Department wise list of faculties
Aquaculture
| Sr. No. | Name | Designation | Qualifications | Specialization | Contact no./ e-mail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Vivek Shrivastava | Asst. Professor | Ph.D. | Aquaculture | 8849066519 vivek@kamdhenuni.edu.in, vivek@kamdhenuni.edu.in |
| 2 | Dr Smit R Lende | Asst. Professor | Ph.D. | Aquaculture | 07383332278 srlende@kamdhenuni.edu.in |
Fish Biotechnology
| Sr. No. | Name | Designation | Qualifications | Specialization | Contact no./ e-mail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sujit Kumar | Asst. Professor | M.F.Sc. | Fish Bio- technology | 8169429739 sujit@kamdhenuni.edu.in |
Faculty Profile
Dr Vivek Shrivastava: He has taken his BFSc degree program from College of fisheries, Panangad, Kerala Agriculture University, Kerala, India. He has completed his Post-graduation (M.F.Sc.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) with specialization in aquaculture from ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai. He is one of the authors of the booklet “Status of Fisheries in Gujarat” further, he has been publishing several research papers in nation and international journals. He has written several scientific articles, participated in various nation and international seminars, symposiums and workshops. His area of research is Inland saline aquaculture, inland fish culture, bio-floc technology, climate resilient aquaculture, advance in aquaculture technology, Nutrition and feed technology and microbiology.
Dr Smit R lende: He has taken his BFSc degree from College of fisheries, Nagpur, Maharastra India. He has completed his Post-graduation (M.F.Sc.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) with specialization in aquaculture from College of Fisheries, Veraval, JAU, Gujarat. He has been publishing several research papers in nation and international journals. He has written several scientific articles, participated in various nation and international seminars, symposiums and workshops. His area of research is ornamental fish breeding and culture, molecular biology, metagenomics and barcoding, Inland fish culture breeding of finfishes, Aquaponic and Aquascaping.
Mr. Sujit Kumar: He has taken his BFSc degree from College of Fisheries, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India. He has completed his Post-graduation (M.F.Sc.) with specialization in fish biotechnology from ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai. He is one of the authors of the book published by springer on “Recent Updates in molecular endocrinology and reproductive physiology of fishes” further, he has published several research papers in nation and international journals. He has written several scientific articles and participated in various nation and international seminars, symposiums and workshops. His area of research is molecular biology, gene expression studies, metagenomics, cell culture in the field of fisheries.
Administrative Staff
PG recognized teachers/Teaching staff for PG
| Sr. No. | Name | Designation | Qualifications | Specialization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Jayesh Patel | Dean Fisheries | Ph.D. | Doctorate in Veterinary Surgery & Radiology |
| 2 | Dr Vivek Shrivastava | Assistant Professor, Rajpur (Nava) KU, Gandhinagar | Ph.D. | Aquaculture |
| 3 | Dr Smith R. Lende | Assistant Professor, Rajpur (Nava) KU, Gandhinagar | Ph.D. | Aquaculture |
| 4 | Mr Sujit Kumar | Assistant Professor, Rajpur (Nava) KU, Gandhinagar | M.F.Sc | Fish Biotechnology |
Technical and Supporting Staff
Technical & supporting staff members in PGIFER, Rajpur and CoE, Ukai
| Sr. No. | Designation | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Junior Clerk (PGIFER and CoE) | 1+1 |
| 02 | SRA (CoE) | 02* |
| 03 | TA (CoE) | 01 |
| 04 | Lab Tec. | 01 |
Note: All the technical and supporting staff are associated on Ad-hoc basis except one SRA.
List of Scientific instruments and equipment’s at PGIFER Laboratories
Soil and Water Testing Laboratory
- UV-Vis spectrophotometer
- Inverted phase contrast microscope (Plankton study)
- Upright trinocular microscope (Plankton study)
- Multi water parameter testing machine (reagent based)
- pH meter
- DO meter
- Conductivity, TDS meter
- Refractometer (Water salinity measurement)
- Vacuum filtration unit
- Refrigerator
- Electronic weighing machine
Feed Formulation and Biochemistry Laboratory
- The automated protein analyzer assembly
- Automated bomb calorimeter
- The automated fat analyzer assembly
- The automated fibre analyzer assembly
- NIR analyzer (Automated proximate composition analysis)
- Muffle furnace
- Hot air oven
- Moisture analyzer machine
- Extruder (for fish feed preparation)
- Cyclone mil
- Mixer and grinder
Molecular biology Laboratory
- Multipurpose refrigerated centrifuge (different tube size-1.5, 2, 15 and 50 ml tube)
- Real-time PCR machine (rotor based)
- Thermal cycler (With the provision of gradient PCR)
- Gel documentation unit
- Microspectrophotometer (Nucleic acid quantification and quality check)
- Incubator shaker (Refrigerated and non-refrigerated)
- Shaking water bath
- Water bath
- Agarose gel electrophoresis assembly
- PAGE assembly
- Rocker
- Spinwin, Vortex
- Autoclave (Automated and Manual)
- Water purification machine (Type2 and Type3)
- Laminar flow chamber
- -200C deep freezer
- Microwave oven
- Tissue homogenizer (Lyzer based)
- Electronic weighing machine (Lowest weight-20 mg)
Enzyme Analysis Laboratory
- ELISA reader
- Washer
- Spectrophotometer (Double beam)
- Laminar flow chamber
- Refrigerator
Note: Molecular biology laboratory of PGIFER is an integral part of Central Laboratory
Students Placement Profile
Jobs obtained by students in various sectors in the last five years
| Sr. No. | Year | No of students absorbed | |||||
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| Govt . | Co-Op. | Private Sector | NGO | Others | Total | ||
| 1 | 2015-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 2016-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | 2017-18 | 01 | - | 01 | - | 02 | |
| 4 | 2018-19 | 01 | - | - | - | 02 | 02 (enrolled for PhD) |
| 5 | 2019-20 | - | - | 02 | - | 03 | 05 |
| 6 | 2020-21 | 01 | 05 | 06 | |||
Information on Other Outputs
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