WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS & BIOTECH FESTS:

Since the inception of the course, a number of workshops and seminars were organized to create awareness and popularize the Biotechnology. A Biotech fest (Science fair) had been organized as biennial feature to inculcate scientific temperament and promote interaction among the students of different colleges, affiliated to Kakatiya University .The activities are:

• 2001 : Workshop for Under Graduate Students
• 2002 : Workshop for Under graduate Students
• 2003 : Workshop for Undergraduate Students
• 2004 : Biotech fest
• 2005 : Refresher Course for College Teachers
• 2006 : Biotech fest
• 2006 : Orientation programme in practicals for college teachers
• 2007 : Workshop for Undergraduate Students
• 2007 : Refresher Course for College Teachers
• 2008 : Natl. Con. on Frontiers in  Bioinformatics and Biotechnology
• 2008 : International conference on Plant Biotechnology and Molecular

               Biology  

A three day International conference on “Plant Biotechnology & Molecular Biology” was organized during 15-17 August 2008. Prof.KC Reddy, Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APPSCHE) and Prof.N Linga Murthy Vice Chancellor, Kakatiya University presided over the Inaugural function. Prof. Sudhir K Sopory, ICGEB delivered the inaugural address. Eminent scientists in the field of Biotechnology Prof. RG Herrmann (Germany), Prof. MGK Jones (Australia), Prof.Jacques Hille (The Netherlands), Prof. Manoel Souza (The Netherlands), Prof.JL Aragao (Brazil), Prof. Autar Mattoo (USA), Prof. Jaideep Mathur (Canada) have delivered plenary lectures. About 400 Biotechnologists from Universities, Research Institutes, Laboratories and Biotech Companies have participated in the Conference. This is the first of its kind in Kakatiya University history.