Registrations are invited for Membership for Biotechnology Laboratory 2024-25 at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Kolkata. Seats are limited.
About BITM
Established on 2nd May 1959 under the administrative control of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM) in Kolkata is widely regarded as the mother of science museum movement in India. The idea behind this pioneering initiative came from Dr. B C Roy, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal who after visiting the Deutsches Museum in Munich was inspired to create a similar institution in India for public engagement with science & technology.
His vision and efforts in this regard found instant support and patronage from the likes of PanditJawharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, and industrialist Shri G D Birla.The latter donated the Birla Park, his sprawling bungalow and the adjoining plot of land in the upscale Ballygunge area of Calcutta, to CSIR for setting up an Industrial and Technological Museum. Pandit Nehru received this magnanimous gift from Shri G D Birla in 1956.
Starting with the taking over of the Birla Park in 1956 by the Govt. of India to the Museum’s inauguration in 1959, the journey was quite eventful and challenging. Careful planning and painstaking efforts by the museum’s planning committee that was headed by Dr. B C Roy himself and included a host of renowned scientists, educationists and industrialists ultimately resulted in the formation of India’s first science museum under the ambit of the central government.
Membership Details
Biotechnology Laboratory, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata, offers hands-on activities as well as inquiry-based projects. Admissions open for the session July 2024- June 2025.
Seats are subject to availability. Payment for the admission is non-refundable under any circumstances.
Eligibility
- School students of Class IX to XII.
- UG/PG Students (Any Branch of Biological Sciences).
Membership Facilities
- Weekend classes.
- Membership certificates.
- Free entry to galleries.
- Library facilities.
Highlights
Introduction
- Good Laboratory Practices.
- Lab Equipment.
- Micropipetting Technniques.
Microbiology
- Preparation Culture Media.
- Sterilization Methods.
- Isolation of Microbes.
- Bacterial Growth Curve.
- Staining Techniques.
- Biochemical Tests.
Molecular Biology
- Preparation of Buffer Solutions.
- Genomic DNA Solution.
- Restriction Digestion.
- Polymerase Chain Reaction.
- Gel Electrophoresis.
Biochemistry
- UV-Visible Spectroscopy.
- Quantification of Chlorophyll.
- Quantification of Protein.
How to Register?
Interested students can register online via this link.
Contact
For further queries contact: 9073789520 or 9051424903, or email to bitmbiotechlab[at]gmail[dot]com.
