Department of French
- About Department
- Faculty
- Board of Studies
- Physical Infrastructure
- Research Projects
- Consultancy Services
- Capacity Development
- Placements
- Syllabi
The Department of French was established in 1944.This is the only college affiliated to University of Pune that offers French as a Special subject.
We have various activities organised for our students every year and have designed an enriching curriculum for our General as well as Special students.
The French Exchange program has always been the highlight of our department. Every alternate year we choose students from our department to go for an academic exchange to France in the month of May, they stay with French families, attend classes with their French correspondents and visit various places.
Contact Information
french@fergusson.edu
Timings: 10 a.m. -12 p.m or with appointment
Programmes Offered:
Undergraduate: BA (French)
Magazine Brochure
Amruta Rangrao Gondil
- Teaching: 26 years
- Research/Industrial: 2 years
Contact no.: (office)
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Shravani Arvind Shivnekar
- Teaching: 2 years
Contact no.: (office)
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Email ID:
| Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Ms. Amruta Gondil | Head and Chairman BoS, Assistant Professor |
| Dr. Vasumathi Badrinathan | Subject Expert-I (Outside Parent University), Associate Professor, University of Mumbai |
| Dr. Indira Advani | Subject Expert-II (Outside Parent University), Associate Professor, National Defence Academy, Khadakwasala |
| Dr. Ujjwala Joglekar | Vice Chancellors’ Nominee, Professor in French, Coordinator, French Section, Department of Foreign Languages |
| Shri. Sandeep Nulkar | Representative from industry expert/corporate sector/allied areas, Industry Expert and Owner, BITS, Pune |
| Dr. Anuradha Wagle | One meritorious Alumnus, Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Goa University |
| Smt. Jaya Gadgil | Expert |
| Smt. Surekha Kher | Expert |
| Ms. Shravani Shivanekar | Faculty |
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Physical Infrastructure
(classrooms and laboratories)
- Classrooms – 2
| Title of the collaborative activity | Name of the collaborating agency with contact details | Name of the participant | Year of collaboration | Duration | Nature of the activity |
| EXCHANGE Programme | Lycée Notre Dame du Mur, Morlaix, Brétigny and Lycée Notre Dame du Kreisker, St Pol, Bretigny | Lycée Notre Dame du Mur, Morlaix, Brétigny and Lycée Notre Dame du Kreisker, St Pol, Bretigny | 2017 | 18 days | Cultural exchange |
| EXCHANGE Programme | Lycée Notre Dame du Kreisker, St Pol, Bretigny | Lycée Notre Dame du Kreisker, St Pol, Bretigny | 2019 | 18 days | Cultural exchange |
| ‘Set up a Business’ (E-Twinning project) | – Lycee Notre Dame du Kreisker, Saint Pol, Bretagne France – Walter-Eucken-Berufskolleg, Düsseldorf, Germany – Fergusson College,(autonomous, Pune, Maharashtra India |
Lycee Notre Dame du Kreisker, Saint Pol, Bretagne France Prof : M Jean-Luc MAZE Walter-Eucken-Berufskolleg, Düsseldorf, Germany Prof: Mme Lisa LEFUR-GOLKAR Fergusson College,(autonomous, Pune, Maharashtra India Prof: Mme Jaya GADGIL |
March 2021 | 1 Month | Three video-conferences, Presentations |
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About Department
We have various activities organised for our students every year and have designed an enriching curriculum for our General as well as Special students.
The French Exchange program has always been the highlight of our department. Every alternate year we choose students from our department to go for an academic exchange to France in the month of May, they stay with French families, attend classes with their French correspondents and visit various places.
