Top 10 Biotechnology Colleges in India

Top 10 Biotechnology Colleges in India: Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, released its National Institutional Ranking Framework’s list, which ranks the higher education institutes of India.

Top 10 Biotechnology Colleges in India

The ministry does not rank the colleges based on their biotechnology curriculum, so we looked at the list of highest-ranked engineering colleges and listed the ones with the best Biotechnology curriculum.

The top 10 Biotechnology Colleges in India are as follows:

Below is the list of the best biotechnology universities and colleges in India that offer biotechnology degrees.

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

At the top of the list of the top 10 Biotechnology colleges in India is IIT Madras. It is the top-most college for the engineering stream. The department of Biotechnology offers two dual degree programs at the undergraduate level consisting of BS/MS in Biosciences and B.Tech./M.Tech. In Biological Engineering. The department also offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees along with M.Tech in Clinical Engineering. The government score given to IIT Madras is 88.95, making it the best institute for offering the course.

Rank: 1

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Accreditation: AICTE, MHRD

Course Fees: ₹2.84 LAKHS

Average Package: INR. 18.1 LPA

Highest Package: INR. 82.5 LPA

Top Recruiters: Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Bajaj Auto, ISRO, Alphonso, Qualcomm, Intel, Flipkart

 

2. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

IIT Bombay is the institute known for providing a variety of courses in the engineering streams. It is a public engineering college, and it is the fifth college established as an IIT system. IIT Bombay has a Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, offering M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Tech Biomedical Engineering, integrated M.Sc.–Ph.D., and a Ph.D. program. The government score given to IIT Bombay is 84.82.

Rank: 2

Location: Mumbai

Accreditation: AIU, MHRD

Course Fees: ₹ 8.33 L

Average Package: INR. 27.88 LPA

Highest Package: INR. 1.28 Crore per annum

Top Recruiters: Microsoft, Samsung, Google, Accenture, Amazon, Qualcomm, Tata Steel, JP Morgan, McKinsey & Company

3. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

IIT Kanpur is among the first colleges to be established in the IIT system. It is a public engineering college. Having its airfield for student flight testing. The Biological Sciences and Bioengineering department in IIT Bombay offers B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. for its Undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctorate levels in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering. The Government Score is 75.24 for IIT Bombay.

Rank: 3

Location: Kanpur

Accreditation: UGC, AICTE

Course Fees: ₹ 8.33 L

Average Package: INR 15 LPA

Highest Package: INR. 1.47 Crore per annum

Top Recruiters: Tata Consultancy Services, Microsoft, Amazon, Intel Corporation, Qualcomm, Infosys, HSBC, Accenture, Goldman Sachs, Flipkart

 

4. Anna University, Chennai

Anna University, Chennai, is the first institute to appear on our list other than IIT’s. It is a state-run technical university. The university offers numerous courses at UG, PG, and doctorate levels. Its Department of Biotechnology provides B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. in Industrial Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Technology, and Food Technology.  The Government Score is 67.04, given to Anna University as a whole.

Rank: 4

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Accreditation: UGC, AUI, NAAC

Course Fees: ₹ 1.8 L

Average Package: INR 5 LPA

Highest Package: INR. 10 LPA

Top Recruiters: MU SIGMA, Qualcomm India Pvt. Ltd, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Saint Gobain Glass, SRF Limited, THERMAX, VOLTAS, Wipro, Accenture, Ashok Leyland, Essar group, General Motors, HPCL, JK Tyre, Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

 

5. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

Vellore Institute of Technology is popularly known as VIT. It is a private engineering college. The admission process here is their entrance exam known as VIT Engineering Entrance Exams (VITEEE). Its department of BioScience & Technology offers a B.Tech, M.Tech, and M.Sc. in Biotechnology as well as M.Sc in Biomedical Genetics. VIT is given the Government Score of 57.02 for its exceptional performance.

Rank: 5

Location: Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Accreditation:  AICTE, NAAC

Course Fees: ₹ 6.95 Lakh

Average Package: INR 5 LPA

Highest Package: INR 30 LPA

Top Recruiters:  Microsoft, DE Shaw & Co, Amazon, Udaan, Work India, Intel, eBay, Amazon, Dell, GE, Texas Instruments, Schneider Electric, Hitachi.

