#1 · NIRF 1
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1959
1NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 21Avg Pkg
#2 · NIRF 2
Delhi, Delhi
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1961
2NIRF Rank
Rs 2.1LAnnual Fee
Rs 20Avg Pkg
#3 · NIRF 3
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1958
3NIRF Rank
Rs 2.3LAnnual Fee
Rs 22Avg Pkg
#4 · NIRF 4
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1959
4NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 20Avg Pkg
#5 · NIRF 5
Kharagpur, West Bengal
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1951
5NIRF Rank
Rs 1.8LAnnual Fee
Rs 19Avg Pkg
#6 · NIRF 6
Roorkee, Uttarakhand
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1847
6NIRF Rank
Rs 1.9LAnnual Fee
Rs 18Avg Pkg
#7 · NIRF 7
Hyderabad, Telangana
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 2008
7NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 15Avg Pkg
#8 · NIRF 8
Guwahati, Assam
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1994
8NIRF Rank
Rs 1.9LAnnual Fee
Rs 16Avg Pkg
#9 · NIRF 9
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1964
9NIRF Rank
Rs 1.6LAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#10 · NIRF 10
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1919
10NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 11Avg Pkg
#11 · NIRF 10
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Government
NAAC A
Est. 2008
10NIRF Rank
Rs 1.9LAnnual Fee
Rs 11Avg Pkg
#12 · NIRF 11
Pilani, Rajasthan
Deemed
NAAC A++
Est. 1996
11NIRF Rank
Rs 5.4LAnnual Fee
Rs 12Avg Pkg
#13 · NIRF 12
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Government
NAAC A
Est. 2009
12NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 14Avg Pkg
#14 · NIRF 13
Rourkela, Odisha
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1961
13NIRF Rank
Rs 1.5LAnnual Fee
Rs 12Avg Pkg
#15 · NIRF 15
Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1926
15NIRF Rank
Rs 1.8LAnnual Fee
Rs 14Avg Pkg
#16 · NIRF 16
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Deemed
NAAC A++
Est. 1999
16NIRF Rank
Rs 2.2LAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#17 · NIRF 18
Kolkata, West Bengal
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1995
18NIRF Rank
Rs 15KAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#18 · NIRF 21
Calicut, Kerala
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1961
21NIRF Rank
Rs 1.5LAnnual Fee
Rs 11Avg Pkg
#19 · NIRF 26
Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
Government
NAAC A
Est. 2009
26NIRF Rank
Rs 1.9LAnnual Fee
Rs 10Avg Pkg
#20 · NIRF 38
Hyderabad, Telangana
Deemed
NAAC A++
Est. 1998
38NIRF Rank
Rs 2.5LAnnual Fee
Rs 18LAvg Pkg
#21 · NIRF 41
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Deemed
NAAC A
Est. 1933
41NIRF Rank
Rs 1.2LAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#22 · NIRF 41
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1933
41NIRF Rank
Rs 1.8LAnnual Fee
Rs 10Avg Pkg
#23 · NIRF 41
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Deemed
NAAC A++
Est. 2008
41NIRF Rank
Rs 80KAnnual Fee
Rs 12Avg Pkg
#24 · NIRF 42
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1963
42NIRF Rank
Rs 1.4LAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#25 · NIRF 44
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1960
44NIRF Rank
Rs 1.4LAnnual Fee
Rs 10Avg Pkg
#26 · NIRF 49
Durgapur, West Bengal
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1960
49NIRF Rank
Rs 1.4LAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#27 · NIRF 51
Ranchi, Jharkhand
Deemed
NAAC A
Est. 2001
51NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#28 · NIRF 51
Ranchi, Jharkhand
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1955
51NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#29 · NIRF 54
Howrah, West Bengal
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1856
54NIRF Rank
Rs 50KAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#30 · NIRF 56
Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
Government
Est. 2016
56NIRF Rank
Rs 1.9LAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#31 · NIRF 66
Surathkal, Karnataka
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1960
66NIRF Rank
Rs 1.6LAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#32 · NIRF 66
Surat, Gujarat
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1961
66NIRF Rank
Rs 1.4LAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#33 · NIRF 74
Hyderabad, Telangana
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1984
74NIRF Rank
Rs 25KAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#34 · NIRF 74
Hyderabad, Telangana
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1976
74NIRF Rank
Rs 25KAnnual Fee
Rs 11Avg Pkg
#35 · NIRF 76
Bangalore, Karnataka
Government
Est. 2016
76NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#36 · NIRF 125
Sonepat, Haryana
Government
NAAC A
Est. 2012
125NIRF Rank
Rs 1.3LAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#37 · NIRF 250
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Government
NAAC B+
Est. 1966
250NIRF Rank
Rs 60KAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#38
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1990
-NIRF Rank
Rs 22KAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#39
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 2010
-NIRF Rank
Rs 2.5LAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#40
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Deemed
NAAC A
Est. 2010
-NIRF Rank
Rs 90KAnnual Fee
Rs 5Avg Pkg
#41
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1991
-NIRF Rank
Rs 20KAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#42
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1995
-NIRF Rank
Rs 18KAnnual Fee
Rs 5Avg Pkg
#43
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1982
-NIRF Rank
Rs 18KAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#44
Pune, Maharashtra
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 1996
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.3LAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#45
Bangalore, Karnataka
Aided
NAAC A+
Est. 1946
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1LAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#46
Amritsar, Punjab
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 2012
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.8LAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#47
Bangalore, Karnataka
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 1995
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.8LAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#48
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 2001
-NIRF Rank
Rs 22KAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#49
Delhi, Delhi
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1982
-NIRF Rank
Rs 25KAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#50
Delhi, Delhi
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1941
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.7LAnnual Fee
Rs 10Avg Pkg
#51
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 2003
-NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#52
Guwahati, Assam
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1996
-NIRF Rank
Rs 18KAnnual Fee
Rs 5Avg Pkg
#53
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Government
Est. 2016