Contact Information
french@fergusson.edu
Timings: 10 a.m. -12 p.m or with appointment
Programmes Offered:
Undergraduate: BA (French)
Magazine Brochure
Faculty
Amruta Rangrao Gondil
- Teaching: 26 years
- Research/Industrial: 2 years
Contact no.: (office)
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Shravani Arvind Shivnekar
- Teaching: 2 years
Contact no.: (office)
- Self-motivate
- Adaptable
Email ID:
Board of Studies
- Ms. Amruta Gondil – Head and Chairman BoS, Assistant Professor
- Dr. Vasumathi Badrinathan – Subject Expert-I (Outside Parent University), Associate Professor, University of Mumbai
- Dr. Indira Advani – Subject Expert-II (Outside Parent University), Associate Professor, National Defence Academy, Khadakwasala
- Dr. Ujjwala Joglekar – Vice Chancellors’ Nominee, Professor in French, Coordinator, French Section, Department of Foreign Languages
- Shri. Sandeep Nulkar – Representative from industry expert/corporate sector/allied areas, Industry Expert and Owner, BITS, Pune
- Dr. Anuradha Wagle – One meritorious Alumnus, Professor of French and Francophone Studies, Goa University
- Smt. Jaya Gadgil – Expert
- Smt. Surekha Kher – Expert
- Ms. Shravani Shivanekar – Faculty
Physical Infrastructure
Equipments (costing above Rs.50,000)
- Name of Equipment/Instrument
- PCR machine
- Fermenter
- Gel -doc
- UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
- Sonicator
- Rotary Evaporator
- Refrigerated Centrifuge
- Lyophilizer
- Trinocular Microscope
- Inverted Microscope
- Fluorescence Microscope
- Laminar air flow hoods
- Shaker cum incubator
- CO2 Incubator
- ELISA Reader
- Hot Air Oven
- Autoclave
Physical Infrastructure:
- Classrooms – 2
- Laboratories – 07
- Library – 01 (shared with all life science department)
- Other – 01 (Seminar Hall)
Research Projects
- Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator:- Dr. Sonali Joshi and Dr. Sanket Tembe
Name of the Funding agency:- BCUD (Government)
Year of Award:- 2016-2018
Funds provided:- 1,60,000
Duration of the project:- 2 Yrs - Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator:- Dr. Gayatri Gurjar
Name of the Funding agency:- DBT (Government)
Year of Award:- 2019
Funds provided:- 8,00,000
Duration of the project:- 1 Yrs - Name of the Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator:- Gaurang Gowande
Name of the Funding agency:- The Rufford Foundation, UK (Government)
Year of Award:- 2017
Funds provided:- 4,00,000
Duration of the project:- 3 Yrs
Consultancy Services
Collaboration & Linkage:- Title of the collaborative activity
- Name of the collaborating agency with contact details:- Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Hinjawadi
Name of the participant :- Anagha Bhagat, Sahina Shabnum, Lavanya Iyer
Year of collaboration:- 2021
Duration:- 6 Months
Nature of the activity:- Internship/Project work - Name of the collaborating agency with contact details:- Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Hinjawadi
Name of the participant :-Garima Soni, Swati Pandit, Mrunali Jagtap,Kishor Dhekane, Deepak Kadam, Yashvi Dhingani
Year of collaboration:- 2022
Duration:- 6 Months
Nature of the activity:- Internship/Project work
Capacity Development
- Name of the workshop/ seminar (Years) :- State level seminar on ‘Recent Advances in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (2089)
Number of Participants:- 100
Date From – To:- 23rd February 2018 - Name of the workshop/ seminar (Years) :- Training programme ‘Explore science: a Look through Foldscope’ for students and teachers (2019)
Number of Participants:- 30
Date From – To:- 3rd September 2019 - Name of the workshop/ seminar (Years) :- Online Hands-on training workshop on Bioinformatics for faculty of Life Sciences (2021)
Number of Participants:- 25
Date From – To:- 21-25 June 2021 - Name of the workshop/ seminar (Years) :- Two-day online workshop on Clinical Research (2021)
Number of Participants:- 120
Date From – To:- 7-8 October 2021 - Name of the workshop/ seminar (Years) :- Writing and Publishing Skills for Researchers (2022)
Number of Participants:- 60
Date From – To:- 4-7 March 2022
Placements
Companies
Syllabi
Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary science which encompasses areas viz. Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Virology, Plant and Animal tissue culture, Chemistry and Engineering. It is a fast emerging “cutting edge” science with distinctive advantages as it finds applications in practically all aspects of life. The subject offers exciting opportunities in various fields from basic research to an industry-oriented career.
Keeping in view expanse and applications of biotechnology in every field there is going to be a perpetual demand for resource personnel with biotechnology as specialization. Our undergraduate and postgraduate program is aimed to cater this ever-increasing demand and to groom students to excel in their future career.
The Department made a modest beginning in 2005 with the commencement of B. Sc. (Biotechnology) course and the M.Sc. Biotechnology course commenced from 2007.
Fergusson College, Pune, has been granted Autonomous Status by the UGC and SPPU from the academic year 2016-17. The Curriculum, under autonomy, has been designed by highly experienced subject experts. The focus is to bring innovations in the curriculum, to provide extensive hands-on training and to make it more relevant to the current scenario in Industry and Research field so as to provide an edge to our students at both National and Global level.
The department has highly qualified and experienced teaching staff and who strive hard to impart quality education to the students.
- Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- Animal tissue culture
- Plant Tissue culture
- PG laboratory
- Computer Laboratories (with internet facility)
The Department also has a Departmental library where reputed International and National editions of books and Journals are made available to the students.
Contact Information :
- sonali.joshi@fergusson.edu (Head of the Department),
dhanashri.godbole@fergusson.edu (PG coordinator) - 020-67656456/58
- 11.00 AM to 04.00 pm
Programmes Offered – B.Sc.(Biotechnology), M.Sc (Biotechnology).
Event Gallery
3-The Attache with Principal Dr. N.M. Kulkarni
4-The Attache was gifted a copy of the students magazine
5-The Attache linguistique, the Campus France Manager and the students and teachers of the Department of French
6-Team Francofolies with Principal. Dr. N.M.Kulkarni
7-Frederic Noy in conversation with the students of Photography
8-Renowned French photographer Frederic Noy with the students
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