Choosing a right career option paves the path for our future. Generally students at their 10+2 level are not mature enough or aware about blooming career fields in the market other than medicine. Every biology student’s prime focus is on NEET and getting a government MBBS seat is considered as the only victory. But there are a lot of other career options too which can fetch you equally respectful and well-paying jobs .In Fact, some of these courses are much more easy and provide you handsome salaries within a shorter span of 3-4 years.
Majority of students keep on dropping year after year for the sake of getting a medical seat in reputed colleges. This situation leads to anxiety and depression among students after multiple drop years , which we think is the biggest demerit of the medical field. Students don’t realise that even after clearing medical entrance, MBBS is a long run. It easily takes 10-12 years to become a super speciality doctor in India. Whereas the options we have gathered are easy to study and can be completed in a shorter span with good job opportunities ,not compromising on the pay scale too .Some of these courses offer much higher packages compared to MBBS after graduation.
Can PCB students pursue engineering?
Did you know? Most of the biology students don’t even know that they can pursue engineering without having maths as their subject in 10+2. As engineering and medicine are still the top priority of students in India, engineering is a more prominent field in this time.It is no surprise that many of you would be wondering How can a biology student do engineering? There are several entrance exams conducted by universities which offer btech in biotechnology, food technology and agriculture for PCB group students. We have covered the detailed information below in this article.
There are a lot of options to choose for PCB students, we have sorted the best career options on the basis of scope, job opportunities and payscale.We have also provided the courses offered and average salary for different career paths alongside .
- Engineering
- Clinical research
- Genetics
- Bioinformatics
- Pharmacy
- Biotechnology
- Agriculture
- Life sciences
- Microbiology
- Psychology
- Paramedical
- Physiotherapy
- Ayurveda
- Naturopathy
- Dental sciences
- Veterinary
- Unani medicine
- Homoeopathy .
1.Engineering
It is the most sorted and widely accepted career path after Medicine. One can easily land a good job with a bachelor’s degree in engineering. It is one of those fields in which a masters degree is not necessary for getting a good job.
Various ways to enter engineering field being a PCB student: Some states like Uttar Pradesh conducted their own entrance exams like UPCET but now most of these universities have merged into CUET(Central universities entrance test). Some private universities like Amity University also allow PCB students to do Btech.
- Clinical research
It is the best path for those who have a keen interest in research .It involves conduction of experiments and research by professionals to find answers of scientific questions in medicine and biomedical zones. The roles one can get in this field are clinical researcher, research associate, project manager and research pharmacist Courses:
- B.Sc. clinical research
- M.Sc. clinical research
Other bachelor’s courses in chemistry, biology and life sciences can also be opted for pursuing research.
Salary- median salary is around 3.5 lakhs per annum in India
3.Genetics.
Genetics and molecular biology are very blooming fields in recent times ,it is expected that the scope of this field would increase many folds in upcoming years. It is a less chosen path because of lack of awareness, but if you are interested in scientific principles of genetics and applied genetics, this field is for you. Genetics is changing lives of people by gene therapy and treatment of genetic diseases. The recombinant DNA technology and DNA fingerprinting have been very useful for us
Courses:
B.Sc. genetics
M.Sc. applied genetics
M.Sc. Human genetics
M.Sc. biomedical genetics
Salary- average salary is around 4 lakhs INR
4.Bioinformatics
This profession incorporates the use of biology, computer science and information technology to analyse and interpret biomedical data. If you are interested in computers, this field is a classic fusion of biology and information technology.
Courses:
B.Sc. bioinformatics
M.Sc. bioinformatics
Salary- a high pay scale of 9 lakhs can be achieved in this
5.Forensics
Forensic science has a very major application in criminalistics .The main job of a forensic scientist is to analyse crime scenes and evidence, record the observations and findings .
Courses:
B.Sc. forensics
M.Sc. forensics
Salary – basic salary starts from 3-6 lpa for freshers
5.Biotechnology
It is a fusion of biology and technology and is providing many job opportunities for students interested in technology but having PCB group in their 10+2. Manufacturing of new vaccines and amplification of genes to detect diseases is an example of application of biotechnology
Courses:
B.Sc. biotechnology
M.Sc. biotechnology
Salary- around 5 lakhs
- Pharmacy
Various pharmaceutical companies hire pharmacy graduates for the roles of medical representative,research and product managing.
Courses:
B.pharmacy
D.pharmacy
M.pharmacy
Salary-3-6 lakhs
7.Life sciences
Very reputed universities like Delhi University and other central universities offer Bachelor’s degrees in life sciences which can further be continued for research or educational professions. These universities conduct entrance examinations and admission are done on the basis of entrance results.
Courses:
B.Sc. botany
B.Sc. zoology
B.Sc. environmental sciences
B.Sc microbiology
Salary- 3.5 lakhs
Other courses like BPT (Bachelor’s of physiotherapy), BDS(bachelor of Dental surgery), BAMS(bachelor of ayurvedic medicine and surgery), BUMS(bachelor of unani medicine and surgery), BHMS(bachelor of homoeopathic medicine and surgery), BNYS(bachelor of naturopathy and yogic sciences), BVSc(bachelor of veterinary sciences) and nursing can be opted directly from NEET as these are medicine related courses other than MBBS.
Article by Alishka Kushwaha