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B.TECH. BIOTECHNOLOGY

Objective
  • To provide necessary skills and knowledge in the area of bio-technology
  • To provide hands-on experience to carry out research and development projects
  • To enable the students to play an effective role in the biotechnology industry and to pursue further studies
  • To train the students to behave ethically and consider the social implications of their work
  • To develop entrepreneurship skills to start biotech industries
  • To impart technical, managerial and social skills
Scope for Employment
  • In food, pharmaceutical, bio-informatics, bio-processing and allied industry
  • As analysts and managers in R&D and quality control laboratories
  • As technical writers
  • As entrepreneurs in biotech industry


Curriculum
University Core Courses
Course Title Credits
Comprehension Examination 2
Computer Programming and Problem Solving 3
English for Engineers I 3
English for Engineers II 3
Environmental Studies 3
Bioethics and IPR 2
Foreign Language 2
Modern Physics 4
Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations 4


University Electives
Course Title Credits
Project Formulation: Implementation and Control 3
Self Development 3
Management Information System 3
Creativity and Innovation in Management 3
Total Quality Management 3


Programme Core Courses
Course Title Credits
Analytical Techniques in Biotechnology 5
Animal Physiology and Biotechnology 3
Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering 4
Basic Mathematics 4
Biochemistry 5
Bioethics and IPR 3
Bioinformatics 4
Biophysics 3
Bioprocess Economics & Plant Design 3
Bioprocess Engineering 5
Cancer Biology 3
Cell Biology and Genetics 4
Chemical Reaction Engineering & Unit Operations 3
Downstream Processing 5
Engineering Graphics I 2
Entrepreneurship 3
Environmental Biotechnology 3
Food Biotechnology 3
Fundamentals of Behavioural Science 3
Genetic Engineering & Genomics 5
Immunology & Immunotechnology 4
Industrial Biotechnology 3
Industrial Training (4 Weeks) 2
Introduction to Life Sciences (in lieu of basic mathematics) 4
Microbiology 5
Molecular Biology 5
Nanobiotechnology 3
Organic Chemistry 4
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 3
Plant Physiology and Biotechnology 3
Principles of Chemical Engineering 4
Principles of Management 3
Probability and Statistics / Biostatistics 4
Project Work 20
Protein Engineering & Proteomics 3
Workshop Practice 1


Programme Elective Courses
Course Title Credits
Biobusiness 3
Biomaterials & Artificial Organs 3
BioMEMS 3
Biological Spectroscopy 3
Computer Simulation and Molecular Modeling 3
Developmental Biology 3
Industrial Enzymology 3
Medical Diagnostics 3
Metabolic Engineering 3
Molecular Modeling and Drug Design 3
Structural Biology 3
Tissue Engineering 3
Food Process Engineering 3
Social Entreprenuership 3