Dear Teentalker,
Thanks for reaching us and sharing your concerns. For all of you living under the misconception that the career options for PCB students after 12th start and end at ‘medical’, it’s time to wake up and explore other options.
1. Botany: It is a well-established branch of biology that involves the study of plants, their structure, processes, growths, etc
Career Opportunities: With a degree in Botany, you can work in landscape industries, natural resource centres, environmental consultancies, or as a researcher, teacher/professor, taxonomist, horticulturist, nursery manager.....
Dear Teentalker,
Thanks for reaching us and sharing your concerns. For all of you living under the misconception that the career options for PCB students after 12th start and end at ‘medical’, it’s time to wake up and explore other options.
1. Botany: It is a well-established branch of biology that involves the study of plants, their structure, processes, growths, etc
Career Opportunities: With a degree in Botany, you can work in landscape industries, natural resource centres, environmental consultancies, or as a researcher, teacher/professor, taxonomist, horticulturist, nursery manager, and environmental consultant.
2. Zoology: This exciting field involves the study of the animal kingdom.
Career Opportunities: With a degree in Zoology, you can find work as a researcher, animal breeder, wildlife rehabilitator, wildlife biologist, zoo curator, conservationist, teacher/professor in schools and colleges, etc.
3. Microbiology: It is the study of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses etc. and their interactions with humans, animals, plants and other organisms in the environment.
Career Opportunities: Typical employment opportunities include clinical researcher, research scientist, lab technician, quality control, working in pharmaceuticals, health sector, food industries, breweries, distilleries, agriculture, etc.
4. Biochemistry: It is a branch of science that involves the study of chemical processes and substances which occur within living organisms.
Career Opportunities: Since it is a growing field, you can find numerous exciting opportunities such as biomedical scientist, forensic scientist, clinical laboratory technologist, toxicologist, research scientist, healthcare scientist, pharmaceutical sales representative, consultant, patient care coordinator, lab technician, medical coder, teacher/professor, etc.
5. Enviromental science; Environmental science is an essential field in the current world, and involves the study of the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment and their interactions.
Career Opportunities: Environmental scientists are hired for research and other roles by various industries such as mines, water-treatment plants, fertiliser plants, etc. and different government departments and agencies such as forestry, pollution control board, agriculture, etc.
6. Physiology: It is the study of bodily functions, activities and mechanisms of living organisms, especially humans.
Career Opportunities: Professional opportunities in this field include working as a clinical-exercise physiologist, biomedical scientist, physiotherapist, sports physiologist, researcher, teacher/professor etc.
7. Biotechnology: It is a field that combines biology and technology. It utilises living organisms such as cells and bacteria in the industrial process.
Career Opportunities: You can go into pharmaceuticals, healthcare, genetics, or clinical research. Many government and private industries in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry, nutrition, cosmetics, marine biotechnology, environmental conservation and waste management, etc. hire candidates with degrees in biotechnology
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