The division of biological or chemical engineering that concerns the design as well as development of processes that include biological organisms/molecules, for instance bioreactors, is known as Biochemical engineering.  Biochemical engineering courses are offered at many Indian universities at the postgraduate and graduate levels. To join these courses, it is required for students to write an admission test and clear it with high marks. A listing of a few entrance exams in Biochemical Engineering is provided below.

List of Entrance Exams in Biochemical Engineering

• All India Biotechnology Entrance Examination
• All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE)
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test
• Delhi University Combined Entrance Examination
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
• Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Exam
• Jawaharlal Nehru University Combined Biotechnology Entrance Exam
• Karnataka PGCET Exam
• Manipal Engineering Entrance Exam
• SRM Engineering Entrance Examination

List of Universities Carrying Out Exams in Biochemical Engineering

• Aligarh Muslim University
• Amravati University
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
• Andhra University
• Andhra University College of Engineering
• Anna University
• Anna University
• Banaras Hindu University Institute of Technology
• Banasthali Vidyapeeth
• Bangalore University
• Bharathiyar University
• Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
• Cochin University of Science and Technology
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
• Dr. Hari Singh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya
• Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University
• Goa University
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
• Guru Ghasidas University
• Guru Nanak Dev University
• Guwahati University
• Himachal Pradesh University
• Jadavpur University,
• Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University
• Jawaharlal Nehru University
• Jiwaji University
• Kurukshetra University
• Lalit Narayan Mithila University
• Madras University
• Madurai Kamraj University
• Maharshi Dayanand University
• Mahatma Gandhi University
• Manipal University
• Marathwada University
• Mumbai University
• North Maharashtra University
• North Maharashtra University
• Osmania University
• Patna University
• Periyar University
• Pondicherry University
• Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University
• Pune University
• Punjab University
• Punjabi University
• Sathyabama University
• Tamil Nadu GD Naidu Agricultural University
• Tezpur University
• The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
• The University College of Engineering – Department of Biotechnology
• University Institute of Engineering & Technology
• University of Calcutta
• University of Calicut
• University of Chennai
• University of Hyderabad
• University of Kerala
• University of Mysore
• University of Poona
• University of Roorkee
• Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
• West Bengal University

Exam Pattern for the Biochemical Engineering Exam

The questions asked will be of the objective type. A time limit of 3 hours will be provided for the students and they will have to answer 200 questions within this period.  Each question will have 3 – 4 choices and students can select any one of these as the answer. But the students need to be careful because if they provide wrong answers as there is negative marking.

How to Procure Application for the Biochemical Engineering Course?

Students can get the application form by the following methods:

• From the designated branches of chosen banks.
• From the official website of the institution chosen to join.
• By post.

Applicants who desire to receive their admission form by post are supposed to send a requisition letter to the concerned university together with a DD of the amount mentioned in the prospectus.