When thinking about biotechnology, many people picture a scientist in a lab coat developing a lifesaving drug or medical device. While this image represents one common biotechnology career path, lab work is not the only option. With many exciting discoveries to make and new problems to solve, the biotechnology field provides professionals many opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others.
Few points told by my known who did her studies from LPU that will help you to make your decision:
The course offers specializations in Dairy Technology, Fermentation Technology and Bioinformatics.The curriculum offers prime focus on fundamental and applied aspects of biotechnology.Students can get a foreign degree through international collaborations (2 year in India and 2 years abroad or 2 year in India and 1 year abroad)
In addition to curriculum, course offers subjects like communication and soft skills to enhance personality and employability. She said,specializations may be offered in Dairy Technology or Fermentation Technology or Molecular Biotechnology (subject to minimum number of students and feasibility)
The curriculum has been designed in such a way that it makes it easier for the students to prepare themselves for giant exams like CSIR-NET, ICMR, ICAR, and GATE. With an experienced faculty of 30+ in the department who are ready to help the students round the clock, seven days a week, this institute is one of the best options for the young population to opt for biotechnology.
She has participated in technical events, conferences, workshops, sports and cultural activities help in the holistic development of students.There are BIO ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES that provides an understanding of the basic principles and applications of analytical techniques used in biology.
Some of the Companies which visit to the campus every year for recruitment are like Panacea biotech, Dalmia healthcare, Root analysis, Cactus, Dr. Lal Path Labs, Nestle, Meditab, Zyla Health, Panacea Biotech, Pulsus Health, Practo, Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Zydus Cadila, Healthplix Technologies, Indegene Life Systems, Redcliffe Life Diagnostics, Sagacious Research, Serum Institute of India, Cactus Communications, Aakash Educational Services, PIMS, Titan Biotech, Allied analytics, Cognizant, Wipro, Hi Care, Lifecell, Databridge Services, Eclerx, Wisdom Global, TechSci Research, Dalmia Healthcare, Freyr Solutions, Meditab, Cryoviva Biotech, Poly Medicure Ltd.The highest package 12 LPA and the average package in 7.23 LPA.