Biotechnology

Have a scientific attitude with an ardent interest in bological sciences?? Biotechnology is the right branch for you then! As the name suggests, it is the combination of Biology and Technology and is an applied science. It deals with producing substances and compounds that are essential for the well being of human and other living organisms. This branch covers a whole lot of areas like Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Chemistry and Engineering.The rapid growth rate in this sector makes it a preferred career option of many students these days. There are several under-graduates courses like B.Sc., B.E. and B. Tech. and post-graduate courses like M.Sc, M. Tech in biotechnology available in India. For B.Sc., B.E. and B. Tech. courses minimum qualification is 10+2 with science. Selection into these courses is made through entrance exam conducted by the concerned universities.

Career Prospects

Biotechnology is basically a research oriented field but the escalating popularity and the soaring growth has made sure that there are lots of carrer opportunities for the youngsters. The areas of biotech include healthcare, medicine, animal husbandry, environment & agriculture. Biotechnologists work as research scientists or assistants at government or private run research laboratories. They are also employed at drug and pharmaceutical farms, Chemicals, Environment control, Waste management, Energy, Food processing (agro based), aquaculture & Bio-processing industries. With a degree in biotechnology you can be a Research Scientist, a Teacher, a Marketing manager, a Science Writer or a Bioinformists. The options are just numerous!

Institutes Offering

Several technical institutes and universities offer B.Sc/M.Sc/B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech courses in India. Some of them are
•    Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee and Mumbai  (IIT JEE)
•    Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi;
•    All India Institutes of Medical Science, New Delhi;
•    Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi;
•    Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh;
•    Birla Institute Of Technology & Science, Pilani, (Rajasthan); (BITSAT)
•    Anna University, Chennai;
•    Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad;
•    University Of Calcutta, Kolkata; University of Lucknow, Lucknow;
•    Andhra University, Visakhapatnam;
•    Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar;
•    University of Madras, Chennai;
•    Rai University, Raipur;
•    Jadavpur University, Kolkata;
•    Patna University; Patna,
•    Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi; (CEE conducted by DU)
•    Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, Delhi (CEE conducted by DU)