Hargobind Khurana School of Life Sciences, Silchar

Hargobind Khurana School of Life Sciences, Silchar, is one of the constituent colleges of Assam University established in the year 1996. The institute has a niche for itself in the Silchar, Assam region as an institution of learning in life sciences.

The school is offering 10 different courses at three different degree levels: undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral level, mainly in the areas of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Botany, and Zoology. The institution is sure to provide a healthy learning environment for its students as it can well afford to engage 23 dedicated professionals among its faculty strength.

The school was instituted in order to provide equal opportunities for the male and female aspiring life science enthusiasts with an educational setup that focuses on co-education. Hargobind Khurana School of Life Sciences has all excellent facilities which provide a better framework for learning.

The college library is the hub, a treasure house of knowledge, where a student can find resources and engage in research or study. Separate hostel facilities for boys and girls exist to cater to those who need them. With WiFi connectivity all over the campus, students are always connected with the world at large amid these technological times.

The other special feature of this school is the high-tech laboratories, giving access to practical experience that would mean nothing less than any education related to life sciences. Coupled with an excellent IT infrastructure, the institution adequately equips its students for a future that is most likely to be dominated by technology in scientific research.

Sports facilities and a gym provide ideal opportunities for holistic development as students engage in their academics while maintaining their physical fitness. On campus are readily available cafeterias to feed the culinary needs of both the students and staff. A medical facility supported by two ambulances working round the clock assures health and safety to the campus community.

The academic programmes offered at Hargobind Khurana School of Life Sciences are rich and varied. The institution offers ten full-time courses in postgraduate and doctoral level programmes. In the postgraduate levels, the school conducts M. Sc. courses in the subject streams of Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, and Biotechnology. For research-oriented students, the school ensures M.

Phil courses in Life Science and Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, and Microbiology. There are doctoral courses like Ph. D. available for students in Biotechnology, Microbiology, and Life Science and Bioinformatics. Of the M. Sc. classes, the highest number of students is enroled in Zoology and Botany, with 62 students in each course, and M. Sc. Microbiology and M. Sc. Biotechnology stand with 25 seats in each course.

This large range of courses caters to almost all interests under the purview of the life sciences domain, thus providing ample scope for students to find out what they enjoy doing. Course Name Total Number of Seats M. Sc Zoology 62 M. Sc Botany 62 M. Sc Microbiology 25 M.

Sc Biotechnology 25 Admissions have been carefully designed in the Hargobind Khurana School of Life Sciences to usher in the most promising candidates in the field of life sciences. Admission with Assam University adds value to the qualification being awarded as the prospect of career opportunities that can be furthered upon graduation is a possibility.