BTech Biotechnology Engineering Colleges in India 2025: Ranking, Fees, Admission, Placements, Courses

BTech Biotechnology Colleges in India: Highlights 2025

Biotechnology Engineering is an undergraduate degree programme in applied sciences that amalgamates the facts from both Biological sciences and technology. This study utilises the biological processes, which include the study of microorganisms or knowledge of antibiotics and further implements them in various industrial purposes. In simple terms, Biotechnology is a study which involves the use of living organisms. 

See the table below for key highlights of the best Biotechnology in BTech colleges in India :

Particulars	Parameters
No. of Colleges	360+ colleges
Annual Fees	Less than INR 1 lakh: 15+ colleges INR 1-3 lakh: 100+ colleges INR 3-5 lakh: 100+ colleges > INR 5 lakh: 100+ colleges
Flagship Course	BTech Biotechnology
Top Colleges	IIT Delhi, VIT Vellore, Delhi Technology University, IIT Kharagpur, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, IIT Roorkee, NIIT University, NIT Rourkela, etc.
Admission Process	Entrance Based: JEE Main, TNEA, etc.

Note: The above data is taken from official sources and may change.

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BTech in Biotechnology Engineering Colleges in India with NIRF Ranking 2025

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranks colleges every year. The ranking is based on various parameters, and rankings change year on year depending on colleges and universities and their performances.

Following is a list of the best BTech Biotechnology colleges in India ranked by NIRF over the past three years. This data is reliable:

Top Colleges	NIRF 2023	NIRF 2024	NIRF 2025
IIT Delhi Ranking	2	2	2
IIT Kharagpur Ranking	6	5	5
IIT Roorkee Ranking	5	6	6
IIT Hyderabad Ranking	8	8	7
IIT BHU Ranking	15	10	10

Note: The above data is taken from official sources and may change.

READ MORE: Biotechnology Engineering Course Syllabus

BTech Biotechnology Colleges in India: Admissions 2025

Candidates can see the minimum conditions below:

• Pass Class 12 (in PCM) from a recognized university.
• Secure minimum 50-60% marks.
• There is no age limit prescribed as such.
• Reservation may exist for SC/ST/OBC etc.
• Entrance exams include JEE Main, TNEA, etc. 

Note: The above data is taken from official sources and may change.

BTech Biotechnology Colleges in India: Exam Schedule 2025

Admissions to B.Tech programmes take place through national-level/state-level/institute-level engineering entrance examinations. Listed below are the top exams accepted by top Biotech Engineering colleges in India:

• JEE Main: The Joint Entrance Examination (Main), popularly called JEE Main, is the exam conducted for admission to BTech, BArch and BPlan courses at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognised by participating State Governments. The JEE Main exam is also an eligibility test for JEE Advanced, conducted for admission to IITs.
• TNEA: TNEA stands for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions. The Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu conducts TNEA every year. It is an online counselling window. All Indian National candidates who wish to be admitted to Government and Government Aided Engineering Colleges, University Departments and Constituent Colleges of Anna University, Annamalai University and for the seats surrendered by Self–Financing Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu have to apply for TNEA counselling.

Refer to the table below for important dates of entrance exams accepted by Biotech Engineering colleges in India along with their schedule:

Exams	Exam Date	Schedule
JEE Main 2025 Exam	21 - 30 Jan '26 (Session 1) 2 - 9 Apr '26 (Session 2)	JEE Main Schedule
COMEDK UGET 2025 Exam	May '26	COMEDK UGET Schedule
TS EAMCET 2025	May '26	TS EAMCET Schedule
JEE Advanced 2025 Exam	17 - 24 May '26 (Tentative)	JEE Advanced Schedule

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BTech Biotechnology Colleges Accepting JEE Main Score in India

The table below shows the top BTech in Biotechnology colleges accepting JEE Main score in India along with their total tuition fees:

Top Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
Thapar University	INR 13 lakh
SRM IST Kattankulathur	INR 10 lakh
LPU	INR 11 lakh
SASTRA	INR 1 lakh - INR 8 lakh
RV College of Engineering	INR 4 lakh

Note: The above data is taken from official sources and may change.

