M.Tech. in Biotechnology 

at NIMS Institute of Medical and Allied Sciences, Jaipur

Hi,

Yes, a Biotechnology Engineer can definitely get a job in the IT sector!

Albeit, having no technical education and lacking the generic IT experience, which is now essential in modern technologies field. Here's how:

• As for IT jobs, biotech engineers successfully cope with complicated data and systems, so they are relevant for multiple positions.
• It prepares them well in term of math and programming skills that serves as an added advantage especially when it comes to developing software and analyzing data.

Specific IT areas for biotech engineers:
Bioinformatics
Healthcare IT
Medical imaging
Biomedical engineering

Hope you find the answer helpful!

The BTech Biotechnology syllabus has some core subjects in every semester and some elective subject choices that are provided from 2^nd year onwards. Some of the important subjects included in the BTech Biotechnology course syllabus are given below:

• Biotechnology for Beginners
• Biosafety and Bioethics
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Engineering Physics and Chemistry
• Genetics
• Microbiology
• Bioprocess Engineering
• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
• Animal and Plant Biotechnology

Apart from the core subjects that give a fundamental understanding of the BTech Biotechnology course, there are a lot of interesting electives that you can take up according to your interests. Some of the popular elective choices offered across various colleges are as follows:

• Food Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
• Crop Production, Processing and Consumption
• Plant Biotechnology
• Animal Biotechnology
• Microbial & Environmental Biotechnology

Some of the universities provide specializations within the field of Biotechnology Engineering, such as Chemical Engineering Biotechnology, Food Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology, and Industrial Biotechnology.