• In honour of the great Indian scientist Prof. G N.Ramachandran,The School of Biosciences started “G. N. Ramachandran Science Club” which is affiliated with Vigyan Prasar ,Govt.of India. The club frequently conducts scientific deliberations and seminars by eminent scientists
• To bridge the gap among the students coming from different academic disciplines, orientation programs are conducted during the induction period. Soft skill training is also provided during the programme.
• CSIR-UGC, GATE, ARS examination oriented teaching.
• Students and faculty members encouraged to take up certification courses offered by NPTEL , a joint initiative of IITs and IISc.
• Amrita Virtual Lab is provided to all students for enhancing their practical skills.
• In addition to the M.G. University syllabus, all students are encouraged to enrol in various Certificate Programmes conducted by the School of Biosciences – Certificate programmes in Bioinformatics, Industrial Microbiology, Plant Tissue Culture, Mushroom Culture, Chromatographic Techniques, Chocolate and Cake Making and Molecular Biology Techniques.
• The school frequently organizes national and international conferences and workshops where scientists of international repute such as Nobel Laureates and Fellows of the Royal Society are invited. These programs are funded by national and international agencies such as European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), Germany; Department of Biotechnology(DBT), India; (Department of Science & Technology (DST), India; Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore and The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) . These programs provide a platform for students to interact with the experts in their field.
• In order to provide scientific exposure, the students are taken for study tours to various national research institutes across the country. Our students have visited institutions including National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Delhi; Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali; Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru; Forest Research Institute (FRI) , Dehradun ; Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla; Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi; South Campus, University of Delhi; Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Allahabad; International Crops Research Institute for the Semi- Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad; Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), Mysore; CSIR- Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Mysore; Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras; National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad; Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun; Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie; Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun; National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru; Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru; Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB),Trivandrum; Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum; Jawarhar Lal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI), Trivandrum; and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Trivandrum.