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Engineering in India is the most sought after degree to pursue. Parents have a dream that their children should become an engineer and fulfill their dreams.
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Courses in Biotechnology are programs that involve study of technology blended with biological sciences that leads to research and development. • The professionals in this field strive to find solutions for human kind in the fields of genomics, genetics, and proteomics, structural & functional genomics. • The application of Biotechnology is huge and vast that ranges from pharmaceuticals, agriculture, textiles to beverages and food processing. Some new fields that are slowly coming up are forensics, animal husbandry and nutrition.
How to pursue a career in Biotechnology? One can pursue a career in Biotechnology by simply getting a formal training in the course of Biotechnology. One can pursue a B.Sc or a B. Techthrough any Biotechnology colleges in India that are recognized by the UGC. There are courses available in advanced Biotechnology & Genomics as Post graduation or MSc in Biotechnology. Duration for both B. Sc and B. Tech degrees are different. • Eligibility Criteria: The eligibility criteria for a BSc are to pass 10+2 with 50% score in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics & Math. Some institutes may prefer Biology students over Maths, while some institutes prefer PCM as the subjects of choice. For a BSc degree one can obtain admission on the basis of their higher secondary score but to obtain admission in a B.Tech in Biotechnology course, one has to appear for entrance exams like IIT JEE
Academic Curriculum • To be a B.Tech in Biotechnology, one has to pass eight semester exams including practical. The curriculum covers a wide range of subjects as engineering, mathematics in some cases advance mathematics, molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, Plant & animal biotechnology, immunology, bioinformatics and so on. • One can be a specialist in various subfields like Production, development, Quality Control, Quality assurance, Molecular Modelling, Microbiology, forensics. Some more courses for specialization in MSc Biotechnology are botany, horticulture, nutrition and many more.
With the increase in scope of the Biotechnology in India, there have been many institutions offering a course in Biotechnology. Some of the Biotechnology Colleges in India are: • IIT Kanpur • IIT Roorkee • IIT Guwahati • NIT Warangal • NSIT Delhi • Thapar University • Manipal Institute of Technology • Vellore Institute of Technology • Sir Vesvesvaraya Institute of Technology • NetajiSubhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi • NIT Durgapur