DBT STAR Scheme (Strengthening Component)
Wilson College, established in 1832 by Rev. John Wilson, D.D., F.R.S., is a multi-faculty college providing liberal education to a diverse range of learners. The college provides an education that is holistic, relevant, and contemporary in an environment that is welcoming, nurturing, and enabling. The college provides learners a background in the basic sciences, with a stress on building in-depth knowledge and modern capabilities. The DBT STAR Scheme grant (Strengthening Component) awarded to the college has provided a strong helping hand to achieving these goals.
Departments under DBT – STAR Scheme:
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Information Technology
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Zoology
Objectives Achieved
- Augmented current laboratory facilities so that more hands-on practical training is provided to students.
- Improved the curriculum through introduction of newer experiments helping students gain a deeper understanding of their chosen field of study.
- Trained staff and students by involving them in a wide range of activities e.g. workshops, training programmes, projects, field visits, outreach, etc. in order to widen and strengthen their subject knowledge.
Interdepartmental Activities Initiated –
- Plant Tissue Culture (Botany-Microbiology)
- Mushroom Cultivation (Botany-Microbiology)
- Vermicompost (Botany-Zoology-Microbiology)
- Testing of water quality (Microbiology-Chemistry)
- Mathematical Physics (Physics-Mathematics)
- Materials Science (Physics-Chemistry)
- I.T. in science (I.T. with other science departments)
- Cross disciplinary projects (All departments)
- Cross disciplinary experiments (All departments)