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Biotechnology

Jerusalem Multidisciplinary Academic CenterBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 90 or morePeriphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: 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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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

A. Admission based on bagrut average / mechina + admissions interview / Bagrut average of at least 90 and an admissions interview, as determined by the head of the department(our wording)

  • Bagrut average of at least 90 and an admissions interview, as determined by the head of the department.
  • The department head reserves the right not to accept applicants, or to require applicants to take the TIL test and meet the admission requirements according to their admission index score.

Regular track

The composite score combines / Admission requirements(our wording)

  • Composite score of 530 or higher + admissions interview.

For reservists

Special admission track for reservists

  • A special admission track is available for reservists
  • Eligible for the track: A reservist who served 28 or more reserve-duty days from 7.10.2023 through the date of registration for studies. A discharged soldier and a graduate of 2 years of national service who were discharged after 7.10.2023
  • Those eligible for the track can be admitted to the Academic Center without a psychometric exam or TIL exam, based on bagrut certificate grades + interview/admissions committee.
  • Applicants admitted through this track will be admitted conditionally and will have to meet the department’s requirements at the end of the first academic year in order to continue their studies.
  • Up to 10% of all students admitted to each department can be admitted through this admission track.
  • Full bagrut certificate (no minimum average).
  • The Hebrew and English requirements are the same as those of the college.
  • Requirements for moving from conditional student status to regular student statusAverage grade of 75 or higher at the end of the first year.

Special track

Exceptional admission

  • The Council for Higher Education allows the Center to exceptionally admit up to 10% of students who do not meet the admission requirements.
For adults and those who have studied before1

Applicants with an academic degree

  • Applicants with an academic degree from a recognized institution will be admitted based on an assessment of their field of study and degree grades.

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 whose first language is not Hebrew are required to take the Yael exam or the TIL Institute Hebrew placement test—score of 100 or higher.
  • Tawjihi holdersScientific Tawjihi only, subject to the conditions above. Holders of a humanities Tawjihi will be required to take a semester-long science mechina.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותmechinaמכינהdepartmentחוגapplicantמועמדTIL testתילreservistsמשרתי מילואיםreserve-duty daysימי מילואיםpsychometric examפסיכומטריbagrut certificateתעודת בגרות

What you study

Biotechnology combines the use of knowledge from biology to develop advanced technologies in industry, food, medicine, agriculture, and environmental quality. The studies focus on using biological systems and organic components, such as cells, plant and animal tissues, and microorganisms. Courses in the degree include basic-subject courses, including mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology, as well as courses such as biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, immunology, environmental biotechnology, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Biology, Botany and Zoologymost commonStudying living organisms, their interactions with one another, and their interactions with their environment, to solve health and environmental problems.
  • ChemistryResearching and developing concepts, theories, and methods in chemistry, and applying this knowledge to develop new knowledge or products, conduct quality control, and control processes.
  • Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
  • Software Quality Assurance, Analysis and TestingEnsuring the quality of software and applications through testing.

Which industries they work in

  • Scientific Research and Development18%
  • Health services16%
  • Education13%

Employment rate above average: 85% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries below average: ₪12,900 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: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate: 45% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 97 points
  • Average psychometric score: 480 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

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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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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