what is biotechnology course?what we will do in biotechnology? Is there any scope for biotech in India?how much salary would i able to get in biotech ?
hey,
in biotechnology engineering you will learn about engineering and biology for research and development, it is a combination of technology+biology , in the help of technology we study and research about the microorganism and bio-organism , it basically includes study of chemistry, genetics, bio-chemistry and microbiology .
biotechnology engineering divided into three programmes
1. diploma course - you need to be 10+2 or you can do that after you 12th , it is of 3 years
2. B.tech biotechnology
3. M.tech biotechnology
4. Ph.D in same field
talking about scope and career , there is a lot of opportunity to get the highest paid and reputed job in field of biotechnology engineering, you can get jobs both in private and government sector
some job title are lab technician,research scientist,teacher/professor,research associate,science writer etc and some of the reputed firms hiring biotech engineer hindustan lever Ltd,thapar group,indo-american hybrid seeds, biocon india ltd,IDPL , india vaccines corporation,hindustan antiobiotics etc, if we talk about salary of a biotech engineer then it is not so good and decent but if you are post graduate and holding PH.d in same field then it is good enough for you, a fresher candidate may get a package of 2.5 lakh annum
hope this helps!
Dear Aspirant,
Biotechnology is said as wide industry offering knowledge about the topics like molecular biology, bioinformatics, drug design, genomics, engineering for plants and animals. So it is more related to studying minute things about plants and animals with support of Technology. Research and development is an important part which you will find emerging in India and biotechnology is a part of it. Biotechnology has a great scope. You can get placed in good organization with good package also
The job roles offered are lab technician, senior researcher, biotechnology expert, lab instructor. The salary ranges from 2.5 lakh onwards till 5-6 lakhs depending on the profile.
You can refer to the link below for more information
Hope this helps
