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RKMVERI, Narendrapur Campus
Dept. of EDM & European Commission Representatives
Plant Tissue Culture
Rural Living and Learning Experience (RLLE)
Convocation Day
Rural Living and Learning Experience (RLLE)
Vidyarthi Homa
Field practical
Routine Cell Culture Work
Vidyarthi Homa - Navin Varan
Convocation Day
Applications are invited for admission to Certificate Course in Pharmacy Assistant
Last date to apply: 30 June 2026 ||
Click here for details
Applications are invited for the Project Staff position in an International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) funded research project at the Sasya Shyamala KVK, RKMVERI – March 2026
Click here for the result of the Interview held on 04 April 2026
Applications are invited for admission to various PhD Programmes at the Narendrapur Campus for the academic year 2026-2027
Applications are accepted throughout the year
Click here for details
Workshop on Disaster Preparedness in India: Challenges and Opportunities – March 2026
Date: 16 -17 March 2026 ||
Click here for details
Applications are invited for Research Assistant in the project funded by DFAT, Australian Consulate General – Kolkata at the Narendrapur Campus of RKMVERI – February 2026
Interview result has been published
||
Click here for details
Admission 2025
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to various courses for the academic year 2025-26 at RKMVERI, Narendrapur Campus.
Click on the program names for eligibility & application details
Lists of candidates selected for admission have been published
M.Sc. in Agriculture and Rural Development
-> Click here for the list
M.Sc. in Agricultural Biotechnology
->
Click here for the list
M.Sc. in Medical Biotechnology
-> Click here for the list
M.Sc. in Environment and Disaster Management
-> Click here for the list
M.Sc. (Ag) in Agronomy
-> Click here for the list
M.Sc. (Ag) in Genetics and Plant Breeding
-> Click here for the list
Click here
for the admission instructions
||
Click Here
for the Offline Counselling Policy for admission
Click here
to see the list of vacant seat(s) available for the waitlisted candidate to take admission in various M.Sc. (Ag.)/MSc programmes – 2025-26
Recent Placements
At The ISHA Trust’ in the project of United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) - 14 May 2025
At Humble Bee (An Agricultural Startup) - 13 May 2025
At ‘Collective for Integrated Livelihood Initiative (CINI) – An Initiative of Tata Trusts - 06 May 2025
At BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development - 26-28 Feb 2025
Year-wise Placements
School of Agriculture & Rural Development
The School of Agriculture and Rural Development deals with promoting study and research in subjects that directly benefit the common man, particularly the rural masses and the tribes people of India.
Krishi Vigyan Kendras
‘Sasya Shyamala’ Krishi Vigyan Kendra’
,
the first of its kind in the Zone-II, was established in the year 2013 for the district of
South 24 Parganas
under the aegis of RKMVERI. It is located at Arapanch, P.O.-Sonarpur, Dist.-South 24 Parganas, Kolkata-700150, four kilometre away from Sonarpur Railway Station by the side of the Sonarpur – Ghatakpukur Road.
Dhaanyaganga Krishi Vigyan Kendra
under the aegis of RKMVERI, an Outreach Centre of the University, is located at
Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Sargachhi
, District Murshidabad, West Bengal. It was established in the year 2018.
Linkages and Rural Network
The rural development activities are well known for their integrated approach and emphasis on qualitative development. They are well linked with different departments of the state and central Governments like
UNICEF
,
Ford Foundation
,
German Agro Action
,
European Union
etc. More than 1000 villages of 12 districts are covered through 267 Village Organizations and 22 ‘Rural Development Centres’ (RDC) situated in the block or district headquarters.
Read More.
Post-Harvest Technology Dissemination Centre
Post-Harvest Technology Dissemination Centre at the IRDM Faculty Centre is funded by
National Horticulture Mission
(NHM), Govt. of India
, for demonstrative storage, preservation and training on different aspects of post-harvest technology to the entrepreneur and progressive farmers. Presently, a part of this centre is being used for storing of fruits and vegetables from the farmers before being sent to the market.
Read More.
School of Environment and Disaster Management
The School of Environment and Disaster Management (EDM) has been set up at the premises of the RKMVERI Narendrapur Camps in 2018 to conduct education and research programmes on various aspects of environment and disaster management.
Laboratories @ School of EDM
Environmental Laboratory
Environmental laboratory is basically a combination of chemical, biological and hydrological laboratory with facilities for testing various parameters of atmosphere (air, temperature, humidity, noise etc.), lithosphere (soil, minerals, solid waste etc.), hydrosphere (ambient and toxic surface water, ground water etc.) and biosphere (micro-organisms and plants for bio-remediation).
