Hi Shivam,
Students who wish to pursue higher studies in genetics or genetic engineering should have an aptitude for scientific research, a probing mind, dedication and team spirit. Genetic engineering could involve specialization related to plants, animals and human beings. This field is a high-growth area that has thrown up several job opportunities. There is a great scope in this field as the demand for genetic engineers are growing in India as well as abroad. Genetic engineers are mainly absorbed in medical and pharmaceutical industries, the agricultural sector, and the research and development departments of the government and pri
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Hi Shivam,
Students who wish to pursue higher studies in genetics or genetic engineering should have an aptitude for scientific research, a probing mind, dedication and team spirit. Genetic engineering could involve specialization related to plants, animals and human beings. This field is a high-growth area that has thrown up several job opportunities. There is a great scope in this field as the demand for genetic engineers are growing in India as well as abroad. Genetic engineers are mainly absorbed in medical and pharmaceutical industries, the agricultural sector, and the research and development departments of the government and private sectors. You can also take up teaching as an option. Some of the universities which offer genetic Engineering courses at postgraduate and doctorate levels are the Bio-Informatics Centre of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur and Delhi), Delhi University, University of Calcutta, MKU-Coimbatore, Birla Institute of Technology (Pilani Rajasthan), University of Lucknow, Jadavpur University (Kolkata, West Bengal) etc. Most of the universities/institutes do not offer courses in genetic engineering as a separate discipline, but as a subsidiary to biotechnology, microbiology, biochemistry streams. Some of the universities conducting related courses are the following: The University of Kerala Thiruvananthapuram - M.Sc. Genetics and Plant Breeding; University of Madras, Chennai - M.Sc. Biomedical genetics; The Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed University) Vellore- M.Sc. Biomedical Genetics, Andhra University, Visakhapatanam- M.Sc. Human Genetics, Sri Rama Chandran Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai - M.Sc. Human Genetics; Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai - M.Sc. Plant Genetics Engineering,M.Sc.- Microbial Gene technology,Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - M.Sc. Molecular and Human Genetics. Few institute offering M.Sc genetics are: Osmania University, Hyderabad, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, Acharya Institute Of Science, Bangalore, Barkatullah University.
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Hi Shivam,