Biotechnology

If college will fund your stipend for your Ph.D, it would be a better option. If not, it will take a long time to get out of this course and to find jobs either in the education field or in any other field. No company will recruit Ph.D graduates directly at the initial level because of the fact that they need to pay a higher amount for the same job that would be done by a UG student. Please select carefully. Only if they provide stipend during your Ph.D then opt for the same.
All the very best.

If college will fund your stipend for your Ph.D, it would be a better option. If not, it will take a long time to get out of this course and to find jobs either in the education field or in any other field. No company will recruit Ph.D graduates directly at the initial level because of the fact that they need to pay a higher amount for the same job that would be done by a UG student. Please select carefully. Only if they provide stipend during your Ph.D then opt for the same.
All the very best.

Biotechnology graduates can get a job in healthcare, pharma industry and enzyme industry. I think top pharma and biotechnology companies in India have a good scope as pharma and biotech companies are growing rapidly in India, but the challenge is many companies recruit B.Sc chemist and B.Pharm/M.Pharm graduates.

Please don't prefer biotechnology in B.Tech stream, it would be very difficult for you find jobs in that stream, Indian company HR's love to recruit only BSc student with less pay scale and won't give preference to us. Better if you would change your mind set early to switch to other stream.

It will be better if you join ECE, opportunities are less in biotechnology. I am an M.Tech in biotechnology graduate, I worked in many companies and struggled a lot, but even that was also not enough to get a job. Even payscales are less when compared to ECE stream in the industry. Even if you study MS out of the country, chances of getting a job are very tough in India. Many people said that biotechnology will be a boom in the future, but unfortunately, it did not happen.

It will be better if you join ECE, opportunities are less in biotechnology. I am an M.Tech in biotechnology graduate, I worked in many companies and struggled a lot, but even that was also not enough to get a job. Even payscales are less when compared to ECE stream in the industry. Even if you study MS out of the country, chances of getting a job are very tough in India. Many people said that biotechnology will be a boom in the future, but unfortunately, it did not happen.

Hello Anish,
Yes, you can change the branches from biotechnology to chemical engineering and any other choices. The only way is to have a high score in the semester exams like 9/10 or more CGPA/CPI. The one with a high score will be given the first preference. In case of a tie, JEE Advanced ranks will be used.
I think this provision is available in all IITs.
But, you cannot change from B.SC to B.Tech, as they are two different streams.

Yes, you have heard it right. But I will suggest you to join Jaypee Institute of Information Technology for biotechnology. 50 percent of JIIT seats (only for biotechnology) are reserved for bio students.