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I am a pcb student of class 12th. I am interested in B.Tech Biotechnology. I don't know which exams to give to get into the course. And also, am I eligible to give JEE Mains, if I prepare for the maths section too, without having maths in 11th and 12th?


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V S 15th Apr, 2022
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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 15th Apr, 2022

Hi

No, you are not eligible for jee main being a PCB student without maths even if you want to do btech biotechnology.

This is because,

Maths in 12th is mandatory to be eligible for jee main.

For your reference,

Jee main eligibility criteria is given below-

---------------------------) Qualification required :- to be eligible  for JEE mains you need 10+2/equivalent qualification from a recognised board.

Course

Required Criteria based on Class 12th  or equivalent

B.E/B.Tech

Passed qualifying examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with any one of :-


----)Chemistry

-----)Biotechnology

-----)Biology

----) Technical Vocational subject.

B.Arch

Passed qualifying examination with

-----)Mathematics,

-----)Physics,

------) Chemistry


To be eligible for B. Arch , you have at least 50% in aggregate of Physics, chemistry and Maths and also 50 % in overall in 12th/equivalent

B.Planning

Passed qualifying examination with Mathematics


You must have at least 50% marks in Maths in 12th and also 50% in 12th /equivalent overall.



For complete jee main eligibility criteria, checkout:-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-eligibility-criteria/amp

Colleges like VIT etc offers B tech biotechnology to Biology students.


For your reference,

>>>>>>>>>>> VITEEE Eligibility is given below:-

roup>

------------------) Nationality

  • India residents

  • NRIs

  • PIOs

  • Foreign candidates

------------------) Age

For VITEEE 2022,

  • born on or after 1st July 1, 2000 are

  • As per 10th certificate

------------------) Qualifying exam


******** 10+2 with at least  of 55% in aggregate of Physics, Chemistry, and Maths or Biology


******** For sc/st minimum% requirement is only 45 % in PCM/B

††† PCB students are only eligible for bio stream programmes i. e

  • Bio-engineering ( VIT bhopal offers it)

  • Biotechnology (VIT vellore offers it)

  • btech in Computer Science & Engineering with specialisation in Bio informatics(VIT vellore offers it)

  • B.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering with Specialisation in Health Informatics ( VIT bhopal offers it)

††† After getting admission in VIT, PCB will have to mandatorily register for bridge course in maths .

------------------) Year of passing

  • Already passed 12th in any year

  • Or appearing for 12th board 2022


For details checkout its official page at:- https://viteee.vit.ac.in/

Or,

Alternatively our page at:-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/viteee-eligibility-criteria/amp

Similarly,

  • For btech biotechnology in SRM, maths is not compulsory. Students with anyone of Maths or Biology/biotechnology are eligible. So, you can appear in SRMJEE . For details checkout :-

https://www.careers360.com/university/srm-institute-of-science-and-technology-chennai/btech-biotechnology-course#:~:text=Eligibility%20Criteria&text=(ii)%20GCE%20A%2Dlevel,any%20International%20schools%20within%20India .


Thank you

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V S
18th Apr, 2022
Thankyou so much for your help😊
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