| Biotechnologists are often in great demand in the | | | | postgraduate. The leading companies offer Rs |
| sub disciplines of biotechnology. These disciplines | | | | 50000 to 60000 to expert biotechnologists in |
| include red biotechnology, the application of | | | | R&D. Those employed as researchers in |
| biotechnology techniques to medicine, green | | | | government sector can have a starting salary of |
| biotechnology, the application of these techniques | | | | around Rs 10000 to 12000 per month along with |
| to agriculture, white biotechnology, which applies | | | | various government allowances. |
| biotechnology specifically to industrial processes | | | | Biotechnologists can find career in teaching |
| and blue biotechnology, which brings biotechnology | | | | profession as Lecturer, Reader and Professor for |
| to the marine world. | | | | leading post graduate courses like M.Sc. |
| In recent times, biotechnology as a subject has | | | | Biotechnology, M.Sc. (Agriculture) Biotechnology, |
| grown rapidly. And as far as employment is | | | | M.V.Sc. (Animal) Biotechnology, and M.Tech. |
| concerned, it has become the second fastest | | | | Biotechnology, M.Sc./M.V.Sc. in Veterinary |
| growing sector after multi-media. | | | | Biotechnology, M.Sc. (Marine) Biotechnology, |
| Biotechnologists, the extreme pure product of the | | | | Medical Biotechnology, M.Tech. in Biomedical |
| biotechnology can operate their minds in several | | | | engineering/Biotechnology etc. Depending upon the |
| directions of career. They are manipulators of | | | | necessity, more advanced courses such as Ph.D. |
| plant, animal and microbial kingdom. They do this | | | | and Post-Doctoral research in Biotechnology can |
| for the betterment of mankind. Where to find | | | | also be pursued in national and international |
| biotechnologist? Go to research laboratory, you | | | | universities. |
| will get biotechnologist. Go to educational | | | | A well expert biotechnologist can develop its own |
| institutions, you will find him. Go to industries, again | | | | business. He can establish commercial tissue |
| he will be there, busy in work. Go to the | | | | culture laboratory, biofertilizer company or |
| agricultural world, you will find him again. The | | | | mushroom industries etc. Some of the biotech |
| nature of work of biotechnologists, being | | | | companies and research institutes of India where |
| interdisciplinary, requires working together with | | | | a biotechnologist can find their jobs are: Mahyco, |
| people from different fields such as biology, | | | | Bejo Sheetal, Krishidhan Seeds, Jalna. Monsanto, |
| chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular | | | | Nath Seeds, Ajeet seeds, Wokhardt, Aurangabad. |
| biology, immunology, genetics, engineering, food | | | | Blue cross laboratory, Serum Institute, National |
| science and agriculture etc. Several sectors are | | | | Institute of Virology, National Aids Research |
| opened for them. | | | | Institute, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. |
| More specifically several sectors opened for | | | | Sartorius, Rossari Biotech India Pvt. Ltd., Organica |
| biotechnologists includes discovery research, | | | | Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Siro Clinpharm Pvt. Ltd., Reliance |
| preclinical research, pharmaceuticals product | | | | Life Sciences, Bharat Serum & Vaccines Ltd., |
| development, clinical development, project | | | | Mumbai, Maharashtra. Ocimum Biosolutions, Krebs |
| management, regulatory affairs, medical affairs | | | | Biochemicals & Industries Ltd., Biotechdesk, |
| etc. Commercial sector includes business | | | | Shantha Biotechnics Ltd., Microbax India Ltd., |
| development, corporate communication, product | | | | CCMB, CDFD, Hyderabad, A.P. Banglore Genei, |
| support and sales. Biotechnologists have | | | | Bigtec private Ltd., Bangalore. AVT Biotechnology, |
| opportunities in Biotech and Bio IT parks. | | | | Harrisons Malayalam Ltd., Cochin. Avestha |
| Most of the biotechnologists are employed in | | | | Gengraine Technologies, BI Biotech India Pvt. Ltd., |
| leading Businesses and pharmaceutical companies, | | | | Biocon, Delhi. Quintiles Translational, Euphoric |
| chemical industries, bioprocessing industries, | | | | Pharmaceuticals, Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Synchron |
| agriculture related industries and pollution control | | | | Research Services, Ahmedabad. Rasi Seeds, |
| activities of the major industries etc. They can | | | | Indian Immunologicals Ltd., Tamilnadu. Blue Cross, |
| even join government and corporate-run research | | | | Goa and Lilly India of Gurgaon. |
| and development organizations. Biotechnology's | | | | Some of the universities, biotech colleges and |
| application in Medicine has helped in the | | | | research institutes of India where biotechnologists |
| development of various medicines, vaccines and | | | | can find their jobs are: School of Life Sciences, |
| diagnostics. The remarkable development work | | | | University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. School of |
| carried out by biotechnologists in this field has led | | | | Biotechnology, JNU, New Delhi. Rajiv Gandhi |
| to improvement in the methods of diagnosis, | | | | Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum, Kerala. |
| medicines and vaccinations for diseases which | | | | Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, |
| once thought were incurable are no more a cause | | | | Maharashtra. University School of Biotechnology, |
| of worry, which has been a blessing for | | | | Guru Gobind Singh Indraprasta University, New |
| humankind. R&D spending in biotechnology | | | | Delhi. Animal Biotechnology Research centre |
| industry is on the rise, resulting in robust | | | | National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana. |
| technology platforms, safe and effective | | | | Department of Molecular Biology & Genetic |
| medications, and improved drug sales. | | | | Engineering, GB Panth University of Agriculture |
| Biotechnologists also find opportunities at places | | | | and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. |
| involving activities like chemical processes, genetic | | | | Department of Biotechnology, University of |
| engineering, textile development, cosmetic | | | | Kashmir Srinagar, J&K. School of |
| development etc. In agriculture, the developments | | | | Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, |
| of transgenic varieties of the economic crops are | | | | UP. Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, |
| possible by the efforts of biotechnologists. | | | | MS University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat. |
| Biotechnologists are also encouraging a shift from | | | | School of Chemical and Biotechnology, Sastra |
| chemical based fertilizers and pesticides to | | | | University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu. Department of |
| biofertilizers and biopesticides to retain the quality | | | | Biotechnology, SRM University, Chennai. |
| of soil, food and the environment. Biotechnologists | | | | Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, |
| in the area of animal husbandry have improved | | | | Jaypee University of Information Technology, |
| animal breeding. Several kinds of genetically | | | | Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Jaypee Institute of |
| engineered, high yielding animal breeds have come | | | | Information Technology, Noida. The Amity |
| up which has increased the output of dairy | | | | Institute of Biotechnology, Noida. The Oxford |
| products as well as the meat products. | | | | College of Science, Bangalore. Department of |
| Biotechnologists find jobs in environmental sector | | | | Biotechnology, RV College of Engineering, |
| for checking industrial air pollution levels, treatment | | | | Bangalore. Shoolini Institute of Life Sciences and |
| of industrial waste, designing microbes for | | | | Business Management, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. |
| checking oil pollution etc. | | | | Shri M&N Virani Science College Rajkot, |
| Private sector companies generally offer Rs12000 | | | | Gujrat. PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore. |
| to 20000 per month to an entry level | | | | |