During 1980s in India, biological research witnessed a great shift with the evolution a new field called Biotechnology which dealt with technology in Biology. Later this field had made its presence in all fields of science and kept evolved as an interdisciplinary science. Now
biotechnology is everywhere, from food industry for quality foods, textile industry for creating better clothing, to forensic sciences to scientifically identify the criminals, to biofuels to run vehicles and now it is the technology which touches each and every aspects of our daily life. As it is close to life, the opportunities in this field also spans through many fields. I will try to explain a few fields students after biotech graduation or postgraduation can build up their career.
Biotechnology is considered as a research oriented subject and to some extent actually it is. So, it is better telling its opportunities in research first. After graduation or postgraduation it’s a very promising to start as a Research assistant or Technical staffs in research institutes and universities throughout India. Permanent Job opportunities in government sector as technical officers is also another opportunity which a biotech postgraduate can achieve. Postgraduates in Biotechnology can join the research institutes of excellence as Scientist B position which help them build their career in research. Considering the number of research institutes and universities throughout our country the number of opportunities can be imagined.
Coming to the next most achievable job after postgraduation in biotechnology is that of joining colleges and universities as Lecturers. After postgraduation if the individual can clear the easiest CSIR NET Lectureship exam -the candidate can join in permanent assistant professor positions in Universities and colleges throughout the country. After postgraduation in teaching sector plenty of job opportunities are available outside our country too.
Biotechnology industries are one of the major industry sectors in our country. They have a huge requirement of biotech graduates as well as post graduates for various sections of the company. Government of India is giving opportunities of students to train biotech
students for preparing to enter industries. These industries itself are hiring graduates and post graduates in biotech internship which will mostly lead to permanent positions in the company. Pharma industry is also a big job provider for biotech graduates. Present situation of pandemic and epidemic circumstances creates more job opportunities in pharma sector for biotech graduates.
Another major job provider is the food and beverage industry. In food industries microbial based improvement of food quality is widely used and biotechnology graduates will get a great opportunity in all these sectors. Brewing industry also opens a good chance for biotechnology graduate. Fermentation is the most basic biotechnology principle which is being utilized in most beverage industries which reflects their need for people with biotech knowhow. Quality control department is an indispensable section in every food and beverage industry. Biotechnology graduates and post graduates can have good opportunities in there too.
Medical sector also opens up a great opportunity. In this pandemic time the most hired people where belong to biotechnology who can operate RT PCR and do COVID testing. Apart from this many opportunities are there in clinical labs as well as hospitals as medical biochemists or microbiologists for biotechnology postgraduates.
Above mentioned are only a small overview about job prospects of biotechnology graduates and postgraduates. Many more jobs opportunities in the government sector include forensic officer in police department, food technologist and lot of high paying jobs awaiting after biotechnology. This is the opportunity of today to study biotechnology, you are creating opportunities for tomorrow by joining biotechnology courses.
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