Thursday, 15 September 2016

Biotechnology – A Program with Ample Career Scope

Biotechnology is branch of science catering to multitude of industries starting from food and beverages industry, medicines, textiles industry, biological products, and pharmaceuticals to agriculture, animal husbandry, nutrition and environmental conservation. Areas where biotechnology has seen a commendable growth in India includes sectors such as Agricultural Biotechnology, Bio fertilizers, Dairy development, Animal Husbandry and Bioinformatics. Likewise, the areas of Bio-resource Development, Plant Biology, Genetic engineering, Marine technology, Microbiology have also seen progress in the last couple of years.

Job Prospects

These prospects have increased the scope of candidates in this field. There is a great demand for candidates with a professional degree in the above categories. Following are the areas that employ biotechnologist:

·          Genetic Engineering
·          Health Care
·          Pharmaceuticals
·          Agriculture
·          Food Technology
·          Textile technology
·          Animal Husbandry
·          Environment Conservation
·          Industrial Research and Development

In the last one decade several known business houses ventured into these field creating ample job opportunities for the biotechnology students. Specialisation is very important in biotechnology and can fetch easy job in the market, both in government and private undertakings. It is advisable to hold a Post Graduate degree for a fitting position in the industry.

Major industries engaged are in food processing, developing agricultural and biological products, bio-processing industries, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Healthcare products, textile industry and organisation engaged in cosmetics and several other industrial researches and development has extensive opportunities for biotech professionals.

Some companies to work with

·          Biocon
·          Panacea Biotech
·          Aventis
·          Ranbaxy
·          Dr. Reddy’s Labs
·          Piramal Healthcare.
·          Serum Institute of India
·          Novo Nordisk

These are few of the major names in Indian biotechnological industry. They use biotechnology process and techniques to develop their products.


Few of the best biotech institutes in Lucknow are amongst the top colleges offering best biotech courses in Uttar Pradesh.