DBT Skill Vigyan State Partnership in Biotechnology and Life Sciences, an initiative of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India, is envisaged to facilitate career path development for students by upskilling them through hands-on training and making them industry employable. The three-month student and technician training programmes offer monthly stipend and comply with the qualification package of the respective Sector Skill Councils. The programme is conducted under the leadership of KSCSTE in Kerala.
Seats are currently available for the following courses.
| Sl. No. | Course Name | Name of Training Centre | Seats | Stipend | Eligibility | Programme Start Date (Approx.) |
| Student Training Program | ||||||
| 1 | Lab Technician- Pharma, Biologics and Medical Devices: Wet Lab (LFS/Q0509-SI001 Ver 4.0) | Department of Botany, St. Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur | 3 | Rs. 3,000/- per month | Class 12 pass Biology/ Biotechnology | Fourth week of June |
| 2 | Seafood Processor: Value added food products – mince-based products (FIC/Q4003 Ver 1.0) | KUFOS Business Incubation Centre, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi | 3 | Rs. 3,000/- per month | Class 12 pass Biology/ Biotechnology | Fourth week of June |
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Technician Training Program |
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| 3 | Lab Technician- Pharma, Biologics and Medical Devices: Wet Lab (LFS/Q0509-SI001 Ver 4.0) | Department of Biotechnology
Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous), Thiruvananthapuram |
2 | Rs. 3,000/- per month | Class 12 pass Biology/ Biotechnology | Course commenced |
| 4 | Lab Technician- Pharma, Biologics and Medical Devices: Wet Lab (LFS/Q0509-SI001 Ver 4.0) | KSCSTE-Malabar Botanical Garden & Institute for Plant Sciences (MBGIPS), Kozhikode | 1 | Rs. 3,000/- per month | Class 12 pass Biology/ Biotechnology | First week of July |
| 5 | Mushroom Grower (AGR/Q7803 Ver 4.0)
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M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) Community Agrobiodiversity Centre (CAbC), Wayanad | 7 | Rs. 3,000/- per month | Class 12 pass Biology/ Biotechnology | Last week of June |
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Total |
16 | |||||
Click here for the Programme Brochure
NB: Please note that the applicant would be screened and ranked before vacancies are filled.
There is a registration fee for applying for the programme (Rs 750/- inclusive of 18% GST, for General and OBC category & Rs 375/- inclusive of 18% GST for SC/ST category and those with Physical Disability)
Please keep ready before registering, the soft copies of the following documents – Passport size photo (JPG/JPEG 1MB), 10th Certificate (PDF 1MB), 12th Certificate (PDF 1MB), Caste Certificate – if applicable (PDF 1MB), PwD Certificate – if applicable (PDF 1MB), UG Degree Certificate – if applicable (PDF 1MB), PG Degree Certificate – if applicable (PDF 1MB), Registration Fee Transaction Receipt (JPG/JPEG 1MB)