Established in 2001, this relatively new department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE) aims to provide a multidisciplinary research and teaching program in modern biology and bioengineering. The department offers undergraduate (B.Tech) and postgraduate programmes (M.Tech and Ph.D) with 13 Faculty members who work in diverse areas of basic and applied biology.

The undergraduate curriculum in the BSBE aims to expose students to exciting new fields in Biology while also providing opportunities for obtaining valuable hands –on research experience. The program provides a unique fusion of biology with other basic and engineering sciences.

The M.Tech program at BSBE meets a variety of career objectives in research and industry. The program is also supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt of India. Ph.D program in BSBE is intended for students interested in carrying out distinguished scholarly activities. Excellence in research apart, the program envisages comprehensive development of students for leadership in science and engineering in both industry and academia.

BSBE@IITK has developed extensive research facilities and infrastructure for teaching and research. Up to date equipment like the Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Affymetrix Microarray Facility, Beckman Coulter automated DNA sequencer, Fluorescence Microscopy, SGI Fuel Workstation and many others help support such activities.

Biological Sciences and Bioengineering Website
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