Academics

One of the primary mandates of RCB is to provide high-quality education in the area of biotechnology and modern biology. RCB provides researchbased learning through pre-doctoral, doctoral, and post-doctoral education and training in the biotech sciences. A Master's program, and an integrated Master's-PhD program in biotechnology have been instituted since 2018. A thriving interdisciplinary Ph.D. program produces highly trained, globally competitive scientists. The post-doctoral program under the mentorship of RCB faculty nurtures talented PhDs for future careers in biotechnology. The students trained at RCB have been selected to several of the best academic research institutions globally for pursuing their further research careers. Postdoctoral fellows of RCB have moved to independent faculty positions in academic/ research institutions and taken up positions in science administration.
Several of India's leading biomedical research institutions are affiliated with RCB for the award of degrees in biotechnology to their students. These include the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad; National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad; National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali; Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali; Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneshwar; Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram; Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad; and National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani; National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune; Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore; and ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad; Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal; Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bangalore; Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV), Thiruvananthapuram; and Max Society of Medical Academics Innovation and Research (MSMAIR), Delhi. RCB has also partnered with leading biopharma industries for industry-relevant academic programs. Interdisciplinary doctoral programmes in the areas of biostatistics and bioinformatics have been developed in collaboration with the global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). These programs are offered by creating a virtual faculty pool in partnership with other leading research institutions in the country.