Prasun Balasubramaniam

K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology - B.Tech Biotechnology

College Info:

K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology (or KSRCT) is an autonomous engineering college, affiliated to Anna University of Technology, Chennai), near Thiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, south India. The foundation stone of the college was laid in 1994, by Lion K. S. Rangasamy, the institution offers 12 undergraduate and 14 postgraduate programmes and draws students from every state in India.It is a part of the KSR Group of Institutions.The foundation for the college was laid on 1994. In the college name K stands for Karuveppampatti and S for Sennimalai Gounder, the father of Lion. K. S. Rangasamy (chairman, KSRCT) KSRCT is located on campus of over 400 acres (1.6 km2) with a built-up area of more than 12 lakh square feet. It has the ninth largest intake of students (as per AICTE approval) of the self-financing engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu.

Course Info:

B.Tech. Biotechnology stands for Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology. It is an under-graduate engineering program. Biotechnology is said to be a combination of biology and technology and it is an applied science.The basic eligibility for this course is a pass in 10+2 with subjects like mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology etc.Like all engineering courses, the duration for this course is 4 years.After completing B.tech in biotechnology students have various career options like they can get jobs into chemical and textile industries, agricultural sectors, pharmaceutical firms and manufacturing industries. They can also get jobs in research laboratories run by government or private sectors. The average salary will be about INR5,00,000.The salary may vary according to the companies.