Department of Biotechnology

GATE AIR Rank Holders

• Ashwin A (B.Tech, 2017-2021 batch) secured All India Rank 2 (AIR-2) in GATE-2021
• Shakunthala. N (B.Tech, 2017-2021 batch) secured All India Rank 3 (AIR-3) in GATE-2021
• Anusuya Narayanan (B.Tech, 2017-2021 batch) secured All India Rank 29 (AIR-29) in GATE-2021

Drug Discovery hackathon (DDH-2020)

• InhibitSARS: A team of 6 SVCE students (B.Tech biotechnology) selected for the final round of presentations (DDH2020, Phase-1). The students of inhibitSARS team are eligible to get an internship (Rs. 10,000/- per month, for 6 months) offered by the DDH2020 and got an opportunity to work in the leading national laboratories/bioinformatics industries in the country. Ms. D V Dharshini, IV year, (Student Team Leader), Ms. Anusuya Narayanan, IV year, Ms. Deeksha, IV Year, Ms. M, Lipeka Harish, IV Year, Mr. Naven R, III Year, Ms. Shreya Srinivasan, III Year, Dr. K. Divakar, ASP/BIO (Team Mentor)


• Chikitsa_Crusaders: A team of 6 SVCE students (B.Tech biotechnology) selected for the final round of presentations (DDH2020, Phase-1). The students of inhibitSARS team are eligible to get an internship (Rs. 10,000/- per month, for 6 months) offered by the DDH2020 and got an opportunity to work in the leading national laboratories/bioinformatics industries in the country. Harinee S III Yr, (Student Team Leader), Gomathi T II Yr, Aakanksha Venkateswar II Yr, Preyadarshne T II Yr, Anirudh J II Yr, Angelin Selva Princess K III Yr, Dr. P.K. Praveen Kumar, ASP/BIO (Team Mentor)

International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM)

• B.Tech students of SVCE won a Silver Medal in "iGEM 2017 (International Genetically Engineered Machine)" competition on Synthetic Biology, which was held at Boston, Massachusetts, USA! The team was mentored by Prof. M. Sivanandham, Dr. Nalinkanth V Ghone and Mr. J. Hariharan. iGEM Team Page


• B.Tech students of SVCE won a Silver Medal in "iGEM 2016 (International Genetically Engineered Machine)" competition on Synthetic Biology, which was held at Boston, Massachusetts, USA! The team was mentored by Prof. M. Sivanandham, Dr. Nalinkanth V Ghone and Mr. J. Hariharan. iGEM Team Page


• B.Tech students of SVCE won a Bronze Medal in "iGEM 2015 (International Genetically Engineered Machine)" competition on Synthetic Biology, which was held at Boston, Massachusetts, USA! The team was mentored by Prof. M. Sivanandham and Dr. Nalinkanth V Ghone. iGEM Team Page