Department of Biotechnology at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), Patiala, is one of the leading centers for biotechnology education and research in India since last 25 years with its inception in 1999 with the support of DBT, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.

Key Highlights are:

Accredited Comprehensive outcome based Academic Programs with International exposure

The B. Tech. in Biotechnology program has earned NBA accreditation twice, each time for
the maximum permissible duration of 6 years.

NBA accreditation is a testament to the program's commitment to quality education, continuous improvement, and its alignment with industry and academic standards. The recognition reflects the program's excellence in teaching, infrastructure, faculty expertise, and relevance in the biotechnology field.

The B.Tech. Biotechnology program also offers students a unique advantage by providing three twinning programs with prestigious international institutions namely, Tel Aviv University, Israel, George Mason University, USA, and Queensland University, Australia.

These collaborations give students the opportunity to gain international exposure and enhance their qualifications, preparing them for successful careers in both industry and academia.

M.Sc. Biotech & M.Tech. Biotech. Programs are also offered by the Department apart from
Ph.D., which was the very first program since inception.

Cutting Edge Research

The faculty of the department is involved in several innovative project from the government as well as industry in the frontier areas such as cancer biology, natural products and drug discovery, bioinformatics/ computational biology, Immunoinformatics, nanobiotechnology, industrial biotechnology, bioprocess engineering, molecular biology, agricultural biotechnology and environmental biotechnology

These government-funded and industrial research projects are aimed at solving real-world problems in healthcare, agriculture, and sustainability.

The department is funded by UGC (University Grants Commission); AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistant Council), SERB (Science and Engineering Research Board), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), GoI, CSIR (Council for Scientific & Industrial Research), CEFIPRA, IUSSTF etc.

Scholars enrolled for the vibrant Ph.D. program generally have their own national fellowships like. UGC, CSIR, DST-INSPIRE, Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship etc. or else are supported by TIET by providing them contractual lecturer position.

High research standards in Ph.D. program is marked by the qualifying requirement of three SCI publications with a minimum Total impact factor of 4.0.

The thesis is adjudicated by Foreign examiner as well as Indian Examiners.

Experiential learning, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Encourage students and faculty to engage in entrepreneurial ventures, particularly in the bio-tech sector.

Some former students from the department, faculty are having spinoffs as well as BIRAC funded projects for possible spinoffs

Students from first semester till fifth semester are exposed to experiential learning in biotechnology, apart from capstone projects which not only dwells to find scientific solutions to some leading problems but also can be converted into a startup, with the help of IIC (institute innovation council), Venture lab as well as STEP
(Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Park).