ਪੰਜਾਬ ਐਗਰੀਕਲਚਰਲ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ
PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
62nd Year of Education & Service
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Faculty
Name : |
Dr Jupinder Kaur |
Designation : |
Microbiologist |
Office Phone : |
0161-2401960 Ext 330 |
Mobile : |
9592503631 |
Email (Office) : |
jupinderkaur@pau.edu |
Research Areas : |
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Researcher ID's : |
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College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Home
- The Department of Microbiology was established in 1969 with Late Dr S R Vyas as the founder Head of the Department.
- The Department is on the 2nd floor of the main building of College of Basic Sciences and Humanities and has an additional 17 span of Mushroom Research and Technology Complex as well as a Biofertlizer Production Unit.
- The various research disciplines of the department include biofertlizers especially consortium biofertilizer for Wheat and Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Fermentation Technology, Mushroom Research and Technology. The department offers degrees in M.Sc., five year Integrated M.Sc. (Hons.) and Ph.D programmes. Since 1999, 295 M.Sc., 89 five year Integrated M.Sc. (Hons.) and 87 Ph.D students had been awarded the degrees.
- The present faculty strength is 18 that comprise of 5 Professors/equivalent, and 13 Assistant Prof. /Equivalent. The admission strength is:
- M.Sc. :- 15 + 6 (ICAR)= 21
- Five year Integrated M.Sc. (Hons.) :- 20
- Ph.D :- 8 + 3 (ICAR) = 11
- The Department caters to the research and teaching needs of other Departments of the College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, College of Agriculture, College of Community Sciences and College of Horticulture and Forestry.
- The faculty members have been honoured with various prestigious awards including UNDA Fellowship, ICAR Fellowship, UGC National lectureship, UNESCO Fellowship, French Govt Fellowship, DST Young Scientist Award and AMI Young Scientist Award.
- The faculty has successfully completed more than 27 research projects funded by different agencies as Punjab Govt., DAE, PSCST, SBI, UGC, ICAR, DBT, DNES, and NATP.
- At present the department is handling adhoc research projects (14), teaching projects (FIST) and two consultancy project at Talwara (natural vinegar production) and Kenya (mushroom technology). The department has successfully transferred mushroom and biofertilizer production technology to more than 400 growers and entrepreneurs..
- The students from this department have been awarded various awards like K.S. Krishnan Award DAE; Jawahar Lal Nehru Award, Commonwealth Fellowship, Dr Atwal Gold Medal, Sukhdev Singh Gold Medal and Dr. G.S. Khush Fellowship.
- In short, programmes of the department meet rigorous quality accreditition requirements and its commitment to excellence, innovation and practical outcome is the hall-mark of its internationally recognized degrees.
- The department is running Revolving Funds Scheme for supply of:- Supply of Consortium Biofertilizer for six crops (Wheat, Maize, Potato, Onion, Sugarcane and Turmeric) and Rhizobium biofertilizer for ten crops (Summer Urd and Kharif Urd, Field Pea, Chick pea, Lentil, Moong, Summer Moong, Pigeon Pea and Soyabean, Berseem and Lucerne) and biofertilizer for Rice
Testing of water, food and milk samples
Supply of mushroom spawn and compost bags
Sale of vinegar, bacteriological water and food testing kit
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Head of Department
Name : Dr. Urmila Gupta
Address : Department of Microbiology
Office : +91-161-2401960-Ext. (330), Ext-322
Phone : +91-98787 17711
E-Mail : hodmb@pau.edu
Brief Introduction
Dr Urmila Gupta, Principal Scientist (REE) in Department of Renewable Energy Engineering has been appointed as regular Head of Department of Microbiology on Nov. 21, 2023. She completed her B.Sc.(Medical) from KMV College, Jalandhar affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar in 1988 and was awarded University Gold Medal. She completed Master`s and Doctorate in Microbiology from College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Punjab Agricultural University in 1990 and 1994, respectively. She has been on academic roll of PAU for both the programs. She was awarded CSIR fellowship during Ph.D. program. Thereafter, she worked as Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar from 1995 to 2005. She joined PAU in 2005 in Department of Civil Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology as Assistant Scientist (Biogas) under All India Coordinated Research Project on Energy in Agriculture and Agro-based Industries (ICAR). She has proven credentials in leadership as demonstrated in successful implementation of 29 AICRP (Bioconversion Technology Component) subprojects along with DST, UGC and industry funded research projects as PI/Co-PI. Dr Gupta has developed technologies for pretreatment of paddy straw and enhancing biogas production, codigestion of agro-residues, value addition of biodigested slurry, bioprospecting microalgal isolates from water logged areas of Punjab for biogas and nutraceutical properties, valorization of paddy straw into industrially valuable products and preparation of bioenzymes from fruit and vegetable wastes. She has been granted a patent on “A fungal consortium for degradation of lignin and or silica, process therefor and application thereof”, which has been commercialized to a biofuel industry. A technology developed by her for preparation of bioenzyme from kinnow waste: a fermented organic cleanser, was approved by REC in 2023. Her research work has resulted in forging linkages with many industries of the region and beyond. She is life member of seven national and state scientific societies. She has published 75 peer reviewed research publications, nine full research papers and 65 abstracts in proceedings of conferences, ten book chapters, four bulletins and six popular articles. She has taught 19 UG and 18 PG courses of Microbiology and Renewable Energy Engineering to the students of COBS&H, COA, COCS and COAET. She has supervised 37 M.Sc. and 7 Ph.D. research theses till date. She has been chairperson/member of various committees at department, college and university level. She has been president of Athletic Women Committee and Social Secretary of COAET since 2008.
