Biotechnology refers to the employment of various types of “technology” to use, exploit, modify or improve existing biological processes for a specific purpose; its overarching goal is to enhance the quality of human life - be it directly or indirectly. The field has already shown immense promise and further innovations are certain to culminate dramatic improvements in existing technologies and outcomes. Biotechnology is the next wave of change that is likely to be as sweeping and invasive as that brought about by information technology. It is the interdisciplinary combination of biological, medical and technical sciences. The developed countries are focusing to expand and capitalize on biotechnology. Pakistan has recently initiated investment on the applications of biotechnology, especially in agriculture, pharmaceutical, textile, leather and chemical industries, health, bioinformatics and environmental biotechnology. Therefore, we at Qarshi University are determined to impart quality education in this exciting and promising field to its undergraduate and graduate students.
F Sc. (Pre-Medical or Pre-Engineering) or equivalent with minimum 50% score.
Scheme of Studies for 4-Year Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Biotechnology
Total Credit Hours: 134
Year One – Semester One
| Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| 1 | English-I | 3+0 |
| 2 | Islamic Studies/Ethics | 2+0 |
| 3 | General Mathematics | 3+0 |
| 4 | Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution -I | 3+0 |
| 5 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3+0 |
| 6 | Introduction to Biotechnology | 3+0 |
| Total Credit Hours | 17 | |
Year One – Semester Two
| Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| 1 | English-II | 3+0 |
| 2 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 |
| 3 | Biomathematics/Calculus-I | 3+0 |
| 4 | Social Science-I | 3+0 |
| 5 | Ecology, Biodiversity & Evolution -II | 3+0 |
| 6 | Classical Genetics | 3+0 |
| Total Credit Hours | 17 | |
Year Two – Semester Three
| Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| 1 | English-III | 3+0 |
| 2 | Biosafety & Bioethics | 2+0 |
| 3 | Human Resource Management | 3+0 |
| 4 | Physical Chemistry | 3+0 |
| 5 | Genetic Resources & Conservation | 3+0 |
| 6 | Molecular Biology | 3+0 |
| Total Credit Hours | 17 | |
Year Two – Semester Four
| Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| 1 | Physics | 3+0 |
| 2 | Probability & Statistics | 3+0 |
| 3 | Social Sciences-II | 3+0 |
| 4 | Immunology | 3+0 |
| 5 | Biochemistry-I | 2+1 |
| 6 | Microbiology | 2+1 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Year Three – Semester Five
| Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| 1 | Cell Biology | 2+1 |
| 2 | Analytical Chemistry & Instrumentation | 2+1 |
| 3 | Methods in Molecular Biology | 2+1 |
| 4 | Principles of Biochemical Engineering | 3+0 |
| 5 | Bioinformatics | 2+1 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Year Three – Semester Six
| Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| 1 | Biochemistry-II | 2+1 |
| 2 | Microbial Biotechnology | 3+0 |
| 3 | Agricultural Biotechnology | 2+1 |
| 4 | Food Biotechnology | 3+0 |
| 5 | Biotech Elective-I | 3+0 |
| 6 | Research Methodology & Skill Enhancement | 3+0 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
Year Four – Semester Seven
| Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| 1 | Health Biotechnology | 3+0 |
| 2 | Seminar-I | 1+0 |
| 3 | Environmental Biotechnology | 3+0 |
| 4 | Genomics & Proteomics | 3+0 |
| 5 | Biotech Elective-II | 3+0 |
| 6 | Research Project/Internship/Special Paper | 3+0 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
Year Four – Semester Eight
| Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| 1 | Biotech Elective-III | 3+0 |
| 2 | Biotech Elective-IV | 3+0 |
| 3 | Seminar-II | 1+0 |
| 4 | Industrial Biotechnology | 3+0 |
| 5 | Research Project/Internship/Special Paper | 3+0 |
| 6 | Psychology/Economics | 3+0 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Head | Amount |
| Admission Fee | Rs. 15,000/- (One time & non-refundable) |
| Security | Rs. 5,000/- (One time & refundable) |
| Miscellaneous | Rs. 2,000/semester |
| Semester Tuition Fee | Rs. 70,000/semester |
| Application Processing Fee | Rs. 1000 |
Students graduating in biotechnology may find jobs in various areas, some of those are listed below:
Head of Department
Name: Dr. Nadia Batool Zahra
Email: [email protected]
Admission Office
Contact Person: Mr. Waqas
Email: [email protected]
Cell No: 0321-5361528