Microbiology

Microbiology has immense scope due to its ability to control all critical points of many fields like Medical, Diary, Pharmaceutical, Industrial, Clinical, research, water industry, agriculture, nanotechnology, chemical etc. One can work as Bacteriologists, Environmental Microbiologists, Food Microbiologists, Industrial Microbiologists, Medical Microbiologists, Mycologists, Proto zoologists, Biochemist, Biotechnologist, Biomedical Scientist, Cell Biologists, Geneticists, Immunologists, Parasitologists, and Virologists. One can even choose a career as Science writer, who writes articles for common people and professional microbiologists. Career as a teacher in the field of microbiology is also a lucrative option. M.Sc. + Ph.D. will lead to research, M.Sc. +NET towards education and MBA towards management.

Scope of medical microbiology:
If you are MBBS and MD in medical microbiology there is a lot of scope. You can join diagnostic laboratories for which they paid you high amount. You can also join any medical college for teaching as well as laboratory work. In private medical college again they pay well or according to your expectations. If you are M.Sc. And Ph.D. in medical microbiology, you are not eligible for to do work in clinical and diagnostic laboratory according to clinical act 2010. You can join medical college for teaching for this they pay very less according to your expectations. According to MCI guidelines only 30% faculty seats can be filled with M.Sc. But not mandatory. Due to availability of more MD preference is not given to M.Sc. And Ph.D. students. But you can work as senior research fellower in project which again a limited period duration.