Regional Centre for Biotechnology or RCB is a Government institute located in Haryana, Gurgaon. The prestigious institute was established in 2006 by the Department of Biotechnology of the Government of India under the auspices of UNESCO and offers courses like M.Sc. Biotechnology, PhD Biotechnology, PhD Bioinformatics, and PhD Biostatics. Admission are done on the basis of merit of BET (Biotechnology Entrance Test) conducted by the college itself through online mode only.

The M.Sc +Ph.D course is offered for Biotechnology with an average duration of 5-7 years. The course fee was INR 42,000 for one year in the last academic session. 

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The campus has various facilities for the students, including Library, high-quality IT infrastructure, and new tools and technology. The campus is located on Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway, PO Box 3, NCR Delhi, Gurgaon. The Gurgaon railway station is 31.8km away from the RCB Gurgaon campus.

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Regional Centre for Biotechnology Highlights

Established Year 2006
Type Government
Approved by AICTE
Top Courses M.Sc. Biotechnology, PhD Biotechnology, PhD Bioinformatics, and PhD Biostatics
Admission Criteria Entrance and Merit Based
Scholarships Not available
Facilities Library, high-quality IT infrastructure, and new tools and technology

Regional Centre for Biotechnology FAQs

Ques: How to apply for the Regional centre for Biotechnology?

Ans: The MS-PhD Program of the Regional Centre for Biotechnology shall be open to applicants who have submitted an online application. Applications may be submitted through the Internet for a fee of INR 500. The application fee shall not be charged to SC, ST, PWD, EWS and foreign applicants.

Ques: Which all areas the Centre conducts multi-disciplinary innovative research in biotech sciences?

Ans: Multidisciplinary innovative research on biotechnology in the following broad fields is being conducted by the Regional Biotechnological Research Centre: Infectious Disease Biology Molecular Medicine Cancer Biology & Therapeutics Agricultural Biotechnology Systems & Synthetic Biology Structural Biology.

Ques: Which metro station is near to Regional Centre for Biotechnology?

Ans: Badkal metro station which is a few meters from RCB's location, is the nearest Metro Station. A passenger can take an auto taxi or a cab out of the station and go to RCB, Bio-Incubator which is less than 15 minutes journey.

Ques: What are the timings of the Library of Regional Centre for Biotechnology?

Ans: For students and staff on campus, the library of the Regional Centre for Biotechnology shall operate from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Ques: What does the syllabus of BET (Biotechnology Eligibility Test) include?

Ans: The Question paper of BET has two parts namely, Part-A which includes General aptitude & General Biotechnology and Part-B which includes General plus specialized branches in Biotechnology. Part-A of the question paper will have all compulsory 50 MCQ questions in General Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, General aptitude, analytical, quantitative ability, general biotechnology etc. A total of 150 questions will be included in Part B, with only 50 questions to be answered.