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DBT STAR College Scheme

DBT Star College Scheme

Introduction

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) promotes excellence, academic freedom, creativity, diversity, cooperation, and accountability. Through the Star College Scheme, DBT enhances critical thinking and practical skills in undergraduate science education by providing academic and physical infrastructure to promising colleges. This pan-India initiative aims to establish a Star College in every district, supporting over 200 colleges in the past nine years with financial aid, guidance, and peer learning opportunities.

DBT has recognized colleges with ambition and potential for excellence, providing them with academic and physical infrastructure to achieve outstanding teaching and offer students unique opportunities for hands-on scientific experimentation. R. P. Gogate College of Arts and Science
and R. V. Jogalekar College of Commerce, Ratnagiri, was selected under the STAR College Scheme of DBT in 2022, making it the first college in the Ratnagiri/Konkan region of the University of Mumbai and the state of Maharashtra to receive this honour. The Departments of Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, and Botany were sanctioned support under the strengthening component of the DBT Star College Scheme by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India (Sanction No: BT/HRD/11/06/2020) in February 2022.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME:

To strengthen the academic and physical infrastructure for achieving excellence in teaching and training.

To enhance the quality of the learning and teaching process to stimulate original thinking through ’hands-on’ exposure to experimental work and participation in summer schools.

To promote networking and strengthen ties with neighbouring institutions and other laboratories.

To conduct specialized training programmes for faculty improvement for optimizing technical capabilities.

To increase capabilities of core instrumentation resources by procuring new equipment and upgrading of existing facilities.

To provide access and exposure to students to research laboratories and industries in the country.

To help in devising standard curricula and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) / kits for practical.

To provide better library facilities to students and teachers.

Advisory Committee

Chairman Prof. Dr. Makarand Sakhalkar
Principal,
R. P. Gogate College of Arts and Science and R. V. Jogalekar College Commerce, Ratnagiri- 415612, Maharashtra
Mobile: +91 9423022649
Overall Coordinator,
(Member – Secretary)		 Prof. Dr. Madhura Mukadam
Professor and Head, Department of Zoology
R. P. Gogate College of Arts and Science and R. V. Jogalekar
College Commerce, Ratnagiri- 415612, Maharashtra
Mobile: +91 9421552856
Email: madhuramukadam111@gmail.com
DBT Representatives Dr. Garima Gupta
Scientist-F, Unit Head and In-Charge (Adviser),
Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India,
C. G. O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003
Phone No.: 011-24369385
Email: garima.g@nic.in
Dr. Abhishek Mehta
Scientist-C (Programme Officer, Star College Scheme)
Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India,
C. G. O. Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 110 003
Phone No.: 011-24360718Email: ak.mehta@dbt.nic.in
Members – External
Experts (2)		 Dr. Sagarika Damle
Associate Professor & Head
K.C. College, Churchgate, Mumbai.
Dr. Sameer Terdalkar
Associate Professor
Fergusson College, Pune.
Head of Science
Departments (Members)		 Prof. Dr. Madhura Mukadam, Professor and Head,
Department of Zoology.
Dr. Milind Gore, Associate Professor and Head,
Department of chemistry.
Dr. Bhushan Dhale, Associate Professor and Head,
Department of Physics.
Dr. Sonali Kadam, Associate Professor and Head,
Department of Botany.

