B.Sc. (Biotechnology) (Honours/Honours with Research)

Program Code 471551

Campus Mohali

Institute Amity School of Biological Sciences, AUP Mohali

University Amity University, Punjab

Eligibility PCB min. 60% 

Duration 4 Years

Selection Process

  • Program Fee (Rs. in Lacs)
  • 1st Year Non Sponsored Semester 0.745
  • 1st Year Sponsored Semester Fee -

Course Structure

1st Year

Semester 1

  • Environmental Studies 1 [Value Added Course]
  • Understanding Self for Effectiveness [Value Added Course]
  • Mathematics for Biosciences [Skill Component - Skill Enhancement Course]
  • Introduction to Microbial World [Minor]
  • Basic Cell Biology [Major (Core)]
  • Biomolecules [Major (Core)]
  • Chemistry for Biologists [Inter Disciplinary/Multi Disciplinary Course]
  • History and Culture of Punjab for BSc [Ability Enhancement Courses]
  • Introduction to French Culture and Language [Ability Enhancement Courses]
  • Introduction to German Culture and Language [Ability Enhancement Courses]
  • Punjabi Language and Literature - 1 [Ability Enhancement Courses]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

Semester 2

  • Environmental Studies 2 [Value Added Course]
  • Individual, Society and Nation [Value Added Course]
  • Statistics for Biosciences [Skill Component - Skill Enhancement Course]
  • General Microbiology [Minor]
  • Biochemistry [Major (Core)]
  • Fundamentals of Genetics [Major (Core)]
  • Fundamental Physics [Inter Disciplinary/Multi Disciplinary Course]
  • French Grammar [Ability Enhancement Courses]
  • German Grammar [Ability Enhancement Courses]
  • History and Culture of Punjab for B.Sc - II [Ability Enhancement Courses]
  • Punjabi Language and Literature - 2 [Ability Enhancement Courses]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

2nd Year

Semester 3

  • R Programming [Skill Component - Skill Enhancement Course]
  • Biotechniques [Core Courses]
  • Enzymology [Core Courses]
  • Genetics and Inheritance Biology [Core Courses]
  • Protein Science [Core Courses]
  • Fundamentals of Physics [Allied Courses]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

Semester 4

  • Employment Communication A Lab based course [MOOC (Amity On - line / NPTEL / SWAYAM / Future Learn)]
  • Bioprocess Technology [Core Courses]
  • Immunology [Core Courses]
  • Microbial Physiology and Metabolism [Core Courses]
  • Recombinant DNA Technology [Allied Courses]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

3rd Year

Semester 5

  • Introductory Bioinformatics [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Virology [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Environmental Biology [Skill Component - Skill Enhancement Course]
  • Molecular Biology [Core Courses]
  • Plant Biotechnology [Core Courses]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

Semester 6

  • Animal Biotechnology [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Industrial Microbiology [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Nanobiotechnology Enabled Point of Care Devices [MOOC (Amity On - line / NPTEL / SWAYAM / Future Learn)]
  • Nanotechnology in Agriculture [MOOC (Amity On - line / NPTEL / SWAYAM / Future Learn)]
  • Microbial Genetics [Core Courses]
  • Regulation of Gene Expression [Core Courses]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

4th Year

Semester 7

  • Applications of Biochemistry to Biotechnology [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Genome Engineering [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • IPR, Biosafety & Bioethics [Specialisation Elective Courses]
  • Advanced Cell Biology [Core Courses]
  • Cell Culture Technology [Core Courses]
  • Practicals in Biotechnology-I [Core Courses]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses

Semester 8

  • Project [Supervised Independent Learning/ Non-Teaching Credit Courses]
  • English for Research Paper Writing [MOOC (Amity On - line / NPTEL / SWAYAM / Future Learn)]
  • Advanced Enzymology [Core Courses]
  • Synthetic And Systems Biology [Core Courses]
  • Foreign Business Language
  • Open Elective Courses
  • Outdoor Activity Based Courses