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Thrust Areas
- Biofertilizer production in relation to crop productivity and soil health
- Tapping the available soil microbial biodiversity of Punjab for improving soil and water health
- Development of technologies for production of low alcoholic beverages and wines from fruits and vegetables
- Production of industrial alcohols, organic acids, enzymes and vinegar through fermentation.
- Strain development and utilization of agricultural residues for mushroom production
- Wheat and paddy straw degradation by potential isolates
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Faculty
Faculty
| S.No | Name & Designation | E-Mail/Telephone |
| 1. | Dr Gurvinder Singh Kocher Principal Microbiologist |
gskocher@pau.edu@pau.edu 09417230896 |
| 2. | Dr Jaspreet Kaur Mycologist (Mushroom) |
jaspreetkaur@pau.edu +91-950-1425-355 |
| 3. | Dr Jupinder Kaur Microbiologist |
jupinderkaur@pau.edu 9592503631 |
| 4. | Dr Keshani Extension Scientist (Microbiology) |
keshani@pau.edu 08968934869 |
| 5. | Dr Pratibha Vyas Assistant Professor (Microbiology) |
vyasp2000@pau.edu 8699007301 |
| 6. | Dr (Mrs) Priya Katyal Microbiologist |
drpkatyal@pau.edu 09888507787 |
| 7. | Dr Richa Arora Microbiologist |
richaarora@pau.edu 8427866334 |
| 8. | Dr Seema Garcha Microbiologist |
sgarcha@pau.edu 09417602272 |
| 9. | Dr Shammi Kapoor Dean (COBS&H) |
skapoorpau@pau.edu 084272-04189 |
| 10. | Dr Shivani Sharma Mycologist (Mushroom) |
ssharma@pau.edu 8872863025 |
| 11. | Dr Shiwani Guleria Sharma Assistant Professor (Microbiology) |
shiwani@pau.edu 9418608991, 9877046625 |
| 12. | Dr Suman Kumari Assistant Professor (Microbiology) |
sumanverma@pau.edu 9814249721 |
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Faculty Distinctions
| Sr. No. | Name of the Award | Name of the Scientist | Year of Award |
| 1 | Japan Govt Fellowship/ UNESCO Fellowship | Dr AS Khurana Dr RS Sidhu Dr GS Dhillon Dr SK Ghai |
1976-77 1981-82 1982-83 1982-83 |
| 2 | Indo-French Govt Post Doctoral Fellowship | Dr PK Khanna | 1981 |
| 3 | UGC National Lecturership | Dr H S Garcha | 1984-85 |
| 4 | UN Deptt of Agriculture Fellowship | Dr H S Garcha | 1986 |
| 5 | Commonwealth Fellowship | Dr H S Sodhi | 1989-92 |
| 6 | AMI Young Scientist Award | Dr G S Kocher | 1997 |
| 7 | Visiting Scientist US Department of Health | Dr Madhurama Gangwar | 2001-2002 |
| 8 | Norman Bourlaugh Fellowship | Dr G S Kocher | 2007 |
| 9 | International training in Fermentation Technology, awarded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research at Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, California, USA. | Dr G S Kocher | 2010 |
| 10 | Jawahar Lal Nehru Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis | Dr (Mrs) Gulab Pandove | 2012 |
| 11 | Professor MS Chinnan Chair award | Dr (Mrs) P P Sahota | 2015 |
| 12 | Young Scientist Award” by Punjab Academy of Sciences | Dr. Jupinder Kaur | 2018 |
| 13 | AMI Young Scientist Award Young Scientist Award (Punjab state) by Microbiologists Society, India (MSI) Young Scientist Award (National) by Microbiologists Society, India (MSI) |
Dr. Richa Arora | 2020 |
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Important Achievements
| Sr. No. | Recommendations and Patents |
| 2013-14 | |
| 1 | Fermentation Technology for the production of sugarcane vinegar at 50l scale |
| 2 | Bioprocess development for production of low alcoholic naturally carbonated beverages from Plumus, Amla, Lemon and Carrot |
| 3 | Cultivation Technology for growing Milky Mushroom Mm-3 under Punjab conditions Release of mushroom variety (Shiitake) PAU-Les |
| 2014-15 | |
| 1 | Consortium biofertilizers for vegetables/spices (Potato, Onion and Turmeric) |
| 2 | Consortium biofertilizers for Cereals (Wheat and Maize) |
| 3 | Consortium biofertilizers fr cash crops (Sugarcane) |
