M.Tech in Biotechnology and M.Pharm in Biotechnology are among the two year post graduation course in biotechnology offered by various institutes in India. M.Tech course focuses on the applications of biotechnology in the technical field while M.Pharm course focuses on the applications of biotechnology in the field of medicine. Candidates who are from technical background can choose the M.Tech course rather than the M.Pharm course. M.Pharm course is meant for the candidates who are interested in the research field.

M.Tech in Biotechnology and its Opportunities

Lot of opportunities is available for the candidates who have completed M.Tech in Biotechnology. Some of the jobs available for them are Verification Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Electrical Product Design Engineer, Researcher and Product development engineer.  Several other jobs are available for these graduates in different fields in private and public sector. Some of those employment areas are given below.

• Pharmaceuticals
• Teaching institutions
• Power plants
• Quality testing laboratories
• Chemical industries
• Oil Exploration and Refining

M.Pharm in Biotechnology and its Opportunities

Various job opportunities are available in the pharmaceutical industry for the candidates having M.Pharm degree in Biotechnology. They can work as a clinical executive or medical coding trainee in various pharmaceutical companies. These companies also need Research and development staffs for marketing their products. M.Pharm graduates can also work in these departments with lucrative salary. Several government hospitals employ these graduates as pharmacists. They can also work in food and drug administration departments of state or central government. They can also apply for faculty post in various pharmacy institutes.

Key differences between M.Tech in Biotechnology and M.Pharm in Biotechnology

• M.Tech in Biotechnology is an engineering course. The eligibility needed to pursue this course is a bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology.
• M.Pharm in Biotechnology is a pharmacy course. The eligibility needed to pursue this course is a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy.

Even though both of these courses deal with the application of biotechnology, each of them focuses on different areas. As M.Tech in Biotechnology is a technical course, they can move on to various technical areas apart from the biotechnology field. In fact they can work in software companies as well as pharmaceutical companies. But the candidates having M.Pharm in biotechnology prefer to work in the area related to biotechnology field.