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Himanshu, Biotechnology is a branch that has come up very fast. On one hand, it caters to the industrial sector such as food and beverages industry, textiles industry, biological products, medicines and pharmaceuticals while on the other hand this branch of Science caters to the requirements of agriculture, animal husbandry, nutrition and environmental conservation.
Because of the commendable scope in this field today it is one of the best career options. There is a great demand for biotechnical experts in countless industries and sectors like :
• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry
• Environment Conservation
• Genetic Engineering
• Health Care
• Medicine
• Industrial Research and Development
These days we have many universities/ colleges like Lovely Professional University, Amity University, VIT, Vellore etc that are offering a B.Tech in Biotechnology because of its immense scope.
You can check their respective websites for more details.
Good luck.

Vihaan, GMAT is required for almost all universities in US. It is also one of the most important criteria for admissions. If you are planning to study in a US business school, you must score high in this exam. For international students, GMAT is required not just for admission but also for student visa. Your chances of getting a student visa to US are weakened if you do not take the GMAT, even if you have an admission from a business school.
If you have a three year degree from an Australian, Indian, New Zealand university or such similar three year degree programs, you will not be eligible for admission to most MBA programs so, the advisable plan of action to maximize eligibility for US business schools is to do a Post Graduate degree like M.Sc, MA or M.Com, before applying to business schools in USA. Or you would require a professional four-year degree like engineering or other such courses.
There are many good Indian universities universities too that accept GMAT scores for admission to MBA and fees there would be comparatively less. Many universities offer good placements to students. Check websites of some Indian universities too along with US universities.
Good luck.

Azhar, go for MCA. MCA is one of the hottest career options available today! This is because after earning an MCA degree from a reputed Institute, there is plethora of job opportunities available in the market. There is a wide scope of MCA in Government as well as Private sector.
MCA post graduates are hired both by Government agencies NTPC, GAIL, BHEL, etc and private IT companies like Accenture, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Cognizant, IBM, American Express, HCL, HP and so on. As a fresher, an MCA professional can expect anything around 2.4 to 3.4 lakhs, and with experience, sky is the limit! With some years of experience, a Software Engineer can become a Lead, an Analyst, a Project Manager, a General Manager and so on. Initially MCA students are given a few weeks of training on the job, before they get started on LIVE projects. They need to work in different roles and areas in the beginning and then gradually specialize in a specific field.
Now admission to MCA in some institutes is based on entrance test and some institutions offer you admission on basis of your marks in the previous qualifying exam.
Check the websites of some good universities for more details.
Good luck.

Being a M.Sc in Microbiology pass out you have two main defined disciplines to pursue a career I.e. Education and Research. With a M.Sc degree you can apply to teach in various institutions or you may write to qualify NET for the posts of lectureship.
Research is another huge domain that you may enter but for this one would require a doctoral program in a specific topic based on your interest.
With SAS being an entirely a different application but can be of help in terms creating and processing analytic but then it is better to go for it if you have had some work experience. With a background of Microbiology, you can opt for Clinical Research as this may be relevant provided you are interested to pursue a career in the same.
It would be better that you either decide among the course options based on your career interests or may inform me about your interest so that I may accordingly provide you more information.
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