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Hello Sir,
I am studying B.Sc in Botany.
I would like to know what can I do
so that I make my career brighter?
Kindly show me some path Sir.

There are many options after completion of your B.Sc degree in Botany. You can go for jobs as well as go for higher studies. However, going for higher studies is a better option for a better job as it will increase the job scope along with help in getting a better salaried and designation job.

You can pursue higher studies like:-
-Post Graduation like M.Sc
-PhD

However,if you want to go for the jobs after BSc, you can get job both in the public as well as the private sector.

You can get employment opportunities in :-
-Departments of Environmental Protection
-Departments of Agriculture and Water
-Nature Conservancy
-Lumber or Paper Companies
-Nurseries
-Food Companies
-Chemical Companies
-Biological Supply Houses
-Environmental Protection Agency
-Medical Plant Resources Laboratory
-Drug Companies
-Fruit Growers
-Biotechnology Firms
-National Park Service
-Departments of Conservation and Land Management
-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
-Public Health Service
-Department of Agriculture
-Forest Service
-Oil Industry
-Seed Companies

You can work as:-
-Field or Technical Assistant
-Environmental Consultant
-Park Ranger
-Herbarium Keeper
-Curator
-Botanist
-Ethno botanists
-Palynologists
-Plant ecologists
-Pathologists
-Palaeobotanists
-Plant Biochemist
-Nursery or Green House Manager
-Farming Consultant
-Junior Scientific Assistant

The major recruiters are:-
-Botanical survey of India (BSI)
-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)
-Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)
-Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
-Questar Bioinformatics
-Tata Consultancy Services

Bsc botany is a degree course of 3 years of duration. After this you can either opt Msc in botany or you can also choose Msc in microbiology or Msc in biotechnology. You can also pursue MBA further.