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Biotechnology Engineering

Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 109 or more

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Biotechnology Engineering single major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [engineering sekhem and psychometric exam](our wording)

  • Engineering sekhem: 505
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 550
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Applicants who have not studied Physics at 5 units with a passing grade or completed an equivalent course approved by the Center for Pre-Academic Studies must take the course "Introduction to Physics—Mechanics" 500-5-0006, which is held in the summer or in the first semester through the Center for Pre-Academic Studies.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Biotechnology Engineering single major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 109
  • Mathematics: 90/5
  • Physics: 90/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Applicants who have not studied Physics at 5 units with a passing grade or completed an equivalent course approved by the Center for Pre-Academic Studies must take the course "Introduction to Physics—Mechanics" 500-5-0006, which is held in the summer or in the first semester through the Center for Pre-Academic Studies.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.

For every track

  • Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose engineering sekhem is up to 15 points below the required score will be considered by the department’s admissions committee based on their overall application. Reviews of exceptional cases are subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.

The Hebrew terms

single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיunitsיח"לbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרות

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  • Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27

What you study

It leads a field that has gained significant momentum in recent years because of the vision it creates—a vision that begins with developing a drug or gene therapy for an incurable disease, continues through replicating vital organs for transplantation, and extends to treating environmental hazards and improving quality of life. To prepare people to meet these challenges, the Department of Biotechnology Engineering was established at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, combining teaching and multi-domain research by a diverse faculty from the fields of chemistry, biology, physics, and engineering.

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.

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

Most graduates go on to a master's degree

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 4 years
  • On-time graduation rate 80% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 103 points
  • Average psychometric score: 630 points

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.

Periphery 44 grant

only for programs at the Eilat campus

Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.

per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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