| Answer: Biotechnology is a research-oriented science; a combination of Biology and other engineering Technologies. It covers a wide variety of subjects like Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, Chemistry and Engineering and is also concerned with many other subjects like Health and Medicine, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Cropping system and Crop Management, Ecology, Cell Biology, Soil science and Soil Conservation, Bio-statistics, Plant Physiology, Seed Technology etc. Biotechnology is the use of living things, especially cells and bacteria in industrial process. There is great career opportunity in Biotechnology as the demand for biotechnologist is growing in the global scenario including India.
You choose among the following major options in their higher studies:
- Medical Nanotechnology
- Medical Biotechnology
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Agriculture Biotechnology
- Neurosciences
- Marine Biotechnology
You can go for M.Sc or M.tech in the above mentioned disciplines and even opt for PhD programs after your post graduation.
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