Which is a better option among B.Sc in biotechnology and B.Sc in microbiology? Do these courses have enough prospects in future?

B.Sc. (Hons. ). Biotechnology is a three-year degree programme. In the first two semesters, the focus is on the core subjects of biotechnology to ensure a good grounding in the fundamental concepts. Specialisation is offered in the second and third year. The course contents cover all aspects of the applied and core biotechnology including molecular biology, genetic engineering, plant and animal tissue culture, bioprocess technology, advanced microbial technology, intellectual property rights and patents, industry relations and entrepreneurship, etc. Duration: 3 Years Eligibility: 10+2 Science (Biology/ Maths/ Agriculture/ Biotech or Equivalent) Selection Procedure: Merit and Interview Recent trends from the industry focus on the production of totally new eukaryotic compounds like insulin, interferon and other recombinant products, using microorganisms in large quantities. Biofuels like bioethanol and biodiesel are being manufactured using new raw materials like lignocellulosics. Algae and other biomass material are considered as an alternative to fossil fuels. Many new recombinant vaccines are produced to replace crude vaccines and make them polyvalent to reduce the dosage.

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Hi Anuradha, Both the programmes are good, however, B.Tech would be more suitable for the good prospective career. Both the programmes are good, however, B.Tech would be more suitable for the good prospective career. Clinical Research Organizations (CRO), research labs where you can work on different projects and can earn fat money. It is basically testing the safety & efficacy of innovated drug product on human beings before getting marketed. Biotech+Clinical research is a very good combination likewise Biotech + PGDMLT is also a superb combination. Clinical research gives you knowledge about what is ICH-GCP guidelines, GMP/GLP, invention of drug molecule, how to get approval for molecule & to conduct a trial, toxicity study, animal trials, documents required to conduct study, how to design trial like single/double blind/open labelled study, case-control/cohort study, phase I to phase IV trials which are firstly carried out on small number of patient, then to healthy volunteers, what are adverse reactions coming after giving test product, how to create a data, clinical data management, generating Case record forms for each participated individual and many more things. Bioinformatics mainly generates software tools to understand biological data. It is a combination of computer Science, maths, biology & engineering. Different databases are there like NCBI, Genebank, EMBL, DDBJ, UniProt, SWISSPROT, KEGG. With access to these databases (Nucleic acid & protein databases), you can match your test DNA sequence, find out % similarity, phylogenetic relationship, the 3D structure of drug/protein molecule, metabolic disorders, genetic diseases, mutations etc. You can catch up a job in research institute, pharma companies where they carry out drug designing, molecular docking etc. PG Diploma in Medical Lab Technology, Another good option is PGDMLT. All the best.

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Both the courses are in demand. Having a biotechnology degree opens up many more doors, in various fields like industrial processes, management jobs while microbiology jobs are more research oriented. You also have an option of doing an MBA in Biotechnology, which a new and emerging field of work. The job market while not absolutely lucrative is growing with the biotechnology sector on the increase in India. There are jobs in the agricultural, pharmaceuticals, medical and various other fields, making it a very flexible subject. Also, there are many independent biotechnology start up companies that promise a good future. After a few years of experience, the salary does increase, as does your market value. You can do biotechnology related courses from: University of Hyderabad-School of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai-Institute of Chemical Technology, National Dairy Research Institute Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology Lovely Professional University Delhi Technological University-Department of Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology-Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Delhi University Banaras Hindu University Jawaharlal Nehru University Aligarh Muslim University of Mumbai VIT BITS.

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Both the courses are in demand. Having a biotechnology degree opens up many more doors, in various fields like industrial processes, management jobs while microbiology jobs are more research oriented. You also have an option of doing an MBA in Biotechnology, which a new and emerging field of work. The job market while not absolutely lucrative is growing with the biotechnology sector on the increase in India. There are jobs in the agricultural, pharmaceuticals, medical and various other fields, making it a very flexible subject. Also, there are many independent biotechnology start up companies that promise a good future. After a few years of experience, the salary does increase, as does your market value. You can do biotechnology related courses from: University of Hyderabad-School of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai-Institute of Chemical Technology, National Dairy Research Institute Rajiv Gandhi Center for Biotechnology Lovely Professional University Delhi Technological University-Department of Biotechnology Indian Institute of Technology-Department of Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Delhi University Banaras Hindu University Jawaharlal Nehru University Aligarh Muslim University of Mumbai VIT BITS.

