Duration
2 years
Eligibility
B.Sc with CBZ or any other equivalent degree like Biotechnology/ Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ Genetics/ Industrial Biotechnology/ Biomedical Sciences with minimum 50% marks in aggregate.
Programme Contents
Cell & Molecular Biology, Bio-Analytical Techniques, Biochemistry, Biostatistics, Immunology, Hybridoma Technology, Microbiology, Microbial Genetics, Enzymology and Enzyme Technology, Cell And Tissue Culture, Recombinant DNA Technology, Bioinformatics, Environmental Biotechnology, Fermentation & Bioprocess Engineering. Dissertation involving 12 to 20 Weeks Laboratory Work in the Related Field.
Career Opportunities in Biotechnology
Biotechnology has most emerging carrier opportunities in India as well as abroad. A very rewarding career as research scientist, research associate, lecturer, clinical research associate, forensic DNA analyst, biostatistician, bioinformatics specialist, medical writer, research director, and many more are in store for candidates with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the field of Biotechnology. It has wide variety of career opportunities both in research and industry ranging from sales and marketing, research and development to manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance, teaching, science writing and communication and self employment
Laboratories and Institutes Employing Biotechnologists
These include the centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Botanical Institute, National chemical laboratory, Tata Energy Research Institute, Central Aromatic Plants Institute, Indian Institute of Science, Agricultural Research Institute, CSIR, National Environment Research Institute-Nagpur, National Institute of Immunology-New Delhi, CDRI – Lucknow, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad; Institute of Bioresearches and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, Manipur; Institute of Life Sciences, Bhuvaneswar; National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi; National Centre For Plant Genome Research (NCPGR), JNU, New Delhi; National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Gurgaon; National Centre for Cell Sciences, Pune, IIT – Mumbai, Delhi and so on…
