DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
SUB: Guidelines for DBT-Boost to University Interdisciplinary Life science Departments
for Education and Research programme (DBT-BUILDER)
1. PURPOSE
Department of Biotechnology (DBT) provides support to establish interdisciplinary School of
Life Sciences for advanced research and education in universities known as “DBT-Boost to
University Interdisciplinary Life science Departments for Education and Research (BUILDER)”
Programme for advanced research and education. The overall aim of this programme is to foster
interaction of existing departments of universities invigorating interdisciplinary modern
bioscience research through creation of new research agenda aiming to develop world-class
school of life science in universities doing both advanced research and education.
2. OBJECTIVES
The specific objective is to upgrade the post-graduate teaching and training laboratories in terms
of optimal infrastructure such as, renovation of existing laboratory space (no fresh
constructions) and cold room, modernization of laboratories involved in PG teaching,
acquisition of essential equipment, up- gradation of existing facilities, networking &
computational facilities including software & databases, scientific & technical books (no
journals), maintenance & refurbishing of existing and new facilities, appoint new faculty,
provide fellowships for students, introduce training programmes regroup research activities
along the biotechnology innovation chain (from discovery to market), promote academiaindustry interaction depending upon the strengths and weaknesses of specific universities. The
facilities provided under the Program are intended to support the efforts of the Department as a
whole or a number of faculty members in the Department. Proposal towards individual R&D
support would not be accepted under this Scheme.
3. THEMATIC FOCUS
The thematic focus for the scheme is to provide enabling interdisciplinary advanced research and
teaching capacity emphasizing discovery and innovation in proposed research areas of each
university. Addressing emerging technologies with inter-disciplinary cross talk to realize their
full potential would be a priority. Increasing number of postgraduate students at M.Sc. , Ph. D,
and postdoctoral levels with quality education, skills and research temperament is envisaged.
Openness to collaborate and invoke industry through public-private partnership in advanced
research and education would be viewing very positively.
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4. WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
(a) UGC recognized Central, State and Private universities / PG colleges registered under
Central Universities Act 2009 and section 2(f) and 12B (for PG colleges only) of the UGC
Act, 1956 (http://www.ugc.ac.in/) with proven track record in life sciences research and
education are ONLY eligible to apply.
(b) The university should have proven track record of performance in the following:
Current status of Ph.D. students;
Size of faculty;
Infrastructure available;
Working culture and atmosphere;
Readiness for administrative reforms;
Areas of expertise;
Ideas of innovation from discovery to market;
Teaching activities;
Linkages with industry;
Team spirit in collaborative research;
Publications in high impact journals;
Patents, technologies developed/transferred etc.
5. NATURE OF SUPPORT
The grant would be provided for
i. Renovation /Refurbishment of existing and new facilities consisting of the following:
State-of-art labs for teaching & demonstration: Each postgraduate laboratory that may
accommodate 24 students may consist the following (listed below for guidance):
(A)Civil Works (only for Renovation & Refurbishment) and Interior Infrastructure (No
fresh Construction): Proposals involving the Renovation & Refurbishment must possess all
the necessary clearances/approvals from the concerned authorities such as environment, state
Govt. clearances, if applicable. Budget proposed on CPWD or State PWD rates (including
the budget for interiors e.g. cooling etc.), which may be certified by a registered architect.
(B) Equipments suggested for up gradation, AMC/ CMC, refurbishment, for teaching purpose
(only be provided if not existing). A list of existing facilities and equipments needs to be
provided by the Institution.
(C) Sophisticated common facilities (Only those which are related to the area of research and if
not available are to be asked): e.g. Animal House Facility, Proteomics facility (TOF-TOF &
Q-TOF), 2-D electrophoresis systems and protein image analysis system, Genomics
(RNA/DNA Work station, PCR machines, Hybridization, RT-PCR system), Microarray
Facility (Spotter, Scanner and Image Analysis), High Speed Centrifuge and Ultracentrifuge
& Rotors, Biological Containment (P3) lab, Green House Facility, Large scale protein
purification system (Octa-explorer), Cell Culture (Animal, Plant and Microbial) Facility,
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including scale-up bioreactors. The list is indicative, while the proposal may propose the
actual requirement as per the need and utilization.
(D) Operational cost like consumables and contingencies for different thematic research
groups.
(E) Salaries of the manpower: The manpower would be regular/contract appointments made by
the university and they would devote 100% time to the DBT-BUILDER. The university must
give a written commitment to this effect. A letter of undertaking stating that the financial
liability for the manpower involved would be borne by the university at the end of the project
support is essential provided the manpower has been involved in the project for not less than
3 years in continuation. Such commitment would be given by the Vice-chancellor of the
university.
