Career

Bio-Technology Engineering aspirant commonly known as a Bio-Tech Engineer. The course is all about  studying the concept of Biology and modifying the Biological System or Biological Processes etc. so that they can be used in engineering applications to improve various sectors like food processing , agriculture , health care etc.

Bio-Technology is developing rapidly and many private firms are rapidly investing in it. Bio-Technological professionals may find jobs in Pharmaceuticals Industries, Agriculture sector etc. Currently, more than 250 Bio-Technology healthcare products and vaccines are available for the patients and about 14 million farmers around the world use agriculture biotechnology to prevent damage from insects and pests which result in the reduction of production.

Salary

Salary approximation for Bio-Technology varies i.e depends on your capability that how will you make your interview interactive and interesting and got selected for that organization after exploring your knowledge.

Generally, an average salary for degree holder in Bio-Technology is around in between  INR 2.5 LPA to 3.5 LPA and for freshers, it could be 1.8 LPA to 2.4 LPA.

If we talking about the IIT's graduate students salary package offered for them is much higher than the normal institution students an IITian average salary is about in between INR 7 LPA to 10 LPA.

Job Oppurtunity

Any Bio-Tech Engineer can get a job in the various field of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Genetic Engineering, Healthcare and other Pharmaceutical Industries. Students have various opportunities to excel as Bio-Technology Engineer by finding applications in various areas in their specialization courses offered in the Bio-Technology.

The Possible Selection Procedure for any company may be as follows:

1. Written Test (Verbal + Aptitude + Reasoning + Technical)
2. Group Discussion
3. Telephonic Round
4. Technical Interview
5. HR Interview
6. Medical Test

Top Recruiter Companies or Industries for a Bio-Technology Engineer:

• Biocon
• Aventis
• Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
• Novo Nordisk
• Hindustan Uni-Liver

Above given organizations or industries from where aspirants can find their career after his/her course completion.

Specialization

If you want to make your career in Bio-Technology then you have available some Specialization streams in Bio-Technology are given below:-

1. Animal Biotechnology
2. Agriculture Biotechnology
3. Marine Biotechnology
4. Medical Biotechnology
5. Plant Biotechnology
6. Microbiology
7. Industrial Biotechnology
8. Bioinformatics
9. Food Technology
10. Genetics, Molecular Biology
11. Pharma Covigilance
12. etc

Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria will be different for various programs which are given below:

For Undergraduate Programs

• In Undergraduate Programme, B.E/B.Tech degree is offered in Bio-Technology for which candidates can get admissions if they meet all the eligibility criteria which are required by the various Entrance Exams for Bio-Technology.
• Candidates must have required that they had completed their 12th standard from a recognized Central or State board or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

For Postgraduate Programs

• In Postgraduate Programme, M.E/M.Tech degree is offered in Bio-Technology for which candidates should have valid GATE score card i.e candidate must be required that he/she GATE qualified to get admission for Postgraduate courses in M.E/M.Tech.

For Diploma Programs

• Candidates must have required that they had completed their 12th standard from a recognized Central or State board or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

Duration OF course

Duration of all the offered programs will be different which is given below:

For Undergraduate Programs

• In Undergraduate Programme, B.E/B.Tech degree is offered for the course Bio-Technology which has a minimum course duration of 4 Years after 12th standard.

For Postgraduate Programs

• In Postgraduate Programme, M.E/M.Tech degree is offered for the course Bio-Technology which has a minimum course duration of 2 Years after completion of B.E/B.Tech.

For Diploma Programs

• Diploma Programmes offers Diploma degree in Bio-Technology which has a minimum course duration of 3 Years after 12th standard.