Ph.D. in Biotechnology 

at Karunya University, Coimbatore

Karunya University is a good university as it is a private deemed-to-be university that is approved by the UGC, MHRD, and AICTE. The university has also been accredited with an 'A+' Grade by NAAC, NBA, and ACCA. Further, the university has achieved QS I GAUGE-LEAD certification and has rapidly grown from 180 students to 8491 students and 452 faculty. The university has also been ranked in the range of 150-200 in the 'Overall' category by NIRF 2024. 

Karunya University admissions are completely based on merit and entrance exam scores. For UG courses, candidates a must pass Class 12 and PG courses, candidates must complete graduation. The selection of admission is confirmed on entrance exam scores/merit-based, verification of the original mark sheet, community certificate and other relevant documents. 

Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences offers a two-year MSc course divided into four semesters. Karunya University (deemed-to-be) offers MSc in three specialisations, namely Biotechnology, Food Science & Technology and Agriculture. Candidates who have completed bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 50% aggregate are eligible to apply for any of the MSc specialisations

Karunya University admissions will open online. Till now, no schedule has been released by the university. Once the application portal is live, candidates can apply online for their preferred course. Karunya University offers UG and PG courses such as BTech, MTech, MBA, etc. in online mode. The admission procedure is a mix of entrance and merit-based.

The admission process at Karunya University is an online procedure. Candidates must complete the last educational qualification as per course requirement. Students can check some of the course-wise selection criteria from below:

• MBA- KMAT/TANCET + PI
• BTech- Karunya Entrance Exam (KEE)/ JEE Main/ TNEA + Merit in Class 12
• MTech- Merit-based
• MSc- Merit-based

Yes, the university offers a four-year BSc (Hons) Agriculture course. The selection to BSc (Hons) is based on Karunya Entrance Exam (KEE) conducted by the university and Class 12 score. Candidates must pass Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics or PCB or PCMB or Agriculture with at least 50% aggregate to apply for the BSc (Hons) course. Candidates who have passed Class 12 or equivalent under vocational stream and studied Biology and Agricultural Practices as Vocational Subjects including theory and practical with 50% aggregate can also apply. Candidates need to pay a total fee of INR 11.24 Lacs as per an unofficial source after the completion of selection rounds.

Karunya University provides the flagship BTech course in Engineering. The tuition fees for Karunya University BTech costs around 7 L - 11.74 L. Admissions are held on the basis of entrance tests like the KEE. Intersted candidates can visit the official website and begin the application process for Karunya University BTech.

No, admission to BSc course is based on merit in the last qualifying exam. Candidates must pass Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Biology/ Biotechnology or equivalent with at least 50% aggregate to apply for the BSc course. The university provides provisional admission online. However, only after the verification of document and payment of course fee, admission is confirmed. Any aspirant found with false documents will not be given admission.

Admission to BTech course is based on JEE Main/ KEE score. KEE or Karunya Entrance Examination conducted every year for admission to UG courses of Engineering, Agriculture, Biosciences, Criminology, Management, Media, Design, Nursing, Health science, Data Science, Forensic Science, Commerce, Nanoscience, Optometry. After completion of the selection rounds, shortlisted candidates are called for counselling and document verification. Candidates need to pay the course fee to confirm their admission.

 Yes, lateral entry to BTech course is offered in 14 specialisations, namely Aerospace, Civil, Biomedical, Biotechnology, Mechanical, Robotics & Automation, etc. The selection to the course is based on merit in the last qualifying exam. Candidates must pass Diploma in the concerned Engineering discipline or BSc Physics or Chemistry with Mathematics as one of the subjects or BSc Mathematics or equivalent with at least 50% aggregate to apply for the BTech (LE) course.