Career Options after B Tech Biotechnology (BT)

Hello sir I have completes B Tech Biotechnology (BT) so now I want to know the career options after this course. So please provide me the same.

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After a B.Tech or a B.Sc. in Biotechnology there are various opportunities for students in India, You can either go for jobs or go for higher studies like M.Tech, M.Sc. or Ph.D degrees.

Career Options after B Tech Biotechnology (BT)

Jobs opportunity

In research institutes Bachelors can go for Lab technicians, who have to keep an inventory of products and supplies, making observation, analyzing data and result interpretation.

Departments

Media technician

Green house assistant

Plant breeders:

Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Clinical data specialist

Clinical coordinator

Quality control analyst

Environment control

Food processing

Drug and pharmaceutical research

Waste management

Public funded Laboratories

Chemicals

Bio-processing industries

Public funded laboratories

Energy

Major Companies for the Biotechnology :

All India Biotech Association (AIBA)
Biotech Consortium India Limited
Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology Kerala (RGCB)
Amersham Pharmacia Biotech Asia Pacific Ltd.
Ranbaxy
Cipla
Hindustan Lever
Biocon
Brain Wave Bioinformatics Ltd., Chennai
Aristo Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mumbai
Catalyst Pharma Consulting , Mumbai
Excel Industries Limited, Mumbai
Sisco Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Hi Tech Bio Laboratories, Pune
Torrent
L&T

Higher studies scope

After a B.Tech degree, students can find jobs in pharmaceutical companies, research labs and institutions in India.

You can go for M.Tech in Biotechnology through GATE exam.

Most students go abroad to pursue their masters or doctorate studies in Biotechnology and allied fields.

Some students also shift to MBA and enter the world of business, finance and banking as their engineering background gives them the required quantitative skills to excel in these sectors.