Careers in Biotechnology

Biotechnology is an emerging field in the engineering. It is a combination of  science, biology mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering and many more. Its application varies from pharmaceutical, chemical, bio-products, agriculture to industry - food, textiles, medicine, nutrition, environmental conservation, animal sciences etc., all this makes it one of the fastest growing fields of engineering.

Biotechnology consists disciplines like genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, embryology and cell biology, which are in turn linked to practical disciplines like chemical engineering, information technology and robotics.

An individual who wants to make a career in Biotechnology should have a scientific aptitude and a keen interest in the biological sciences.

Courses and Eligibility

Candidates with a background in science at the 10+2 level are eligible for the B.Tech course in biotechnology as well as the integrated M.Tech program at IIT Delhi.

Career Prospects

Biotechnology in India is throwing up tremendous scope for growth and is contributing to the total biotech market worth US $100 billion. Many global pharmacy companies are seeking India to set their research and development centres here.

In India Students can mainly explore job options in the following fields:

• Bio-processing industries
• Chemicals
• Drug and pharmaceutical research
• Energy
• Environment control
• Food processing &
• Public funded laboratories
• Waste management

Private sector has a great opportunities for biotechnologists. Drug companies in biotechnology like Ranbaxy, Dabur, Hindustan Lever, Dr Reddy's Labs that have their R & D units offer Biotechnology professional with handsome pay-package. There are also ample opportunities available for biotechnologists in chemical industry, the food processing industry, and the textile industry.

Institutes/Universities

Institutes offering M.Sc Biotechnology (Selection through All India Combined Entrance Test)

1. Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu
2. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
3. Calicut University, Kerala
4. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, lndore
5. Goa University, Goa
6. Gulbarga University, Gulbarga
7. Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar
8. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
9. Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
10. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
11. Kumaun University, Nainital
12. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
13. MS University of Baroda, Vadodara
14. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
15. Punjabi University, Patiala
16. R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur
17. Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
18. Tezpur University, Tezpur (Assam)
19. Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala
20. University of Allahabad, Allahabad
21. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
22. University of Jammu, Jammu
23. University of Lucknow, Lucknow
24. University of Mysore, Mysore
25. University of North Bengal, Siliguri
26. University of Pune, Pune
27. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
28. Visva-Bharati University, Sanliniketan

Top Institutes offering B.Tech/M.Tech/PhD 

   1.        Amity Institute of Biotechnology

    Amity Noida Campus, Sector - 44

    Noida - 201303 (U.P.)

    Phone : 1800-11-00-00 (Toll-Free)

   Courses Offered : B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Biotechnology

   2.       Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

   Courses Offered : B.Tech., M.Tech. in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, M.S.      

   (Research) in  Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology and Pre Ph.D. Courses

   3.       National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal

   Courses Offered : M.Sc and M.Tech degree in Animal Biotechnology

   4.       Indian Institute of Technology, kharagpur

   Courses Offered : B.Tech.(H) in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, B.Tech.(H) and 

   M.Tech. in  Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, MS (Biotechnology), 

   M.Tech. - Biotechnology   and Biochemical Engineering, Ph.D. (Biotechnology)

   5.     All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

  Courses Offered : M Biotech