Advanced Instrumentation Facility (AIF) Charges (w.e.f 1st April, 2019) (GST @ 18

Instrument/Analysis

Category - I Students/Academic institutions (Rs.)

Category - II

Private labs/Industry (Rs.)

User Information

UV Spectrum

 500 / spectrum

750 / spectrum

-

HPTLC

500 / track

800 / track

User should provide detailed protocol/ Charges   500 extra for method development

HPLC with PDA detector 

(Currently not available for AIF sample analysis)

1000/ sample 2000/ sample User should provide detailed protocol/ Charges extra for method development (500/ for Category -I & 1000 for Category –II)

 

GC

 

 

1000/  sample

 

 

2000/  sample

 

User should provide detailed protocol/  500 extra for method development

 

GC MS

(Currently not available for AIF sample analysis)

 

 

 

 3500/ sample

 

 

6000/  sample

 

(a)  User should provide detailed protocol/ Charges extra for method development (1000/ for Category -I & 1500 for CategoryII)

(b) User will supply standards as / their requirement.

(c) Interpretation of fragment spectra of MS is User’s responsibility

 

LC MS

(Q-TOF)

 

 

 

4500/  sample

 

MS/MS -2000

 

8000/ sample

 

MS/MS -3000

  1. User should provide detailed protocol/ Charges   extra for method development ( 1000/ for Category -I & 1500 for CategoryII)
  2. Interpretation of fragment spectra of

MS is User’s responsibility

Authentication of plant samples

 

Taxonomy

Microscopy

 

 

 

200 /sample

250/sample

 

 

 

 

300 / sample

400 / sample

 

The samples must be with flowers/fruits in live condition or as herbarium materials

Microscopy

 

 

 

Authentication

 

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

250 / sample

 

1000/   sample 

400 / sample

 

1500/ sample 

User should provide good quality plant/plant parts.

 

User should provide good quality material preferably in dried condition

Anatomy

250 / sample

500 / sample

Provide fresh/dried plants/parts

Histochemical analysis (starch, Lignin, Tannins, Mucilage )

250 / sample

500 / sample

Provide fresh/dried plants/parts

Powder Microscopy

400 /sample

 

800 / sample

Minimum 10 g of powdered materials required

RAPD profiling

8000/-

(5 samples screening with 20 primers and profiling with selected primers)

12000/-

(5 samples screening with 20 primers and profiling with selected primers

 

 

 

User should provide tissue sample suitable to yield good quality DNA.

Sample number, Sample code, Type of tissue, approximate weight of tissue (minimum 3g) etc OR Purified DNA (100µl of 50ng / µl concentration) should be provided.

ISSR proffiling

10000/-

(5 samples screening with 10 primers and profiling with selected primers)

15000/-

(5 samples screening with 10 primers and profiling with selected primers)

DNA barcoding in plants (rbcL, matK, ITS1/2, etc)

 4000/- / loci-sample

(3000/- for every additional loci-sample)

6000/- / loci-sample

(4000/- for every additional loci-sample)

Tissue culture protocol development

10,000/- / species

20,000/- / species

User should provide healthy stock plants / explants for initiating cultures. Minimum charges are given, depending on the species to be worked out, there may be additional cost

* The sample details such as solvent used for extraction, solubility, and concentration should be provided
** N = Number of primers to be tested
*** S = Number of samples to be analysed

Terms and conditions

 

*    GST @ 18 % will be applicable for all the analysis

 

*    The requisition forms must be signed by concerned officials and submitted along with samplesin person or by mail/ post/ courier.

 

*    The payment should be made against invoice after receiving the sample for analysis and the analysis report will be sent after full payment

 

*    In all correspondence, the envelope should be superscripted in bold letters as CMPR-AIF.

 

*    Samples received in good condition only will be analysed and will be intimated to the applicant if they are to be replaced.

 

*    CMPR-AIF will not supply any software copies for offline analysis.

 

*    The ratesof analysis are subject to revision from time to time.

 

*    This facility does not include any sort of training to user.

 

*    The user coming under category-I should submit a letter of recommendation from supervising teacher/Head of the department/ Head of the institution along with the requisition form.

 

*    Time needed for analysis will depend on the number of samples and complexity of the species analysed.

 

*    All the correspondence should be addressed to The Project Director, Centre for Medicinal Plants Research, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala-676503.

 

*    Project Director reserves the right to reject any request not comply with the terms and conditions of CMPR-AIF.

  • "The Centre for Medicinal Plants Research functions as a pioneer institute in the area of research, education, conservation and popularisation of Ayurvedic medicinal plants."

  • "The Centre for Medicinal Plants Research functions as a pioneer institute in the area of research, education, conservation and popularisation of Ayurvedic medicinal plants."

  • "The Centre for Medicinal Plants Research functions as a pioneer institute in the area of research, education, conservation and popularisation of Ayurvedic medicinal plants."