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LPU is one of the leading private universities of India, providing quality education, innovative pedagogy and unbeatable placements both national and international. LPU provides a great academic exposure to its students. It provides a chance to the students to attend guest lectures or workshops, so that they get to learn as much as they can. The students also work on live projects, so that they are able to apply their knowledge to practical settings. It is one of the few that has embraced international practices when it comes to designing a curriculum. The School of Professional Enhancement gives the necessary analytical, logical skills and soft skills to polish the student to the core to make him placement ready. Even mock placement drives are held. Microbiology-List of Few Companies in this Field: Biocon Pvt Ltd. , Himalaya Spring, Nectar Life sciences Pvt Ltd. , Alchemist Pvt Ltd (Chandigarh), Panacea Biotech (Chandigarh), Jagatjit Industries (Gurgaon), Ind Swift Pharmaceutical, Life cell International (New Delhi), Reddys Laboratories, Government organizations, IDS Infotec, Omics Publishing Group. Biotechnology - The graduates of the Department of Biotechnology and biosciences are essentially taught with a strong multidisciplinary approach, being trained in both applied biological sciences and applications through a rigorous curriculum, augmented by hands-on experience during internships. Many companies like Biocon Pvt Ltd. , Panacea Biotech, Shanta Biotech, Syngene, Piramal Healthcare, Wockhardt Limited, Reddys Laboratories, Bharat Biotech, Himalaya Spring, Nectar Life sciences Pvt Ltd. , Alchemist Pvt Ltd, Transsasia Pvt Ltd, Life-cell International visit LPU for placements. Admissions are going on at LPU.

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Hello B.Sc. (Hons. ). Biotechnology is a three-year degree programme. In the first two semesters, the focus is on the core subjects of biotechnology to ensure a good grounding in the fundamental concepts. Specialisation is offered in the second and third year. The course contents cover all aspects of the applied and core biotechnology including molecular biology, genetic engineering, plant and animal tissue culture, bioprocess technology, advanced microbial technology, intellectual property rights and patents, industry relations and entrepreneurship, etc. Duration: 3 Years Eligibility: 10+2 Science (Biology/ Maths/ Agriculture/ Biotech or Equivalent) Selection Procedure: Merit and Interview Recent trends from the industry focus on the production of totally new eukaryotic compounds like insulin, interferon and other recombinant products, using microorganisms in large quantities. Biofuels like bioethanol and biodiesel are being manufactured using new raw materials like lignocellulosics. Thank you.

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B.Sc in microbiology would favour your career more. As after Master's degree, you can go for government jobs. B.Sc Biotechnology is, on the other hand, not a bad subject but its a narrow field and requires time to get settled.

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Hi, Both the streams have their own scope and it depends on your interest that which stream you choose. But, I will suggest you B.Sc Biotechnology, because it has more scope than microbiology. Microbiology is a part of biotechnology only. So, you should opt for B.Sc Biotechnology.

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In simple words, in India, the scope of Microbiology is broad as compared to Biotechnology. Biotechnology is an older field while Microbiology is a newer field, this is the reason Biotechnology is preferred but microbiology has a bright future. The syllabus/subjects is/are common or same as Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Immunology, etc.

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This depend on your interest. I am a Microbiology student from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Haryana. In simple words, In India, the scope of Microbiology is broad as compare to Biotechnology. Biotechnology is older field while Microbiology is newer field, this is the reason Biotechnology is preferred but Microbiology has bright future. The syllabus/Subjects is/are common or same like Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Microbiology, Immunology etc.

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