How is biochemical and biotechnology at IIT Delhi?

Biotechnology and Biochemical are 2 of the major research fields at IIT Delhi. Unlike the general opinion, the course has a huge scope and career prospects.

Coursework 

The program offered at IIT Delhi is a blend of both Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology. The program has three aspects, Chemical, Biochemical, and Biotechnology. The topics covered under these aspects are

Lab

The Biotechnology department has 2 labs; the wet lab, and the dry lab or the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics lab. Both are indispensable to each other. Yet, it’s common for students to prefer one over the other after a little time.

Research: A plethora of research options are available in this diverse field. The courses offered to cover various topics like Bioprocess Plant Design, Downstream Processing, Bio-nanotechnology, Genomics & Proteomics, and Biological Waste treatment. These advanced courses make it possible to get into good universities.

Non-core placements: This department has a lot of companies visiting for noncore jobs in various sectors such as 

• Analytics: Axtria, Barclays, Citicorp, Evalueserve, Fractal_Analytics, TransOrg, EXL, etc.
• Consulting: Acura, AT Kearney, Grail, PwC, BCG, KPMG, Opera, etc.
• Finance: CitiBank, American Express, CapitalOne, etc.
• IT: 3 Pillar Global, Capgemini, Ixigo, Jabong, Zapak, PayU, Sentieo, etc.

IAS, CAT, and other competitive examinations: The not-so-rigorous coursework of this branch makes it possible to spare time for additional studies and exams like IAS, CAT, etc. 

Analyzing the above points, Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering at IIT Delhi has excellent coursework, great research opportunities, and a high placement percentage making it one of the best branches at IIT Delhi.