PDPU is a private university that has been ranked 177 by NIRF,2020. It offers 47 courses across 7 streams. It is AICTE approved and has been awarded NAAC grade A.

The table given below gives a brief overview of the university:

Faculty and Academics:-

• Industrial visits are a major advantage of this course. Students get a chance to gain experiential knowledge.
• The teachers are Ph.D. qualified and are well trained and encourage research work in various fields including nanotechnology, material science, laser, quantum, etc. and are always ready to guide students.
• The university issues funds for research work and provides funds for presenting the research nationally as well as internationally.
• Students are encouraged to take up internships every semester to learn in a practical setting. 
• The course curriculum is relevant and updated. Activities are held on campus on a weekly basis and students motivated to participate. 

Infrastructure:

• The university has a lush green campus and many facilities are available to the students on campus like- Wi-Fi on every floor, soundproof classrooms, 24*7 hot water, spacious rooms, cafeteria, music room, dance room, etc.
• The labs are well equipped with the latest technology and instruments. 
• The library is huge and well stocked with the latest book and good publication journals. Various seminars and workshops are conducted every month for the students.

Placements:

• The university has ties with various national and international companies to provide placement opportunities to the students. 
• The university has a placement cell that remains active all year.
•  It helps the students to get in contact with companies and take up jobs. 
• The highest salary packages offered reach upto 18 LPA.

The B.Sc. course offered at PDPU is good and well known. Campus life is also enjoyable. Students receive great exposure. Opportunities for growth are available.

During the first year of the B.Tech Biotechnology syllabus, students are required to study a bunch of major courses that consist of core information about the field of engineering. Here is a list of the following Universities that are considered the best and which offers B.Tech in Biotechnology:

• NIT (National Institute of Technology)

• Amity University - Amity Institute of Biotechnology

• VIT University (Vellore Institute of Technology)

• SRM University (Sri Ramaswamy Memorial)

• LPU (Lovely Professional University)

• MDU (Maharshi Dayanand University)

• Thapar University

• Banasthali University

• Rajasthan Technical University

Electives are steadily introduced, after the first year, in the fifth semester of the curriculum which is coordinated towards identifying a related field of study in Biotechnology.

Due to impressive study curricula and infrastructure, these remain to be some of the fastest-growing universities in the domain of Biotechnology, and luckily, as even a colleague mentioned, it only focuses on a variety of plans and better ways to provide a fruitful future to each of its students.

These universities are being honored during the course of time as well with even great practical experience. If you are searching for universities that can bring you success in the long term, then these probably are institutes you should go for.

Shoolini University is India’s first Biotechnology University. Over 400 patents are already filed which is among the highest in India. Shoolini University has been consecutively ranked high by BioSpectrum Magazine. The School of Biotechnology at Shoolini University has international collaborations with some universities such as Gachon University (Korea), Lanzhou University (China), University of Arkansas (USA), University of Naples (Italy), University of Maryland (USA).

Admission:

• To be eligible, a student must have 10+2 (PCB/PCM) with at least 50% of marks and by the merit of qualifying examination (Shoolini University Entrance Test).

• Students can fill the applications and submit the same along with an application fee 1200/- in the form of a cheque, DD, and cash in favor of Shoolini University payable in Solan.

• Shoolini University reserves 25% seats for students of Himachal Pradesh and provides relaxation in required aggregate for SC/ST/OBC candidates as per the rules of Govt. of Himachal Pradesh.

The fees for BSc (Hons) in Biotechnology is 37,471 per semester. The total duration of the course accounts for three years.

Facilities:

• Shoolini University has 250+ Global Alliances and students can visit foreign universities for exchange programs.

• Students from abroad also stay at the university with more than 180 exchange opportunities.

• There are 100+ cutting edge laboratories for student access.

• Students have Sprint programs every year which makes the students corporate ready and helps to grab placements also.

• Other special features include- WiFi throughout the campus, a library with thousands of EBSCO books, and projectors in every classroom.

Placements:

• A BSc (Hons) graduate is open to the job opportunities to be Research Associates, Marketing Managers, Government Jobs, IP & Patenting, Biopharma, Entrepreneurs, Teaching, Product Analysts, Scientists, etc.

• The placement success at Shoolini for the year 2018-19 was 100%.

• The highest annual package for Shoolini University was INR 15 lakhs.

• The chief recruiters like Cipla, Mankind, Godrej, Biocon offered Junior Associate & Associate roles to students.

• The highest package for BSc (Hons) Biotechnology was INR 3.5 lakhs/annum and the lowest was INR 2.4 lakhs/annum. The average was somewhere INR 3 lakhs/annum.

• However, 100% of students got internships at their desirable companies.

BSc (Hons) in Biotechnology is a very desirable branch of Shoolini University. 100% of placement records prove the same. Getting admission is easy if a student scores well in the entrance exam.