Aspirants who are looking for doing a post graduation in Biotechnology can find several good institutions in New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka etc. IIT New Delhi and IIT Kanpur are considered as the top institutes for pursuing M.Sc Biotechnology in India. Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research and Amity Institute of Biotechnology are other top ranked institutes which offer M.Sc in Biotechnology program.

Top colleges in North Zone

• Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
• University School of Biotechnology, New Delhi
• Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi
• University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
• University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh
• Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
• College of Biotechnology and Allied Sciences, Uttar Pradesh
• Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Uttar Pradesh
• Jaipur National University, Rajasthan
• National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Punjab
• Punjab University, Chandigarh
• Himachal Pradesh University, Himachal Pradesh
• University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chandigarh
• Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Haryana

Top colleges in South Zone

• University of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
• Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Andhra Pradesh
• Bangalore University, Karnataka
• Karnataka University, Karnataka
• Government Science College, Karnataka
• Gulbarga University, Karnataka
• University of Mysore, Karnataka
• Acharya Institute of Sciences, Karnataka
• Oxford College of Science, Karnataka
• Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Kerala
• Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala
• University of Calicut, Kerala
• Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
• Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu
• Avinashilinagam University for Women, Tamil Nadu
• Center for Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu
• Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu
• Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu
• SRM University, Tamil Nadu

Top colleges in Central Zone

• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh

Top colleges in East Zone

• Dr BC Guha Center for Engineering and Biotechnology, West Bengal

Top colleges in West Zone

• Institute of Chemical Technology, Maharashtra
• Bioinformatics Centre, Maharashtra
• The Maharaja Sayaji Rao University of Baroda, Gujarat

Application Procedure

To apply for M.Sc Biotechnology course, the aspirants should first of all obtain application form from the concerned college. Forms will be available from the official website or administrative office of the college during the month of admission in each academic year. Aspirants should fill each section in the form correctly and send it to the address specified in the information brochure along with the necessary documents.

The colleges will conduct admission on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination. But in some colleges, there will be entrance tests like IIT – Joint Admission Test (IIT – JAM), Banaras Hindu University Post Graduate Entrance Test (PET), Calicut University M.Sc Biotechnology Entrance Exam etc. In such cases, the aspirants should first of all qualify the concerned entrance test. Then they can forward their application to the institution.