Ms. Swati Pandey

I really have learnt a lot during my training. This training has

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provided me practical exposure to various techniques used in biotech industry, which would certainly help me in getting a good job in biotech industry.

Mr. Ram Narayanan BITP Traniee 2009-10 batch

Mr. G.P.Vishnu Vardhan BITP Traniee 2008-09 batch

Mr. Satish GNV BITP Traniee 2008-09 batch

BITP has given me a platform to enter into biotech industry. Thanking you once again for giving me such an excellent opportunity.

The training was very comprehensive and I sincerely thank BCIL team for giving me this great opportunity.

First of all from bottom of my heart thanks to all DBT/BCIL people for conducting training program to encourage the students. This is a very nice opportunity for us to get a nice exposure of industry.

Ms. Madhavi. S BITP Traniee 2007-08 batch

My heartfelt thanks to DBT and BCIL for implementing such training programme for outgoing students. Without such a programme, it would not be possible for me to be placed in a Biotech company with such ease. I wish all the best for any proceedings for the development of students.

Mr. Borude Balu Zumbar BITP Traniee 2007-08 batch

I got excellent training experience/exposure in the area of animal cell culture and related areas/techniques/technologies. I am thankful to DBT/BCIL for offering me this opportunity. Its all because of BITP& blessings, I have got job. All that I want to say is that-the credit goes to DBT and BITP team.

Ms. Sai Vijaya Deepa .J BITP Traniee 2007-08 batch

The training was very comprehensive and I sincerely thank BCIL team for giving me this great opportunity.

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11. BITP MILESTONES Important milestones achieved

Important milestones in producing industry ready manpower in biotechnology are reproduced below:

1985-86 M.Sc. teaching programme in biotechnology started with DBT support.

1993-94 Unique innovative BITP programme initiated by DBT to provide industrial exposure to biotech students coming out of DBT supported PG teaching programmes.

2007 Eligibility for BITP extended to B.Tech/B.E and M.Sc./M.Tech. (Biotech) students from any recognised university in the country. Online applications invited from applicants. Bench fee introduced to cover expenses for training.

2008-09 Online monthly feedback from trainees and trainer companies introduced.

2012-13 Online exam for screening of candidates introduced.

Growth of BITP

Exponential growth in number of trainees (5 trainees in 1993-94 to 585 trainees in 2013-14) Increase in number of industries involved in BITP (3 companies in 1993-94 to 153 companies in 2012-13) 25-30% of trained candidates get jobs.

Miles Ahead

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