Wednesday 15 May 2019

LIFE @ St. Aloysius and PG Biochemistry


Hello readers.. my name is Shithil Suvarna, well this isn’t the right place to talk about myself but rather the right place to talk about the institution which played a key role in making me who I am.
To begin with I would like to say that this is my 7th and the last year in Aloysius. The journey was wonderful and Aloysius was always good to its students. Well, there has been a humongous positive difference in the person I was when I first joined the college and the person who I am right now, my personality has developed a lot and towards the end of my PUC was also the end of a very “shy, hesitant me”.
 The college had encouraged a lot for extracurricular activities, and I was into everything that caught my attention, from NCC to drama, sports etc. I was also a part of lot of cultural events, well not just taking part in them was an option but the college also provided opportunity to even conduct them, and it is at this point that I developed a bit of management and leadership skills.
Over here ‘different’ isn’t criticised but rather viewed as something ‘unique’, and to me that mindset of people around helped to grow to the person who I am currently.
Life isn’t always sugary all the time, and when I say ‘life in Aloysius’ yes, it too wasn’t sugary all the time, as there were times when I found myself in the corner, when my grades went below the average, when I lost some good friends, those were some of the days where I had lost hope and at times felt completely miserable. But during the course of time I realized that its all in a person’s mind and if put effort then the ‘way of thinking’ or the ‘mindset’ can be changed, and all it requires is the strength to truly accept the person you are and evaluate yourself unbiasedly and once this step is achieved, it is time to tell yourself that you are not unworthy, you are not useless, you are not what they think you are but much more greater than that, you are the best and you are & can be everything you wish to be. I was a slow learner and I learnt them late but I think I learnt them well.
At this point came an end to my B.Sc. life and I was asked to choose a good college to pursue my master’s studies and to be honest I had no reason not to choose Aloysius itself for my MSc course. This college gave me everything that I could ask for and I hoped that the PG course would also be good. So, was it good for me? Did it go the way I hoped it to go? YES, it did. The department of PG biochemistry is blessed with really good teachers who really know how to bring out the best out of a student. Excellent study environment and at the same time there was also a scent of joy and happiness, there was a family like feeling.
Overall, I had got outstanding friends and made really good memories which I would cherish for life, and to explain things in a nut shell I can say that I have obtained the 3 important E’s of my life.
The 1st ‘E’ stands for Education; which has made me capable to stand on my own feet
The 2nd ‘E’ stand for Exposure; with the right exposure of the things provided by the college of life beyond the college walls or outside our comfort zones, of life in the village and hardships of people, I stand enlightened with this exposure to life.
The 3rd and the last ‘E’ stands for Experience; combining them all I have gathered an enormous amount of experience which has made me worthy enough to share it to people in the form of knowledge.
Shithil Suvarna

Sunday 12 May 2019

Congratulations to Ms. Pallavi Bhat

The department of Post graduate Studies and Research in Biochemistry would like to congratulate Ms. Pallavi Bhat of I M.Sc. Biochemistry on being selected for a 3 month project work at Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai. This training opportunity is given for Science and Engineering graduate/post graduate students at various research laboratories of BARC. Ms. Pallavi will be working under Dr. Suvendu Mondal of Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology (NABT) division. All the best Pallavi...

Friday 10 May 2019

Why take up M.Sc. Biochemistry @ St. Aloysius...

If you have just completed your bachelors in science and wondering where to pursue your masters, then think no more. Join us at St. Aloysius college, Mangaluru which has been imparting quality education since 1880. The college is located at the heart of the city atop of the lighthouse hill. The college has a robust infrastructure: in addition to the equipment and instruments available at the PG Department of Biochemistry, the college hosts core instrumentation and facilities such as a scanning electron microscope, confocal microscope and animal house among others. Also, the college provides assistance in applying to scholarships such as the single girl child scholarship, the merit scholarship, the post matric scholarship, and the minority scholarship. 

The department of post graduate studies and research in Biochemistry has a strong focus on research-based academic attainments. The students are prepared for careers in research and in industry. The department has secured funding from UGC and VGST for a number of minor projects. The department has also obtained funding from the DAE-BRNS for a major project in the past and currently with the young faculty members are also progressing towards mustering novel research proposals.
The students from the last 10 years have found employments in diverse areas of industries and academia. What the program offers is something that will build on knowledge acquired during undergraduate-level biology/chemistry courses. The programme is based on the Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS). The individual papers will deepen your understanding in the respective fields. A sizeable part of the final semester is dedicated to the master thesis; however, the students are encouraged to begin work on their master theses as early as the break following the second semester. In addition to the core courses offered by the department, there are courses offered by other PG departments, as well as courses in communicative English and in Soft Skills. 
To check your eligibility and apply follow the link below: