Biotechnology Engineering: Career, Placements and Education Information

What is Biotechnology Engineering?

Biotechnology engineering is the study, research and development of bio-organism, micro-organism and cell functions in living beings. The course combines engineering with other subjects like chemistry, genetics, bio-chemistry and microbiology. Bio- Technology is concerned with variety of subjects including Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, Chemistry and Engineering. Biotechnology has wide areas of application in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, development of Medicines and Vaccine, treatment of prolonged disease, pollution control and waste management and ecological conservation, energy production and conservation and many more.

Bio-Technology is a research oriented science, a combination of Biology and Technology. Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, Agriculture and Crop Management are some of the subjects classified under this category.  As per a report from the Human Resource Development Ministry, more than 6000 biotechnologists are currently required in India, resulting in the need for formal education in this subject. Revenues generated by the biotechnology industry are being projected at a very high figure by 2017.

Scope of Biotechnology Engineering?

• Research scientists or assistants in the Research laboratories working in the area of pharmaceutical, genetic engineering & food processing.
• Bio-Instrumentation Engineer in the medical instruments manufacturing / maintenance firms.
• The rise in the production of genetically modified crops has increased the demands in the market. This has increased the scope of employment for students pursuing Biotechnology

Where to study?

• University of Allahabad, Allahabad
• Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Calicut University, Kerala
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, lndore
• Goa University, Goa
• Gulbarga University, Gulbarga
• Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar
• Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
• Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
• University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
• University of Jammu, Jammu
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• Kumaun University, Nainital
• University of Lucknow, Lucknow
• MS University of Baroda, Vadodara
• Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
• University of Mysore, Mysore
• University of North Bengal, Siliguri
• Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
• University of Pune, Pune
• Punjabi University, Patiala
• Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala
• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
• Visva-Bharati University, Sanliniketan

Placements

• Bayer
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Pfizer Merck & Co
• Roche