| 4 | Rhizobium + PGPR biofertilizers for three leguminous crops (Lentil, Summer Moong and Pigeon pea) |
| 5 | Consortium biofertilizer (Azotobacter and Streptomyces badius) for Wheat |
| 6 | Alternative long method of compost formulation for cultivation of button mushroom |
| 7 | Coir pith based casing soil formulation for White Button mushroom cultivation |
| 8 | Technology for the preparation of beverages from grapes |
| 9 | Fermentation Technology for the production of grape vinegar at 50l scale for inclusion in Package of Practices |
| 10 | Technology development for production of debittered beverages from citrus fruits (Kinnow, grapefruit, kinnow:lemon and W. Murcott) |
| 11 | Filed an Indian Patent on “Process for enhanced glucose production from sweet sorghum bagasse using acido-thermophilic cellulases”- (984/DEL/2015) |
| 2018-19 | |
| 1 | Preparation of apple and sugarcane blended apple vinegar by packed bed fermentation at 25l scale 265th REC meeting, 3rd Jan 2018 |
| 2 | Preparation of jamun vinegar by batch and packed bed fermentation at 20 l scale 269th REC meeting, 13th Oct 2018 |
| 3 | Use of Azospirillum bio-inoculant for rice crop |
| Patent | |
| 1 | Production of concentrated sugarcane vinegar- Indian Patent number 291913, 2018. |
| 2 | Production of non-alcoholic naturally carbonated beverage from fruit juice with yeast- Indian Patent number 305767, 2019. |
| 3 | Fermentation process for enhanced glucose production from sweet sorghum bagasse using acidothermophilic fungal cellulases- Indian Patent number 376260, 2021. |
| 4 | Method for water testing and water testing kit- Indian Patent number 399015, 2022. |
| 5. | Molasses based biofertilizer and method thereof"- Indian Patent number 423627, 2023. |
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Current Projects
| Sr. No. | Title of the Project | PI | Co-PI |
| State Sponsored Projects | |||
| 1 | Development of Microbiological Process for Utilization of Agricultural Waste/Raw Material into Value Added Products | Dr GS Kocher | Dr Priya Katyal Dr. Richa Arora |
| 2 | Research and Development of Mushroom Cultivation in Punjab | Dr Shivani Sharma | - |
| 3 | Research and Development of Biofertilizers | Dr Seema Garcha | Dr Jupinder Kaur Dr Pratibha Vyas Dr Suman Kumari |
| 4 | Establishment of College of Basic Sciences and Humanities | HOD | Dr Suman Kumari Dr Pratibha Vyas Dr Shiwani Guleria Sharma |
| AICRP Sponsored Research Projects | |||
| 1 | All India Coordinated Mushroom Improvement Project | Dr Shivani Sharma | Dr Jaspreet Kaur |
| Competitive Research Projects | |||
| 1 | Bioprocess development for production of debittered kinnow juice for preparing low alcoholic naturally carbonated beverage and kinnow wine. | Dr P P Sahota (Rtd) | Dr G S Kocher |
| 2 | Demonstration & promotion of techno-economically viable options for sustainable livelihood generation in kandi area of Punjab | Dr G S Kocher | Nil |
| 3 | Evaluation of ATF1 gene of brewing yeasts of Western Himalayas for aroma and flavor of alcoholic beverages. | Dr Keshani | Dr GS Kocher |
| Other Projects | |||
| 1 | Revolving fund for production of sugarcane and grape based vinegar and for testing of quality of drinking water | Dr GS Kocher | Dr Priya Katyal Dr Keshani Dr Richa Arora |
| 2 | Revolving fund for production and sale of biofertilizers | Dr GS Kocher | Dr Seema Garcha Dr Jupinder Kaur Dr Pratibha Vyas Dr Suman Kumari |
| 4 | Revolving fund for production and sale of mushroom spawn, mushroom bags and mushrooms. | Dr Shammi Kapoor | Dr Shivani Sharma |
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Important Publications
- Joshi N, Kocher GS, Kalia A and Banga HS (2021). Bacillus circulans MTCC 7906 aided facile development of bioconjugate nano-silica alkaline protease formulation with superlative dehairing potential. Environmental Pollution 285(1):117181, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117181.
