St. Xavier's College Kolkata

St. Xavier College Mumbai is the only institute in India, which offers a B.Sc. in Biotechnology and Computational Biology, a 3-year undergraduate course (which is currently changing to 4 years course from June 2025 under NEP) and a 2-year post graduate course by name MSc in Biotechnology. They do not only provide a combined B.Sc.+M.Sc. course in Biotechnology. One can even do B.Sc., then on successful qualification become a candidate of the M.Sc. program.

Yes, Calcutta University entrance exam is needed for admission to B.Sc in Microbiology or Biotechnology in Xavier's College although it is not the only entrance exam accepted but they also conducts their own entrance exam XET for admission to B.Sc course and more. Candidates must qualify one of these entrance exam because Admission is primarily based on entrance exam scores. For more information you can visit the official website of college.

I recently got my bachelor's, and I have friends who attended all of the above-mentioned colleges, and with that, I'm telling you don't opt for any of them. Try to get into a tier 2 or tier 1 college. If you still are not able to do that, then go for St. Xavier's (Autonomous); don't opt for St. Xavier's University—it's not as great as it seems; the placement system is lucrative. And whatever you do, wherever you go, just for God's sake, don't go to Techno India.

St. Xavier's College, Kolkata has varying fee structures for different courses, with tuition fees ranging from INR 22,200 to INR 6.64 Lakhs. Generally, a minimum of 60% in +2 level (10+2) is required for most undergraduate courses. Specific eligibility criteria, including compulsory subjects and aggregate calculations, vary by course.