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  • i am studying btech in biotechnology engg in nit rourkela . i want to know what r the avenues and scope of this field and if i want to pursue ms , then which are the fields will be best for me .please mention names of the universities which are the best in the business and what r the specialization they r offering.

    Asked by amit samal on 17 August 2008 at 7:30 PM.

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    Avenues and scope of Biotechnology: With over 100 Biotech companies, India is positioned at number three in Biotech industrial growth, just behind Australia and China. In 2006-07, India achieved a significant growth of 33% in Biotech industry. India is set to become the Biotech capital of the world in the coming years, owing to a sustained annual industrial growth rate of over 30% in the last six years. The Government of India provides large-scale employment to most Biotechnologists in its research laboratories. Growing at almost 30% during this decade, Indian Biotechnology industry is likely to touch the mark of US$ 5 Billion by the end of 2010. In the next few years India would be requiring 4 million Biotechnologists. Some of the fields in which specializations (M.Sc Biotechnology) can be done are: * Veterinary Biotechnology * Medical Biotechnology * Marine Biotechnology * Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology * Genetic Engineering * Microbiology * Nano-Technology For list of universities and colleges offering post graduate programs in Biotechnology, there specializations and other details, Click here.

 

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