Ph.D. in Biotechnology 

at Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar

No, studying at Gujarat Biotechnology University is not free. It requires the candidates to pay the tuition fees, with other extra fee components. The fee for various programmes may vary depending on the type and level of the course. Besides tuition fees, there might be admission fees, hostel fees, mess fees and application fees that need to be paid by the students. However, the university offers fee-waiver scholarship programmes for the students. 

No, it is not hard to get admission at Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar. The university offer postgraduate (PG) and PhD courses to students in Biotechnology stream. All these courses are offered across various specialisations, including Animal Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, and Plant Biotechnology, among others. Admission is based on entrance exams. The university accepts national entrance exams such as GAT-B,  CUET PG,  UGC-NET, etc. followed by a personal interview round. Aspiring candidates must qualify the eligibility criteria set by the university for the desired course. 

Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU) is a state-funded public university funded by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of Gujarat. It was established in 2018 and is the world's first biotechnology university, located in Gift City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 

The university offers admission to the MSc and PhD courses. All these courses are offered across various specialisations, including Animal Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, and Plant Biotechnology, among others. The MSc programme is offered in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, UK. 25 students from each batch will be provided with a training campaign at the University of Edinburgh at the cost of Gujarat Biotechnology University.

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• The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson.
• Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech by Sally Smith Hughes.
• A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution by Jennifer Doudna.
• The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
• Regenesis by George Church.
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