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BTech Biotechnology at NIIT University
One of the most immersive programmes offered by any BTech Biotechnology college.
- NU’s vision for Biotech
- Distinguishing Features
- Placements
- Industry Projects
- Student Projects
- Student Achievements
- Student Testimonials
- Programme architecture
- Meet Our Faculty
- Programme Outline
- Undergraduate Research
- Programme Specific Outcomes for Biotechnology
- Events & Conference
- BiO-Streaks
- Quiz Competition
- FAQs
B Tech Biotechnology: Overview
Purpose of the programme
NIIT University’s BTech Biotechnology programme is considered a highly immersive course offered by any BTech Biotechnology college in India. NU’s Btech Biotech programme is driven by the development of the theoretical knowledge base as well as the business needs of the Biotechnology sector. It comprises a flexible model where the course content continuously evolves with the rapid changes occurring in the Biotechnology industry. The courses provide competence in Biotechnology through training in the areas of Microbiology, Biological Chemistry, Analytical Techniques, Environmental Biotechnology, Bioprocess Technology, Immunology, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics. The major thrust of the programme is towards integration of theoretical knowledge with a hands-on practical experience.
The time is perfect to pursue a BTech degree in Biotechnology. According to a recent report, the Indian Biotechnology industry amounted to US$ 63 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach US$ 150 billion by 2025, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.4%. By 2025, the contribution of the Indian Biotechnology industry in the global biotechnology market is expected to grow to 19% from 3% in 2017.
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BTech Biotechnology students get to explore a wide range of opportunities available in pharmaceuticals, agriculture, healthcare, food processing, nutrition, animal science, and environmental conservation. India provides a large opportunity in terms of established biotechnological firms as well as some interesting, research-driven start-ups. With the vast government aids, the scope of field-specific start-ups has grown tremendously in the last decade. Multiple grant bodies make it further easy to avail the opportunity to push India in the world map of emerging and future-driven start-up land. That apart, the Biotech industry also offers attractive salary packages and rapid career growth.
The course curriculum of the BTech Biotechnology programme at NU lays the foundation not only to enter the Biotech industry but the IT industry too. With various ignition grants from government and private funding agencies, students can become entrepreneurs and build their own start-ups. They can also enter the IPR industry as a patent analyst. Short-term research positions are open throughout the year at various institutions that provide real-time research experience making it easier for the students to decide the way ahead in their research careers. Being a research-driven field, students can pursue Master’s and doctoral programmes that enable them to work as a scientist in research laboratories and industry. Besides, they can choose academics following their PhD.
The course curriculum of the BTech Biotechnology programme at NU lays the foundation not only to enter the Biotech industry but the IT industry too. With various ignition grants from government and private funding agencies, students can become entrepreneurs and build their own start-ups. They can also enter the IPR industry as a patent analyst. Short-term research positions are open throughout the year at various institutions that provide real-time research experience making it easier for the students to decide the way ahead in their research careers. Being a research-driven field, students can pursue Master’s and doctoral programmes that enable them to work as a scientist in research laboratories and industry. Besides, they can choose academics following their PhD.
NU’s Biotechnology Vision
To be nationally recognized for research, education, and innovation in Biotechnology & Bioinformatics contributing to sustainable development and providing solutions across diverse sectors of the industry.
NU’s Biotechnology Mission
- Conduct cutting-edge research to solve complex biological problems and advance scientific knowledge in Biotechnology & Bioinformatics.
- Provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary education that equips students with the skills needed to excel in Biotechnology & Bioinformatics.
- Foster professional development through hands-on training, internships, and industry collaborations.
- Promote innovative biotechnological solutions and bioinformatics tools for sustainable development and healthcare advancements.
BTech Biotech – Distinguishing Features
NU has its foundations in its four core principles. These principles also shape the BTech Biotechnology Programme, giving it a distinctive edge among other BTech Biotechnology colleges in India. Here’s how:
NU provides hands-on experience to students in conventional as well as the latest tools, techniques and software. The content of the programme is upgraded regularly to make it relevant to the current trends in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics industry and research. Industry-relevant content produces industry-ready BTech graduates. Students at NU (NUtons) find it easier to acquire jobs in the industry, get placed in research or pursue higher studies at esteemed institutions.