- Gill MK,Kocher GS and Panesar AS (2020). Optimization of acid-mediated delignification of corn stover, an agriculture residue carbohydrate polymer for improved ethanol production. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, DOI: 10.1016/j.carpta.2020.100029
- Singh Amandeep and Kocher GS (2020). Standardization of seed and peel infused Syzygium cuminin wine fermentation using response surface methodology. LWT Food Science and Technology, Article 109994, DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.109994. (IF 4.006) (NAAS 9.71).
- Kocher GS, Kumar Sourav and Boora, RS (2020). Fermentative production of an antioxidant rich jamun vinegar by a packed bed fermentation process. Ind J Hort., 77(2): 371-375. (NAAS: 6.11).
- Pooja and Kocher GS (2020). Optimization of malolactic fermentation parameters with isolated and characterized lactic acid bacteria associated with grapes. J Food Process and Preservation , (NAAS: 7.29) 44(12): e14905.
- N Joshi, GS Kocher, A Kalia, HS Banga. (2020). Development of nano-silver alkaline protease bio-conjugate depilating eco-benign formulation by utilizing potato peel based medium. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 1;152:261-271. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.02.251 (NAAS 10.78).
- Bons, HK, SK Dhillon and GS Kocher (2020). Fermentation of sapota (Manilkara achras ) into wine. Journal of food processing and preservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.14577. (NAAS 7.29).
- MP Singh, Jaswal RK and Sodhi HS (2015) Evaluation of Agaricus bisporus Lange (Sing.) Strains and their Steeping for Improved Shelf life. J Pure Appl Microbiol 9: 1633-1640 (NAAS 6.07)
- Anna Goyal, Kalia A and Sodhi HS (2016) High performance liquid chromatography studies to estimate ergosterol content at different developmental stages of the Lingzhi or Reishi medicinal mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum (Agromycetes). Intl J Medicinal Mush 18: 1115-1120. (NAAS 7.12)
- Kumar Sourav and Kocher GS (2016). Upscaled production of Sugarcane vinegar by adsorbed cells of Acetobacter aceti under semi-continuous fermentation conditions. Sugar Tech DOI 10.1007/s12355-016-0487-1. (NAAS 6.62)
- Pooja, Kocher GS and Gill MIS (2016). Dynamics of biochemicals of Punjab MACS Purple and H-144 from veraison to maturity under Punjab conditions. Ind J Hort. 73: 400-404. (NAAS 6.13)
- K Ghai, Batta SK,Kocher GS and Gupta AK (2015). Production, partial purification and kinetic characterization of dextransucrase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides in relation to dextran problem in Sugarcane. Sugar Tech, 17: 162-172. (NAAS 6.62)
- Pooja, Kocher GS, Gill MIS and Arora NK (2014). Evaluation of local guava varieties for quality wine production. Ind J Hort. 71: 554-559. (NAAS 6.13)
- R Sharma , Kocher GS, Bhogal RS and Oberoi HS (2014). Cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes from thermophilic Aspergillus terreus RWY. J Basic Microbiol. 54: 1367-1377. (NAAS 7.82)
- S K Gosal, Sandhu A, Gupta R P and Kaul V K (2003) In vivo establishment and maintenance of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza in rhode grass. Ind J Microbiol 43: 53-54. (NAAS Rating 7.4)
- S K Gosal, Karlupia A, Gosal S S, Chhibba I M and Varma A (2010) Biotization with Piriformospora indica and Pseudomonas fluorescens improves survival rate, nutrient acquisition, field performance and saponin content of micropropagated Chlorophytum sp. Ind J Biotechnol 9:289-297. (NAAS Rating 6.8)
- SK Gosal, Saroa G S, Vikal Y, Cameotra S S, Pathania N and Bhanot A (2011) Isolation and molecular characterization of diazotrophic growth-promoting bacteria from wheat rhizospheric soils of Punjab. Australian J Soil Research 49: 725-32. (NAAS Rating 7.5
