The B.Tech/BE Biotechnology is a 4-years 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.

The students with the B.Tech Biotechnology specialisations will be studying the following topics during their course duration

Engineering Mathematics	Engineering Physics
Engineering Chemistry	Foundations of Biotechnology
Engineering and Desig	Computer Programming
Material Science	Principles of Environmental Science
Engineering Graphics	Biochemistry
Cell Biology	Computer Programming
Genetics & Cryogenics	Microbiology
Human Physiology & Health	Immunology
Molecular Biology	Mechanical Operations and Heat Transfer
Bioprocess Principles	Biophysics
Enzyme Engineering & Technology	Biostatistics
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics	Momentum Transfer
Genetics	Animal Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology	Analytical Techniques
Recombinant DNA Technology	Chemical Reaction Engineering
Bioprocess Engineering	Mass Transfer
Gene Manipulation	Protein Engineering
Metabolic Engineering	Bioinformatics
Genomics and Proteomics	Instrumentation and Process Control
Plant Tissue Culture	Animal Cell Culture
Bio separation Technology	Fermentation Technology
Industrial Biotechnology	Bioreactor Design
Bionanotechnology	Bioethics
Analytical Techniques in Biotechnology	Animal Physiology and Biotechnology
Intellectual Property Rights	Bioinformatics
Bioprocess Economics & Plant Design	Downstream Engineering
Molecular Biology	Organic Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology	Plant Physiology & Biotechnology
Principles of Chemical Engineering	Principles of Management
Probability & Statistics/Biostatistics

Salary Package

The fresh B.Tech Biotechnology Engineering students will usually start their careers with a salary package of around 4 lakhs to 6 lakhs per annum. The pay scales increase according to their experience.The salaries also depends upon the skills and academic performance of the students.

Job Roles

Some of the job roles available for B.Tech Biotechnology Engineering are

• Genetic Engineer
• Bioinformatics Engineer
• Biopharmaceutical Engineer
• Biomedical Engineer
• Biomedical Researcher

 Top Colleges offering B.Tech Biotechnology Engineering course are:

• MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology
• RV Engineering College
• BMS College of Engineering
• PES University’
• Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering
• Acharya Institute of Technology