The Bioinformatics and Biotechnology courses at NU is equipped with state-of-the-art, high-tech labs. NUtons get an immersive experience on High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Real-time PCR, and many more such advanced technologies. We are committed to focus on every single student enrolled in our BTech Biotechnology programme and ensure that they acquire all the required technical knowhow before they get hired. All the lectures make use of a combination of presentations, boards, OCWs, NPTEL and demos.
At NU, the focus is on training the mind to take a fresh look at and solve any problem. Immersion in a research culture equips students with a mindset for solving problems throughout their life. Keeping this in mind, the university has designed each programme to engage students in research. Our students have published papers with faculty members in peer-reviewed journals and presented their research work both at national and international levels.
Students at NU are given occupational, spatial and temporal freedom. It reflects the idea of seamlessness – of maximizing student choices and ensuring that they receive all-round holistic education with no artificial constraints. Accordingly, students of BTech Biotechnology can choose R&D projects from any area, be it computer science, electronics & communication, and so on.
BTech Biotechnology – Placements
BTech Biotechnology students at NU stand out from students of other BTech Biotechnology colleges in India. Their higher-order thinking abilities, problem-solving skills combined with their entrepreneurial spirit give them a sharp competitive edge. This is reflected in our high placement rate record.
Placement Partners
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BTech Biotechnology students were placed* in 2021
BTech Biotechnology – Industry Projects
Industry projects at NU are an exciting and learning experience for students. It gives them the opportunity to explore new problems and find solutions. NU has developed many strong industry relationships giving NUtons the limitless opportunity to look for new problems and solve them while they are still studying at the university. Such real-life problem solving skills surely holds them in good stead when they step out to the real world.
Industry Practice projects by BTech Biotechnology students
BTech Biotechnology – Student Projects
Here is a glimpse of the kind of cutting-edge projects BTech Biotechnology students have been working on:
| Project | Faculty Mentor |
|---|---|
| Machine learning based classification of breast cancer data. | Utkarsh Raj |
| Identification of key genes involved in periodontal macrophages and fibroblast using microarray-based data and network analysis. | Utkarsh Raj |
| In-silico characterisation and exploitation of CRISPR system in Lactic acid bacteria. | Narayan Kumar |
| In-silico detection and identification of cancer-specific peptide-HLA complexes for targeted therapy. | Narayan Kumar |
| Construction of broad host range prokaryotic expression vector by promiscuous plasmid of Lactic acid bacteria. | Narayan Kumar |
| In-silico drug design against COVID. | Narayan Kumar |
| Characterisation of pyranose oxidoreductase from bacterial origin. | Soumyadeep Chakraborty |
| Biochemical and functional characterisation of pyranose oxidoreductase from Actinomycetes. | Soumyadeep Chakraborty |
| Purification and structural characterisation of pyranose oxidoreductase from Actinomycetes. | Soumyadeep Chakraborty |
| Enzyme-based biosensor for glucose detection. | Soumyadeep Chakraborty |
| Identification of carbohydrate binding modules (CBM) to study surface glycoprotein interaction. | Soumyadeep Chakraborty |
| Identification of novel dysregulated genes in ovarian cancer using NGS data analysis. | Utkarsh Raj |
| Computational approach to identify potential biomarkersbiomarker for the early detection of oral cancer. | Utkarsh Raj |
| Virtual screening, molecular docking & simulation studies towards the discovery of HPV16/18-E7 natural inhibitors for cancer. | Utkarsh Raj |
| Computational approach to identify potential biomarkersbiomarker for the early detection of oral cancer. | Utkarsh Raj |
| Virtual screening, molecular docking & simulation studies towards the discovery of HPV16/18-E7 natural inhibitors for cancer. | Utkarsh Raj |
| Meta-analysis of gene expression datasets of coronaviruscorona virus for identifying drug targets. | Utkarsh Raj |
| Differential gene expression analysis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma utilizing RNA-sequencing data. | Utkarsh Raj |
| Role of probiotics in regulation of host immunity. | Gaurav Gupta |
| Characterisation of novel bacteria isolated from cow dung and its effect on host immunity. | Gaurav Gupta |
| Characterisation of novel bacteria isolated from cow dung and its effect on cancer cells. | Gaurav Gupta |
| Developing antimicrobial nanocomposites as an efficient drug delivery system. | Sudeep Goswami |
| Green synthesis of silver nanoparticle/iron nanoparticles under various parameters and probing its antimicrobial potency. | Sudeep Goswami |
Student achievements
Super-achiever Sumili sets a benchmark for Biotech Students
Identifying genes associated with ovarian cancer. Global recognition of the project. A pre-placement offer. A plush job as a market research analyst. And now, a Master’s degree at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. NU BTech Biotechnology alumna, Sumili Dey’s story is what dreams are made of. Want to tread the path that Sumili walked?
