Science

B.Sc in English is a science discipline course with English to enhance technical and communicative writing, this course is good for the people who wish to go for teaching or journalism with science subjects. The main portion is about science but includes English (small portion). It will be counted as a compulsory subject that cannot be counted.
BA (Hons) in English is like studying all about English either literature, drama, poems and fiction. Its core English for going into education field like Ph.D, etc. English (Hons) is a full-time English discipline course for the core and deep knowledge of English. The choice is yours what you tend to do.

The admissions to B.Tech biotechnology is done either through common Entrance Test (CET) or merit based direct admission. Merit list is based on the marks obtained in 10+2. The application form for entrance exam is available from the month of February to March. The general process is explained in the figure below:
B.Tech Biotechnology: Entrance Test:
The test includes questions from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and in some cases general English with syllabus of 10+2 followed by major universities. The marking scheme may differ for universities. There are around200 questions and the duration for the exam is2 hours. Generally there are fixed number of questions from each topic.
B.Tech Biotechnology: Selection Process:
Selection is mostly based on the performance in the entrance test conducted by various institutes. Some weightage is also accorded to performance in 10+2 examination. Shortlisted candidates are further called for counselling after which they are offered admission to the institutes.
B.Tech Biotechnology: Lateral Entry:
Some universities like Manipal University offer lateral entry in 2nd year, i.e. 3rd semester. The candidate must have 3 years Diploma in Engineering B.Sc. With PCM granted by the Board of Technical Examination of a state government or passed a degree from a recognised University with atleast 45% marks and passed 12th standard with mathematics as a subject. Universities like Manav Rachna International University offers lateral entry after 3rd year.