- G Madaan, Gosal S K, Gosal S S, Saroa G S and Gill M I S (2013) Effect of microbial inoculants on the growth and yield of micropropagated banana (Musa indica) cv. Grand Naine. J Hort Sci Biotechnol 88: 643-49. (NASS rating-7.0)
- Kaur J, Gosal SK and Kaur P (2014) Effects of climate change on plant associated microbial communities and enzyme activities. Afr J Microbiol Res 8:3087-93. (NASS rating 6.0)
- Kumari S and Khanna V (2014) Effect of antagonistic rhizobacteria coinoculated with Mesorhizobium ciceris on control of fusarium wilt in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). African Journal of Microbiology Research 8(12): 1255-65. (NASS rating 6.0)
- Kumari S and Khanna V (2020) Induction of Systemic Resistance in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris by Antagonistic Rhizobacteria in Assistance with Native Mesorhizobium. Current microbiology 77(1):85-98. (NASS rating 7.60)
- Garcha S, Kansal R and S.K. Gosal (2019) Molasses Growth medium for production of Rhizobium based biofertilizer. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics 56:378-383 (NAAS 6.39)
- Jaspreet Kaur, S. K. Gosal, S. S. Walia (2020) Effect of green manure and plant density on correlation between rhizospheric bio-chemical properties and rice (Oryza sativa) yield Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences (90)2:287-91. (NAAS 6.25)
- Vyas P and Kaur R 2019. Culturable stress tolerant plant growth-promoting bacterial endophytes associated with Adhatoda vasica. J Soil Sci Plant Nut 19: 290-298. (NAAS 8.01, IF 2.16)
- Arora Richa, Behera Shuvashish, Sharma Nilesh Kumar, Kumar Sachin (2019) Evaluating the pathway for co-fermentation of glucose and xylose for enhanced bioethanol production using flux balance analysis. Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 24 (6), 924-933 (DOI: 10.1007/s12257-019-0026-5) (Impact Factor: 1.438) (NAAS score 7.44)
- Arora Richa, Behera Shuvashish, Sharma Nilesh Kumar, Kumar Sachin (2015). A new search for thermotolerant yeasts, its characterization and optimization using response surface methodology for ethanol production. Frontiers in Microbiology (Microbiotechnology, Ecotoxicology and Bioremediation), 6, 889, 16 pages (DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00889). (Impact Factor: 4.259) (NAAS score 10.26)
- Arora Richa, Behera Shuvashish, Sharma Nilesh Kumar, Kumar Sachin (2017). Augmentation of ethanol production through statistically designed growth and fermentation medium using novel thermotolerant yeast isolates. Renewable Energy, 109, 406-421 (DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.03.059). (Impact Factor: 5.439)
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Academic Programs
List of courses offered during 1st Semester of the Session
| Sr. No | Course No. | Cr. Hrs. | Title of the Course |
| 1 | Micro. 501 | 3+1 | Principles of Microbiology |
| 2 | Micro. 503 | 3+1 | Microbial Genetics |
| 3 | Micro. 505 | 0+2 | Laboratory Techniques in Microbiology |
| 4 | Micro. 506 | 2+1 | Food and Dairy Microbiology |
| 5 | Micro. 508 | 2+1 | Clinical Microbiology |
| 6 | Micro. 509 | 2+1 | Biofertilizer Technology |
| 7 | Micro. 601 | 3+0 | Current topics |
| 8 | Micro. 591 | 1+0 | Seminar |
List of courses offered during 2nd Semester of the Session
| Sr. No. | Course No. | Cr. Hrs. | Title of the Course |
| 1 | Micro. 502 | 3+1 | Microbial Physiology and Metabolism |
| 2 | Micro. 504/ Biotech 507 | 2+1 | Industrial Microbiology |
| 3 | Micro. 507 | 2+1 | Soil Microbiology |
| 4 | Micro. 510 | 2+1 | Biology and Cultivation of Edible Fungi |
| 5 | Micro. 591/ Micro. 691* | 1+0 | Seminar/ Doctoral Seminar-I |
| 6 | Micro. 602/ Micro. 602* | 3+0 | Advances in Microbial Physiology/Advanced Microbial Physiology |
| 7 | Micro. 603/ Micro. 603* | 2+0 | Regulation of Microbial Biosynthesis |
