Biochemical Engineering

Choice of B.Tech degree in Biochemical Engineering makes a lot of sense as being a combination of Engineering and Biotechnology it offers immense opportunities in numerous fields. Here are some exciting possibilities you can explore after graduating:

Further Education-

Master's Degree: To advance one’s career, one can consider enrolling for a Master of Science in Biochemical Engineering or Biotechnology or any related field to get a further degree and specialty.
MBA: MBA together with your degree in BTech would provide you with knowledge and skills in business management coupled with knowledge in the bio-industry that will make you the best person for management jobs.

Employment in Diverse Industries-

• Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology: This is something biochemical engineers can easily relate to. Career opportunities in this field can include fine-tuning pathways to manufacture drugs at various capacities, engineering structures known as bioreactors, or enhancing techniques commonly referred to as fermentation.
• Food and Beverage Industry: It is useful in food processing, providing solutions to methods of fermentations as in brewing or yogurt-making, food quality assurance or even creating new foods.
• Biofuels and Renewable Energy: Work towards India’s commitment of providing clean energy to its citizens by modeling and analyzing the bio-refineries for deriving fuel from agricultural residues or any other renewable feedstock.
• Chemicals and Petrochemicals: The rules of biochemical engineering can be useful to invent bio-similar materials for conventional chemicals, improve production cycles or design equipment for biochemical transformations.
• Environmental Engineering: Tackle the environmental problems by developing the processes to treat the wastewater, remove pollutants from the contaminated sites or to invent the environmentally friendly industrial processes to reduce amount of wastes produced.

The scope for biochemical engineering in India is quite promising, driven by several factors:

Thriving healthcare and pharmaceuticals: India is fast emerging as a hub for healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, and there is a demand for dedicated workers who can come up with drugs and vaccines, or design medical instruments. Some large products of biochemical engineering include the invention of bioreactor technology in the large scale production of these products with a positive spin on the accessibility of health facilities.

Growing food and beverage sector: The growing food industry including processed and packaged food gives biochemical engineers the opportunity of employment in food processing, preservation and quality analysis.

Focus on renewable energy: Specifically, biochemical engineers can help India achieve its clean energy policy by utilizing feedstocks of Agricultural residues, other renewable raw materials for the production of bio-fuels.

Environmental concerns: In dealing with environmental concerns, biochemical engineers are capable to incorporate the necessary measures in the design of wastewater treatment and bioremediation of contaminated sites and designing of environmentally friendly manufacturing processes to reduce pollution production.