Biotechnology

Candidates having a background in science at the 10+2 level are eligible for the B.Tech course in biotechnology as well as the integrated M.Tech program at IIT Delhi.

Graduates in all sciences/engineering technology/medicine are eligible for the post-graduate course in biotechnology.

Admission to the integrated five year M.Tech program offered by IIT Delhi and Kharagpur is through the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE).

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi conducts a combined all India level entrance examination for MSc Biotechnology program. Candidates with Bachelor's degree under 10+2+3 pattern of education in Physical, Biological, Agricultural, Veterinary & Fishery Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering, Technology 4-Years BS (Physician Assistant Course); OR Medicine (MBBS) OR BDS with at least 55% marks are eligible to apply for MSc (Biotechnology) offered by JNU and several other universities all over the country.

In order to meet the long-term requirement of trained personnel in the multidisciplinary field of biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) also supports courses at postgraduate level in selected universities/ institutions.

In addition, DBT also supports two-year post-doctoral programs in four leading research institutions with the objective of training young scientists in frontier research areas of biotechnology and in advanced research methodologies.

One year post MD/MS training course in medical biotechnology covering areas like vaccines, therapeutic hormones and enzymes, immuno-diagnostics, gene therapy etc. is also supported by DBT in two institutions. (DOU 05102007)