Geographic Information System Laboratory
Modern technologies like Geographic Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Satellite image processing and Remote Sensing have invaluable roles in environmental studies and disaster risk assessment and are increasingly being used in academic teaching, research, consultancy, and continuing education programmes.
Multimedia Laboratory
The multimedia laboratory has been established in 2019 in the School of Environment and Disaster Management with all possible modern facilities. The student and faculty members are using this laboratory to attend virtual conferences. In addition, this laboratory can be used to record audio-visual lectures.
Quarterly e-Magazine
'Mother Earth'
Vol 4, No 1
the special issue is being launched on the occasion of the "Earth Day" observed on 22 April 2026
(A joint initiative of the faculty, alumni and students of the Department)
Launch the e-Magazine
School of Biological Sciences
The ‘School of Biological Sciences’ was started under the aegis of RKMVERI in 2020-21 for the study and research in various aspects of biological sciences with special reference to bio-technology, microbiology, immunology, etc.
JIVAN — Centre for Research
JIVAN is a research initiative of the School of Biological Sciences of RKMVERI (Deemed University), in collaboration with
Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan
(a 600-bed General Hospital nearly 90 years old located in Kolkata). It was inaugurated on 5 January 2021. Its objective is to bring together biological scientists with vast research experience in laboratories of reputed Institutes and the medical doctors working in the field in order to create a synergy, taking on board eminent statisticians and computer scientists also to explore the fascinating emerging areas like the use of digital image analysis and artificial intelligence techniques in the medical field.
The following Five Working Groups have been formed to work out the details of the research, teaching-training, extension programmes taken up under JIVAN.
Working Group on Microbiology
Working Group on Cardiology & Metabolic Disorder
Working Group on Hematology & Hemato-Oncology
Working Group on Neuroscience
Working Group on Medical Statistics and Digital Data Analytics
Laboratories @ School of Biological Sciences
Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology and Immuno-genetics of Autoimmune diseases
Research Interests
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), Cardiac inflammation
Cellular cross-talks and stress pathways in cardiomyopathies
Genetic predisposition of autoimmune diseases including myocarditis and autoimmune thyroid disorders.
Ongoing projects
Finding underlying causes of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM), an array of seemingly unrelated forms of cardiomyopathies
Genetic polymorphism and epigenetic alterations in autoimmune thyroid diseases
Novel cellular stress pathways and biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy
Click here for more details
Laboratory of Infection Biology
Research Interests
Regulation of bacterial growth and pathogenesis
Genetic analysis of antibiotic resistance
Nanomedicine as modern therapeutics
Ongoing projects
Role of TRAFAC GTPase in cellular physiology and stress response of Staphylococcus aureus
Deciphering the importance of ABCF ATPase in antibiotic resistance.
Effect of nanomedicine on bacterial pathogen
Genetic analysis of pathogen associated with hospital based infection.
Effect of metal ion on the growth and pathogenesis of bacteria.
Click here for more details
Laboratory of Parasitology and Infectious Disease
Research Interests
Developmental studies of protozoan parasite Entamoeba
Transcription regulation in stress response
Development of rapid, low-cost, point-of-care diagnostic kit for Entamoeba and free-living Amoebae
Ongoing projects
Characterization of mechanistic function of the encystation-specific transcription factor ERM-BP in Entamoeba and identifying drugs against Entamoeba cyst.
Click here for more details
Laboratory of RNA Biology and Hepatic Glucose Metabolism
Research Interests
Long Noncoding RNAs
Hepatic Glucose Metabolism
Alternative Splicing
Ongoing projects
Role of Long Noncoding RNAs in normal physiological and pathological conditions.
Click here for more details
Quality Testing Laboratory at RKMVERI (Deemed University), Narendrapur Campus (Kolkata)
Quality Testing Laboratory (QTL) is certified by ISM Drugs Control, West Bengal, and Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India to carry out the analysis of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani (ASU) drugs as well as raw materials. This is the only approved laboratory in West Bengal for carrying out tests on ASU drugs on behalf of licensees for manufacturing and sale of ASU drugs.
Read More
.
The Testing facility is available to external organizations on a chargeable basis.
Rate chart available here.