Equipments Purchased

List of Equipment Purchased Under DBT STAR College Scheme

(Sanction Order – HRD-11011/3/2022-HRD-DBT dated 21/02/2022.)
Asset Register Format (As per FRBM Guidelines)
Sr. No. Name of Equipment Quantity Cost Date of Purchase Funding Agency Location/Department Present Condition
1 Binocular 10X42 2 38900.00 27/07/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
2 Binocular 8X42 2 17100.00 27/07/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
3 Binocular 1 6100.00 27/07/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
4 Vertical electrophoresis 4 wells 2 15461.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
5 Vertical electrophoresis 9 wells 1 13346.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
6 Horizontal electrophoresis 4 wells 4 29085.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
7 Horizontal electrophoresis 13 wells 1 13070.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
8 Power supply pack 2 10677.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
9 UV-trans illuminator 1 17954.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
10 Haemocytometer 20 47172.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
11 RBC pipette 40 3824.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
12 WBC pipette 40 3824.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
13 Compound microscope 12 99970.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
14 Turbidity meter 2 24780.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
15 Digital balance 2 70564.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
16 BOD incubator 1 99710.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
17 pH meter 3 35071.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
18 Colorimeter 6 67260.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
19 TLC plates 5 38350.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
20 Digital water bath 2 33276.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
21 Visible spectrophotometer 1 55726.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
22 Hot air oven 1 33866.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
23 Refractometer 6 16638.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
24 Portable dissolved oxygen meter 2 24662.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
25 Mosquito rearing cages 3 23600.00 03/08/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
26 Micro centrifuge machine 5 58675.00 15/09/2022 DBT Zoology Good working condition
27 Mini cell homogenizer 1 45135.00 28/03/2023 DBT Zoology Good working condition
28 Cooling heating incubator 1 53159.00 28/03/2023 DBT Zoology Good working condition
29 Photoelectric colorimeter 6 72216.00 18/08/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
30 Digital thermostatic water bath 2 35872.00 18/08/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
31 Vacuum pump 2 65962.00 18/08/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
32 Conductometer 3 37170.00 18/08/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
33 pH meter 3 31506.00 18/08/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
34 Ice flex machine 1 110684.00 18/08/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
35 Magnetic stirrer with a hot plate 2 23128.00 18/08/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
36 Polarimeter 220mM with sodium lamp assembly 3 143370.00 26/08/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
37 Single-pan digital balance 6 211692.00 26/08/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
38 Magnetic hot plate stirrer 2 33040.00 26/08/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
39 Photocatalytic reaction assembly 1 43000.00 10/12/2022 DBT Chemistry Good working condition
40 Experimental setup for dielectric constant measurement 1 19115.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
41 Millikan’s oil drop experiment complete setup 1 25488.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
42 Spectrometer 3 26019.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
43 Thomson’s tube apparatus with HT power supply 1 30208.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
44 Microcontroller 3 33160.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
45 Travelling microscope 3 49560.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
46 Microprocessor 6 66319.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
47 Constant deviation spectrometer and Na source power supply 1 80948.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
48 Cathode ray oscilloscope 3 150450.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
49 Function generator 7 56994.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
50 Spectrometer 3 78057.00 26/08/2022 DBT Physics Good working condition
51 Power supply 1 20709.00 13/07/2023 DBT Physics Good working condition
52 Oscilloscopes 2 137848.00 13/07/2023 DBT Physics Good working condition
53 Travelling microscope 5 60268.00 13/07/2023 DBT Physics Good working condition
54 Telescope 6 43330.00 13/07/2023 DBT Physics Good working condition
55 Hand refractometer 6 16637.00 15/07/2022 DBT Botany Good working condition
56 Digital scale weighing balance 10 38940.00 15/07/2022 DBT Botany Good working condition
57 Water bath 4 71744.00 15/07/2022 DBT Botany Good working condition
58 Pocket pH meter 10 56050.00 15/07/2022 DBT Botany Good working condition
59 Student’s microscope 20 178416.00 15/07/2022 DBT Botany Good working condition
60 Binocular microscope 4 76464.00 15/07/2022 DBT Botany Good working condition
61 Micropipette tips 20 567.00 15/07/2022 DBT Botany Good working condition
62 Field press 1 2714.00 15/07/2022 DBT Botany Good working condition
63 Lab press 2 2337.00 15/07/2022 DBT Botany Good working condition
64 Garden implements set 10 4000.00 13/02/2023 DBT Botany Good working condition
65 Corking machine 1 6490.00 17/02/2023 DBT Botany Good working condition
66 Tabletop induction 6 29401.00 21/02/2023 DBT Botany Good working condition
67 Pulper, Juicer 4 20000.00 21/02/2023 DBT Botany Good working condition
68 Oven 2 159990.00 21/02/2023 DBT Botany Good working condition
69 GPS unit 4 106200.00 13/03/2023 DBT Botany Good working condition
70 DSLR camera 1 49950.00 30/03/2023 DBT Botany Good working condition
Total Rs. 33,58,977/-

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