Biotechnology – The Department of Biotechnology was started in 2002 to produce Biotechnology postgraduates to cater to industry, academia, and research centres. Bharathidasan University declared it a research department in 2007 adding to the M.Sc. the degrees M.Phil. and Ph.D. A research atmosphere is maintained at the PG level, with students encouraged to attend the national and international symposia and present papers, and to organize workshops, exhibitions, and intercollegiate competitions that will develop their organizing and leadership skills. To make this accessible to the rural and middle-class sectors, the fee is fixed at ₹18,000 per semester.