| 8 | Micro. 604/ Micro. 604* | 3+0 | Advances in Soil Microbiology/Current Topics in Soil Microbiology |
| 9 | Micro 606/ Micro 601* | 3+0/ 2+1 | Advances in Fermentation |
| 10 | Edu. Tour | 0+2 | Educational Tour |
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / Facilities & Services
ORBITAL SHAKING INCUBATOR |
UV VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETER |
MICROPROCESSOR BASED REFRIGERATED CENTRIFUGE |
PCR THERMOCYCLER |
INFRASTRUCTURE-
- MUSHROOM RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
- BIOFERTILIZER PRODUCTION UNIT
College of Basic Sciences & Humanities / Microbiology / PG Students
PG Students - Master
M.SC. STUDENTS (2022-23)
| Sr. No. | Name of student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Phone Number |
| 1 | Aditi Sharma | L-2022-BS-213-M | Dr. Priya Katyal | Microbial formulations for treatment of heavy metals contaminated waste water and soil. |
| 2 | Divya Bhandari | L-2022-BS-214-M | Dr. Keshani | Valorization of brewers spent yeast for extraction of β-glucan. |
| 3 | Loveena Pathak | L-2022-BS-215-M | Dr. Pratibha Vyas | Assessment of Zinc solubilizing bacteria for improved Zinc acquisition and growth of groundnut. |
| 4 | MD Mirazuddin | L-2022-BS-216-M | Dr. Jaspreet Kaur | Assessment of antibacterial and prebiotic potential of Portobello mushroom. |
| 5 | Priyanka | L-2022-BS-218-M | Dr. Suman Kumari | Evaluation of cereal bran based liquid bioformulation of Azospirillum brasilense for rice. |
| 6 | Yashika Aggarwal | L-2022-BS-219-M | Dr. Urmila Phutela | Upscaling of bioenzyme preparation from citrus wastes for biogas production using sweet sorghum begasse as substrate. |
| 7 | Chalamcherla .Swetha Priya | L-2022-BS-307-M | Dr. Jupinder Kaur | Evaluation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria as a liquid biofertilizer for Capsisum annum L. |
| 8 | Sakshi Dubey | L-2022-BS-308-M | Dr. Pratibha Vyas | Assessment of bioenzyme from organic wastes on growth and nutrient content of groundnut. |
| 9 | Shrishti Bhattacharya | L-2022-BS-309-M | Dr. Pooja | Standarization of citrus based media for biopigment production by Rhodotorula species |
M.SC. STUDENTS (2023-24)
| Sr. No. | Name of student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Title of synopsis |
| 1 | Isha | L-2023-BS-199-M | Dr. Urmila Phutela | Optimization of process technology for bioenzymes based homecare products and their characterization |
| 2 | Kangana | L-2023-BS-200-M | Dr. Priya Katyal | Evaluation of peach and plum juice for blending in black tea based kombucha |
| 3 | Neelakshi Goyal | L-2023-BS-201-M | Dr. Neelam Joshi | Assesment of microbial inoculants and their disruptive influence on Chrysoperia zastrowi sillemi (Esben-Petersen) |
| 4 | Immanuel Debbarma | L-2023-BS-226-M | Dr. Suman Verma | |
| 5 | Muduku Swetha | L-2023-BS-227-M | Dr. Anu Kalia |
5-YEAR INTEGRATED M.Sc. STUDENTS (2019-20)
| Sr. No. | Name | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Title of Synopsis |
| 1 | Arshdeep Singh | L-2019-BS-02-IM | Dr. Jupinder Kaur | Assessment of Zinc solubilizing bacteria for improved Zinc acquisition and yield of rice. |
| 2 | Jasnoor Kaur | L-2019-BS-04-IM | Dr. G. S. Kocher | Development of allochthonous fermentation for citrus peel based bioenzyme production. |
| 3 | Navkiran Kaur | L-2019-BS-13-IM | Dr. Seema Garcha | Evaluation of consortium biofertilizer for growth and cold stress resilience in Chrysanthemum |
| 4 | Nirmal Singh | L-2019-BS-14-IM | Dr. Gulab Pandove | Profiling the properties of organic fertilizers and its impact on fodder maize productivity. |
| 5 | Prince Bali | L-2019-BS-15-IM | Dr. Gagandeep Kaur | Fabrication of mycelium-lignocellulosics based sustainable packaging materials. |
| 6 | Radhika Dhawan | L-2019-BS-16-IM | Dr. Pooja | Optimization of Tulsi essential oil based chitosan coating for shelf stability of fresh cut cucumber and carrot. |