NU Biotech students shine in international shores
Students of BTech Biotechnology from NU continue to get placed and shine in highly acclaimed global universities. Here’s a glimpse of some of our brightest students
Student Name: Prachi Singh (Batch 2012-2016)
Institute: M.Sc. – Biotechnologies for Food Science, University of Padova, Italy (2019-2021)
Student Name: Deepansh Mody (Batch 2013-2017)
Institute: MS – Microbiology, Purdue University (2018-2019)
Student Name: Varun Venkatakrishnan (Batch 2015-2019)
Institute: MS – Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore (2020-2021)
Student Name: Yagika Kaushik (Batch 2015-2019)
Institute: MS – Neuroscience, The University of Lethbridge, Canada (2021-2023)
Student Name: Lasya Priya Kanchi (Batch 2017-2021)
Institute: MS – Biological and Biomolecular Science, University College Dublin (2021-2022)
Student Name: Sumili Dey (Batch 2016-2020)
Institute: MS – Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bio-Business, University of Aberdeen, Scotland (2021-2022)
Student testimonials
Here’s what NUtons have to say about their experience.
Sourabh Asharma
BTech – Biotechnology (3rd year)
"NIIT University (NU) has been a great contributor to the development of my personality. NU has helped me develop and augment my skills in leadership, time management and team building. The faculty here make the university what it is today. They have a wonderful attitude to help students and teach with a lot of passion. Collaborating with the students of various subject areas has also enriched my knowledge and gave me the understanding of using an interdisciplinary approach to look at any problem and find solutions. Overall, it has been a wonderful experience with NU."
Sparsh Kumar
BTech – Biotechnology (4th year)
"I am glad to be studying at NIIT University (NU). I am particularly lucky to be a part of the Biotechnology & Bioinformatics area. From the study point of view, NU has one of the best classrooms, labs and one of the best groups of learned faculty for guiding and nurturing us. Various competitions and events help me gain confidence and knowledge. It leads to the overall development as an individual. Classroom teachings as well as the labs help me to grow in the technical aspect of each subject. I really enjoy my life while studying here and I am proud & grateful to be a 'NUton'.
Sruti Subramanian
BTech – Biotechnology (2nd year)
"I wasn’t sure of what course I wanted to pursue but was sure that I wanted to do something in the field of biology. I began my search, that’s when I came across NIIT University (NU). I was given admission in many other institutes, but I chose NU for its course content, excellent placement records, its provision of friendly student and professor interaction, and its lush green campus. This programme provides ample practical laboratory hours parallel to theoretical learning. In addition, this program helps in improving soft as well as interpersonal skills required in the field of biotechnology.
Overall, I can say NU has helped me to believe in myself and has made me a better person."
Meet our faculty
All BTech Biotechnology faculty members hold PhD degrees from reputed institutes/universities like IIIT-Allahabad, IIT Delhi, NIT Raipur, BITS Pilani, etc., with many of them having postdoctoral experience. The faculty comes with rich prior work experience in teaching, research, industry, and the government. Their research has been published in several peer-reviewed international journals with an average impact factor of three.
