B.Tech

Yes, there is huge scope of biotechnology in India. Many private businesses are exploring this field and heavily investing in it. It is safe to say that there are ample job opportunities for biotechnology graduates in private sector. Government sector too offers job opportunities, but not in the scale in which private sector does. Some prominent industries where biotechnology professionals may find jobs are- Pharmaceuticals Industry, Healthcare sector, Chemical Industry and Research sector. You can start your career as:
Lab Technician
Research Scientist
Teacher/Professor
Research Associate
Science Writer
Biotechnologist
Sales Representative
Quality Control Officer. Research sector in particular is quite lucrative. One may build a rewarding career in this field. You can do higher studies as well.
You can do biotechnology related courses from:
University of Hyderabad-School of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai-Institute of Chemical Technology, National Dairy Research Institute
Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology
Lovely Professional University
Delhi Technological University-Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology-Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Delhi University
Banaras Hindu University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Aligarh Muslim University of Mumbai
VIT, BITS

Yes, there is huge scope of biotechnology in India. Many private businesses are exploring this field and heavily investing in it. It is safe to say that there are ample job opportunities for biotechnology graduates in private sector. Government sector too offers job opportunities, but not in the scale in which private sector does. Some prominent industries where biotechnology professionals may find jobs are- Pharmaceuticals Industry, Healthcare sector, Chemical Industry and Research sector. You can start your career as:
Lab Technician
Research Scientist
Teacher/Professor
Research Associate
Science Writer
Biotechnologist
Sales Representative
Quality Control Officer. Research sector in particular is quite lucrative. One may build a rewarding career in this field. You can do higher studies as well.
You can do biotechnology related courses from:
University of Hyderabad-School of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai-Institute of Chemical Technology, National Dairy Research Institute
Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology
Lovely Professional University
Delhi Technological University-Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology-Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Delhi University
Banaras Hindu University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Aligarh Muslim University of Mumbai
VIT, BITS

A biotechnologist may find jobs in various quarters. Biotechnology jobs in India can be found in the following fields:
Drug and pharmaceutical research
Public funded laboratories
Chemicals
Environment control
Waste management
Energy
Food processing
Bio-processing industries
While government institutes and organisations, such as Department of Biotechnology (DBT), several agriculture, dairy and horticulture institutes may offer job opportunities to Biotechnology professionals, one can expect the best salary in private sector. Drug companies in biotechnology like Dabur, Ranbaxy, Hindustan Lever and Dr Reddy's Labs that have their R & D units offer Biotechnology professionals with handsome pay-packages. There are also ample of opportunities available to biotechnologists in the food processing industry, chemical industry and the textile industry. Some industries employ biotechnologists in their marketing divisions to develop business in sectors where their products would be required. The major companies, hiring biotechnologists, include Hindustan Lever, Thapar Group, Indo American Hybrid Seeds, Bincon India Ltd., IDPL and Hindustan Antibiotics.