Vellore Institute of Technology - VIT Courses

B.Tech. (Biotechnology)

Course Detail

University Core Course Title

• Comprehension Examination
• Computer Programming and Problem Solving
• English for Engineers I
• English for Engineers II
• Environmental Studies
• Bioethics and IPR
• Foreign Language
• Modern Physics
• Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations

University Electives

• Project Formulation: Implementation and Control
• Self Development
• Management Information System
• Creativity and Innovation in Management
• Total Quality Management

Programme Core Courses 

• Analytical Techniques in Biotechnology
• Animal Physiology and Biotechnology
• Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Basic Mathematics
• Biochemistry
• Bioethics and IPR
• Bioinformatics
• Biophysics
• Bioprocess Economics & Plant Design
• Bioprocess Engineering
• Cancer Biology
• Cell Biology and Genetics
• Chemical Reaction Engineering & Unit Operations
• Downstream Processing
• Engineering Graphics I
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Food Biotechnology
• Fundamentals of Behavioural Science
• Genetic Engineering & Genomics
• Immunology & Immunotechnology
• Industrial Biotechnology
• Industrial Training (4 Weeks)
• Introduction to Life Sciences (in lieu of basic mathematics)
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Nanobiotechnology
• Organic Chemistry
• Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
• Plant Physiology and Biotechnology
• Principles of Chemical Engineering
• Principles of Management
• Probability and Statistics / Biostatistics
• Project Work
• Protein Engineering & Proteomics
• Workshop Practice

Programme Electives

• Biobusiness
• Biomaterials & Artificial Organs
• BioMEMS
• Biological Spectroscopy
• Computer Simulation and Molecular Modeling
• Developmental Biology
• Industrial Enzymology
• Medical Diagnostics
• Metabolic Engineering
• olecular Modeling and Drug Design
• Structural Biology
• Tissue Engineering
• Food Process Engineering
• Social Entreprenuership