Biotechnology Scope

There are numerous career or job opportunities in government and private sectors. Aspirants can go for entrepreneurship or be self-employed in their own fisheries-related business. You can see that in every state or country, the government has fisheries department in which you can apply for various posts. Aspirants can also do jobs in central government agencies like Marine Product Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Fisheries Survey of India (FSI), NIO, WHO, and many others. Degree holders can apply for research projects or can do further study. Candidates can find the number of job opportunities in institutions, banks, fishing/oceans and in foreign countries.

Scope can be categorised in several ways. So, I am writing in two major sections so that one can use it as per the broad interest.
Employability:
Pharmacy gives better employability as compared to biotech, biochem or microbio. The reason is the huge pharma industry. B.Pharma. Itself give you an okay job while M.Pharma. May give you a reasonably decent job. Pharma sector includes several fields of work from research, development and manufacturing to sales and distribution. All these fields require huge number of manpower. So pharma sector wins this employability criteria. Although most of the jobs are in private sector but quantum is huge too. Other three fields also give private sector jobs but in India such field for life sciences is still growing. Masters in life sciences rarely brings a good job opportunity. Research/Academia
Pharma research is not well developed in India as compared to life sciences. Research requires post M.Sc. Work and biotech, biochem and microbio are similar in this aspect. The reason is that most of the research institutions in our country give equal preference for M.Sc. Biotech, biochem, and microbio or other life sciences students while selecting them for Ph.D. or a project work. So if one wants to do research, he/she should opt for either of these three fields in Masters. Academics require publication. All these fields are publication friendly. All these fields can be a good platform for becoming an academician. Though lack of research and more opportunity in private sector in pharma, makes pharma more job oriented and less academia-oriented field here. While other three are more academia oriented because of well-developed research infrastructure and low private sector opportunity. *Finally, choose whatever you like. Recognise your passion. You cannot spend your life doing the work you don't like. Some people want money first so may opt for pharma, some people want to do research so may opt for other three fields. Ultimately, it's your choice what you want to see yourself in the future.

Yes, Biotechnology has good scope. It has its own importance and need. You ll find many opportunities. Job depends how you did any biotechnology course and how much expertise you have in your subjects. Your mastery and your expertise in the field decide your growth. If you have good command over your subjects, you have sufficient Practical knowledge, you are good at soft skills then, nobody can stops you from getting a good job. Go for the college which are good in terms of education and placements. Biotechnology provides a firm basis for pursuing a career in any aspect of Science involving food, pharmaceutical or environmental sectors, molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, nanobiotechnology, use of microbes, DNA vaccines, production of new materials using new ideas, new drug-delivery systems, organ transplantation, rational drug design, nutraceuticals, plant-based drugs, enzyme engineering and technology, stem cell techniques, and tissue culture. Biotechnologists can find employment in a wide range of industries like food processing, breweries and pharmaceuticals. Also, the M.Sc. Degree is an acceptable qualification for applying for a Ph.D. Companies, Institutions and labs: Following is a list of companies, universities and research institutions that are renowned in India and worldwide for their work in Biotechnology and allied fields. Pharmaceuticals: Biocon, IFGL Bioceramics Limited, Orbees medical, Invitrogen, Glaxosmithkline, Reliance life sciences, CTS life sciences, Dr. Reddys labs, Cipla, Jubilant life sciences, Wockhardt, Torrent pharma, Cadila healthcare and Ranbaxy. Universities and research institutions: IISc, TIFR, JNU, LPU, DU, IITs and IISERs. Research institution: Center for Cell and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), CSIR - Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), National Chemical Laboratories (NCL), National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology ( RGCB), Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTech), MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), National Institute of Immunology (NII), AU-KBC research centre.