Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Star College Scheme | PSGR Krishnammal College for Women

About DBT’s Star College Scheme

The Star College scheme by the Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India facilitates improvement in the skills of teachers through FDPs, improved curriculum, and practical training to the students by providing specialised access to infrastructure and consumables. The support provided under the scheme strengthens physical infrastructure in laboratories, library, teaching aids and promotes networking with neighbouring institutes. Hands on training, product oriented projects and projects of day to day relevance enhance the interest in students to pursue science at undergraduate level.

PSGRKCW in Star College scheme

Basic Science departments – Physics , Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Mathematics – of PSGRKCW were selected under DBT Star scheme in 2012 under category I – strengthening of support for undergraduate education. Three more departments – Computer Science, Computer Applications and Information Technology were also included under the strengthening component in 2016. Based on the performance and the progress made by these departments, they were evaluated and upgraded to category II Star status in 2017 (Basic Sciences) and 2019 (Computer Science Departments).