IIT Madras – Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences (Department of Biotechnology)

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About IIT Madras – Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences (Department of Biotechnology)

IIT Madras – Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences (Department of Biotechnology) is a government institute in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, established in 2004. Campusbells lists it under Engineering, with 2 postgraduate courses, including B.Tech and M.Tech.

As of August 2024, the Department of Biotechnology broadly encompasses three major domains: Biological Engineering, Biological Sciences, and Computational Biology, with 35 regular faculty members. ), ~30 postdoctoral scholars and project staff, and 13 technical and administrative staff. The Department offers two integrated (Dual Degree) programs namely, BS/MS in Biological Sciences or BTech/MTech in Biological Engineering with strong emphasis both on modern biology and engineering and on extensive practical laboratory training.

D.) and an MTech program in Bioprocess Engineering. The Department has made significant strides in positioning itself as one of the best centres of excellence in the Biotechnology field in the past decade.

The Department is generously supported by Mehta Family Foundation.

As described on the institution’s website

At a glance

Key facts

Established

2004

Ownership

Public / Government

Stream

Engineering

Location

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Academics

Courses offered at IIT Madras – Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences (Department of Biotechnology)

2 programmes listed

Gallery

Campus photos

Photos: biotech.iitm.ac.in