Biotechnology Engineering
Azrieli – College of Engineering JerusalemBachelor 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
Admission requirements (automatic admission)(our wording)
- Mathematics bagrutEligibility: 4 units with a grade of 80, 5 units with a grade of 70
- Psychometric exam/TIL test overall score, quantitative-oriented550
- Psychometric exam/TIL test score in the quantitative reasoning section100
- English placement testBasic level* (score of 85)
- Applicants whose psychometric exam or TIL test, or bagrut certificate, is not in Hebrew: Yael score of 110
Regular track
Psychometric-exam bypass route – weighted bagrut average(our wording)
- Weighted bagrut average101 or higher
- Mathematics bagrut exam5 units – grade 70
- Mathematics bagrut exam4 units – grade 80
- English bagrut exam5 units – grade 65
- English bagrut exam4 units – grade 70
- Quantitative-oriented psychometric score / TIL test scoreNot required
- Yael exam (if required)Score of 110
- English level (by means of the AMIR, AMIRAM, or psychometric exam screening test)Basic level (level 3)
Through a preparatory program
Psychometric-exam bypass route – pre-academic mechina certificate (Natural Sciences/Engineering mechina)(our wording)
- Average of 93 or higher
- Mathematics4 units, grade 90
- English4 units, grade 70
- Quantitative-oriented psychometric score / TIL test scoreNot required
- Yael exam (if required)Score of 110
- English level (by means of the AMIR, AMIRAM, or psychometric exam screening test)Basic level (level 3)
Special track
Alternatives to the requirements ("Exemption" table: each row is an alternative)(our wording)
- Completion of an intensive or semester-length mechina with a grade of 70
- Intensive or semester-length mechina with a grade of 80
- Graduate of a pre-academic mechina with a grade of 70 in all courses
- 5 units in mathematics with a grade of 70 from the last 2 years
- Practical engineer diploma with an average of 75
- 5 units in mathematics with a grade of 80 from the last 5 years
- Bagrut average of 101
- Graduate of Azrieli's pre-academic mechina with a grade of 70 in all courses
- Intensive/semester mechina with a grade of 90
- 24 credit points with an average of 70
- The College recognizes graduates of annual or semester-based pre-academic mechinot in engineering, natural and life sciences, and exact sciences at institutions of higher education in Israel.
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
- An applicant who meets all the admission requirements except for 1 requirement (not including eligibility for a bagrut certificate) will be invited to a personal interview at the discretion of the admissions committee.
- An applicant is required to pass a preparatory physics course with a grade of 60 as a prerequisite for registration for some courses in the first year – in the departments of Materials Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Biotechnology Engineering.
The Hebrew terms
unitsיח"לbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריTIL testתילquantitative-orientedבדגש כמותיquantitative reasoningחשיבה כמותיתplacement testמבחן סיווג רמהlevel placementסיווג רמהapplicantמועמדbagrut certificateתעודת בגרות
- Source:The institution's sitejce.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 all institutions)
Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across all institutions)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Admitted students and graduates
average across all institutions
- 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.ilchecked 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.
Periphery 44 grant
Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuition
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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- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/List-of-Educational-Institu…checked 4 Oct 2026
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