M.Sc. in Bio-Technology 

at A.V.S College of Arts and Science, Salem

A.V.S College of Arts and Science provides programmes including M.Phil, B.A, B.Sc, M.Sc, B.Com, BBA, BCA, M.A, M.Com in streams such as Science, Accounting & Commerce, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management Studies, IT & Software, Design, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Computer Science, English, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Physics, Microbiology, Textile Design, Mathematics.

The college offers courses, such as BSc, BCA, MA, MSc, MCA, MBA, etc., at the UG and PG level. Apart from the UG and PG courses, the university also offers MPhil and doctorate courses. Students can check some of the course eligibility from the table presented below:

Course Name	Eligibility
BSc	Class 12
BCA	Class 12
MSc	Graduation
BCom	Class 12
BBA	Graduation
MCom	Graduation
PhD	Master degree

An MSc in Biotechnology can lead to a wide range of career opportunities in the future, including:

• Pharmaceutical industry: Work in drug discovery, production, and approval. Research: Work in research firms or government labs.
• Healthcare: Work in hospitals or clinical research centers.
• Agriculture: Work in the agriculture industry.
• Environmental conservation: Work in environmental conservation.
• Biopharma industry: Work in the marketing department of a biopharma company.
• Entrepreneurship: Start your own biotech or pharmaceutical firm.

Some of the top recommended books for Biotechnology students are mentioned in the list below -

• The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson.
• Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech by Sally Smith Hughes.
• A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution by Jennifer Doudna.
• The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee.
• Regenesis by George Church.
• Biotechnology: Applying the Genetic Revolution by David P. Clark.