Biochemical Engineering
Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (B.Sc)
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2026/27 academic year
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Sekhem
- Biochemical Engineering 85
Regular track
Sekhem and interview or CV
- Study track: Biochemical EngineeringSekhem: 85Sekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Excellent bagrut: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 93
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Bagrut and level placement in mathematics
- Study track: Biochemical EngineeringSekhem: 85Sekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Excellent bagrut: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 93
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Excellent bagrut
- Study track: Biochemical EngineeringSekhem: 85Sekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Excellent bagrut: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 93
Special track
Shortened track
- Study track: Biochemical EngineeringSekhem: 85Sekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Excellent bagrut: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 93
Special track
Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category
- Study track: Biochemical EngineeringSekhem: 85Sekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Excellent bagrut: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 93
Special track
Admissions bridge to the Technion
- Study track: Biochemical EngineeringSekhem: 85Sekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Excellent bagrut: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 93
For adults and those who have studied before1
Admission options based on academic background and transfer pathways
- In addition to the admission pathways listed on this page, there are admission options based on academic background and transfer pathways.
These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.
For every track
- Study track: Biochemical EngineeringSekhem: 85Sekhem and interview or CV: ✔Bagrut and level placement in mathematics: ✔Excellent bagrut: ✔Shortened track: ✔Sekhem discount points for the deserving advancement category: 1Admissions bridge to the Technion: ✔The sekhem required to receive the sekhem excellence scholarship: 93
- The admission requirements shown on this page are estimates and may be updated from time to time. In all cases, the binding admission requirements are those published on the day the applicant completes all admission requirements.
The Hebrew terms
sekhemסכםbagrutבגרותlevel placementסיווג רמה“deserving advancement” (affirmative-action category based on socio-economic criteria)ראויים לקידוםapplicantמועמד
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- Source:The institution's siteadmissions.technion.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27
What you study
Biotechnology engineering deals with the use and harnessing of life processes in biological systems to produce products for industry, medicine, agriculture, and cosmetics for human well-being. These include innovative medical treatments, the development of biosensors, controlled drug release, the use of engineered DNA codes, the generation of alternative energy, and the production of meat and dairy substitutes, among others. Courses in the degree include foundational studies such as mathematics, physics, statistics, biology, and chemistry, as well as advanced courses, including genetic engineering, microbiology, immunology, cell cultures, and ethics and law in biotechnology.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
What graduates work as
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineeringmost commonResearching, planning, organizing, and supervising the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities and processes for industrial production. Preparing plans to coordinate production work, and assessing its safety and economic feasibility.
- Biology, Botany and Zoologymost commonStudying living organisms, their interactions with one another, and their interactions with their environment, to solve health and environmental problems.
Graduates' salaries are above average: ₪21,700 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across universities)
Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across universities)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“universities” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Admitted students and graduates
average across universities
- Program length: 4 years
- On-time graduation rate 80% of students
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 103 points
- Average psychometric score: 630 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“universities” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Money
How the institution is funded
Budgeted institutions
Tuition2026/27
Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.
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