Biotechnology in India

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.

You may feel dejected after reading this answer, but I am sorry this is the truth. Biotechnology is emerging field and every year gaining double-digit growth rate. Biotechnology is a heavy subject which requires a lot of professional skills, analytical thinking, perseverance, patience. However, you'll always find people crying because it does not give immediate results, unlike IT, management fields. Sadly not many students especially the scenario in India where Money is given utmost priority become capable. In short very few are capable or worthy of it. It is definitely not for people who want to settle down quickly, want an average life and then die. But definitely for those who love knowing the nature, biology and working of the complex system of life. Sadly, not all biotech students are actually interested in pursuing a career in this domain and keep cussing about it. As a result, most of the Biotech students give up the idea of continuing higher studies in Biotechnology after Bachelors or Masters. In India where an engineering student of Computer Science field #Coder have an average salary package of 15 LPA; where finding a job in the field of biotechnology in India is alone very difficult and your maximum package is 5 LPA that too after doing post graduation in biotechnology. Indians give more career options to software and management students, therefore, there is not much of a scope of bagging career in biotechnology in India.