| 7 | Rajni Goyal | L-2019-BS-17-IM | Dr. Richa Arora | Bioprocessing of Wheat flour for the production of Sourdough bread. |
| 8 | Yashika Chauhan | L-2019-BS-20-IM | Dr. Shiwani Guleria Sharma | Immobilization of microalgae-bacteria consortium using natural adsorbents for waste treatment. |
5-YEAR INTEGRATED M.Sc. STUDENTS (2020-21)
| Sr. No. | Name | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Title of synopsis |
| 1 | Anandeta Malhotra | L-2020-BS-25-IM | Dr. Gulab Pandove | Evaluation of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) for plant growth promoting features for sustainable agricultural practices |
| 2 | Gurveen Kaur | L-2020-BS-30-IM | Dr. Gagandeep Kaur | Assesment of microbial phytases for removing phytate from Pearl millet flour |
| 3 | Jasnoor Kaur Brar | L-2020-BS-33-IM | Dr. Seema Garcha | Evaluation of root exudate based agricultural prebiotic to mitigate heat stress in wheat |
| 4 | Navpreet Kaur | L-2020-BS-34-IM | Dr. Keshani | Bioprocessing of soft wheat (Triticum aestivum) for vodka production |
| 5 | Navpreet Kaur | L-2020-BS-35-IM | Dr. G.S. Kocher | Production of kinnow juice based alcoholic beverages and their sensory evaluation |
| 6 | Ritisha Goel | L-2020-BS-38-IM | Dr. Richa Arora | Validation of fermented type II sourdough bread production using wheat flour and its scale up |
| 7 | Samiksha | L-2020-BS-39-IM | Dr. Shiwani Guleria | Scale up studies on waste water using developed microalgal-bacterial consortium |
| 8 | Yuvraj Singh | L-2020-BS-41-IM | Dr. Jaspreet Kaur | Biotherapeutic potential of differently coloured Pleurotus spp. |
5-YEAR INTEGRATED M.Sc. STUDENTS (2021-22)
| Sr. No. | Name | Admission No. | Category | Major Advisor |
| 1 | Amritpal Singh | L-2021-BS-24-IM | SC | Dr. Pratibha Vyas |
| 2 | Falak | L-2021-BS-27-IM | General | |
| 3 | Kashish | L-2021-BS-29-IM | General | |
| 4 | Khushdeep Kaur | L-2021-BS-30-IM | General | |
| 5 | Navkaran Singh | L-2021-BS-31-IM | SC | |
| 6 | Tanjot Kaur | L-2021-BS-32-IM | BC | |
| 7 | Yukti | L-2021-BS-34-IM | General |
5-YEAR INTEGRATED M.Sc. STUDENTS (2022-23)
| Sr. No. | Name | Admission No. | Category | Major Advisor |
| 1 | Anshika | L-2022-BS-11-IM | General | Dr. Gagandeep Kaur |
| 2 | Arshit | L-2022-BS-12-IM | General | |
| 3 | Ashina Sharma | L-2022-BS-13-IM | General | |
| 4 | Hardeep | L-2022-BS-14-IM | SC | |
| 5 | Manya Chopra | L-2022-BS-15-IM | General | |
| 6 | Nritender Vashisht | L-2022-BS-16-IM | General | |
| 7 | Savitoj Singh | L-2022-BS-17-IM | General | |
| 8 | Tarundeep Kaur | L-2022-BS-19-IM | General | |
| 9 | Vaamika Jhatta | L-2022-BS-20-IM | General |
5-YEAR INTEGRATED M.Sc. STUDENTS (2023-24)
| Sr. No. | Name | Admission No. | Major Advisor |
| 1 | Aman Gupta | L-2023-BS-6-IM | Dr. Suman Kumari |
| 2 | Prabhjot Kaur | L-2023-BS-7-IM |
PG Students - Doctorate
Ph.D. STUDENTS (2019-20)
| Sr. No. | Name of student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Title of Synopsis |
| 1 | Deepali Jain | L-2019-BS-136-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Anu Kalia | Improvement of post harvest shelf life of agaricus bisporus by crispr/cas9 mediated gene editing of polyphenol oxidase |
| 2 | Preetiman Kaur | L-2019-BS-139-D | Dr. G.S. Kocher | Development of improved flavour fermantative saccharomyces cerevisiae strains through metabolic footprinting |
| 3 | Timmi | L-2019-BS-140-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Neelam Joshi | Pathogenicity of bacillus thuringgienis var. Kurstaki and beauveria bassiana (balsamo) vuillemin against earias vittella (fabricius) and its management okra |
Ph.D. STUDENTS (2020-21)
| Sr. No. | Name of student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Title of Synopsis |
