Biotechnology Course
Biotechnology can be considered as a science which deals with the separation of living cell for producing high quality product. This is a quite new field of science as compared to the traditional one like, physics, math’s or biology. Now a day this field is getting attention through out the world and India is also part of that. Infect biotechnology is being considered as the next big thing after software revolution in India. There is huge amount of investment being poured in this field by national and multinational companies, due to Central government friendly polices. So with the growth of Industry, the need for trained people has also increased multiple times. Therefore the no of colleges and universities having graduate and post graduate courses has also increased.
Qualification
The minimum qualification for choosing biotechnology course is 10+2, for graduate courses, and graduation for Post graduate courses. But the student should be having science background. Some of the best colleges and universities keep minimum70% marks as one of the eligibility criteria.
Benefits
As biotechnology is very new and rapidly growing field and India has already made a mark on the world arena in this field. So for fresh graduates and post graduates, there are lots of job opportunities, and that too with very good starting salary. They can work for government research organization; they can also choose good biotech multinational company. The multinational companies offer international exposure as well as excellent growth opportunities for the right and deserving candidates.
Course
In our country there are various types of courses available in this field. Anyone interested in doing graduate course, he/she can opt for B.Sc, B.E, B.Tech and there is also option of choosing a 5 year integrated course, which is conducted by IIT’s. At PG level one can choose M.Sc or M.Tech in Biotechnology. There are several university and research Institutes, which offers Doctoral and post doctoral courses as well.
Course Duration
The duration of course varies with the type of course selected. The degree courses are of 4 years durations while the Post Degree courses are of two years duration. The integrated course is of 5yearrs duration. The doctoral course takes minimum 3 years to complete.
Institution offering Biotechnology courses
There are lots of premiere institute and universities offering world class Biotechnology courses in India. Some of them are as follows :
1) IIT
2) JNU
3) Delhi University
4) University of Mumbai
5) Pune University