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Hi friends, I have secured 64% marks in my 2nd PUC. I want to study BSc in Biotechnology course. I am a female student and I want to know that this BSc course has a better scope for me? Kindly suggest me in this regard.

Hello Dear,

Biotechnology is a combination of two subjects- Biology and Technology.
Biotechnology is one of the emerging career fields. Food Technology, Nutrition, Medicines, Healthcare, Forensic Sciences are some of the fields of Biotechnology. The scope of Biotechnology is wide and offers opportunities in the field of both research and engineering.

B.Sc. Biotechnology course is a 3 years long course. Theory, practical and research project- all these parts have to be dealt with in these 3 years duration.

The major advantage of doing a B.Sc. course in Biotechnology is that the course duration is short, when compared to a B.E./B.Tech. program. B.Sc. course takes 3 years to complete. Whereas B.E./B.Tech. program takes 4 years.

Biotechnology is a research-oriented field in which a lot of areas are still to be explored.

I am giving you the details about different scope for you in this course.

Career Opportunities for B.Sc(Biotechnology) Graduates:
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* You can study for M.Sc and Ph.D to pursue a career in research.The future
depends largely on the shoulders of researchers and scientists in the field
of Biotechnology.

* There are a lot of job opportunities for you after doing Biotechnology
graduation in private sector and Government sector too.

here are the most demanding biotechnology careers listed below :-

* Bioinformatician.

* Biomedical Engineer

* Biochemist

* Microbiologist

* Agricultural and Food Scientist

* Epidemiologist

Some of the jobs options which can be chosen by you after the completion of
B.Sc in Biotechnology are as follows:

1. Lab Technician

2.Business Development Executive

3.Sr.Research Associate

4.Customer Solutions Application Scientist

5.Biotechnology Expert

6.Sales Coordinator

7.Laboratory Instructor

Biotechnology opens wide area of opportunities in field of medicine, rain, pharmaceutical industry, agriculture, and environment. They have scope in areas of agriculture, chemical, energy industry, food industries and other such. They can become senior research associate, biotechnology expert, lab technician, Business Development executive and other such.