University of Mumbai (Department of Biotechnology)
State university
University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Santacruz (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400098
Fees
Fees differ by category: Maharashtra / University of Mumbai students, Maharashtra students from other universities, students from outside Maharashtra, and NRIs (amounts not extracted)
Hostel
Not yet verified
Rankings
Not listed
Programmes
M.Sc Biotechnology (Department of Biotechnology), M.Sc Life Sciences (Department of Life Sciences), Ph.D.
Department of Biotechnology; Department of Life Sciences
Masters
Biotechnology (M.Sc); life sciences (M.Sc)
PhD
Biotechnology and life sciences
Campuses & affiliated colleges
Main campus: Kalina, Mumbai. The university also has hundreds of affiliated colleges (Careers360 mentions 749) with their own life-science and biotechnology seats and cut-offs; I have not collected those. B.Sc Biotechnology total fees at Mumbai colleges range from about ₹19,000 to ₹91,000 in one Careers360 answer, which does not name the colleges; Elphinstone, Xavier’s and Somaiya are among those named for biotechnology.
Seats
- Department of Biotechnology: M.Sc Biotechnology, 20 seats plus 1 seat for Jammu & Kashmir (official department page)
Eligibility
M.Sc Biotechnology: merit-based admission with category-wise fees; the eligibility text is on the department page (not fully extracted). M.Sc Life Sciences (separate department): bachelor’s in life sciences, botany with biological sciences, biotechnology or allied biological subjects, then a written test and viva by the department; 50% of seats are reserved for the university’s own B.Sc Life Sciences students (2022 notice).
Sources
- University of Mumbai Department of Biotechnology (official)
- Department of Life Sciences M.Sc admission notice (official, 2022)
Collected 2026-10-24. Please confirm on the official website.