Introduction
Biotechnology is the use of biological processes, organisms, or systems to manufacture products intended to improve the quality of human life. We have used the biological processes of microorganisms for more than 6,000 years to make useful food products, such as bread and cheese, and to preserve dairy products.
Example: Modern biotechnologies involve making useful products from whole organisms or parts of organisms, such as molecules, cells, tissues and organs. Recent developments in biotechnology include genetically modified plants and animals, cell therapies and nanotechnology
Eligibility
10+2 with science stream
Branches
• Microbiology
• Cell Biology
• Molecular Genetics
• Bioprocess Engineering
• Bio Informatics
• Biochemistry
• Bio Robotics
Top Institutes
IITs
• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Chennai
Admission Mode : JEE Advance
• IIT Guwahati
• IIT Roorkee
NITs
• NIT Jalandhar
• MNNIT Allahabad
• NIT Agartala
• NIT Warangal
• NIT Calicut
• NIT Durgapur
• NIT Raipur
• NIT Rourkela
Admission Mode: JEE Mains
SRM University, Chennai
Course:B.Tech. Biotechnology
Eligibility: For Kattankulathur campus: Minimum 60% aggregate in PCM / PCB
For NCR, Delhi campus:
Minimum 50% aggregate in PCM / PCB Passed in (10+2 pattern) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or Biology or Biotechnology as major subjects in regular stream from any state board within India, CBSE, ISCE, Matriculation, or NIOS
Admission Mode: (SRMJEEE)
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
Course:B.Tech/ M.Tech (Dual Degree) (Bio-Technology)
Eligibility: 10+2 with 55% marks in PCB/ Biotechnology. Candidate must additionally have passed in English.
Admission Mode: JEE Mains
Vellore Institute Of Technology, Tamil Nadu
Course:B.Tech. Biotechnology
Eligibility: 10+2 with 60% marks with PCB/M
Admission Mode: VITEEE
Panjab University, Chandigarh
Course: Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biotechnology
Eligibility: Should have passed 10+2 examination with at least 50% marks with English, PCM/B
Admission Mode: PU-CET
Panjab University (Affiliated Colleges), Chandigarh
Course: B.Sc. (Biotechnology Honours),B.Sc. Medical (Biotechnology Elective)
Eligibility: Should have passed 10+2 examination with at least 40% marks with English, PCB/M
Admission Mode: Marks Bases
Colleges under Panjab University
DAV College Sector-10
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College Sector-26
Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College, Sector-32
Post Graduate Govt. College Sector- 11 (PGGC-11)
Post Graduate Govt. College for Girls Sector-42(PGGCG-42)
Mumbai University, Mumbai
Course B.Sc. Biotechnology
Eligibility 12th pass out with Science stream with English as a Subject
Admission Mode MH-CET
Fergusson College, Pune
Course: B.Sc. Biotechnology
Eligibility: Should have passed 10+2 examination with at least 50% marks with English, PCM/B
Admission Mode: Marks Based
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- AIEEA
All India Entrance Examination for Admission (AIEEA)-UG shall be conducted for admission to Bachelor Degree programmes in Agriculture and allied sciences (other than veterinary sciences), at Agricultural Universities on 15% of the University seats (100% seats in RLB CAU Jhansi, NDRI Karnal and Dr. RP CAU Pusa, Bihar)
Course: B.Sc. Biotechnology
Eligibility: 10+2 examination or equivalent/Inter (Agriculture) with PCM/ PCB/ PCMB/ PCA/ PCH subject combinations with 50% marks in aggregate
Admission Mode: ICAR CUET
D.Y. Patil University, Pune
Course: B. Tech. (Medical Biotechnology)
Eligibility: 10+2 with 50% marks with PCB
Admission Mode: MH-CET , JEE MAINS Score
University Institute of Engineering & Technology (PU, Chandigarh)
Course: B. E. Biotechnology
Eligibility: 10+2 50 % marks in PCB/PCM
Admission Mode: Entrance Test conducted by CBSE (JEE) Mains
Thapar University, Patiala
Course:B.Tech. Biotechnology
Eligibility: 10+2 with 60% marks with PCB
Admission Mode 1: Based on JEE Mains or NEET score for 70% of seats
Admission Mode 2: Based on 10+2 marks in PCB for 30% of the available seats
Osmania University, Hyderabad
Course: B.Sc. Biotechnology
Eligibility: 10+2 with PCM/PCB
Admission Mode: Marks based admission and TSEAMCT
Types of Biotechnology include
Environmental – detecting and controlling pollution and contamination in the environment, industrial waste, and agricultural chemicals, creating renewable energy and designing biodegradable materials to reduce humanity's ecological footprint
Medical and Health – using live organisms or biomolecular processes to develop and improve treatments, identify inherited diseases, cure certain disorders, and even lead to organ regeneration
Industrial – using cloning and enzyme production to preserve and enhance the taste in food and drink, and developing enzymes to remove stains from clothing at lower washing temperatures
Agricultural Biotechnology – improving animal feed and genetically modifying crops to increase pest resistance and productivity
Biofuels– using organic compounds to reduce the cost of bio-refining reagents and put biofuels on an equal footing with fossil fuels, and creating chemicals from renewable biomass to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Marine and Aquatic Biotechnology– Increasing the yields of farmed fish and designing disease-resistant strains of oysters and vaccines against certain viruses that can infect fish.
Job Prospects
• Biotechnology and genetic engineering firms
• Food and drink manufacturers
• Environmental and conservation (sewage and waste treatment, fuel, pollutant
degradation) companies
• Government and charity research institutes
• Horticulture and Agriculture organisations (food and drink science)
• NHS and private Hospitals
• Pharmaceutical and chemical companies
• Private clinical research companies (genetics, disease detection, therapy, etc.)
• Universities.
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