Two year post graduation in Microbiology enables the candidates to fetch wide variety of career opportunities available in the field of Microbiology. Applications of Microbiology are extensively seen in the food processing, agricultural and pharmaceutical field. Thus varieties of career opportunities are available in these fields for the graduates in M.Sc Microbiology.

Career in Private sector after M.Sc in Microbiology

M.Sc degree in Microbiology enables the candidates to pursue their career in food processing companies, agricultural companies and pharmaceutical companies. They can work as food technologists in different food processing companies. Agricultural companies employ these graduates as agricultural microbiologists for various research purposes. Some of the pharmaceutical companies which recruit the graduates in M.Sc Microbiology for the job of Microbiologists are Emcure Pharmaceticals, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Wockhardt Limited, Dr.Reddy’s, Shantha Biotech, Ranbaxy, Cipla and Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited. These graduates can also work in private hospitals and research institutes.

Government Career after M.Sc in Microbiology

Candidates who have completed their M.Sc degree in Microbiology can apply for several vacancies available in the research institutes of the government. They can apply for Microbiologist job available in the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences New Delhi. Several other jobs available in different research institutes are Scientist, Research Assistant, Technical Assistant, Field Assistant and Project Assistant. Notification for these vacancies will be published on the newspaper or the concerned website. Candidates can apply for any of these jobs in the manner specified on the notification. Those who write Combined Graduate Level exam conducted by Staff Selection Commission can get into different government departments with lucrative salaries. Graduates in M.Sc Microbiology can also apply for the vacancies available in various laboratories under Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). They can also work in government hospitals. Those who aspire to work in the teaching field can apply for the posts like lecturer or associate professor in several colleges or universities. For that they need to qualify the NET exam.

Career Abroad after M.Sc in Microbiology

Candidates who have completed M.Sc Microbiology can work in foreign countries as Medical Microbiologists, Agricultural Microbiologists, Industrial Microbiologists, Marine Microbiologists or General Microbiologists depending on their experience in the related field.  Several foreign companies are offering these jobs for the graduates in M.Sc Microbiology. They can also pursue their career in various foreign research institutes.

Long term Career roadmap for M.Sc in Microbiology

Those who have completed M.Sc degree in Microbiology can find a long term career in the research field. After gaining much experience in this field as assistant, they can get into the post of Scientist. They can get into higher posts after gaining enough work experience as scientist.