Dr Chhavi Sharma
Post Doctoral Fellow
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Area
"Dr Chhavi Sharma earned her PhD degree in Animal Biotechnology and Molecular Neuroscience from M.L S University, Udaipur, in 2015. The central component of her research has been Environmental and Phytochemical effects on Memory, Learning, and Neurological disorders. She has been awarded for the science-based business project “Red Bio crust” by CSIR-HRDG, during the 8th TLEP entrepreneurship program and the prestigious International Brain Research Organization –Asia Pacific travel Grant for training. Dr Chhavi has many publications in peer-reviewed national, international, and Scopus journals and four book chapters to her credit. She has been awarded ‘Best Paper Presentation’ by the Indian Academy of Neurosciences and the Society of Reproductive Biology and Comparative Endocrinology. Her current research focuses on the Rewilding of the Aravalli hills of Neemrana, Rajasthan, having a major focus on the eradication of invasive flora."
BTech Biotechnology – Programme Outline
The courses would provide you competence in Biotechnology by providing training in the specific areas of Microbiology, Biochemistry, Analytical Techniques, Environmental Biotechnology, Bioprocess Engineering, Immunology, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics.
| Course category | Credits |
|---|---|
| Mathematics & Basic Sciences | 20 |
| Engineering Sciences & Technical Arts | 22 |
| HSS + Communication Skills | 18 |
| Professional Core | 55 |
| Professional Electives | 20 |
| Open Electives | 12 |
| Capstone Projects | 8 |
| R&D Project | 4 |
| Industry Practice | 20 |
| Total credits | 179* |
*(i) Students with PCM would be considered as Admission with Advanced Standing and will not be required to do the three remedial Maths courses, namely Remedial Math-I, Remedial Math-II and Remedial Math-III. They will have to do a deficiency course in Cell Biology.
(ii) Students with PCMB would be considered as Admission with Advanced Standing and will not be required to do the three remedial Maths courses named above as also the Cell Biology course.
Professional Core courses
- Remedial Biology
- Microbiology
- Biological Chemistry
- Analytical Techniques
- Computational Biology
- Genetic Engineering
- Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Food Biotechnology
- Plant & Animal Biotechnology
- Molecular Biology
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Immunology
- Biosafety, Bioethics & IPR
- Capstone Project – I
- R&D Project
- Capstone Project – II
- Industry Practice
Professional electives
Environmental Biotechnology
- Agricultural Microbiology
- Industrial Waste Management
- Solid Waste Management
- Waste Water Management
Plant Biotechnology
- Plant Physiology
- Plant Tissue Culture
- Plant Pathology
Computational Biology / Bioinformatics
- Biological Sequence Analysis
- Genomics and Proteomics
- Algorithm for Bioinformatics
- Data Mining for Bioinformatics
- Molecular Modeling and Drug Designing
Industrial Biotechnology
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering
- Protein Engineering
- Synthetic Biology
- Biosensors
- Enzyme Technology
Medical Biotechnology
- Cancer Biology
- Virology
- Biopharmaceuticals
- Biomedical Engineering
- Gene expression & regulation
Food Biotechnology
- Food Microbiology
- Food Process Technology
- Food Preservation Technology
- Food Process Engineering
- Food Analysis & Quality Control
- Food Packaging Technology
Open electives
- Perl and Bioperl
- Python and Biopython
- Nanotechnology
Undergraduate research
NU BTech architecture is flexible enough to allow students interested in higher studies and careers in industrial R&D opportunities to participate in research at the undergraduate level itself. The research initiated in the fourth semester is fully integrated in the Capstone and R&D project course in the fifth and sixth semester, respectively. Also, Industry Practice in the eighth semester can be done in an R&D organisation for those with a research bent of mind or in industry for those who want to go for employment directly after BTech. Several of our undergraduate students have co-authored and presented research papers at national & international conferences as well as published their research in good indexed (Web of Science/Scopus) journals under the guidance of the faculty mentors.