Latest News & Updates
[Invitation] 45th RKMVERI Colloquium on “A PARADIGM SHIFT IN AGRICULTURE: AN EXPERIENCE OF SRI, A FARMER’S TECHNOLOGY” – 17 April 2026
[Invitation] 44th RKMVERI Colloquium on Multi Omics approaches for state-of-the-art Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology – 10 April 2026
[Report] Two-Day Hands-on Training and Capacity Building Workshop On “Herbarium Techniques and Collection & Identification of Higher Plants”
Results of the interview conducted for the post of Research Assistant in the project funded by DFAT, Australian Consulate General – Narendrapur Campus of RKMVERI – February 2026
Results of the interview conducted for the post Research Assistant in the project funded by DFAT, Australian Consulate General – Narendrapur Campus of RKMVERI – February 2026
Swami VIVEKANANDA
and His Vision
“Science and religion will meet and shake hands. Poetry and philosophy will become friends. This will be the religion of the future, and if we can work it out, we may be sure that it will be for all times and peoples.”
“A nation is advanced in proportion to education and intelligence spread among the masses.”
About RKMVERI Narendrapur Campus
RKMVERI, Narendrapur Campus is one of the three off-campus faculty centers offering a variety of programmes from undergraduate to doctoral levels (as well as research) in fields of agriculture, rural development, biotechnology & allied subjects, environmental sciences, disaster management, etc. that are designed to impart to the students both theoretical and practical expertise in their respective domains.
Focus areas:
Agricultural Biotechnology
Agriculture & Rural Development
Genetics & Plant Breeding
Life Sciences: Medical Biotechnology, Immunology, Neuroscience, etc.
Environment & Disaster Management
Agronomy
Integrated Agriculture
School of Agriculture and Rural Development @ RKMVERI Campuses
Since its inception, RKMVERI emphasizes research and practical learning opportunities in various thrust areas, among which ‘Agriculture and Rural Development’ plays the key role. RKMVERI’s School of Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) deals with this specialized and socially relevant area of study which is under-represented in most Indian universities. The School of Agriculture and Rural Development is spread across the following three campuses of RKMVERI.
ARD @ Narendrapur Campus
Faculty of Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) is located at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, Kolkata. Explore the current website for more details.
ARTD @ Ranchi Campus
Faculty of Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development (ARTD) is located at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Morabadi, Ranchi.
http://www.rkmvuranchi.ac.in
ARTD @ Coimbatore Campus
Faculty of Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development (ARTD) is located at the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore.
https://vucbe.org/
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भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि | धियो यो न: प्रचोदयात् ||
RKMVERI, Narendrapur Campus
Dept. of EDM & European Commission Representatives
Plant Tissue Culture
Rural Living and Learning Experience (RLLE)
Convocation Day
Rural Living and Learning Experience (RLLE)
Vidyarthi Homa
Field practical
Routine Cell Culture Work
Vidyarthi Homa - Navin Varan
Convocation Day
Applications are invited for admission to Certificate Course in Pharmacy Assistant
Last date to apply: 30 June 2026 ||
Click here for details
Applications are invited for the Project Staff position in an International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) funded research project at the Sasya Shyamala KVK, RKMVERI – March 2026
Click here for the result of the Interview held on 04 April 2026
Applications are invited for admission to various PhD Programmes at the Narendrapur Campus for the academic year 2026-2027
Applications are accepted throughout the year
Click here for details
Workshop on Disaster Preparedness in India: Challenges and Opportunities – March 2026
Date: 16 -17 March 2026 ||
Click here for details
Applications are invited for Research Assistant in the project funded by DFAT, Australian Consulate General – Kolkata at the Narendrapur Campus of RKMVERI – February 2026
Interview result has been published
||
Click here for details
Admission 2025
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for admission to various courses for the academic year 2025-26 at RKMVERI, Narendrapur Campus.
Click on the program names for eligibility & application details
Lists of candidates selected for admission have been published
M.Sc. in Agriculture and Rural Development
-> Click here for the list
M.Sc. in Agricultural Biotechnology
->
Click here for the list
M.Sc. in Medical Biotechnology
-> Click here for the list
M.Sc. in Environment and Disaster Management
-> Click here for the list
M.Sc. (Ag) in Agronomy
-> Click here for the list
M.Sc. (Ag) in Genetics and Plant Breeding
-> Click here for the list
Click here
for the admission instructions
||
Click Here
for the Offline Counselling Policy for admission
Click here
to see the list of vacant seat(s) available for the waitlisted candidate to take admission in various M.Sc. (Ag.)/MSc programmes – 2025-26
Recent Placements
At The ISHA Trust’ in the project of United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) - 14 May 2025
At Humble Bee (An Agricultural Startup) - 13 May 2025
At ‘Collective for Integrated Livelihood Initiative (CINI) – An Initiative of Tata Trusts - 06 May 2025
At BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihoods and Development - 26-28 Feb 2025
Year-wise Placements
School of Agriculture & Rural Development
The School of Agriculture and Rural Development deals with promoting study and research in subjects that directly benefit the common man, particularly the rural masses and the tribes people of India.