Best Private BTech in Biotechnology Colleges in India: Fees, Admission, Seat Intake, Eligibility, Exams

There are more than around 200 private colleges in India offering BTech Biotech courses. The table below shows the list of private BTech in Biotechnology colleges in India along with their annual tuition fees/seats and entrance exam/eligibility criteria:

Private Colleges	Total Tuition Fee/Seats	Entrance Exam/Eligibility
VIT Vellore Admission	INR 7 lakh Seats: 5,340	VITEEE
SRM IST Admission	INR 11 lakh Seats: 5,355	SRMJEE, TNEA, JEE Main
LPU Admission	INR 8.4 lakh - INR 11.2 lakh	JEE Main, LPU NEST, CUET
Chandigarh University (CU) Admission	INR 7 lakh- INR 9 lakh	CUCET
MAHE Admission	INR 6 lakh - INR 8 lakh	MET

Note: The above data is taken from official sources and may change.

Best Government BTech in Biotechnology colleges in India: Fees, Admission, Seat Intake, Eligibility, Exams

There are more than around 65 governmentcolleges in India offering BTech Biotech courses. The below table shows the list of BTech Biotechnology government colleges in India along with their tuition fees, seats, entrance exam & eligibility:

Public/Govt. Colleges	Total Tuition Fee/Seats	Entrance Exam/Eligibility
IIT Delhi Admission	INR 8 lakh Seats: 1,209	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
NSUT Admission	INR 4 lakh	JEE Main, JAC Delhi
IIT Kharagpur Admission	INR 8 lakh Seats: 2,556	JEE Main, JEE Advanced
NIT Rourkela Admission	INR 5 lakh Seats: 953	JEE Main
DTU Admission	INR 5.3 lakh - INR 7 lakh Seats: 2,690	JEE Main, DAS UG, JAC Delhi

Note: The above data is taken from official sources and may change.

Semi-Govt. BTech in Biotechnology colleges in India: Fees, Admission, Seat Intake, Eligibility, Exams

There exists another category of colleges called semi government institutes which do not directly come under government colleges.The below table shows the list of public-private Btech in Biotechnology colleges in India along with their annual tuition fees, seats, entrance exams & eligibility:

Semi-Govt. Colleges	Total Tuition Fee/Seats	Entrance Exam/Eligibility
Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University Admission	INR 4 lakh Seats: 80	Merit-Based

The students can check the ROI to know how beneficial a particular course is for them. ROI tells students the benefit of pursuing a course in terms of the return they will get. In the case of popular courses, choosing a college or university based on the ROI factor can be great. This is helpful when selecting between two or more colleges becomes tough.

Check out the following list of the Biotechnology engineering institutes in India that offer the highest Return on Investment:

College Names	Total Tuition Fee	Average Salary Package
IIT Kharagpur BTech	INR 8 lakh	INR 21 LPA
IIT Delhi BTech	INR 8 lakh	INR 20 LPA
IIT Roorkee BTech	INR 8 lakh	INR 17 LPA
NSUT BTech	INR 4 lakh	INR 15 LPA
Saroj International University BTech	INR 4 lakh	INR 14 LPA

Note: The above data is taken from official sources and may change.

Highest Salary Offered by BTech Biotechnology Colleges in India

BTech graduates from any domain are in high demand. Below is the list of best BTech Biotechnology colleges in India colleges in India and a few top companies that recruit BTech graduates along with their placement package:

College Names	Placement Package	Top Recruiters
IIT Kharagpur Placements	INR 21 LPA	Google, Mircosoft, IBM, Intel, Accenture etc.
IIT Roorkee Placements	INR 17 LPA	Adobe, Qualcomm, Samsung, Goldman Sachs, Flipkart, etc.

Note: The above data is taken from official sources and may change.

Low-cost BTech Biotechnology Colleges in India

It is estimated that joining BTech Biotechnology colleges in India can be affordable. Listed below are some of the colleges which are having tuition fees of less than INR 1 lakh:

Low-cost Colleges	Total Tuition Fee
Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering Fees	INR 45,000
DCRUST Fees	INR 64,000
Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University Fees	INR 48,000
Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore Fees	INR 36,000
Guwahati University Fees	INR 66,000

Note: The above data is taken from official sources and may change.

BTech Biotechnology Engineering Colleges in India: Comparison

The list below shows the comparison of BTech Biotechnology colleges in India:

• IIT Roorkee Comparison with other colleges
• IIT Hyderabad Comparison with other colleges
• IIT Delhi Comparison with other colleges
• IIT Kharagpur Comparison with other colleges