Entrance Exams For Career in Bio Technology

Career in Bio Technology

Bio-Tech or Bio-Technology is a part of Applied Biology, which includes the usage of living organisms as well as bio processes in the field of medicine, technology, engineering and other bio products. To be precise, it is the field, where biology is combined with technology so as to alter cells for manipulation.

This interdisciplinary subject encompasses varied fields of study, some of which are mentioned below:

• Agricultural Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Fisheries
• Genetics
• Medicine
• Molecular Biology
• Tissue culture

The different colleges and institutes, based across the globe offer various programs and courses on Bio-Technology. Such a degree, mostly, belongs to the post graduate level of study and helps one in building a career in this field. Bio-Technology, as a subject, can be studied at the graduation level as well. In the post graduation level of education, the degree of M. Sc is conferred to students pursuing courses on this field.

Current Scenario of Bio Technology in India

The various programs and courses on Bio-Tech are quite famous in this country. Presently, almost all the reputed colleges imparting education on this field follows a specified curriculum. In this nation, the duration of such a Master's degree course, like any other post graduation degree is 2 years. The Indian Institute of Technology or I.I.T based in Delhi and Kharagpur even conduct an integrated course on biotechnology. The duration of this course is 5 years of duration. Students, who have successfully completed the 10 + 2 + 3 model of education and have a Bachelor's degree in any of the following fields, are eligible to enroll themselves for such a kind of port graduation level of study:

• Agricultural Science
• Bio-chemical Engineering
• Biological Science
• Chemical Engineering
• Dairy Technology
• Fishery Science
• Food Technology
• Pharmaceutical Technology
• Leather Technology
• Veterinary Science

Apart from this, anyone who has done post graduation in any of the below mentioned subjects can pursue this course as well:

• Biochemistry
• Biophysics
• Botany
• Genetics
• Microbiology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology
• Zoology

Entrance Exams for Bio Technology

Enrollment in any of the Bio-Tech degree courses necessitates qualifying the entrance examination conducted by the different institutes located all over the country. All India Biotechnology Entrance Examination is the most famous among such examinations. To name a few of the other popular Bio-Tech entrance examinations in India are:

• A.I.I.M.S (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• A.I.B (Amity Institute of Biotechnology) Entrance Examination
• Alagappa University M. Sc Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• Anna University Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• B.H.U (Banaras Hindu University) M.Sc Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• Bharathiyar University Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• C.B.E.E.E or Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• Central University Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• C.M.C (Christian Medical College) Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• Goa University Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test
• H.P.U (Himachal Pradesh University) M.Sc Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• I.B.A.B (Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology) Entrance Examination
• J.A.M Biotechnology Entrance Examination of I.I.T (Indian Institute of Technology), Chennai
• J.A.M Biotechnology Entrance Examination of I.I.T, Delhi
• J.N.C.S.R (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research) Combined Biotech Entrance Examination
• J.N.T.U (Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University) Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• J.N.U (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• Kakatiya University Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• Karnataka University Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• Kurukshetra University Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• M.K.U (Madurai Kamaraj University) Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• M.S University of Baroda Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• O.U (Osmania University) M.Sc Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• D.U (University of Delhi) Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• University of Madras M.Sc Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• University of Mysore M.Sc Biotechnology Entrance Examination

Top Bio-Tech Colleges in India

The nation has got many colleges and institutes, which offer Bio-Tech degree courses to the students of this branch of Science. The names and contact information of some of the best Bio-Tech institutes of India are provided in the below mentioned table:

Entrance Exams For Admission in Bio Technology
S. No.	Name of the institution	Contact Address	Contact Number	E Mail Address
1	All India Institute of Medical Sciences	Aurobindo Marg, Near Green Park, Ansari Nagar East, New Delhi, India.	+ 91 - 011 - 2658 8500/ 2659 4884	--
2	Amity Institute of Biotechnology	J - 3 Block, Amity University Campus, Sector - 125 Gautam Budh Nagar - 201 303, U.P, India.	+ 91 - 0120 - 439 2195/ 2293	[email protected]
3	R.G.C.B or Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology or R.G.C.B	Thycaud Post, Poojappura Thiruvananthapuram - 695 014, Kerala, India.	+ 91 - 0471 - 234 1716/ 7975	[email protected]
4	School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University	Varanasi - 221 005, Uttar Pradesh, India.	+ 91 - 0542 - 230 7315/ 236 8331	[email protected]
5	School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University	New Delhi - 67, Delhi, India.	+ 91 - 011 - 2670 4087/ 89	[email protected]
6	School of Chemical and Biotechnology or S.C.B.T, Sastra University	Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur - 613 402, Tamil Nadu, India.	+ 91 - 04362 - 264 101/ 304 187	[email protected]
7	School of Life Sciences (Biotechnology), University of Hyderabad	P.O Central University, Hyderabad - 500 046, A.P, India.	+ 91 - 040 - 2313 4571	--
8	The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda or M.S.U.B	Baroda - 390 002, Gujarat, India.	+ 91 - 0265 - 279 4396	[email protected]
9	University of Kashmir	Hazratbal, Srinagar - 190 006, Jammu and Kashmir, India.	+ 91 - 0194 - 242 0078/ 0405	[email protected]
10	University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University or G.G.S.I.P.U	Sector - 16 C, Dwarka, Delhi - 110 075, India.	+ 91 - 011 - 2530 2170	--

Last Updated on : March 15, 2016