Biotechnology Courses

 

Biotechnology courses are based on biology, and are especially used in food science, agriculture and medicine.

 

It also means technological applications that employ living organisms, biological systems or derivatives to make or modify processes or products for specific use.

 

Biotechnology is used to treat waste, recycle and clean up sites polluted by industrial activities.

 

Biotechnology courses refer to the application of scientific techniques and methods aiming improving biological systems. This includes animals, plants and microorganisms.

 

Courses

 

There are various ways of pursuing biotechnology courses such as undergraduate courses such as B.Sc, B.E or B.Tech. There is a 5-year integrated course B.Tech or M.Tech and Msc or M.Tech at PG level.

 

Biotechnology offers PG courses that can be opted after acquiring graduation in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Microbiology. You can also do PhD after PG and go for post-doctoral research in India or abroad.

 

Biotechnology Institutes in India

 

Rewarding biotechnology courses are in India with some popular institutes namely, IIT and University of Delhi, Pune, Al-Ameen College, Sinhagad science college, AnnaUniversity in TamilNadu, Mahatma Gandhi University,

 

Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Punjab University and Guru Nanak Dev University in Punjab and Mohanda College of Engineering & Technology in Kerala.

 

Scope of Biotechnology

 

Biotechnology as a career has good scope in India and has witnessed remarkable growth in this sector.

 

Today, India is the best destination for this industry owing to rich biodiversity, research laboratories, trained manpower and rich agriculture sector.

 

The professionals acquire good jobs in chemical, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries and companies.

 

This course deals with various opportunities in fields such as healthcare, agriculture, environment and animal husbandry.

Organizations offering career

 

The major organizations in India include Thapar Group, IDPL, Bivcol, National Botanical Institute, India Vaccines Corporation, Tata Engineering Research Institute, Indo-American Hybrid seeds, National Chemical Laboratories and Hindustan Antibiotics.