Specialisation
- Environmental Biotechnology
- Plant Biotechnology
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Bioinformatics
- Food Biotechnology
- Medical Biotechnology
BTech Biotechnology – Programme Architecture
| Course code | Course | L | T | P | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAT 011 | Remedial Math-I/Remedial Biology | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| BIO 001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| EL 111 | Fundamentals of Electronics | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| TA 111 | Fundamentals of Computer Programming | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| CHM 111 | Science-I (Chemistry & Biology) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| TA 202 | Engineering Graphics/Workshop Practice | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| TA 212 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| TA 102 | Communication Skills/HSSM-I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| NU 111 | Community Connect | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total Semester L-T-P-C | 19 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| Course code | Course | L | T | P | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAT 012 | Remedial Math-II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| MAT 022 | Remedial Math III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| CS 102 | Data Structures | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BIO 112 | Microbiology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| TA 212 | Workshop Practice/Engg Graphics | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| TA 202 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| HSSM-I/Communication Skills | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| NU 112 | Community Connect | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total Semester L-T-P-C | 15 | 4 | 16 | 26 |
| Course code | Course | L | T | P | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHM 201 | Thermodynamics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BIO 201 | Biological Chemistry | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BT 212 | Analytical Techniques | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| BIO 202 | Molecular Biology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| PHY 101 | Science II (Physics) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| HSSM-II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| NU 211 | Community Connect | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total Semester L-T-P-C | 18 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| Course code | Course | L | T | P | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT 302 | Computational Biology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BT 311 | Genetic Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BT 352 | Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BT 401 | Environmental Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| CS 231 | Database Management Systems | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| HSSM-III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| NU 212 | Community Connect | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total Semester L-T-P-C | 18 | 0 | 16 | 24 |
| Course code | Course | L | T | P | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT 411 | Food Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BT 331 | Plant & Animal Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BT 321 | Capstone Project -I | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Professional Elective – I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| BT 312 | Industrial Biotechnology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| HSSM-IV | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| NU 311 | Community Connect | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total Semester L-T-P-C | 16 | 0 | 20 | 24 |
| Course code | Course | L | T | P | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT 461 | Immunology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Open Elective – I | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Professional Elective – II | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Professional Elective – III | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| NU 302 | R & D Project | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| HSSM-V | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| NU 312 | Community Connect | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total Semester L-T-P-C | 16 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| Course code | Course | L | T | P | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Elective – IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Professional Elective – V | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| BIO 212 | Biosafety, & Ethics & IPR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Open Elective – II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Open Elective – III | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| BT 4121 | Capstone Project – II | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| NU 411 | Community Connect | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total Semester L-T-P-C | 16 | 0 | 20 | 24 |
| Course code | Course | L | T | P | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU 402 | Industry Practice/Project | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 |
*Community Connect is an Audit course.
BTech Biotechnology – Events & Conferences
BTech Biotech is always buzzing with exciting and engaging events. Here’s a peak into some of our most memorable ones.
The BiOmics 2019 Symposium was a full-day programme of Keynote lectures, Oral & Poster presentations and interactive dialogue at the symposium among undergraduates, postgrads, research scholars and faculty members. The event brought together about 90 participants from 17 different universities/colleges/companies like IIT Roorkee, BITS Pilani, IIT Ropar, MDU-Rohtak, Amity University Haryana, Amity University Rajasthan, GLA University Mathura, Raffles University Neemrana, Shri SN Halena PG College, Bharatpur, RGPV Bhopal, GenTox Research & Development to present and share their research regarding the recent advances in different areas of biotechnology.
BiO-Streaks, 2019 (BT Tech Fest Events)
Biotechnology Annual Quiz Competition, 2020
The theme of the quiz was the environment and environmental phenomenon. The quiz was organized to challenge our reflexes, test our teamwork and cognition.
Agar Art Contest
This Agar Art Contest named BiO-Streaks, a competition hosted by the Biotechnology & Bioinformatics area of NIIT University, is the source of some true microbe masterpieces. For the contest, biologists, and artists “paint” strands of bacteria on agar, a gelatinous substance used to prepare microbial cultures. Students from different departments of the institute and other universities actively participated in this event. After creating a marvelous art piece Keerthana Reddy acquired the title of winner and Vista Vincent and Soumya Gupta jointly became the 1st Runner up with equal points in their bags.
Quiz Competition
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Programme outcomes
NU’s undergraduate programmes in Engineering and Management are designed to provide thorough grounding in the respective disciplines, offer a bouquet of courses that prepares them for either a professional career or advanced degrees.
NU expects that graduates of the undergraduate Engineering programmes will demonstrate the following programme outcomes as defined by NBA (National Board of Accreditation).