| 1 | Anuradha Ojha | L-2020-BS-137-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Kumari | Bacterial consortium mediated plant growth and defense against seed rot and seedling blight caused by fusarium verticillioides in maize (zea mays l.) |
| 2 | Baby | L-2020-BS-138-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Jupinder Kaur | Development of pgpr consortium for mitigating stress in direct seeded rice (oryza sativa l.) |
| 3 | Kanwarpreet Singh | L-2020-BS-139-D | Dr. (Ms.) Shivani Sharma | Transformation of lectin gene from lentinula edodes and its expression in pleurotus ostreatus |
| 4 | Karvembu p | L-2020-BS-140-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Urmila Phutela | Valorization of spent waste from paddy straw-based biogas plants into industrilly valuable products |
| 5 | Riya Bansal | L-2020-BS-141-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Pratibha Vyas | Assessment of liqiid formulations of phosphate-solubilizing rhizobacteria of phosphorus acquisition and yield of potato |
| 6 | Simranpreet Kaur Natt | L-2020-BS-142-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Priya Katyal | Bioremediation of chromium contaminated water and soil systems by using resistant bacteria |
| 7 | Swati Pandey | L-2020-BS-143-D | Dr. (Ms.) Keshani | Valorisation of brewers spent grain to arabinoxylans and a novel synbiotic supplement |
Ph.D. STUDENTS (2021-22)
| Sr. No. | Name of student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Title of synopsis |
| 1 | Vidhi Arora | L-2021-BS-131-D | Dr. Gulab Pandove | Development of liquid lactic acid bacterial inoculants for quality forage sorghum silage production. |
| 2 | Jashanpreet Kaur | L-2021-BS-132-D | Dr. Gurvinder Singh Kocher | Evaluation of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase on saccarification of green solvent pretreated paddy straw for bioethanol production. |
| 3 | Sukhmanjot Kaur | L-2021-BS-133-D | Dr.(Mrs.) Urmila Phutela | Microalgae-bioenzyme based bioremediation of sewage waste water. |
| 4 | Priyanka | L-2021-BS-134-D | Dr. Pooja | Extraction of bioactive compounds from grape waste using green technologies for fortification in food products. |
| 5 | Amandeep Kour | L-2021-BS-135-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Kumari | Assessment of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for mitigating banded leaf and sheath blight in Maize (Zea mays L.) |
| 6 | Ashwani Dhingra | L-2021-BS-136-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Priya Katyal | Synthesis, characteriazation and biological activities of Monascus purpureus based nanoemulsions as food biocolor. |
| 7 | Sreelakshmi M V | L-2021-BS-138-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Anu Kalia | Development of anti-ageing naano formulation of Cordydepin from Aspergillus through synthetic biology strategies. |
Ph.D. STUDENTS (2022-23)
| Sr. No. | Name of student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Title of synopsis |
| 1 | Ayushi Paika | L-2022-BS-106-D | Dr. (Ms.) Keshani | Indigenous beer production technology : Developement, characterization, metabolomic profiling and valorization of brewer`s spent grains |
| 2 | Abhishek Jamwal | L-2022-BS-107-D | Dr. (Mrs.) Neelam Joshi | Virulence of entomopathogenic fungus of major sucking pests of Brinjal |
| 3 | Samredhi | L-2022-BS-128-D | Dr. Seema Garcha | Evaluating the performance of selected mycorrhizal fungi for improved heat tolerance in wheat. |
Ph.D. STUDENTS (2023-24)
| Sr. No. | Name of student | Admission No. | Major Advisor | Title of Synopsis |
| 1 | Rajwinder Kaur | L-2023-BS-139-D | Dr Jupinder Kaur | Under preparation |
| 2 | Deepti Jaswal | L-2023-BS-140-D | Dr Pooja | Under preparation |
| 3 | Suhani Sharma | L-2023-BS-141-D | Dr Shivani Sharma | Under preparation |