Introduction to Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a science driven industry sector that makes use of living organisms and molecular biology to produce healthcare-related products and therapeutics or to run processes. Biotechnology is best known for its increasingly important role in the field of medicine and pharmaceuticals and it's also applied in other areas such as genomics, food production and the production of biofuels.
Few lines about B.Tech/BE Biotechnology
B.Tech/BE Biotechnology is an undergraduate course that is divided into 8-semesters. The course syllabus aims to provide knowledge regarding the integration of biology and technology and the application of the same in real life. It is the field of applied science which requires the usage of organisms, principles of chemical engineering and bioprocessing.
The course is designed to enhance the candidates with basic engineering concepts and move onto the applied in developing products out of living organisms or enhance product stability and analysing properties possessed by each organism and their chemical behaviour. The course deals with the in-depth study of biological and chemical components that are part of the day to day life and how technology and engineering concepts can be used to convert these living organisms into customised products and also use them to enhance the performance of a pre-existing product in domains such as medical, pharmaceutical, genetic, etc.
Eligibility for B.Tech/BE
The students who have passed PUC or 10+2 with a science background can join B.Tech/BE courses. The students interested in joining B.Tech/BE courses are required to qualify competitive exams like CET/COMED-K/JEE with high marks in order to get merit seats in various colleges.
Admission Procedures
The students with relevant qualifications can join B.Tech/BE courses by two modes. The first one is Merit based admission and the second one is Direct admission.
Let’s discuss in detail
Merit Admission
The students who are interested to join B.Tech/BE Biotechnology degree should mandatorily appear for CET/COMED-K/JEE or institutional-based entrance exams and undergo counselling to choose their desired colleges for merit seats. The engineering college allots the merit seats to the students according to their rankings and marks obtained by them in their entrance exams and marks scored in PUC or 10+2.
There are two types of counselling for the B.Tech/BE students
1. Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) Counselling
