By: Satyendra Kumar Singh, Editor-ICN
BIOTECHNOLOGY
It is considered to be one of the most advanced sectors for career and includes the combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry and engineering. It has its applications across different areas such as food, pharmaceutical, chemical, bio-products, textiles, medicine, nutrition, environmental conservation and animal sciences. It has the subject areas like genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, cell biology along with chemical engineering, information technology and robotics.
Courses
The major courses in this sector are:
- M. Sc. (Biotechnology)
- B.Tech (Biotechnology)
- B.Tech (Genetic Engineering)
- B.Tech (Bioinformatics)
- M.E (Biotechnology)
- M. Tech (Biotechnology)
- M. Tech (Biomedical Engineering)
- Integrated M. Tech (Biotechnology)
- Ph.D. (Biotechnology)
Institutes
Some of the famous and highly sought colleges in India (in alphabetical sorted order) are:
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Noida
- Anna University, Chennai
- Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra
- BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru
- Calicut University, Kerala
- Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
- Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi
- Devi AhilyaVishwavidyalaya, lndore
- GITAM University, Visakhapatnam
- Goa University, Goa
- Gulbarga University, Gulbarga
- Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar
- Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
- Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
- Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Karunya University, Coimbatore
- Kumaun University, Nainital
- Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
- Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
- MS University of Baroda, Vadodara
- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
- National Institute of Technology (NITC), Calicut
- National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
- National Institute of Technology, Raipur
- National Institute of Technology, Warangal
- Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
- PES Institute of Technology, Bengaluru
- Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
- PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
- Punjabi University, Patiala
- R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur
- Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
- SASTRA University, Thanjavur
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
- Tezpur University, Tezpur (Assam)
- Thapar University, Patiala
- University of Allahabad, Allahabad
- University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
- University of Jammu, Jammu
- University of Mysore, Mysore
- University of North Bengal, Siliguri
- University of Pune, Pune
- Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
- Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
- Visva-Bharati University, Sanliniketan
The following institutes are actively involved in researches in Biotechnology in India:
- Biotechnology Consortium of India Ltd (BCIL)
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO)
- Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
- Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)
- Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR)
- Indian Institute of Science (IISC)
- National Biotechnology Board (NBTB)
- The Department of Science and Technology (DST)
