Career in Biotechnology

Career in Biotechnology, Level of courses in Biotechnology, Scope, Departments, Syllabus of  Biotechnology, Duration of biotechnology courses , Best Colleges for Biotechnology and much more...

In this article, we are going to describe “Career in Biotechnology”

Biotechnology is a branch of Biology which diverse subjects apart from biology making it interdisciplinary and it includes organisms and living systems to develop products and technologies that help in the enhancement of human life.

 

First, we have to understand “biotechnology”

We can understand Biotechnology as bio +Technique

Bio means – life

Technique means - any technique or procedure to develop new products

Biotechnology is controlled use of biological agents, Biotechnology is multi-disciplinarian in nature, involving:-Micrology, Biotechnology, Immunology, Virology, Cell, and molecular biology, Physiology,  Engineering, Computer science, GeneticsEngineering, Recombinant DNA technology, Biostatistics, Enzymology.

Now let’s have a Look at What Is Biotechnology?

Biotechnology is a branch of Biology. Biotechnology is a technology that utilizes living organic system and develop or create different products.

 

What we do in biotechnology

In biotechnology, we use techniques that use living organisms or substrates from those organisms to make or modify a product improve plants or animals or develop microorganisms for specific uses.

Who is a Biotechnologist?

Biotechnologists are those who conduct experiments in the government and private sector and industries as biochemists, biophysicists or medical scientists, laboratories, to modify, or manipulate living organisms to develop new products.

Course level in biotechnology

• Bachelor of Technology [B. Tech] (Biotechnology)
• M.Tech Biotechnology
• B.sc in biotechnology
• MSc in biotechnology
• PhD in Biotechnology
   

Duration of Courses In biotechnology

• Bachelor of Technology [B. Tech] (Biotechnology) – 4 Years
• M.Tech Biotechnology – 2 Years
• B.sc in biotechnology – 3 Years
• MSc in biotechnology – 2 Years
• Ph.D. in Biotechnology – 4 Years

Eligibility Criteria for Biotechnology

• Bachelor of Technology [B. Tech] (Biotechnology) is a 4 years graduation program. This is divided into 8 Semesters. Eligibility requirement for B. Tech in biotechnology is one should have 12th with physics, chemistry, Maths.
• M.Tech Biotechnology is a 2 Years master-level course in biotechnology. To pursue an M.Tech Biotechnology course one should have completed any of these B.Tech. – Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ Botany/ Zoology / M.Sc. Life Sciences.
• B.sc in biotechnology is an Undergraduate course. To pursue  B.sc in biotechnology one should have completed 12th with physics, chemistry, Biology.
• MSc in biotechnology is a postgraduate course. To pursue B.sc in biotechnology one can join after completing B.sc in zoology, botany, chemistry, and math students.
• Ph.D. in biotechnology is a postgraduate program to Pursue one should have must complete their post-graduation in Biotechnology or Bioinformatics or any other relevant discipline from a recognized board or university.

Scope of Biotechnology

The scope of Biotechnology in India has expanded to diverse sciences like virology, immunology, and other subjects like health, agriculture, plant physiology, seed technology, and cell biology.

Biotechnology offers a wide range of opportunities across medical, pharmaceutical research, healthcare also.

• Embryo transfer
• Plant protoplast fusion
• Plant tissue culture
• Monoclonal antibody production
• Recombinant DNA for disease diagnostics 
• Fermentation and biofertilizers
• GE to develop animal vaccines
• GE of animal
• Insulin for diabetes
• Hepatitis B vaccine
• Using living organisms to clean the environment

Benefits of Biotechnology

Biotechnology has helped us to manufactured vaccines. It has helped us be able to create treatments that reduce difficult symptoms of diseases.

Medicine-

• Human
• Veterinary
• Biopharming
• Environment
• Agriculture
• Food products
• Industry and manufacturing

Biotechnology career opportunities

Here are some career opportunities

• Biotechnology expert
• Research associate
• Assistant research analyst
• Laboratory instructor
• Research assistant
• Project assistant
• Scientific analyst
• Academic research writer
• QC&QA
• Calibration Technician
• Scientific Assistant
• Research and Development
• Safety experts
• Biostatistician
• Biotech specialist
• Scientific Writer
• Production officers in Parma industries 
• Academic Jobs in educational Institutions
• Much more…

Departments of Biotechnology

• Agricultural biotechnology
• Animal biotechnology
• Aquaculture
• Biodefense
• Biofuels
• Biomanufacturing
• Biomaterials
• Biopharmaceuticals
• Bioprocessing
• Biotechnology
• Cell culture
• Conservation biology
• Cosmetics
• Documentation
• Drug discovery
• Education
• environmental monitoring
• Food Safety
• Forensics
• Genomics
• Immunochemistry
• Lab Safety
• Marine biotechnology
• Media and Solution preparation
• Medical devices
• Medical diagnostics
• Molecular biology
• Natural products
• Nutraceuticals
• Plant biotechnology
• Protein purification
• Quality control
• Specialty chemicals
• Synthetic biology
• Animal Biotechnology
• Vaccines
• Water quality

General Syllabus of Biotechnology

• Cell Biology and Genetics
• Biophysical Chemistry
• Fundamentals of Microbiology
• Introduction to Biotechnology and Cell Biology
• Biochemistry
• Physical and Chemical aspects
• Microbial Chemistry and Physiology
• Fundamentals of Biochemistry, Biocomputing, and Biostatistics
• Biomolecules-Organic Mechanisms in Biology
• Biomathematics
• Cytogenetic Techniques
• Microbial Diversity
• Basic Aspect of Cellular Metabolism
• Fundamentals of Molecular Biochemistry
• Plant Biotechnology
• Principles of Immunology
• Microbial Genetics
• Analytical Techniques and Bioinformatics
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Genes and Genomics-Integrative Cell Biology
• Protein Science
• Biodiversity & taxonomy
• Animal Biotechnology
• Molecular Biology Techniques
• Animal Biotechnology
• Molecular Biology Techniques
• Bioprocess and Biochemical Engineering
• Genetics & Molecular Biotechnology
• Immunology
• Recombinant DNA Technology
• DNA Typing, Proteomics & Beyond-Environmental Biotechnology
• Medical Biotechnology
• Biotechnology
• Social, Legal & Ethical issues
• Principal of Biotechnology Applied to Plants and Animals
• Analytical Techniques in Biotechnology
• Advanced Molecular Techniques & Bioinformatics

Top Biotechnology Colleges/Universities  in India

• AIIMS Delhi - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
• SRM University Chennai - SRM Institute of Science and Technology
• JMI New Delhi - Jamia Millia Islamia
• IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology.
• VIT Vellore - Vellore Institute of Technology
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• Anna University, Chennai
• National Institute of Technology, Warangal
• Delhi Technological Institute, New Delhi
• SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai