M.Sc in Microbiology Scope

Can you tell me about the job opportunities available after completion of M.Sc in Microbiology in India?

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M.Sc in Microbiology pass out has numerous job opportunities in several sectors in our country and also in foreign countries. They can engage in a variety of work profiles. They are paid well too.

Some of the work profiles that these graduates can look for include the following.

Scientist
Research Assistant
Technical Assistant
Field Assistant
Project Assistant
Lecturer
Associate professor
Medical Microbiologists
Agricultural Microbiologists
Industrial Microbiologists
Marine Microbiologists
General Microbiologists

Private Sector Jobs after M.Sc in Microbiology

Private sector offers a lot of job openings for these graduates. They can work in various flexible job profiles in several areas through India in the Private sector. Some of the areas that suit these graduates include the following:

Food processing companies
Agricultural companies
Pharmaceutical companies
Laboratories
Formulation research firms
Analytical development sector
Clinical research units
Private Hospitals
Cosmetic industry
Bottling Plants
Dairy Industries
Fertilizer industries
Water Processing Plants
Biochemical Plants
Drug discovery units

Some of the firms that recruit these people in the Private sector include the following.
Emcure Pharmaceticals
Lupin Pharmaceuticals
Wockhardt Limited
Shantha Biotech
Ranbaxy
Cipla and Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited

Government Sector Jobs after M.Sc in Microbiology

Government sector also offers numerous career opportunities for aspirants in this field. There are several areas that employ these graduates in the Public sector.

They have to clear tests organized by SSC, PSC and also UPSC to get placed in public sector. Some of the areas in the Government sector that offer career opportunities for aspirants in this field include the following:

Government hospitals
Food processing companies
Agricultural companies
Research firms
Pharmaceutical companies
Laboratories
Dairy Industries
Biochemical Plants
Fertilizer industries
Water Processing Plants

Some of the top firms in the Government sector that recruit these people include the following.
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)