DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
Ministry of Science and Technology
Block 2, 6-8^th floor, CGO Complex,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003

 Vacation Training Programme on Bioresources for School Children

National Bioresource Development Board (NBDB), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is supporting programme on Bioresource Development & Utilization.  To create an awareness among school children vacation training programmes are being supported by the Board.  The main objective of the courses is to impart training on sustainable utilization and conservation of bioresources and to create an awareness about the relevance of bioresources in day to day life. The training course is aimed at students who have recently appeared in the X class examination and are awaiting results or who have passed X class examination.

Applications are invited for conducting vacation-training programme on bioresources for school children from Universities, Research Institutes, Colleges, Registered Societies (NGOs) having facility for boarding and lodging, well established laboratory facilities for biotechnology, in-house expertise on bioresources and biotechnology are eligible to apply. The institutions should have a proven track record and expertise on research & development concerning bioresources (proof of the same should be appended the proposal).

The complete application along with necessary documents should be sent to Dr. Meenakshi Munshi, Principal Scientific Officer, Department of Biotechnology, Block-2, (7^th Floor), CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003 Ph. No. 2436 1035 email: meenakshi29.dbt@nic.in so as to reach the Department on or before 5^th January  2006.  The detailed guidelines, eligibility requirements for host institutes and students, course curriculum and proforma can be downloaded from http://www.dbtindia.nic.in or http://www.dbtindia.gov.in.