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.9LAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#54
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Government
NAAC A
Est. 2008
-NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 11Avg Pkg
#55
Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Government
NAAC A
Est. 2008
-NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 11Avg Pkg
#56
Imphal, Manipur
Government
Est. 2016
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.9LAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#57
Thrissur, Kerala
Government
Est. 2015
-NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#58
Patna, Bihar
Government
NAAC A
Est. 2008
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.9LAnnual Fee
Rs 12Avg Pkg
#59
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Government
Est. 2015
-NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#60
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Government
NAAC A
Est. 2009
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1LAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#61
Delhi, Delhi
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1987
-NIRF Rank
Rs 30KAnnual Fee
Rs 12Avg Pkg
#62
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 2000
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.2LAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#63
Rohtak, Haryana
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1992
-NIRF Rank
Rs 20KAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#64
Amritsar, Punjab
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 2005
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.6LAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#65
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1979
-NIRF Rank
Rs 20KAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#66
Manipal, Karnataka
Deemed
NAAC A++
Est. 1957
-NIRF Rank
Rs 4LAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#67
Manipal, Karnataka
Deemed
NAAC A++
Est. 1997
-NIRF Rank
Rs 2.4LAnnual Fee
Rs 9Avg Pkg
#68
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1961
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.4LAnnual Fee
Rs 10Avg Pkg
#69
Bangalore, Karnataka
Aided
NAAC A+
Est. 1962
-NIRF Rank
Rs 50KAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#70
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 2003
-NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#71
Warangal, Telangana
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1959
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.4LAnnual Fee
Rs 12Avg Pkg
#72
New Delhi, Delhi
Government
NAAC A
Est. 1983
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.7LAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#73
Hyderabad, Telangana
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1993
-NIRF Rank
Rs 22KAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#74
Amritsar, Punjab
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1983
-NIRF Rank
Rs 25KAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#75
Vadodara, Gujarat
Deemed
NAAC A
Est. 2010
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.2LAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#76
Patna, Bihar
Government
Est. 2005
-NIRF Rank
Rs 15KAnnual Fee
Rs 4Avg Pkg
#77
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Aided
NAAC A++
Est. 1995
-NIRF Rank
Rs 50KAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#78
Bangalore, Karnataka
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 2013
-NIRF Rank
Rs 2LAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#79
Pune, Maharashtra
Government
NAAC A++
Est. 1994
-NIRF Rank
Rs 25KAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#80
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 2005
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.4LAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#81
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1989
-NIRF Rank
Rs 22KAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#82
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Deemed
NAAC A++
Est. 1985
-NIRF Rank
Rs 2.5LAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
#83
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Deemed
NAAC A++
Est. 2000
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.8LAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#84
Pune, Maharashtra
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 2009
-NIRF Rank
Rs 3LAnnual Fee
Rs 8Avg Pkg
#85
Vadodara, Gujarat
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1962
-NIRF Rank
Rs 20KAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#86
Bangalore, Karnataka
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1990
-NIRF Rank
Rs 25KAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#87
Kolkata, West Bengal
Government
NAAC A+
Est. 1986
-NIRF Rank
Rs 18KAnnual Fee
Rs 7Avg Pkg
#88
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Deemed
NAAC A+
Est. 2003
-NIRF Rank
Rs 1.1LAnnual Fee
Rs 6Avg Pkg
About Top Biotechnology Colleges - 2026
Biotechnology combines biology and technology and is offered at B.Tech, B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Tech and Ph.D level. Below is the list of colleges offering biotechnology programmes, ranked by NIRF, with fees and accreditation details.
Career Opportunities & Salary
Average package: Rs. 3-6 LPA average for freshers | higher with M.Tech / Ph.D and in research roles
Career roles: Research Scientist, Bioinformatics Analyst, Clinical Research Associate, Lab Technologist, Quality Control Analyst, Biopharma Executive
Why Choose This Course?
- Fast-growing field: Biotech links healthcare, agriculture, pharma and environment.
- Choice of levels: Choose B.Sc for a science route or B.Tech for an engineering route, then M.Sc / M.Tech / Ph.D.
- Research and industry options: Labs, pharma, food, diagnostics and bioinformatics.
- Affordable to premium options: Rs. 50,000 - 3 Lakh per year depending on the college.
How to Choose the Right College
- Check NIRF Ranking and NAAC Grade (A++ / A+ recommended).
- Compare annual fee and placement record.
- Look at lab facilities, research projects and industry internships.
- Verify UGC / AICTE recognition of the programme.
- Click View to see full college details, courses and fees.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is biotechnology?
Biotechnology applies biology and technology to areas like medicine, agriculture, food and the environment. It is offered as B.Tech, B.Sc, M.Sc, M.Tech and Ph.D programmes.
Should I choose B.Tech or B.Sc Biotechnology?
B.Tech Biotechnology is a 4-year engineering degree (JEE Main route) with more technology and process focus, while B.Sc is a 3-year science degree. Both can lead to M.Sc, M.Tech or research.
Which entrance exams are used for biotechnology?
B.Tech admission is usually through JEE Main or state entrance exams. B.Sc admission can be through CUET-UG or merit, and PG admissions use exams such as GAT-B / BET or IIT JAM.
What is the fee for biotechnology courses?
Fees vary by college and programme, usually from about Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 3 Lakh per year.
What jobs can I get after biotechnology?
Graduates work in pharma, diagnostics, research labs, clinical research, food technology and bioinformatics, and many continue to M.Sc, M.Tech or Ph.D.