Dear Student,

After completing PCB coursework in high school, follow these simple procedures to choose the biotechnology stream:

1. Understand biotechnology completely and make a list of the major areas you want to work in. For instance, microbiology, biotechnology in agriculture, etc.

2. Choose the degree that best suits your interests or goals. Choose between engineering and science.

3. Select a college and entrance exam.

Following is a list of competitive exams and colleges one can opt for a degee in Biotechnology:

• AIIMS Biotechnology Entrance Exam
• JEE (For colleges across the country): and for all IITs
• Combined Biotechnology Entrance Examination (CBEEE)
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test
• University Of Rajasthan , Jaipur: PET and JEE
• Punjab University, Chandigarh : JEE
• GNDU, Amritsar : JEE and own entrance test
• University of Kerala
• Bharathiar University
• Jamia Milia Islamia
• Bhartiya Vidyapeeth Pune
• Bansthali
• Visverswaraih Technological University, Karnataka
• Various colleges of Delhi University
• Thapar University
• IIIT Hyderabad (JEE, Own test)
• Gulbarga University, Jnana ganga
• Aligarh Muslim University
• Osmania University
• Annamalai University
• NITs (JEE)
• BHU
• Goa University Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• J.N.C.S.R (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research)
• J.N.T.U (Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University)
• M.K.U (Madurai Kamaraj University
• University of Hyderabad
• Sastra University
• University of Kashmir
• Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
• RGPV
• Khalsa College Chandigarh
• DCE
  

These colleges all provide both undergraduate and post graduate programmes. Many of these also provide seats on a first come, first served basis. Some colleges, like DU, have strict 12th grade cutoffs.

I sincerely hope that these recommendations will assist you in making an informed decision about a career in biotechnology right away.