Financial Aid & Scholarship:

Limited numbers of scholarships/educational loan are available for meritorious and economically weak students. An application for scholarship, along with the necessary documents, should be submitted with the application form. For information on Financial Aid & Scholarship Scheme Click Here

10+2 (or equivalent) examinations with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate and 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) or Physics,  Chemistry and Biology (PCB)

OR Minimum 2.4 GPA in aggreate and minimum C+ in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM)  or Physics,  Chemistry and Biology (PCB) and minimum C in other subjects. 

Formal Admission takes place in July - August for the Fall Term. Selection of candidates is based on:

• Scores on the KU Undergraduate Admission Test (a two-hour test to access proficiency in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics), and
• Merit of academic attainments up to the higher secondary or intermediate level
• Personal interview

A career in biotechnology is not just a job; it is an invitation to participate in the development of new products and processes that also contribute to improving people's standards of living.

Major avenues of career development opportunities are as follows:

• Research and development in the processing of diverse biological materials and in the field of managing bio-industries.
• Employment opportunities are available in the industries such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages and plant and animal biotechnology and other options in forensics, disease and diagnostic therapy, education and environmental protection bodies.
• Opening ways for pursuing further studies at Masters or Doctoral levels.

This is the curricular structure of B.Tech at Biotechnology program offered by Kathmandu University, School of Science. 

Year I Semester I

Year I Semester II

Year II Semester I

Year II Semester II

Year III Semester I

Year III Semester II

Year IV Semester I

Year IV Semester II

List of Electives