Biotechnology

Candidates who are interested to join this course have to write an entrance test that is held by the various universities and autonomous institutions like the IITs. The admission to the IIT is by the Joint Entrance Exam. The admittance to the other institutions is done by their own separate exams in addition to other national and state level exams.
The selection of the students into different universities for the postgraduate courses is done through an All India Combined entrance Exam that is carried out by the Jawaharlal Nehru University. The entrance to the Indian Institute of Technology for the 2 year Masters course in biotechnology is done by the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. The JEE is held for the admission of students into the 5 year M.Tech course.
The admission of the aspirants is strictly based on their marks scored in the entrance exams.
Who is eligible to apply?
Candidates who are applying for this course must be Indian residents. They should be no less than 17 years when they apply. Candidates must have finished their 12th standard with Biology and Physics in addition to Chemistry. Graduates in all sciences are qualified to join the Masters course in the subject.