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.
