Career options after BTech in Microbiology

Does the world of microscopic organisms excite you? Do you wish to contribute to the scientific innovations in the food and beverage industry? If the answer is in the affirmative, a BTech in Microbiology will definitely help you realise all these dreams.

A combination of multiple areas of research, including Molecular Biology, Genetics & Immunology and Microbiology, is much in demand today.

Learn from the Leaders in the field

With a panel of experts who have decades of experience guiding students at the national and international level, Shoolini University, located 63 Km from Chandigarh, in the Shiwalik Hills near Kasauli, is the best option to pursue BTech in Microbiology.

The industry-academia partnership that Shoolini has established through its panel of experts also ensures that leading industry players and MNCs pick students from here every year. The university is top in the region and ranks at the 16th position all over the country on the research parameter.

Prof Anuradha Sourirajan, who is a Post Doctorate from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH) USA, leads the Department of Applied Sciences under which the Department of Microbiology falls. Other specialists in the Department include Prof Kamal Dev, PhD IISC Bangalore, and Prof Saurabh Kulshrestha, a PhD from JNU.

They are supported by two Associate Professors and 17 other Assistant Professors who are specialists in their respective segments.

Course options at Shoolini

The university offers courses like BSc (Hons) Microbiology and BSc Microbiology (Research). These courses are equivalent to BTech in Microbiology and open up doors of opportunities for young innovators who wish to succeed in the world of Microbiology.

Eligibility criteria

BSc (Hons) Microbiology: 55 per cent in class 12 for students with a subject combination of PCB/PCM

BSc Microbiology (Research): 60 per cent in class 12 for students with a subject combination of PCB/PCM

Career options after doing B Tech in Microbiology

With students from Shoolini University being placed at an average package of Rs 6.5 Lakh/annum, pursuing a career in Microbiology seems to be the right option. Microbiology graduates at Shoolini develop analytical and scientific skills which ensure that they are in high demand by employers.

Work profiles for BTech Microbiology graduates

• Research Assistant
• Food and Industrial Microbiologist
• Quality Assurance Specialist
• Medical Technologist
• Microbiologist
• Food technologist
• Biomedical Scientists

In addition, students who pursue BTech in Microbiology can also work in the Pharmaceutical, Agriculture, Dairy, Water and Bioprocess industry.

Students can also embark on a successful career in the pharmaceutical industry as QC Microbiologists. They will be expected to analyze the quality of the raw material and the final product which in itself is an exciting field to pursue.

Research-Based career options

Those with a B Tech in Microbiology can also pursue MTech (Microbiology) and PhD if they wish to explore the exciting world of microbes in finer details.

With students being placed in companies like Thermo Scientific, Patanjali, SRL Diagnostics, Alchemist, Nestle, and a lot more in this category, Shoolini is indeed the best university to pursue a professional career in Microbiology.

Note: The views expressed in this article are that of the institute and do not reflect/represent those of Shiksha