Krishi Vigyan Kendras
‘Sasya Shyamala’ Krishi Vigyan Kendra’
,
the first of its kind in the Zone-II, was established in the year 2013 for the district of
South 24 Parganas
under the aegis of RKMVERI. It is located at Arapanch, P.O.-Sonarpur, Dist.-South 24 Parganas, Kolkata-700150, four kilometre away from Sonarpur Railway Station by the side of the Sonarpur – Ghatakpukur Road.
Dhaanyaganga Krishi Vigyan Kendra
under the aegis of RKMVERI, an Outreach Centre of the University, is located at
Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Sargachhi
, District Murshidabad, West Bengal. It was established in the year 2018.
Linkages and Rural Network
The rural development activities are well known for their integrated approach and emphasis on qualitative development. They are well linked with different departments of the state and central Governments like
UNICEF
,
Ford Foundation
,
German Agro Action
,
European Union
etc. More than 1000 villages of 12 districts are covered through 267 Village Organizations and 22 ‘Rural Development Centres’ (RDC) situated in the block or district headquarters.
Read More.
Post-Harvest Technology Dissemination Centre
Post-Harvest Technology Dissemination Centre at the IRDM Faculty Centre is funded by
National Horticulture Mission
(NHM), Govt. of India
, for demonstrative storage, preservation and training on different aspects of post-harvest technology to the entrepreneur and progressive farmers. Presently, a part of this centre is being used for storing of fruits and vegetables from the farmers before being sent to the market.
Read More.
School of Environment and Disaster Management
The School of Environment and Disaster Management (EDM) has been set up at the premises of the RKMVERI Narendrapur Camps in 2018 to conduct education and research programmes on various aspects of environment and disaster management.
Laboratories @ School of EDM
Environmental Laboratory
Environmental laboratory is basically a combination of chemical, biological and hydrological laboratory with facilities for testing various parameters of atmosphere (air, temperature, humidity, noise etc.), lithosphere (soil, minerals, solid waste etc.), hydrosphere (ambient and toxic surface water, ground water etc.) and biosphere (micro-organisms and plants for bio-remediation).
Geographic Information System Laboratory
Modern technologies like Geographic Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), Satellite image processing and Remote Sensing have invaluable roles in environmental studies and disaster risk assessment and are increasingly being used in academic teaching, research, consultancy, and continuing education programmes.
Multimedia Laboratory
The multimedia laboratory has been established in 2019 in the School of Environment and Disaster Management with all possible modern facilities. The student and faculty members are using this laboratory to attend virtual conferences. In addition, this laboratory can be used to record audio-visual lectures.
Quarterly e-Magazine
'Mother Earth'
Vol 4, No 1
the special issue is being launched on the occasion of the "Earth Day" observed on 22 April 2026
(A joint initiative of the faculty, alumni and students of the Department)
Launch the e-Magazine
School of Biological Sciences
The ‘School of Biological Sciences’ was started under the aegis of RKMVERI in 2020-21 for the study and research in various aspects of biological sciences with special reference to bio-technology, microbiology, immunology, etc.
JIVAN — Centre for Research
JIVAN is a research initiative of the School of Biological Sciences of RKMVERI (Deemed University), in collaboration with
Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan
(a 600-bed General Hospital nearly 90 years old located in Kolkata). It was inaugurated on 5 January 2021. Its objective is to bring together biological scientists with vast research experience in laboratories of reputed Institutes and the medical doctors working in the field in order to create a synergy, taking on board eminent statisticians and computer scientists also to explore the fascinating emerging areas like the use of digital image analysis and artificial intelligence techniques in the medical field.
The following Five Working Groups have been formed to work out the details of the research, teaching-training, extension programmes taken up under JIVAN.
Working Group on Microbiology
Working Group on Cardiology & Metabolic Disorder
Working Group on Hematology & Hemato-Oncology
Working Group on Neuroscience
Working Group on Medical Statistics and Digital Data Analytics
Laboratories @ School of Biological Sciences
Laboratory of Molecular Cardiology and Immuno-genetics of Autoimmune diseases
Research Interests
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), Cardiac inflammation
Cellular cross-talks and stress pathways in cardiomyopathies
Genetic predisposition of autoimmune diseases including myocarditis and autoimmune thyroid disorders.
