Overview of Biotechnology (post graduate) on St Joseph's College irinjalakuda

Biotechnology is a fastest growing field which has numerous job opportunities. Curriculum really does prepare you for further academic pursuits. Teaching method here is good but the practical session needs improvement. We get about 3-4 months for a whole sem out of which there are 2 internal exams in between with equal time gap. Difficulty level is moderate

There's project at the end of the second year. Internships we have to find by ourselves. But this college has connections with some good companies. There are ex students who got good placements. Can't depend entirely on college. We have to hustle too

The year wise fees to pay is 70000rs.Caution fees is about 1000 rs. Admission fee is 10,000. For people who got merit seat fee is 35k per sem. But for others it's 50k(if donation isn't paid). There's scholarship for ETB category.

It's all excellent here. Fine arts program, cultural festival programs ,union program, club programs , movie promotions (celebrities). Library is really good. Lots of resources and it's aesthetic. Sports team is strong .

Hostel is bad. You've seperate beds . Food is not good. Quality of food is not good. There's registration fee for hostel. Talk to the main warden and take the admission. In this locality few other PG s are available

St Mary's College in trissur and psgr krishnammal college called me but I chose this college over it because of convenience and it has NAAC A++ grade. Admission process is pretty simple. Apply on their site and they give you a call and confirm the seat and pay the admission fee

Faculty members are educated and all in the biotech department. But they are not that understanding. They give stress. Lacking guidance on the things we don't know about. This two year postgraduate programme focuses on the advanced knowledge of the application of biotechnology in various fields like agriculture, healthcare, industry etc. Biotechnology utilizes biological systems, living organisms or its parts to develop or create different products and it also grabs new possibility to make changes in the organisms’ genetic material (DNA). The curriculum is a mixture of both theoretical and practical sessions that helps students learn the implementation of the subject. To encourage formation of research aptitude in students, a research project is included in the curriculum. Course structure - 35k rs per sem Calicut University conducts exams. There's two internal exams per sem and lab exam in the second sem (including first's) Grading system is based on weightage and not marks A+ 5 points A 4points B+ 3 points C 2 points D 1 point

Gym is available. There's not a lot of night life in the college but the vibe at night is soo good. Locality is safe. Hostel has a curfew of 6 pm. Classes starts at 9:10 Am. So one should reach campus around it. Till 2:50 Pm.