6. Criteria for Short-listing the proposals under Builder Program as approved by DBT
The Program of Builder support would be at three levels: Level – I, Level - II & Level – III.
The criteria for short-listing for these three levels are as follows:
Level – I:
Type of Institution: PG College with teaching and active research
Funding at this level is up to Rs. 3.00 Crores (Teaching & up gradation of existing
laboratory) for 5 Years.
PG College should be accredited by respective Accreditation Agency, with
minimum of ‘A’ rating.
Minimum number of students in each department shall be 10 in PG Programs.
Minimum number of Faculty at PG level shall be 4 per Department.
At least 1 Extra-mural Research Grant to each Department,
Evidence of research in the PG Department (s) of the College.
Level – II:
Type of Institution: University/Institute departments with teaching and active
research.
At this level funding up to Rs 5.0 Crores for 5 Years
Nature and Type of Institution: Teaching & Academic Research
Post-graduate teaching & Active Research department
Evidence of Extra-mural Research grants received in last 5 years
Performance in last 5 years: Publications, Patents, Awards received by the Faculty
Members of the Department/ Centre
Department should have existed at least for 3 years.
Number of core faculty members having Ph D degree should be five (5) or more.
In case of Self-financed Private University/ Institute/ department may have more
than 50% students at PG level with national level test e.g. NET, GATE,
qualifications
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Level - III:
Type of Institution: Established Department/ Research Institutes
At this level funding level up to Rs 10.0 Crores for 5 Years Nature
Well established Department/ Centre and should be Internationally competitive
Each faculty should have received at least 1 of extramural Research grants in last
5 years
Performance in last 5 years: Publications in SCI Journals, Patents, Awards
received by the Faculty Members of the Department/ Centre
Number of core faculty members having Ph D degree should be eight (8) or more.
In case of Self-financed Private University/ Institute/ Department may have more
than 50% students at PG level with national level test e.g. NET, GATE,
qualifications
Department should have existed at least for 5 years.
7. DURATION OF SUPPORT
Project will be supported for a maximum period of five years and subsequent year grants will
be released only after submission of the necessary documents. In General, NO extension will
be provided beyond five years though project duration may be extended as follows:
a. Maximum of one year with in the approved budget of the project
b. Maximum of two years for projects shown exceptionally outstanding performance
with additional budget. During extension period, ONLY the manpower and
consumables will be provided.
8. Budget Requirement
(In Crore)
S.No. Head Level I Level II Level III
1.
Non-recurring (for upgrataion of
existing lab) (Only in 1st Year) 1.8 3.0 6.0
2.
Recurring for 5 years
(Manpower, Consumables,
Contingency, Travel, Workshop
& Training, Books & Journals,
Overhead, AMC/CMC.
1.2 2.0 4.0
TOTAL 3.0 5.0 10.0
9. CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY AS PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
The Programme coordinator could be Vice-chancellor or Dean, Life Sciences/Biological
Sciences or senior most Professor with proven track record in life science research and education
as evidenced by publications, patents, technology developed/transferred, research projects
implemented, awards and fellowships etc.
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10. SUGGESTED PROPOSAL CONTENT
Proposals may have the following:
Name of the university with address
Status of the university (Central or state and whether UGC recognized)
Title of the proposed centre: DBT-BUILDER-University of ……………School of the
Life Sciences for advanced research and education.
Curriculum/ syllabus of the Departments/Course.
Details of existing departments related to life sciences.
i. Name of the existing department(s)
ii. Existing facilities/infrastructure/equipments
iii. Number and level of faculty and students. Details of extra-mural research of
faculty.
Financial requirements for achieving the objectives:
i. Equipment and infrastructure support for state-of-art postgraduate laboratories
along with numbers of M. Sc./Ph.D. to be accommodated (space to be provided
by the university for each laboratory).
ii. Requirement of new faculty and fellowships (position and number to be
specified).
iii. Sophisticated instruments proposed for use as centralized facility.
iv. Consumables, contingencies, books and periodicals
v. Workshops and training programmes for technicians and college teachers of the
locality.
vi. Contribution of university in terms of infrastructure and equipments.
vii. Details of public-private partnerships envisaged.
5 copies of the complete proposal along with enclosures duly signed and forwarded by the
institute may be submitted.
11. PROCESSING OF A PROPOSAL
Upon receipt of the detailed proposal, the same will be reviewed for completeness by the
Internal Screening Committee. Incomplete applications and those which do not fulfill
eligibility criteria will not be considered. Applications that are complete and responsive will
be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by a high-powered committee. The programme
coordinator may be invited to make a detailed presentation before the committee. The
decision of the committee on a proposal will be final and communicated to the coordinator.
The revised guidelines for DBT-BUILDER Programme will be effective from
……………………………..
This issue with the approval of competent authority
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