B.Sc. in Bioinformatics 

at MAKAUT, Salt Lake City

MAKAUT offers a three-year BSc programme spread across various specialisations. Any student who has passed Class 12 from a recorgnised board of education is eligible to apply for BSc courses at MAKAUT. Moreover, the students seeking admission to the aforementioned course would be required to have a valid CET (conducted by MAKAUT) score.

MAKAUT is affiliated with around 40 colleges; the total number of seats offered in the colleges and university is around 6,670. From which only two colleges offer the highest number of BSc seats. Check out the name of the college with the number of seats offered for the BSc course in the table below:

Institutes	Seats
Institute of Management Studies	570
iLEAD Kolkata	570

MAKAUT offers a 3-year BSc course in various specialisations. Specialisations include Biotechnology, Cyber security, Data Science, Microbiology, and more. Admission is based on entrance exam scores.

MAKAUT provides good placements to its graduating students. The students are given excellent placement support every year placing them in top companies. Check out the table below to know the key highlights of the MAKAUT placements 2024:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2025

No, admission to MAKAUT is based on entrance exams for courses such as BTech. Candidates wanting to get admission to MAKAUT for BTech must qualify West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations (WBJEE) exam and WBJEE Counselling. Those willing to get admission in the second year must appear for JELET (for Lateral Entry). MAKAUT also accepts JEE Main exam for BTech admission. 

The highest package recorded during MAKAUT BTech placements 2024 was 7 LPA. During the BTech placement drive 2023 and 2022, it was 8 LPA and 7.7 LPA.

MAKAUT has been providing successful placements over the years. The students are given excellent placement support every year placing them in top companies. Check out the table below to know the key highlights of the MAKAUT Placement 2024:

NOTE: The above data is obtained from the NIRF report 2025

Candidates need to visit the MAKAUT website and download the application form. Then fill out the application form and submit it along with the required documents. After this, candidates need to pay the application fee and appear for the MAKAUT entrance exam. Candidates who are selected will be issued an admission letter. The application fee to apply is INR 500 for General and OBC category candidates and INR 250 for SC/ ST/ PwD category candidates. The entrance exams accepted include MAKAUT CET WBJEE PGET, UGC NET JEMAT and GATE etc.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology has a talented and experienced faculty. Below is the complete list of MAKAUT faculty:

Faculty Name	Designation	Department
Dr. Soumen Kumar Pati	Associate Professor	Bioinformatics
Prof. Debashis De	Assistant Professor	Computer Science & Engineering
Dr. Sriyankar Acharyya	Professor	Computer Science & Engineering
Mrs. Sayantani Saha	Assistant Professor	Computer Science & Engineering
Dr. Indranil Mukherjee	Associate Professor	Management
Dr. Sushil Kumar Pareek	Professor	Management
Dr. Ranjita Biswas	Associate Professor	Biotechnology
Dr. Debdut Naskar	Assistant Professor	Biotechnology

MAKAUT is a state university situated in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1998 and run by Government of West Bengal, it is recognised by University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). A number of undergraduate courses offered by MAKAUT are also accredited by the National Basketball Association (NBA).