 

6. National Institute of Technology, Warangal

National Institute of Technology or NIT is a public engineering college. There is a group of institutes on the NIT system. NIT, Warangal is one of the prestigious colleges in its group as their school of Biotechnology offers B.Tech and Ph.D. level courses in the domain of Biotechnology. The score given by Government to NIT is 51.82 for its all-rounder performance.

Rank: 6

Location: Warangal, Telangana

Accreditation:  AICTE, NAAC

Course Fees: ₹ 5 Lakh

Average Package: INR 9 LPA

Highest Package: INR 51.5 LPA

Top Recruiters:  Aditya Birla Group,  ADP,  Amazon,  Capgemini,  CITI Bank,  Coca-Cola,  Deloitte,  GODREJ,  ISRO,  L&T Ecc,  Microsoft,  Novartis,  Resonance,  Tata Projects, ZS Associates

 

7. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal

Manipal Institute of Technology is a private college for engineering and its inherent institute of Manipal Academy of Higher Education. MIT’s Department of Biotechnology consists of a course of B.Tech in Biomedical. They have a separate department for Biomedical Engineering offering a B.Tech course in Biomedical Engineering. Government Score provided to MIT is 46.66 for its performance.

Rank: 7

Location: Manipal

Accreditation:  NAAC, UGC

Course Fees: ₹ 11 Lakh

Average Package: INR 7.50 LPA

Highest Package: INR 22.38 LPA

Top Recruiters:  KPMG, Oracle, Siemens, ICICI, Samsung, Wipro, Microsoft, MyGate, PWC, Capgemini, Honeywell, Goldman Sachs, Infosys, Tata Power, Amazon, Cisco, Deloitte, Math Company

 

8. Delhi Technological Institute, New Delhi

Delhi Technological Insititute is the oldest engineering college in India. DTU offers a variety of courses in engineering streams, B.Tech being one of the popular courses. It has got a department of Biotechnology offers a B.Tech. In Biotechnology, and M.Tech. in Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology. The Government Score is 46.57 given to DTU.

Rank: 8

Location: New Delhi

Accreditation:  NAAC, AICTE

Course Fees: ₹ 7.81 Lakh

Average Package: INR 7 LPA

Highest Package: INR 14 LPA

Top Recruiters:  Google, Walmart Labs, RBS, EPIC, Samsung Research, Deloitte, Cisco, Amazon, McKinsey, Microsoft, Adobe Coco-Cola, IOCL, Directi, Idea Beta

 

9. SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai

SRM Institute of Science& Technology offers a “Twinning Programme” that allows students two complete two years of B.Tech. From SRM, followed by a year of studies at an overseas university that will grant them a B.S. in Biotechnology. The Department of Biotechnology or popularly stated as the school of Bioscience, provides Undergraduate and postgraduate courses, namely B.Tech and M.Tech in Biotechnology. The government Score given to SRM is 45.51.

Rank: 9

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Accreditation:  NAAC, UGC, AIU

Course Fees: ₹ 10 Lakh

Average Package: INR 7 LPA

Highest Package: INR 35 LPA

Top Recruiters:  Microsoft, HeroMotocorp, Reliance Industries, AkzoNobel, HUL, IFB, Siemens, Titan, CEAT, Hitachi ABB, Fiat, Linde, Schneider, TATA Chemicals, L&T group, Cummins, KPIT, Adani Group, Nilkamal

 

10. Motilal Nehru National University of Technology, Allahabad

The Motilal Nehru National University of Technology is part of the NIT group of colleges. MNNIT has a department for Biotechnology that offers B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D. courses in Biotechnology at UG, PG, and Doctorate levels, respectively. MNNIT has a Government Score of 44.33 overall for its performance.

Rank: 10

Location: Allahabad

Accreditation:  NAAC, UGC, AICTE

Course Fees: ₹3.24 LAKHS

Average Package: INR 6.9 LPA

Highest Package: INR 13 LPA

Top Recruiters:  Infosys, ICICI Bank, Tres Vista, Ford, GAIL Limited, IBM, Sapient, Reckitt Benckiser, Indiamart, HDFC Bank, Deloitte, Cognizant Technology Services, HSBC, Ecom Express, EXL, Zirca

 

FAQ

Which college is best to study Biotechnology in India?

Indian Institute of Technology Madras or IIT Madras is the best college to study Biotechnology in India.

What is the average salary after completing Biotechnology?

The average salary offered is between 2.2 lakh – 11.lakh per annum.