Modern biology has contributed much to the latest technological innovations in the field of medicine. Various specializations are now evolving in Modern Biology with the innovations like Biomedical engineering, Bioinformatics, Genomics and Nanotechnology. Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering is a unique course offered by Indian Institute of Technology which covers all the major areas in Modern Biology like genomics, tissue engineering and bioprocess engineering. This course has got great scope in the different areas of biotechnology.

Scope for Higher Studies after B.Tech in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering

As this is a very rare course offered by only Indian Institute of Technology, higher studies options are very limited. Only a small number of postgraduate and doctoral courses are available after this undergraduate course. List of those courses are given below.

• Master of Technology in Biosciences and Bioengineering
• Master of Technology in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
• Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering
• Doctor of Philosophy in Biosciences and Bioengineering
• Master of Philosophy in Bioscience

These higher education courses have great scope in diverse areas of Modern Biology. Doctoral level courses mentioned above promote research activities in field of Tissue Engineering, Functional Genomics and Bioprocess Engineering. Therefore the aspirants who pursue their higher studies after B.Tech in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering can find many career opportunities in the field of research.

Other Certification Courses after B.Tech in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering

Candidates who have completed B.Tech in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering can do any certification course in Bioinformatics so as to specialize in a particular area.  These certificate courses can impart required skills to the candidates within a short period of time. Therefore the aspirants can choose any of these courses, if they are interested to work in the field of Bioinformatics. List of such certificate courses are given below.

• Certificate course in Bioinformatics
• Certificate course in Elementary Bioinformatics

Career Opportunities after B.Tech in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering

Various biotechnology companies offer wide variety of career opportunities for the B.Tech graduates in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering. Below given is the list of reputed biotechnology companies which offer job opportunities for these graduates.

• Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology, Kerala (RGCB)
• BrainWave Bioinformatics Limited, Chennai
• Sisco Research Laboratories Private Limited, Mumbai

These graduates can look for job opportunities in the field of drug and pharmaceutical research. They can work as Quality Control Manager, Clinical Pharmacists or Process Engineer in various pharmaceutical companies. Several public and private research and development firms offer the job of scientist, research associate, bioinformatics analyst and lab assistant to these graduates. Genetics is another major field where they can find many job opportunities with lucrative salary.