The Department of Applied Biotechnology was founded in 2019 with a vision to make an impact through research and technology-based training. The department has teaching and research programs that encompass various basic and applied aspects of modern biotechnology. The department is successfully running postgraduate programs of diploma, M.Sc and Ph.D.

The department includes the following subspecialties: plant biotechnology - animal biotechnology - microbial biotechnology - environmental biotechnology - pharmaceutical industries - food and dairy biotechnology