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In the past few years, India has become a global hub for the production of generic medicines at a lower price. Due to an increase in demand for medicines, biotech firms in India are increasing day by day, Genetic Engineering sector has a huge scope of expansion and job opportunities.

Investment in this sector increased threefold due to the pandemic. One can also opt for teaching as a career in this field, as more and more colleges and institutions are including genetic engineering in their curriculum, for which they are hiring research scholars and professionals in the field.

The eligibility criteria for same is to have at least 50% marks during their 10+2 from a recognised national or state level education board. The core subjects in 10+2 class should be Physics , Chemistry, Biology/ Mathematics. Students need to clear national level entrance exams or the entrance exam of the respective institute based on the requirement of the respective college(University).

You can also check the link below to get a detailed analysis of the colleges, admission procedure, subjects, jobs etc-

https://www.careers360.com/courses/genetic-engineering-course

Hope this helps.