Ask & Answer: India's Largest Education Community

Criteria for grant of scholarship to meritorious students
The criteria for grant of scholarship to meritorious students, taking admission in our PGDM (FT) Programme – B, is as under:
If the student has
- scored above 75% in Class X; and
- scored above 75% in Class XII;and
- scored above 70 % in graduation;and
- MAT/ CAT/ XAT/ATMA percentile below 80 (i.e. the candidate is in top 20 percentile).
The amount of scholarship is reduction of 10% in the academic/tuition fee in the first academic year. Thereafter, the 10% reduction in academic/tuition fee in second academic year is subject to the student scoring 7.5 CGPA in the first academic year.

Check out UPES' B.A. Public Policy & Adminstration with IAS Coaching and test preparation embedded program. This program is designed to provide an interdisciplinary environment, specializing in public policy field as well as public management. This program provides knowledge of economics, public finance, research methods, public policy, leadership, strategy. The program equips the students with knowledge and skills covering broad range disciplines and topic of public sector.
It is expected that the students pursuing BA (Public Policy & Administration) will be taking Public Administration as their specialization areas in the IAS Examination. Public Administration is presently being offered as Paper I and Paper II in IAS Competitive Examination. It is being suggested that the Public Administration (Paper I and II) is split into core courses and be embedded in the B.A. Public Policy & Administration Program in IInd and IIIrd Year. Additional Coaching may also be given to strengthen the Academic Input during the course of the program.

Hi Aman,
The options are unlimited, as you have done your class 12 with science. With the combination of biology, physics and chemistry you can take up medicine, dentistry, Pharmacy, agricultural science, dairy science or biological sciences (biochemistry, biotechnology, Microbiology). Apart from doing the degree level courses in science with the conventional combinations you can also choose degree courses in several emerging professional areas, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nursing, computer, business administration, hotel management, tourism management etc. you can also opt for courses outside the university stream, such as hotel management, fashion technology, industrial design, packaging, aircraft maintenance engineering, government accredited computer courses and a host of post 10 + 2 level vocational courses. For pursuing a course in engineering you should have Maths as compulsory subject in 10+2. However, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Website: www.aiims.ac.in or www.aiims.edu, offers B.Tech (Biotechnology) with Class XII with Physics, Chemistry and Biology. To get admission in the top medical college in India you would need to score above 90% in 12th and do very well in entrance exam.
With a PCM combination of subjects, you can pursue almost any field you set your mind on. You can ofcourse do Engineering which is a professional degree and has streams such as Electrical, Mechanical, Electronic and Communication etc. You can do your graduation in subjects of your interest, even switching to Humanities or Commerce streams if you so desire. You can do a BCA (Computer Applications), BBA (Business Administration), Law, Civil Aviation – Pilot, Astronomy, Architecture, Design, Mass Communication, Merchant Navy, Defense Forces, Psychology, Civil Services etc. To decide on the course, you should analyse your strengths, career goals, interests, personality, aptitude and ability. If you decide based on these parameters you will put in your best effort and will be successful in your chosen field.
Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best, if you found this useful.
Wish You Luck!

Hi Keshav,
The study of Biotechnology is a blend of subjects related Biology and subjects like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Engineering. It is a research-oriented field.
Biotechnology finds application to a number of fields. Some of them are:
· Medical and Health Care
· Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
· Industrial Research and Development
· Food Processing
· Bio-Processing
· Chemical Engineering
· Drug Designing and Manufacture
· Environment Conservation
After completing B.Tech in Biotechnology, you can either take up a job or study further.
Job opportunities
There are many good job opportunities available after completing B.Tech Biotechnology. After multimedia industry, Biotechnology is ranked second as the growing sector with a tremendous employment potential.
After completing your B.Tech, you can seek employment in leading Indian or multi-national companies. You can apply for jobs in a range of industries dealing with pharmaceutical, chemical, bioprocessing and agriculture products. You are also eligible for opportunities in government research and development organisations.
Some companies that hire biotechnologists are Hindustan Lever, Thapar Group, Indo American Hybrid Seeds, Bincon India Limited, Bivcol, IDPL, Indian Vaccines Corporation, Hindustan Antibiotics, Sun Pharma, Cadila etc.
Some job roles you can assume are Research Scientist, Research Associate, Marketing personnel, Business Development Officer, Sales Representative, Biotech Engineer, and Lab Technician.
Higher education
A post-graduate degree will improve your job prospects further.
It will help you gain in-depth knowledge of the subject and provide the confidence required to face the job market. After completing B.Tech in Biotechnology, you can pursue M.Tech (Biotechnology), M.Tech (Bio-Informatics) or MBA (Biotechnology).
M.Tech (Biotechnology) involves study of Biotechnology in great detail.
M.Tech (Bio-Informatics) is the study of application of computer technology to the management of biological information.
Bioinformatics plays a vital role especially in drug discovery and development; computers are used to gather, store, analyse and integrate biological and genetic information
MBA (Biotechnology) provides broad introduction to Biotechnology and focuses on imparting management skills, required in chemical, pharmaceutical or allied industries.
Hope this helps. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best, if you found this useful.