Growing
career opportunities in biotechnology by James SmithBiotechnology unifies
biology and technology by covering a wide range of subjects like agriculture,
animal husbandry, biochemistry, bio-statistics, cell biology, chemistry,
crop management, cropping system, ecology, engineering, genetics, health,
immunology, medicine, microbiology, plant physiology, soil science, soil
conservation, seed technology, and virology, etc. In biotechnology the
living things, especially cells
bacteria are used in
industrial process. Through these researches, various medicines, and vaccines
are developed. Scope of biotechnology in India There is an immense possibility
of getting jobs in this field as the demand for biotechnologists is growing
in India as well as abroad. It is estimated that more than 6000 biotechnologists
of top skill are required in India as per the survey made by the Human
Resource Development Ministry.
Eligibility criteria to get into the field of biotechnology The eligibility
for this field requires graduation in science that is in physics, chemistry
and biology. There is B.Tech for the undergraduates. Some universities
in India offer the B.Sc biotechnology for which you can join after class
12 or equivalent examination, with physics, chemistry and mathematics.
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