University of Calcutta
State university
University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073
Fees
M.Sc: about ₹16,300 in total (2022; Collegedunia)
Hostel
Not yet verified
Rankings
NIRF: 2025: Research #48 (from public reports of the NIRF 2025 lists)
Programmes
M.Sc Biotechnology (about 15 seats), B.Sc Biotechnology in affiliated colleges
Biotechnology (M.Sc and B.Sc in colleges)
Undergraduate
Biotechnology (B.Sc)
Masters
Biotechnology (M.Sc)
Campuses & affiliated colleges
Main campuses in Kolkata, with many affiliated colleges (St. Xavier’s College and University College of Science, Technology and Agriculture are named for biotechnology).
Seats
- M.Sc Biotechnology: 15 seats (Collegedunia); BioTecNika’s Kolkata summary mentions 31 B.Sc and 30 open-quota M.Sc seats in 2026–27 notices, without clearly tying them to one university
Eligibility
M.Sc Biotechnology: a bachelor’s degree is the stated minimum (Collegedunia); the entrance route and subject rules were not extracted.
Sources
Collected 2026-10-24. Please confirm on the official website.