ONGC officials review Petroleum Biotechnology centre at Tezpur University

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Tezpur: A team of senior officials from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) visited Tezpur University on Saturday to review the functioning of the ONGC-Centre for Petroleum Biotechnology (ONGC-CPBT) housed at the Tezpur University’s Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBBT).

The ONGC-CPBT was established in 1999 with financial support from ONGC through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Over the years, it has evolved into a permanent centre, undertaking numerous research projects in petroleum biotechnology. The Centre’s primary mission is to advance research in this specialized domain while developing a skilled human resource base to serve the energy sector.

The visiting ONGC team was led by Tarun Kumar Mathuria, Executive Director and Basin Manager. He was accompanied by Dibya Jyoti Borah, Chief General Manager, Jorhat Work Centre; Kuldip Gupta, Deputy General Manager; and Venkata Niharika Mangu, Chief Chemist, INBIGS.

During the visit, the team interacted with Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Vice Chancellor of the University alongwith with other TU officials. Prof. Manabendra Mandal, Head, ONGC CPBT briefed the delegation about the progress. During the interaction, the ONGC team shared several suggestions to further strengthen the functioning and stressed on timely completion of ongoing work.

Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor Prof. Singh advised that both ONGC and TU should frequently review ongoing projects to track progress and ensure the timely delivery of time-bound projects. Enhanced student internship opportunities – Facilitate industry-linked internships to provide hands-on training and exposure were other items discussed during the meeting.

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