| The country is evolving and so is its needs in terms | | | | the urge of innovation has grabbed the attention of |
| of food, employment, space, education, etc are | | | | many technology freaks and is coming up as a |
| increasing. Today, we can not rely on the same | | | | platform for students to prove their talents. A |
| number of resources, as we used to earlier, with the | | | | student can opt for a biotechnology courses, right |
| globalization of the world, import and export of new | | | | from his graduation level. Various courses for |
| technologies, food, people, education categories, | | | | obtaining degree in Biotechnology are B. Sc., B.E., B. |
| facilities is always going on. Lifestyle, employment and | | | | Tech, etc. in Biotechnology, or one can also opt for |
| survival are all related to the type of education one | | | | post graduation courses in Biotechnology after |
| gets. There is always a stability point for everything, | | | | completing their graduation in Microbiology, Physics, |
| so does education and career fields have. The urge in | | | | Biology and chemistry. |
| students to opt for something new and innovative | | | | The colleges providing graduation and post graduation |
| has lead to many experiments and expansions are | | | | courses in biotechnology are:v School of Life |
| done to satisfy the growing needs of the education | | | | Sciences, Hyderabadv Institute of Chemical |
| industry. Few examples of such courses are mass | | | | Technology, Mumbaiv School of Biotechnology, |
| communication, Film making, IT Networking, | | | | JNU, New Delhiv National Dairy Research |
| Naturopathy, Biotechnology, etc. | | | | Institute, Karnalv University School of |
| Biology is a field which has been for years related | | | | Biotechnology, Indraprastha University, New |
| only to doctors, if a person has opted for medical | | | | Delhiv Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, |
| subjects in his senior secondary education; it means | | | | Kerelav School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu |
| he will become a doctor. Though there are many | | | | University, Varanasiv GB Panth University of |
| types of doctor, but it had become too monotonous. | | | | Agriculture and Technology, Uttrakhandv |
| So, with the changing times, many new courses have | | | | Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, MS |
| evolved from the term medicine, now the students | | | | University of Baroda, Gujaratv Department of |
| are not only restricted to MBBS degrees, there are | | | | Biotechnology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar |
| many other options they can take as their career. | | | | The main subjects which a Biotechnology student has |
| Some of the professional fields open for medical | | | | to undertake as a part of his curriculum are |
| students after completing their 12th are: Allopathy, | | | | Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Immunology, |
| naturopathy, Homeopathy, Physiotherapy, Neurology, | | | | Engineering, Virology, Genetics, and other few |
| Radiology, Pharmacy selling, Pharmacists, | | | | specialization related subjects are like Plant |
| Biotechnology, etc. | | | | Physiology, Crop management, Agriculture, Animal |
| Biotechnology is one of the recent developments in | | | | Husbandry, Cell Biology, Soil Science, Ecology, etc. |
| the field of medicine, as its name suggests, it’s a | | | | The career prospects for students pursuing |
| combination of Biology and Technology. It is also | | | | Biotechnology is great as it involves development of |
| termed as Genetic engineering, all based on | | | | vaccines, medications and is also for the invention of |
| researches. Biotechnology as defined by the United | | | | various technologies for the diagnosis of improvisation |
| Nations Convention on Biological Diversity is “Any | | | | in energy production, conservation and to increase |
| technological application that uses biological systems, | | | | the productivity level of various cells and seeds. |
| living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or | | | | Biotechnologists can practice their skills in various |
| modify products or processes for specific use”. | | | | research centers, marketing departments of pharma |
| Biotechnology is purely based on all the biological | | | | companies, chemical industries, etc. Some of such |
| forms such as microbiology, molecular biology, | | | | companies providing opportunities for biotechnologists |
| genetics, biochemistry, animal cell culture, embryology, | | | | are Tata Engineering Research Institute, Hindustan |
| and also on other forms of technology like | | | | Liver Ltd., Indo- American Hybrid Seeds, Bivcol, |
| information technology, chemical engineering, | | | | Thapar Group, Biocon India Ltd, Hindustan Antibiotics, |
| biorobotics, etc, to have an analytical and better | | | | India Vaccines Cooperation, etc. Thus we can say, |
| result. | | | | Biotechnology is an upcoming field which is ready to |
| Looking at the increasing demand of researchers in | | | | conquer the market and India for sure has a great |
| the field of medicine, many students are opting for | | | | scope for Biotechnology students. |
| biotechnology as their career. Also, its newness and | | | | |