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Orientation Programme
IIS (deemed to be University), Jaipur
Report of the Orientation Programme in Discipline of Biotechnology
for UG & PG students (2022-23)
Date: 07.09.2022 Time: 10.30 a.m. Venue: 401
The orientation of UG and PG students of biotechnology and microbiology was held on 7 September, 2022.New students were welcomed by the faculty members and senior students by Tiak-Moli. The presentation for the orientation was delivered by Dr Radhika Sharma. She introduced all the faculty members of the discipline in terms of their experience and expertise. The course structure was explained along with the credits and their relation to marks. The components of CA, question paper pattern of exams and assessment system was described in detail.The wide variety of online library resources available in the university and their use was also covered in the presentation. The time table was shown and explained to students. They were acquainted with the different laboratories and equipment available in the discipline which will be used by themin class practical and research work. They were briefed about taking up student research projects announced by the university and publish their articles in science spectrum and JOST.
It was also briefed that the discipline regularly conducts workshops, seminars, guest lectures, visits for making students aware of the recent trends in the subject. Dr Radhika Sharma emphasized that apart from attending classes, the past batches of students were also involved in many extra-curricular activities. A few examples from past years were also shown to students. She had also asked students to continue this tradition of participation in both academic and cultural activities in coming years too.
The website of the discipline and its navigation to reach different sectionwas shown to students. The syllabi on the website were also shown and students were explained about the concept of programme outcomes and learning outcomes. The were made to understand what is expected to be practicedand learned at end of completing a course as well as programme after three/two years of their degree.Different career prospects available to students after completing theirdegree course were described along with names of the top recruiters like Pfizer, Cadila, Cipla, Biocon, Reliance life sciences. Qualifications required, position and salary packages of some companies were also shown. Few advertisements related to new and recent vacancies were also projected.
After presentation, students were engaged in activities like crossword quiz and scramble which was based on the concepts covered in presentation to check the extent of their understanding. The results were announced on spot after evaluation and winners received prizes from Dr Charu Sharma, Head, discipline of Biotechnology.
The PhD scholars were involved in conducting the orientation, they prepared a short video of all the different types of activities (both curricular and extracurricular) that were organized in past years to show the extent of involvement of students and faculty in the discipline. The video also included the testimonials of following well-placed students who talked about the nature and extent of support provided by the University and discipline to take their career forward.
- Dr Saumya Srivastava, Research fellow at AIMS, Delhi
- Ms. Monisha Singhal Post Doc fellow at National Meat Research, Hyderabad
- Ms. Mukta Kulshrestha, PhD Scholar at Central University of Rajasthan
It was followed by an online interactive session with alumni Dr.Nimisha Sharma. She had done her PG in biotechnology from the University after which she pursued her PhD from National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi. She is a proud recipient of awards such as INSA young scientist medal 2019 and SERB women excellence award 2020. She talked to students and explained them the role played by the discipline, its resources and faculty members in initiating the journey of her success and also briefed them about the career waiting for them ahead.
After the orientation session, the students were served snacks and then taken to visit the rooms and labs that will help them to localize themselves for different classes and practical.
After the orientation session, feedback was taken from all the students on Google form, on the basis of which a feedback report was prepared and analyzed. Overall, the session was conducted quite well and new students were overwhelmed to be in the department.
