BHU’s biochemistry department gets Rs 1.7 crore grant from DST
The grant received will be used for developing the science and technology infrastructure at BHU.
The Banaras Hindu University’s (BHU) department of biochemistry at the Institute of Science has secured a Rs 1.7 crore grant from the Indian government through the department of science and technology under the ministry of science and technology.
According to a statement from BHU, the grant received will be used for developing the science and technology infrastructure at BHU. This will strengthen the research and development activities and scientific social responsibility (SSR) activities, thereby helping various start-ups, manufacturing industries and MSMEs to meet the objective of Atmanirbhar Bharat, it said.
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“Department of biochemistry, BHU, is the only department of any university in the entire state of Uttar Pradesh to receive this grant,” said the statement. BHU has recently allowed faculties to choose whether to conduct the semester-end examinations in online mode or offline mode. According to BHU, faculties can also allow students to choose the mode of exam.
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