M Sc Biotechnology in IIT Bombay

Can you provide me the eligibility requirement and course structure for M.Sc. (Biotechnology) Program as offered by IIT or Indian Institute of Technology Bombay?

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) is a public engineering institution in Mumbai, India. In the QS World University Rankings 2014, it was ranked as India’s top university. It is the second-oldest, after Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, institute of the Indian Institutes of Technology system.

M.Sc. (Biotechnology) Program

A four semester program to impart in-depth knowledge of molecular cell biology, computational biology and their applications

Its curriculum covers courses in thermodynamics, spectroscopy, enzymology, metabolism, genetics, cell biology, analytical biochemistry and microbiology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, immunology, molecular biophysics and bioinformatics, together with relevant laboratory programs, and a research project leading to a dissertation.

It is sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, which provides a stipend of Rs. 1200/- pm.

Eligibility Requirement
A pass in Bachelor’s degree in any one of the following:

1. Biological/ Chemical sciences OR
2. Pharmaceutical/ Veterinary/ Medical/ Agricultural sciences OR
3. Engineering subjects/ Physical sciences with adequate exposure to Chemical/ Biological Sciences

Admissions
JAM

Course Structure

Semester I

Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Molecular Biology
Analytical Biochemistry
Biological Thermodynamics & Kinetics
Biochemistry Laboratory

Semester II

Molecular Biophysics
Cell Biology
Metabolism and Bioenergetics
Biophysics Laboratory
Microbiology Laboratory

Course Curriculum for M.Sc

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