Ongoing projects
Finding underlying causes of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM), an array of seemingly unrelated forms of cardiomyopathies
Genetic polymorphism and epigenetic alterations in autoimmune thyroid diseases
Novel cellular stress pathways and biomarkers of diabetic retinopathy
Click here for more details
Laboratory of Infection Biology
Research Interests
Regulation of bacterial growth and pathogenesis
Genetic analysis of antibiotic resistance
Nanomedicine as modern therapeutics
Ongoing projects
Role of TRAFAC GTPase in cellular physiology and stress response of Staphylococcus aureus
Deciphering the importance of ABCF ATPase in antibiotic resistance.
Effect of nanomedicine on bacterial pathogen
Genetic analysis of pathogen associated with hospital based infection.
Effect of metal ion on the growth and pathogenesis of bacteria.
Click here for more details
Laboratory of Parasitology and Infectious Disease
Research Interests
Developmental studies of protozoan parasite Entamoeba
Transcription regulation in stress response
Development of rapid, low-cost, point-of-care diagnostic kit for Entamoeba and free-living Amoebae
Ongoing projects
Characterization of mechanistic function of the encystation-specific transcription factor ERM-BP in Entamoeba and identifying drugs against Entamoeba cyst.
Click here for more details
Laboratory of RNA Biology and Hepatic Glucose Metabolism
Research Interests
Long Noncoding RNAs
Hepatic Glucose Metabolism
Alternative Splicing
Ongoing projects
Role of Long Noncoding RNAs in normal physiological and pathological conditions.
Click here for more details
Quality Testing Laboratory at RKMVERI (Deemed University), Narendrapur Campus (Kolkata)
Quality Testing Laboratory (QTL) is certified by ISM Drugs Control, West Bengal, and Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India to carry out the analysis of Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani (ASU) drugs as well as raw materials. This is the only approved laboratory in West Bengal for carrying out tests on ASU drugs on behalf of licensees for manufacturing and sale of ASU drugs.
Read More
.
The Testing facility is available to external organizations on a chargeable basis.
Rate chart available here.
Latest News & Updates
[Invitation] 45th RKMVERI Colloquium on “A PARADIGM SHIFT IN AGRICULTURE: AN EXPERIENCE OF SRI, A FARMER’S TECHNOLOGY” – 17 April 2026
[Invitation] 44th RKMVERI Colloquium on Multi Omics approaches for state-of-the-art Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology – 10 April 2026
[Report] Two-Day Hands-on Training and Capacity Building Workshop On “Herbarium Techniques and Collection & Identification of Higher Plants”
Results of the interview conducted for the post of Research Assistant in the project funded by DFAT, Australian Consulate General – Narendrapur Campus of RKMVERI – February 2026
Results of the interview conducted for the post Research Assistant in the project funded by DFAT, Australian Consulate General – Narendrapur Campus of RKMVERI – February 2026
Swami VIVEKANANDA
and His Vision
“Science and religion will meet and shake hands. Poetry and philosophy will become friends. This will be the religion of the future, and if we can work it out, we may be sure that it will be for all times and peoples.”
“A nation is advanced in proportion to education and intelligence spread among the masses.”
About RKMVERI Narendrapur Campus
RKMVERI, Narendrapur Campus is one of the three off-campus faculty centers offering a variety of programmes from undergraduate to doctoral levels (as well as research) in fields of agriculture, rural development, biotechnology & allied subjects, environmental sciences, disaster management, etc. that are designed to impart to the students both theoretical and practical expertise in their respective domains.
Focus areas:
Agricultural Biotechnology
Agriculture & Rural Development
Genetics & Plant Breeding
Life Sciences: Medical Biotechnology, Immunology, Neuroscience, etc.
Environment & Disaster Management
Agronomy
Integrated Agriculture
School of Agriculture and Rural Development @ RKMVERI Campuses
Since its inception, RKMVERI emphasizes research and practical learning opportunities in various thrust areas, among which ‘Agriculture and Rural Development’ plays the key role. RKMVERI’s School of Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) deals with this specialized and socially relevant area of study which is under-represented in most Indian universities. The School of Agriculture and Rural Development is spread across the following three campuses of RKMVERI.
ARD @ Narendrapur Campus
Faculty of Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) is located at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, Kolkata. Explore the current website for more details.
ARTD @ Ranchi Campus
Faculty of Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development (ARTD) is located at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Morabadi, Ranchi.
http://www.rkmvuranchi.ac.in
ARTD @ Coimbatore Campus
Faculty of Agriculture, Rural and Tribal Development (ARTD) is located at the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore.
https://vucbe.org/