After the IT boom the focus is now shifted to Biotechnology in India. Sensing huge potentials in the field of biotechnology huge number of students are now queuing up in front of educational institutes to get admitted for biotechnology course. It is primarily a research based subject that deals with varied industry sectors including health and medicine, agriculture and animal husbandry, cropping management, cell biology, ecology, soil conservation science, physiology of plants, biostatistics, seed technology and other related fields of operation.

The following are the factors that are responsible for increasing career scope for biotechnologists.

Factors for the growth of Biotechnology in India

* Occupying about 2.4% of total global land, India has a wide variety of flora and fauna. Studies have revealed that India has about 7.6% of total mammal species, 12.6% of bird species, 11% of fish and approximately 6% of the total flowering plants of the world.
* Multinational companies find India to be quite convenient place for conducting successful field research works because of the nation’s varied biodiversity, being one of the largest agro based countries and multiple climatic zones.
* India has a biotech market due to its high population rate. Within the next decade the consumption of the biotech products is expected to be increasing by four times of the present. The human needs and animal care market is studied to be growing by at least 20%.
* India has enough manpower, which is accounted to be an asset for this knowledge based Industry
* India has already proved high competency level in new fields of biotechnology like bioprocess engineering, manipulation of genes in microbes and animal cells, down stream processing and methods of isolation and recombinant DNA technology of animals and plants.
* The nation is now encouraging stem cell research where researchers are allowed to study on embryos taken from fertility medical clinics with the permission of donors.
* If you are willing to take up biotechnology as your subject of specialization, you may have a look at the following institutes that offer the course.

Institutes Offering Course on Biotechnology in India

* A R J College of Engineering & Technology, Mannargudi
* A V V M Sri Pushpam College [AUTONOMOUS], Poondi
* Acharya Institute of Management & Sciences, Bangalore
* AL-Ameer College of Engineering & IT, Vishakapatnam
* Alfa College of Engineering & Technology, Kurnool
* Ambala College of Engineering & Applied Research (ACE), Ambala Cantt
* Amity School of Computer Sciences, Noida
* Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology & Science, Vishakapatnam
* Ansal Institute of Technology, Gurgaon
* Apaji Instt Of Mathematics & Applied Computer Technology, Tonk Distruct
* B V B College of Engineering & Technology, Hubli
* Baba Farid Institute of Technology, Dehradun
* Bapatla Engineering College, Guntur
* Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology, Davangere
* Beant College of Engineering & Technology, Gurudaspur
* Bellary Engineering College, Bellary
* Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata
* Berc Bio-Engineering Research Centre, Faridabad
* Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi
* Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
* Haldia Institute of Technology, Midnapur
* Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata
* Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai
* Jamal Moahamed College, Trichy

There are several other biotechnology institutes in India that provide opportunities for young aspirants to study on the subject of biotechnology.
BIOTECHNOLOGY COLLEGES IN HYDERABAD
# College of Science (Department of Biotechnology)
Address : Osmania University Hyderabad
Website : www.osmania.ac.in
Courses : M.Sc. Biotechnology – 2 years (Seats: 24 (Under self financing mode)),Ph.D. Programme in Biotechnology – 3 years

# ICFAI Insitute of Science & Technology
Address : 62, Nagarjuna Hills, Punjagutta
Hyderabad 500082
Website : www.icfaitech.org
Courses : B.Tech. in Biotechnology

# University of Hyderabad ( Central University)
Address : P.O. Central University, Gachibowli
Hyderabad 500 046, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
Phone : +91-40-23130000 (for direct access 2313 followed by extension no)
Fax : +91-40-23010120, 23010145
Website : www.uohyd.ernet.in
Courses : M. Sc. (Biotechnology)

# Centre for Biotechnology, Institue of Science and Technology (IST)
Address : Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University Campus, Kukatpally, Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh, India
Phone : 040-23058729
Website : www.jntu.ac.in
Courses : M Tech (Biotechnology)

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