NIT Durgapur Biotechnology Intern Recruitment 2026

NIT Durgapur Biotechnology Intern Recruitment 2026: Overview

National Institute of Technology Durgapur (NIT Durgapur) has a project internship in its Department of Biotechnology. The research examines therapeutic compounds in fermented foods and ethnic beverages used by tribal communities in West Bengal, with a focus on Helicobacter pylori and gastric ulcers linked to the bacterium. Supported by the Department of Science and Technology–Science and Engineering Research Board (DST-SERB), the project brings together this food-related research question and the search for possible treatments.

Service Conditions and Caveats

• Short project engagement: The internship runs for two months, described in the notice as eight weeks. The position is purely temporary. You should plan around this stated project period.
• Monthly review: Your project work will be evaluated after each month under the DST-SERB project guidelines. The review condition applies during the internship itself.
• Project team: Oindrilla Mukherjee is the principal investigator, and Debjani Dutta is the co-principal investigator. Both are faculty members in the Department of Biotechnology at NIT Durgapur.

Application Submission Notes

You can send your application letter by email to either investigator: omukherjee.bt@nitdgp.ac.in or ddutta.bt@nitdgp.ac.in. The notice asks you to combine the application material into a single PDF, rather than sending it as separate attachments.

For questions about the internship, contact Oindrilla Mukherjee on 9434789036 or Debjani Dutta on 9434788067. Their department is at Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur 713209, West Bengal; the application route named in the notice is email.