About
Biotechnology
Department of Biotechnology, Kantipur Valley College started 4 years B.Tech in Biotechnology program in 2011 Scope of Biotechnology:4 years of BTech in Biotechnology makes highly competitive agriculture, pathology, microbiology, biochemistry, tissue culture, genetic engineering, medicine, chemical, dairy and wine industry. Job Prospects in Nepal:Biotechnology graduates have high demand in governmental and private research institutes such as:Some Governmental Organisations:• Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)• Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)• Department of Plant Resources (DPR)• National Ayurveda Research and Training Center (NARTC)• Dairy Development Committee (DDC)• National Forensic Laboratory • Governmental Jobs through Lok-Sewa and many more.A.D. Since the inception of the program, this department has been ever growing and progressing in terms of academia as well as laboratory facilities. We are proud to announce that Department of Biotechnology, Kantipur Valley College now has 11 exclusive and highly equipped laboratories for students studying B.Tech in Biotechnology.• General Biotechnology Laboratory• Biochemistry and Enzymology Laboratory• Molecular Biology Laboratory• Genetic Engineering Laboratory• Industrial and Research Lab• Plant Biotechnology Lab• Food Biotechnology Lab• Physics Lab• Chemistry Lab• General Biology Lab• IT/Computer Lab
Scope of Biotechnology outside Nepal:
There are numerous job opportunities outside of Nepal for as engineering sector, law sector, corporate sectors, etc.Moreover, B.Tech Biotechnology graduates can easily receive numerous scholarships (Norad, NFP, Erasmus, etc) for their higher studies in USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Norway, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Spain, Finland and others.
We are proud to mention that our students are working in above mentioned institutions and several other food production labs, dairies, wineries, hospitals, national and international projects and pharmaceutical companies as well as doing entrepreneurship by themselves. Moreover, B.Tech Biotechnology graduates from Kantipur Valley College have been studying will full scholarship and stipend in countries such as USA, Australia, Canada, South Africa, etc.
Job Practice in Nepal
Biotechnology graduates have high demand in governmental and private research institutes are:
Some Governmental Organizations
- Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)
- Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
- Department of Plant Resources (DPR)
- National Ayurveda Research and Training Center (NARTC)
- Dairy Development Committee (DDC)
- National Forensic Laboratory
- Governmental Jobs through Lok-Sewa and many more.
Some Private Organizations
- Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences (KIAS)
- Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology (RIBB)
- Annapurna Research Center
- Kalapas Biotech
- Ficus Biotech
- Center for Health and Disease Studies (CDHS)
- Centre for Molecular Dynamics Nepal (CMDN) and many more.
Along with these institutes, there are many hospitals, production industries (CG, Gorkha Brewery, etc.), INGO/ NGO projects, academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and so on where biotechnology graduates are many opportunities where students can work as a team and establish a company by themselves through entrepreneurship.
