Biotechnology Jobs

Biotechnology involves producing compounds that are beneficial for human and other living organisms. The research oriented subject involves study of biology along with physics, chemistry, mathematics and engineering. With both public and private sector laying more importance to research the prospects of finding jobs in biotechnology companies is better than ever before.

Types of Jobs in Bio Technology Sector
Students who study this course have bright prospects in India. They can look forward to bag high paying jobs in the following fields:

• Public funded laboratories
• Drug and pharmaceutical research
• Chemicals
• Waste management
• Environment control
• Food processing & Bio-processing industries
• Energy conserving

The Government of India recruits biotechnologists in large numbers in its research laboratories. Private sector pharmaceutical companies also offer huge openings. With companies like Hindustan Lever and Phyzer are bright.

Scope of Bio Technology Jobs
The scope of work for a biotechnologist include production of bio-processed materials, research, applying information technology to the management of biological information and marketing of biotechnology products and processes in different fields.

Salary you will get in Bio Technology Jobs in India
Biotechnology companies offer Rs.18000- 25000 per month to an entry-level postgraduate. Bio technologists working as researchers in government sector can have a starting salary of Rs.15000 per month along with government perks and other allowances. Biotechnology agencies in both private and government sector send meritorious students to foreign countries for advanced research.

How to get into Bio Technology?
To gain admission in this coveted field a science background in the plus-two level is mandatory. After undergoing a B.Sc. and B.Tech degree courses in biotechnology one can opt for a post graduate biotechnology degree as well. M.Tech. Program in Microbiology is offered by the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology.

Famous Bio Technology Institutes in India
Major biotechnology institutes in India ar

• Centre for biotechnology, Chennai
• Jawaharlal Nehru university, Delhi
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
• Jadavpur University, Kolkata

If research is what you would love to do, opt for a career in bio-technology.