The Department of Biotechnology at Gurucharan University, Silchar, was established in 2007. It is a premier centre for biological sciences in the Barak Valley, known for its Institutional Biotech Hub (established in 2011) and Bioinformatics Centre. The department offers a flagship Biotechnology program covering core areas like Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Microbiology. Students benefit from a research-oriented environment with active workshops and hands-on trainning programmes.