Programme specific outcomes
PSO1
Comprehending the fundamental concepts across the broad spectrum of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics.
PSO2
Applying core principles and techniques of biotechnology to analyze complex biological problems.
PSO3
Developing innovative biotechnological solutions for applications in healthcare, agriculture, and industry.
PSO4
Demonstrating proficiency in using modern biotechnological tools and techniques in laboratory settings, ensuring accurate and reliable results.
PSO5
Integrating ethical considerations and sustainability principles in biotechnological research and development.
PSO6
Collaborating effectively with professionals from diverse disciplines to advance biotechnological research and applications.
FAQs
1. What is BTech Biotechnology?
BTech Biotechnology is an undergraduate engineering programme which includes both the biological sciences as well as the engineering aspect of Biotechnology. The BTech Biotechnology programme applies various concepts of biology and engineering for modifying biological and non-biological systems focused towards benefit of the humankind
2. What to do after BTech biotechnology?
There are many career opportunities that you can choose after BTech Biotechnology, some of which are listed below:
- Work with a scientist as JRF/Research/Project Fellows
- Apply for a job in the private sector – Food & Beverages industries, Clinical Research, Data Science, Drug Pharmaceutical companies, Bioprocessing-based Industries, Waste Management/Environment Control, etc.
- Become an entrepreneur
- Sales and Marketing in a Biopharma company
- Opportunities in the Government & Public Healthcare sector
- Job in Intellectual Property Research and Patenting
- Scientific writing and medical editing
- Pursue post-graduation/higher studies in Biotechnology
3. BSc Biotechnology or BTech Biotechnology, which is better?
- BSc Biotechnology is of 3 years while BTech Biotechnology extends over a span of 4 years.
- The educational program of BSc Biotechnology lays more emphasis on the theoretical aspects of the various subjects while BTech Biotechnology focuses attention on the application of theoretical knowledge.
- In BSc Biotechnology, undergraduates have a relaxed timetable with moderate laboratory work in the second year. In contrast, BTech Biotechnology’s second year begins with a great number of major subjects and rigorous laboratory work. Apart from this, in BTech Biotechnology, the curriculum is advanced level with technology-oriented life science subjects such as Microbial Technology, Fermentation, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Genetic Engineering, Recombinant DNA Technology, etc.
- For BTech Biotechnology students, the scope is not limited. Rather, it is so broad that students can easily venture into any stream with ease. A candidate who acquires the combination of right skills has a huge scope to evolve in the field of biotechnology.
4. What is Biotechnology Engineering?
Biotechnology engineering is an amalgamation of applied biology and engineering principles that involves the use of living things in engineering, technology, medicine, and other useful applications. In simpler terms, Biotechnology makes use of technology when studying and using biological systems. On the other hand, bioengineering relates to designing and transforming the technology in biotechnology.
5. What is the difference between Biotechnology Engineering and Biomedical Engineering?
Biotechnology Engineering deals with life science and develops useful products for the agricultural, food and medical industries. Biomedical Engineering deals with human health or clinical industry. Biomedical engineering draws on engineering principles allied to biology and medicine, with a distinctly multidisciplinary approach.
6. Is Biotechnology a good career?
Yes, indeed. It is currently a major career option to choose, as it equips aspirants with transferable skills and additional pay advantages. Students from BTech Biotechnology courses have a vast scope as they can work in sectors of pharmaceuticals, agriculture, healthcare, food processing, nutrition, animal science, and environmental conservation. Apart from offering multiple opportunities, salary packages of biotechnology professionals are also attractive.
7. Who coined the term Biotechnology?
Hungarian engineer, Karl Ereky, first coined the term ‘Biotechnology’ in 1919.
8. Does BTech Biotechnology require Maths?
No, Maths is not compulsory for pursuing BTech Biotechnology programme at NIIT University (NU). But you must have passed (10+2) in science stream with PCM/PCB/PCMB as main subjects from a recognised board. However, we provide our students with basic understanding of mathematics by exposing them to courses in remedial mathematics so that they can learn important concepts which may be required in solving biological problems later.
*Placements since inception for students who were eligible and opted for placements from NU