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| Growing
career opportunities in biotechnology |
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Dinesh Rawat |
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| Biotechnology unifies biology
and technology by covering a wide range
of subjects like agriculture, animal husbandry,
biochemistry, bio-statistics, cell biology,
chemistry, crop management, cropping system,
ecology, engineering, genetics, health,
immunology, medicine, microbiology, plant
physiology, soil science, soil conservation,
seed technology, and virology, etc. In
biotechnology the living things, especially
cells and bacteria are used in industrial
process. Through these researches, various
medicines, and vaccines are developed.
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| Scope of biotechnology
in India |
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| There is an immense possibility
of getting jobs in this field as the demand
for biotechnologists is growing in India
as well as abroad. It is estimated that
more than 6000 biotechnologists of top
skill are required in India as per the
survey made by the Human Resource Development
Ministry. |
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| Eligibility criteria
to get into the field of biotechnology |
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| The eligibility for this
field requires graduation in science that
is in physics, chemistry and biology.
There is B.Tech for the undergraduates.
Some universities in India offer the B.Sc
biotechnology for which you can join after
class 12 or equivalent examination, with
physics, chemistry and mathematics. Graduates
in all sciences, engineering technology,
or medicine are eligible for the postgraduate
(M.Sc.) course in biotechnology.
There are P.G. courses available in
M.Sc. Biotechnology, M.Sc. (Agriculture)
Biotechnology, M.V.Sc. (Animal) Biotechnology,
M.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Sc./M.V.Sc.
in Veterinary Biotechnology, M.Sc. (Marine)
Biotechnology and a host of other courses
are available.
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| Institutes that provide
biotechnology course |
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Here are some well-known
institutions of biotechnology, which offer
graduate courses in the subjects:
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Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
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Indian Agricultural Research Institute,
New Delhi
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Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
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GB Pant University of Agriculture and
Technology, Uttar Pradesh
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National Centre for Plant Genome Research,
New Delhi
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National Institute of Immunology, New
Delhi
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National Dairy Research Institute, Bangalore
The following are some of the universities
that also offer graduate and post graduate
courses in biotechnology:
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Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh
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Visva-Bharati, Birbhum, West Bengal
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Madras University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Biotechnology University of Mysore,
Karnataka
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Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh
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Benaras Hindu University
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Patna University, Bihar
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Rajasthan University, Rajasthan
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Biotechnology Banglore University, Karnataka
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Sai College Of Medical Science and Technology,
Uttar Pradesh
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Biotechnology Gulbarga University, Karnataka
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| Jobs in biotechnology |
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| Biotechnology as a subject
has grown rapidly. A biotechnologist can
get into government institutes and organizations,
such as Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
and the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Development
of Education, Science and Technology at
Thiruvananthapuram.
Other fields include agriculture, dairy
and horticulture institutes. Pharmaceutical
companies like Dabur, Ranbaxy, Hindustan
Lever, and Dr. Reddy's Labs, and many
more. Food processing industry, chemical
industry, and the textile industry are
the other areas where you can look for
jobs. Hindustan Lever, Thapar Group,
Indo American Hybrid Seeds, Bincon India
Ltd., IDPL, Hindustan Antibiotics, etc.
are some of the big companies that employ
biotechnologists.
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| Remuneration in biotechnology
field |
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| India is the next biotech
frontier and there’s immense scope
to earn a lot in this field, but as always,
the more well read you are more the amount
you can expect. The factors for remuneration
depend upon academic qualification, institute
or university from which the degree is
attained and the level of work experience.
In the corporate sector, a fresher
with B.Sc. or B.Tech. degree can expect
somewhere from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 7,000
per month. Candidates with masters degrees,
PhDs, or research background can expect
Rs. 10,000 to Rs.15,000 per month. Salary
increases with your experience, but
due to lesser number of openings in
this field as compared to other sectors,
the salary hikes are low.
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