Hi Fatima

Yes, You are eligible for both Biotechnology and Biological science test papers of IIT-JAM exam. IITs require their unique eligibility criteria for their admission. Based on that, any biology courses like Zoology, Biotechnology are eligible for applying JAM exam. But Degree holders and final year students can only write this exam, so prepare well from now and get your seat in IIT.

All the best.

Hello Aswini,

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is a national-level post-graduate entrance exam that is jointly conducted by the seven IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Guwahati, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore for admission to M.Tech programmes offered by government as well as many private institutes.

GATE 2019 was organized by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in online mode on February 2, 3, 9 and 10, 2019.

COAP is conducted by IITs (IIT Madras in 2019) to facilitate admissions of aspirants in M.Tech programs of IITs. The candidates after applying to the IITs of their choice on the basis of the GATE scores, have to necessrily apply for COAP.

CCMT is conducted for admissions to M.Tech programs of NITs by different NITs (NIT Rourkela in 2019).

As for your question, sorry to say but with the rank that you have got, it would be very difficult for you to get admission in any IITs or NITs with the rank that you have got.

For more information about cutoffs of IITs and NITs and PSU recruitment, follow the below links:

Https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/psu-recruitment-through-gate

Https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-cutoff-for-iits

Https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-cutoff-for-nits

Hello dear,

As i have heard from my neighborhood, relatives and friends who have studied in Osmania University .

If your score is  under 500 then you will get an admission in university.

As i have even heard, getting admission in Osmania is not that easy...

I will say, to give a best try for admission hoping that you will get admission successfully.

Best of luck

Hi Kanika

Usually, Colleges only provide undergraduate courses. Universities are only for master programs. So you should search for colleges and not for universities. Colleges providing Biotechnology courses in undergraduate are,

• Centennial College
• Seneca College
• Fleming College
• Durham College

There are other colleges also present. Go through all of them and choose based on your interest.

All the best.

Hi Pragya,

Scope of Biotechnology for B.Tech students:

Any student who is contemplating on pursuing a career in Biotechnology must be aware that this field is still developing in India. Therefore, the number of job openings and pay packages are both very low when compared with IT and CS fields.

After a BTech degree, students can find jobs in pharmaceutical companies, research labs and institutions in India. However, most Indian students tend to go abroad to pursue their masters or doctorate studies in Biotechnology and allied fields. Some students also shift to MBA and enter the world of business, finance and banking as their engineering background gives them the required quantitative skills to excel in these sectors. Also, many students shift to software through on-campus placements. Talking about on-campus placements, since the number of job openings is very less in Biotechnology, the number of companies coming for placements will be very less. Also, core companies only hire students from universities such as IITs, NITs etc. If your university is not reputed nationally or state wise, chances of any biotech or pharmaceutical company coming for placements sessions will be close to nil.

Since this field is highly research oriented, vast and diverse, it is highly recommended that students pursue their graduate studies in Biotechnology, Biomedical sciences, Biological sciences, Bioprocess Engineering etc.

Scope of Biotechnology for BSc students:

If you are a BSc student in biotechnology or any other biological sciences related fields, it is highly recommended that you pursue your MSc. The job opportunities for BSc graduates in a highly research oriented field as biotechnology is very less and most students tend to pursue their MSc in Biotechnology or a specialized discipline of biotechnology. India is home to some excellent MSc programs such as JNU, DU, IISc, TIFR, IITs etc. With an MSc degree, most students tend to work in research labs and industries as research assistants. The pay package is also quite less for MSc graduates. Since India is still developing, it is highly recommended that you do your MSc in a reputed institution for good campus placements and job opportunities. If your university is not reputed, chances of any biotech company coming for placements will be zero.

Many MSc students tend to pursue their PhD degrees in Biotechnology or related fields as a PhD degree opens up more avenues both in India and worldwide. A PhD degree will give you the ability to start your own research lab, become a professor or head of the department in universities or be the lead for a team of research scientists. If your goal is to create a niche for yourself in Biotechnology, then your best bet will be to get a PhD.

Hi Mayur,

Both of these branches are good branches but for placement point of view, biotechnology is ahead of that of civil engineering. But before that, I would like to highlight one of the most important point, that for any engineering branch placements one the most important thing for placements is the college from which you have studied. If you have studied from some Top NIT or IITs or GFTIs then there's a high possibility that you will make it to any big company with any of the aforementioned branches but if the college is not a good one then you will struggle to find a decent job. However, in such a case you will find it easy to get a placement in biotechnology as compared to civil engineering. 

The main reason for this is that biotechnology is an advanced branch of engineering and only a handful of colleges are providing this branch in their curriculum. This reduces the competition and hence the chances of placements increases.

But as I have said it earlier that you should try to make it to a good college as it is only then you have an upper hand in placements. For the admission process in NITs and IITs, you have to give JEE main exam. Here are the details of the exam:- https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main

Some other helpful links:-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-jee-main

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/nits-cutoff-for-top-btech-branches

Hope this helps.

ALL the best. Thank you.