The Star College scheme, an initiative of Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology , is granted to colleges with ambition and potential for excellence. Gargi College was awarded this grant in 2008. The total grant of Rs. 99 lacs (approx.), has aided Gargi College science departments by providing infrastructure for achieving excellence in teaching and exposure of students to practical experiments beyond their curriculum. The Scheme has enabled the science laboratories to procure several sophisticated equipments and establish Molecular Biology and Tissue culture Laboratories. Further, Summer workshops and seminars were conducted through this grant. Students work in several summer time research projects under the Star College Scheme. In 2014, Gargi College was awarded the title of STAR COLLEGE STATUS by Department of Biotechnology, on the basis of overall performance in fulfilling all the objectives of the scheme.

Some of the notable projects undertaken by students are:

• Polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer production from sweet lime fruit waste and it's optimisation
• Secondary metabolites in some selected plants and evaluation of their antioxidant/antimicrobial activity
• Sequencing and Bioinformatics analysis of an intergenic region of chloroplast genome: A step towards development of new potential DNA barcode for angiosperms
• Effect of different growth regulators on growth of Brassica campestris (mustard) and Fagopyrum esculentum seedlings using Tissue culture technique
• In silico approach for identification of compounds/drug targets for the treatment of polyuria
• Effect of silver nanoparticles on growth and biochemical content of Trigonella foenum-graecum
• In silico analysis of GA biosynthesis genes of rice
• Investigation on effect of microwave on seed germination and seedling growth in some economically important plant species
• Effect of 24 epibrassinolide on biotic stress tolerance of Brassica juncea plants
• Green cation analysis in presence of interfering radicals - A safe and quick method involving utilisation of waste generated
• Preparation of ionic liquid and it's characterization
• To investigate the presence of lead in various items of day to day life
• Removal of metal impurities from laboratory water using phytoremediation
• Cloning of rpfB gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in coli
• Biochemical characterization of γ- glutamyl transpeptidase from Bacillus species
• To study the culturable bacterial diversity of extreme environments by molecular methods
• To design a concentrated Photovoltaic system to trap the sunlight at college campus
• Optical encryption
• Optical properties of thin films of Bismuth Tri-iodide synthesized by sol-Gel method
• Automation of light emitting diodes using Phoenix and Python
• From genes to genetic disease: What kind of mutations matter?
• Antibacterial activity and phytochemical analysis of some selected sea weeds
• Biopesticide efficacy of some sea weeds against Callosobruchus maculatus
• Biochemical characterization of bacterial isolates for their application in biowaste hydrolysis
• Hymenoptera closest relative of coleoptera: revealed by the phylogenetic analysis of 40s ribosomal protein s27 (rps27)
• Characterising clade-specific virus-host interactions in HIV infected clinically asymptomatic and AIDS subject
• Analysis of Reprogramming Factors Engaged in Cell Transformation.
• Structural and Functional Analysis of a Novel Protein.
• Analysis of Compounds Isolated from Solanum trilobatum for its Immunostimulatory Activity.
• Homology Modeling of Ecdysone Receptor of Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)