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Library
 The
departmental library is a fairly new facility that
was established as a separate room in 2005. The library
presently has around 825 books related to Biotechnology
and allied subjects. It subscribes to three journals
and has a computerized cataloging system through which
students can readily search and access the books of
their need. The library has also been equipped with
two internet-enabled computers to help the students
to access relevant information from the web including
PUBMED.
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Computers
The
GCGEB provides for almost 1:1 computer access to its
students. It has an exclusive students’ computer room
having 12 computers (each class has 10 students).This
computer room was established with the help of a generous
donation of the Calcutta University Alumni Association
of North America. Besides every laboratory have two
internet-enabled computers [PCs] (one for the faculty
and one for the research scholars).
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This
computer room was established with the help of a generous
donation of the Calcutta University Alumni Association
of North America. Besides every laboratory have two
internet-enabled computers [PCs] (one for the faculty
and one for the research scholars). The library has
two computers (PC) while the front office, general laboratory
and the Head of the Dept. has one PC each. Besides all
faculty members and most research scholars have their
own laptops (18 laptops). Moreover there are 14 (fourteen)
computers that are used with instruments. The GCGEB
is the first dept/centre in to be extensively linked
through a hi-speedWi-fi connection which enables internet
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Laboratories
 All
faculty members of the GCGEB are provided with exclusive
lab-space (average lab space per faculty is around
700 sq. ft.) that is fully furnished and air-onditioned.
Besides, there is a 750 square feet general laboratory
for students that are equipped with the necessary
instruments and facilities required for carrying out
day to day practical classes.Special
laboratories were established with donations from
patrons (Shailabala Research
Lab, with donation from Dr. Renuka
Biswas, USA
as well as a tissue culture facility (donation from
Prof. Sukhomay Lahiri of USA). There are two tissue
culture facility which includes a plant tissue culture
facility along with the animal tissue culture facility.
Besides there is a huge laboratory space allotted
to the students for their practical where they get
extensive hands on training.
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Other
Resources
GCGEB offers all the basic facilities of biological
research. Apart from that GCGEB initiated efforts
to build a centralized Bio-imaging facility with the
UCG NCPM grant and procured a Zeiss
Meta Laser Scanning .Confocal Micropscope with four
lasers (the first in eastern India) as well as a FACS
(BD FACSCaliber) and a DNA Sequencer for general use
of all researchers of Calcutta University.
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The
GCGEB periodically arranges academic and experimental
workshops at times with the help of international experts
and industry to update its students and research scholars
with the contemporary knowledge and technical expertise
required to remain in global contention. |
Enhancement of the learning resources in the last five years:
The
GCGEB has taken several measures to improve and enhance
its learning resources since its inception. Over the last
five years it has introduced several new learning resources
and improved preexisting ones. Notable among these are the
introduction of Problem-Based learning (PBL) approach in
the classrooms, increase in number of visiting faculty lectures,
periodic workshops for students and research scholars as
well as talks and presentations from accomplished international
and national scientists. Moreover it has added a dedicated
computer-room for students with 1:1 usage ratio as well
as pan department wi-fi coverage
including the classrooms.
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