| COURSE NAME |
DURATION |
MAX DURATION |
ELIGIBILITY |
FEE PLAN * (Incl. Exam Fee) |
| BSC-BT |
3 Years |
5 Years |
10+2 in any stream or equivalent |
To be paid as 1st & 2nd Sem: Rs. 10,050/- each, 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Sem. Rs. 10,550/- each. |
| PGDBT |
1 Years |
3 Years |
BSCMLT/BSCBT/BSCCMB/ BSCBI/BSc (Biology)/BSc (Nursing) or equivalent |
To be paid in 2 installments of Rs. 11,550/- each. |
| MSC-BT |
2 Years |
4 Years |
-Do- |
To be paid as 1 & 2nd Sem: Rs. 11,550/- each 3rd & 4th Sem: Rs. 12,050/- each. |
* The above Fee includes Examination Fee of Rs. 550/- for appearing in regular examination.
LE=LATERAL ENTRY
The $28 billion Biotechnology Industry, in a broad sense, uses organisms, cells, or molecules isolated from cells to make products or solve problems. Scientific breakthroughs in the 1970s allowed companies to capitalize on biotechnology techniques to make products ranging from better pharmaceutical drugs to enzymes that stonewash jeans! Today, the industry's nearly 1500 companies employ more than 1,80,000 people in research, development, manufacturing, sales and other types of jobs. The biotech industry is predicted to employ a large number of people, with hundreds of high- paying scientific and technical jobs, coming open every year.
Biotechnology is defined as a set of techniques for industrial exploitation of biological systems of processes. It encompasses any technique that uses living organisms to make or modify products, to improve plants or animals or to develop micro- organisms for specific uses and involves applying molecular and cellular biology, plant, animal and human genetics and immunology in order to create new products. Conventional techniques of producing biotechnology products, using traditional microbiological fermentation, have evolved, with the development of modern technologies. Modern biotechnology entails use of cell fusion techniques, bio- informatics (use of information technology for documenting bio-diversity and study DNA structures), genetic engineering, structure based molecular design and recombinant D N A technology (insertion of foreign gene ) and hybridoma technology (fusing and multiplying cells). Biotechnology has transformed many parts of the chemical industry, agriculture, and medicine.
India, today, holds a small share of the global biotech market, but has all the capabilities to become a dominant player. The consumption of biotech products in India is expected to quadruple in the next decade. The human and animal segment of the industry alone is growing by at least 20%. This sector grew to $ 1 billion in 1999 and is expected to grow $ 4.5 billion by 2010.
India has a rich human capital, which is the strongest asset for this knowledge-based industry. India has proved its competency in selected areas of biotechnology such as capacity in bioprocess engineering, skills in gene manipulation of microbes and animal cells, capacity in downstream processing and isolation methods, and its competence in recombinant DNA technology of plants and animals. The inherent strengths of Nation combined with rising public interest in this sector, growing investment by traditional business houses, tax incentives and the significant foreign investment available, poises Indian biotechnology sector to emerge as a significant force on the global biotech map.
A career in Biotechnology field hence shall be highly successful and rewarding.
Employment Opportunities
Research & Development
Laboratory Assistant
Research Associate
Research Assistant
Postdoctoral Fellow
Media Prep Technician
Greenhouse Assistant
Plant Breeder |
Quality Control
Quality Control Analyst
Quality Control Engineer
Environmental Health and
Safety Specialist
Quality Assurance Auditor
Validation Engineer
Validation Technician |
Clinical Research
Clinical Research Administrator
Clinical Coordinator
Clinical Programmer
Biostatistician
Clinical Data Specialist
Drug Experience Coordinator
Clinical Research Associate
Animal Handler
Animal Technician
Technical Writer |
Manufacturing & Production
Product Development Engineer
Production Planner Scheduler
Manufacturing Technician
Packaging Operator
Manufacturing Research Associate
Instrument Calibration Technician
Biochemical Development Engineer
Process Development Associate
Assay Analyst
Manufacturing Engineer |
Regulatory Affairs
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Documentation Coordinator
Documentation Specialist |
Information Systems
Library Assistant
Scientific Programmer Analyst |
Marketing and Sales
Market Research Analyst
Systems Analyst
Sales Representative
Customer Service Representative
Technical Services Representative |
Administration
Technical Recruiter
Human Resources
Representative
Buyer Patent
Administrator
Patent Agent |
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