Career in Biotechnology
Career in Biotechnology is a good option in India as the country has witnessed remarkable growth in biotechnology sector. India has become one of the best destinations for biotechnology industry due to good network of research laboratories, rich biodiversity, well developed base industries, rich agriculture sector and trained manpower. The biotechnology professionals can get good jobs in the pharmaceutical companies, agricultural, chemical and allied industries. They can get the employment in the areas of production, planning and management of bioprocessing industries. The biotechnologists have a great scope in the research laboratories. The biotechnologists in India get employed in various government-based and private universities and research institutes as research scientists or assistants.
Organizations offering Career in Biotechnology
Some of major organizations in India offering good career in Biotechnology include Thapar Group, Hindustan Lever Ltd, Bivcol, India Vaccines Corporation, Indo-American Hybrid seeds, IDPL, Biocon India Ltd, National Botanical Institute, Tata Engineering Research Institute, Hindustan Antibiotics and National Chemical Laboratories.
There are mainly two option after B.Sc in Biotech
- M.Sc in Biotech
- MBA
An MBA after a biotechnology degree is the best option. You will need
to work hard. If you really are interested in research and working,
then go for MSc. Still, an MBA is best.
I can give you a rough picture of both
An MBA in Biotechnology is a relatively new type of program
that is growing in popularity. In some ways, you could say this program
has "more scope" as it focuses not only on the science but also on the
business side of things. The problem in many of these programs is that
much of the science is taught from the theory point of view and not
really from a practical sense. As such, people graduating with a MBA in
Biotechnology are not necessarily qualified to work as researchers.
An MSc in Biotechnology will give you more hands on experience
but teaches you little of the business world. You will likely have a
much broader biotechnology background when you graduate but, you will
mostly be qualified only to do further research (either as a technician
or to go on to a PhD).
Neither of these is a bad option. It really depends more on
what you want to do. With an MBA in Biotechnology you are more likely
looking at a job in Administration, Management, Marketing, or Sales.
One word of caution, many biotech companies still prefer to hire people
with PhDs for many of the upper level management positions, with the
exception of some key very top positions (CEO, CFO). Of course, you are
going to have to work your way up no matter what you do.
With a MSc you are more likely to head into a position as a
Technician, Scientific Associate, or to continue on in graduate studies
to get your PhD. MSc's often find themselves in a good position to take
on a teaching position either at the high school or trade school level
as well.
One other option of course is to do the MSc and then a separate
MBA. This is the broadest scope of all and, far and away in my opinion,
the most marketable
M.Sc Biotehnology Entrance Exam
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