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Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology(RGCB)



Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) is a notable institute situated in the state capital of Kerala, Trivandrum. The institute was started in the 2002 which is inaugurated by former president of India, Dr. Apj Abdul Kalam. This is an autonomous institute which was organized in behalf of Department of Biotechnology of the Govt. of India. Previously it was a quality assurance center which is working under Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment. Apart biotechnology the institute also has various departments su8ch as Molecular Medicine, Molecular Reproduction, Molecular Microbiology, Cancer Biology & Neurobiology) and plant genetic engineering. Recently the institute is credited as second best biotechnology institute in India which comes after Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. Selection to this institute is purely based on the entrance exam basis. For the department of Biotechnology it only offers research level programs, the institutes is capable of offering 120 PhD students at a time. Students who are in bio informatics, biotechnology, agriculture, and veterinary science having 60% aggregate is eligible to join this course. Based on the entrance exam results, institute calls the students for walk-in round interview.

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