B.Tech Biotechnology Engineering at Vels University Chennai Offline Course

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Biotechnology Engineering is a four-year (8 Semesters) full-time undergraduate program recognized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and offered by the School of Engineering at the Vel's Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai.

Biotechnology is a broad discipline based on cellular and biomolecular processes to develop technologies and products that help to improve our lives and the health of our planet. The academic program is based on the choice based credit system (CBCS) which provides students with an open choice of courses comprising a core, elective courses, in-plant training, and project work. The major thrust of the department includes Plant biotechnology, Fungal biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology Computational Biology, and Infectious diseases.
The department has highly qualified faculty members with rich experience in teaching and research; some of them have visited international institutions of repute for collaborative teaching and or research programs while some others presented their research findings in international forums abroad. The faculty members attract funds from national and international agencies in the form of research grants. The members of the faculty regularly publish research articles in indexed, peer-reviewed international and national journals. The syllabus is consciously designed to help students inculcate, at every stage, the rapid trends and progressive growth in this exciting field. The students are admitted by selection through merit-based on the percentage of marks secured in the VISTAS Entrance Examination.