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There are many good job opportunities available after completing B.Tech Biotechnology. Ranked second following multimedia industry, Biotechnology is the sector with immense employment opportunities.
With completion of your B.Tech course, you become eligible for getting job in foremost Indian or multi-national companies. Some of the leading companies that recruit biotechnologists are Biocon India Limited, Hindustan Lever, Thapar Group, Indian Vaccines Corporation, IDPL, Sun Pharma, Hindustan Antibiotics, Cadila, Indo American Hybrid Seeds etc.
One is eligible for the position of Research Scientist, Biotech Engineer, Research Associate, Marketing personnel, Sales Representative, Business Development Officer, and Lab Technician.
Higher education
With a post graduate degree in Biotechnology you can acquire comprehensive and thorough knowledge of the subject gain the confidence needed to accommodate to any job related to Biotechnology. After obtaining B.Tech in Biotechnology, you can opt for M.Tech (Biotechnology), MBA (Biotechnology) or M.Tech (Bio-Informatics). The field of Bioinformatics plays an important part in drug discovery where with the help of computers genetic and other biological information can be assembled, analysed, stored and integrated. MBA in Biotechnology furnish a comprehensive knowledge on application of management skills required in Biotech industries like pharmaceutical, chemical or allied industries.
Scope for Higher Studies following B.Tech in Biotechnology
In order to pursue Master of Technology or Master of Engineering courses after B. Tech in Biotechnology, qualifying the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is quite desirable for admission since almost every institute demand a GATE score.Following completion of this two year Master degree course, you can pursue Doctor of Philosophy(PhD) course in various discipline of biotechnology. Listed below are the various options of higher studies available following under graduation in Biotechnology:
Master of Engineering (M.E) in Biotechnology
Master of Engineering (M.E) in Bio-informatics
Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Biotechnology and Bio-process Engineering
Post Graduate Diploma in Ethics and Biotechnology
Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Industrial Biotechnology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biotechnology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Bioinformatics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Bioresources

Career in Private sector after M.Sc in Microbiology
M.Sc degree in Microbiology enables the candidates to pursue their career in food processing companies, agricultural companies and pharmaceutical companies. They can work as food technologists in different food processing companies. Agricultural companies employ these graduates as agricultural microbiologists for various research purposes. Some of the pharmaceutical companies which recruit the graduates in M.Sc Microbiology for the job of Microbiologists are Emcure Pharmaceticals, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Wockhardt Limited, Dr.Reddy's, Shantha Biotech, Ranbaxy, Cipla and Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited. These graduates can also work in private hospitals and research institutes.
Government Career after M.Sc in Microbiology
Candidates who have completed their M.Sc degree in Microbiology can apply for several vacancies available in the research institutes of the government. They can apply for Microbiologist job available in the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences New Delhi. Several other jobs available in different research institutes are Scientist, Research Assistant, Technical Assistant, Field Assistant and Project Assistant. Notification for these vacancies will be published on the newspaper or the concerned website. Candidates can apply for any of these jobs in the manner specified on the notification. Those who write Combined Graduate Level exam conducted by Staff Selection Commission can get into different government departments with lucrative salaries. Graduates in M.Sc Microbiology can also apply for the vacancies available in various laboratories under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). They can also work in government hospitals. Those who aspire to work in the teaching field can apply for the posts like lecturer or associate professor in several colleges or universities. For that they need to qualify the NET exam.