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Biotech
Scope-Sectors-Salaries in India
Biotechnology deals
with controlled use (controlling agent means equipment and chemicals) of
biological agents (which include any organism, cell, organelles or
bio-molecules = DNA, RNA, Protein etc.) and their processes to get
desired result used for the benefit of mankind, directly or indirectly.
It therefore includes utilization of various biological tools and
techniques which could help us exploit the benefits from the biological
agents. These techniques include, PCR, Electrophoresis, genetic
engineering and transformation, stem cell culture, DNA Finger printing,
microarray technology, drug designing, protein engineering, site
directed mutagenesis and biocomputing etc., all are described in the
‘main areas of work’ under every branch of biotechnology given in the
Home Page.
Is there any application of biotechnology around
me?
Yes, indeed there are lots of. Various biological
researches going within your locality, City, Village etc are more or
less actually the biotechnological one. Whatever quality biological
products and services we are utilizing these days are more or less
associated with biotechnology. Whether it is products from any Medicine
shop, Clinical lab, Hospitals, Seed manufacturing and Selling companies,
Dairy products, Processed and Preserved food, Food supplements and
Vegetables, Waste treatment plants, Biofuel etc (for details see the
working areas under every branch of biotech in our
Home Page).
Scope in Biotechnology
Career in biotechnology is an invitation to
participate in the development of new products and processes that could
improve the quality of human life as much as any other discovery since
the industrial revolution. Every problem related to biology now-a-days
is more or less being solved through biotechnological techniques. And
there are thousands of such biotechnology based institutes/companies in
India itself (their addresses, working areas can be seen via our
Home Page
hyperlinks ). Similarly limitless opportunities are there at abroad. It
is the world’s second fastest growing sector after IT industry. Scope
and career in individual branches of biotechnology have been discussed
thoroughly. Visit Our
Home Page
for that.
Various
Biotechnology
Sectors and
Expected Salaries
One after pursuing
B.Sc./B.E./B.Tech and M.Sc./M.Tech degree in Biotechnology or applied
branches of life sciences can opt various career options. Though there
are several stages to enter any biotech organization but the most
important is the entry level assignment. After gaining few years
of experiences a person himself or herself understands further advanced
level career opportunities.
Following are the
career options, sectors and approximate salaries at entry level which
one can opt for:
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Sector- Post:
Eligibility - Starting Salary |
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College-Lectureship:
After B.Sc. in life sciences and M.Sc. in Biotech or any
Applied Life sciences branch (like-Microbiology,
Biochemistry etc. see our
Home Page
), appear in various competitive exams for
lectureships and fellowships, like like
lCET-DBT
(Click
http://dbtindia.nic.in/research/DBTJRF.htm), UGC-CSIR
NET (Click
http://csirhrdg.nic.in), ICMR-JRF (Click
http://www.icmr.nic.in/jrf.htm.) etc.
(Conducted
every year for detail click
Scholarship Fellowship).etc.
(Conducted
every year. See
our
Scholarship Fellowship
page for details).
lIf
you qualify these exam you get either Junior Research
Fellowship and or eligibility for Lectureship (LS). Average starting
salary in private sector is around Rs.12000.00-16,000.00 p.m. With several private
Universities coming up,
initial salary also starts from Rs. 28500 (for e.g. salaries
@ VIT, Lovely Professional University ) as per 6th
pay commission recommendations.
Further higher start is seen as one completes his/her PhD degree.
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Research Institute--Junior Research Fellowship (JRF):
After B.Sc.
lin
life sciences and M.Sc. in
Biotech or any Applied Life sciences branch
like-Microbiology, Biochemistry etc., you can appear in
various fellowship examinations, like
lCET-DBT
(Click
http://dbtindia.nic.in/research/DBTJRF.htm), UGC-CSIR
NET (Click
http://csirhrdg.nic.in), ICMR-JRF (Click
http://www.icmr.nic.in/jrf.htm.) etc.
(Conducted
every year for detail click
Scholarship Fellowship).
After clearing the exam, register yourself for PhD
preferably in any industrial laboratory, and avail Junior Research
Fellowships of around Rs.30,000 + 10-15% HRA per
month for first 2 years and then Rs. 50000.
After PhD, with 3-4 years of quality research work (supported by your
research publications) one can be absorbed in R&D dept. of
the industry itself.
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Research
Institute-Researcher/Scientist:
Though M.Sc. degree is sufficient to apply for any
scientific job, but research experience is always a bonus.
One should preferably try to do his/her PhD from an industry
or pure research organization if he wants to go to in the
R&D sector of any company or institute. The bitter truth is
that an
industrialist doesn't always prefer a candidate who has done PhD
from an academic institution, untill and unless the
institute is world-class OR the work is strictly similar to
their demand . Entry level salary may vary
from Rs.15000.00-Rs.20,000.00 or more depending upon the
field of expertise, company and even city. |
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Biotech Industry-Trainee:
After B.Sc.
lin
life sciences and M.Sc. in
Biotech or any branch Applied Life sciences (like-Microbiology, Biochemistry etc. see our
Home Page
). You can join as trainee in biotech industry. You
can see our
Entry level-Trainee-Job
section for latest openings and eligibilities. 30
training fellowships worth Rs.5000.00 per month is also given by
Biotech consortium India Ltd. (BCIL) (Click
www.bcil.nic.in), DBT. Exposure as
Trainee makes you competent enough to get absorbed in the
biotech industry. Initial salary varies as per the
branch/type of company which is Rs.15000.00 to Rs.20,000.00.
Even a fresh M.Sc. biotech students get a starting salary of
Rs. 10000 to 15000 pm in good company. |
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Research worker-NGO:
After
B.Sc.
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life sciences or also M.Sc. in
Biotech or Life sciences you can join any NGO's
working in your areas of interest and give real scientific
contributions to the society. Initial salary may be around
Rs. 10,000 or more. |
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Biotechnology Venture:
If you
could do some home work on industrial aspects of biotech
sector and
have the business guts you must go for biotech venture. But
yes you might have to wait for few years to get the real
return. Take
Business Consultancy
through various agencies which
will provide you factual market report and consultancy and then decide and
go for the projects. You can approach Banks and
other financial Institutions/Venture Capitalists for loan
for any
Business Financial
Assistance. |
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Medical College/ Diagnostic
Lab- Lecturer/Biochemist:
After B.Sc.
Life sciences/Biotechnology go for M.Sc. in Medical
Biochemistry/ Microbiology/Biotechnology. One get offers to
work as lecturer in medical college. Starting salary
Rs.25,000.00-Rs.30,000.00. After Ph.D. the package is still
higher. Work as Biochemist in any diagnostic lab or you can
open your own diagnostic lab. |
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Management-Manager-Sales-Marketing Biotechnology:
After B.Sc.
in Biotechnology/Life sciences you can go for MBA in Biotechnology or
other management degree in agribusiness.
Join any life sciences and biotech industry. Serve your own
subject. Starting salary Rs.20,000 p.m. or even more, it depends
upon the type of sector chosen and candidate's capabilities. B.E/B.Tech Students entering in marketing job in biotech
companies also get packages around Rs. 20,000.00 or more per month. |
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