The development of Biotechnology is embracing almost every sector of human civilization. All the developed and developing countries are heading towards this diverse discipline in a very short span of time which has created unique opportunities not only for the exploitation of biological systems for the benefit of mankind, but also for undertaking research to explore the fundamental life processes. Presently it has foAAund wide applications in the areas as diverse as agriculture, animal husbandry, medicine, pharmacology, environmental management, Biosensors, Bioelectronics and diagnostics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Body’s and Cell’s Bio-signatures, Microarray Technologies, Prediction and Molecular Simulation, Drug Discovery, Gene Regulation and Transcriptomics, Bioinformatics and computational biology and in industries making biotechnological products. In a country like Nepal, where the concept of biotechnology based industries is limited and biotechnology is immature with limited number of skilled human resources making it difficult to develop biotechnological research and industries.

Tribhuvan University (TU) is the premier university in Nepal, which provides courses in diverse disciplines at various levels. Considering the potentialities of modern biotechnology, TU established Central Department of Biotechnology in 2008,anticipating leading role in the fulfillment of national demand on the manpower and also to start innovative researches in various fields of biotechnology. The course curriculum of master level in biotechnology has been formulated considering the need of the current nation’s requirement as well as to meet the international standard in the subject under the Institute of Science and Technology. The aim of this program is to produce high level manpower in the field of biotechnology required in the country and at global level. Yearly hundreds of biotechnology undergraduates and graduates leave Nepal for higher studies. If the nation or government could make an effort on setting up a biotechnology based laboratory and industry, not only the student but also those who are abroad will be benefited in the sense that they will have enough space to come back here, thus making an attempt in brain gain rather than brain drain and of course the national economy and development will be flash up.

Vision

World class Biotechnology institute for serving lives and nature.

Mission

Explore and conduct country specific and world competent biotechnology-based teaching and research with its power of enthusiasm. 

Goals

·   Establish CDBT as the first choice of bioscience study/teaching. 

·   Equip CDBT laboratory as nation’s advanced model teaching/research lab.

·   Emphasize on the application-oriented researches for nation.

·   Identify country-need biotechnologists and produce accordingly.

·   Produce competent biotechnologists for all concern fields. 

·   Upgrade CDBT-TU as an entity of an academic Centre of Excellence. 

·   Stabilize economically viableinstitute through biotechnology.

·   At least one faculty - one international project.

Objectives 

·   Well-furnish premises with enough alluringacademic/research spaces.

·   Enrich laboratories with highly sophisticated equipment. 

·   Develop exemplary biotechnology teaching courses.

·   Enroll Competent postgraduate, PhD, Post Doc and researchers in biotechnology. 

·   Increase the number of intakes.

·   Publish original research articles in high impact cited journals.

·   Improve capability development for innovative national/international research projects according to the specialization of faculties 

·   Ensure 'At least one faculty - one funded research project'.

·   Develop scientific knowledge, skill and innovative ideas. 

·   Overall development of faculties, staffs and students.