BIOLOGY/BOTANY-ZOOLOGY RELATED COURSES (OTHER THAN MEDICINE) BIOLOGICAL, AGRICULTURAL & FISHERY SCIENCE

BIOLOGY/BOTANY-ZOOLOGY RELATED COURSES

(OTHER THAN MEDICINE)

BIOLOGICAL, AGRICULTURAL & FISHERY SCIENCE

ELIGIBILITY: BIOLOGY/BOTANY & ZOOLOGY IN +2

¢  Home Science:

Home science is the science of a home and it includes all the things that concern the person, home, family members and resources. It is the education for "better living" & making a home beautiful, through the efficient and scientific use of resources to improve human environment, family nutrition, management of resources and child development.

B.Sc. Home Science  is a professional course of three years duration. It covers the various fields of science like nutrition, health and growth measurements. B.Sc home science offers many specializations and accordingly one can choose higher education option or find employment. Some of the specializations are nutrition, clothing, family relations, home management, child development, etc.
Eligibility: 10+2 students with science are eligible.

Note : Home science is also offered as a subject in class 11th and 12th in CBSE and other boards.

B.A in Home Science is an undergraduate degree of three years duration that is offered by various universities in India.
Eligibility: 10+2 students of any stream are eligible.

Graduates of Home Science can work:

·         In textiles area and as Merchandiser or Designer

·         As Nutritionist and Dietitians in Hospitals and Food Sector

·         In hotel Industry at tourist resorts, hotels, catering facilities, restaurants.

·     Institutional catering - taking care of nutrition and diet at schools, colleges, factories, clubs, and military canteens.

·        work with food product manufacturers or in food product development.

·      Resource management- family finance and consumer studies, housing and space design, interior design and decoration, entrepreneurship and institutional management.

·         In social Work and Human Development

·         In teaching profession

·         As entrepreneurs in the field of textiles, food, baking and confectionary

·         As researcher

¢  Botany:

Bachelor of Science in Botany is an undergraduate degree course for three year’s duration. The course includes studying the various aspects of plants including the structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, diseases, chemical properties, physiology of the plants and plant anatomy in. This is a specialized branch of biology which deals with the scientific study of plants, algae and fungi, from their basic cell structure. It includes various approaches to the scientific discoveries and also involves many practical experiences to get a real knowledge about all the theoretical concepts.

Career opportunities in public sector:

·       Aspirants with B.Sc botany can join Botanical Survey of India (BSI),National Institute of Oceanography (NIO),Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI),Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) etc. as Project , Technical, Field or Scientific Assistant.

·     It is possible for them to work in private firms like Nursery Farms, Environmental Consultancies etc. as Environmental Consultant, Nursery Manger or Greenhouse Manager.

Other jobs available for these B.Sc graduates in private sector are:

      Park Ranger (responsible for protecting our state and national parks; the natural resources, ecosystems, and wildlife within them; and the people who visit them)
Herbarium Keeper
Curator ( keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e.g., gallery, museum, library, or archive) , a content specialist charged with an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material)
Botanist
Plant Biochemist

¢  Zoology:

Zoology, also known as Animal Biology, deals with living organisms, extinct animals and their interaction with their ecosystems. The curriculum covers the form, function, and behaviour of animals and elucidates general biological principles through experiments. I

It prepares the students to indulge in the emerging fields of Biology like-

Animal Biotechnology,

Biodiversity Studies,

Environmental Management,

Ecosystem Monitoring and

Animal Bioinformatics.

Careers for Zoology:

•  Ecologist.
•  Environmental consultant (construction services, Hazard Assessments (Lead), due diligence reports).
•  Field trials officer (designing, conducting and monitoring the effects of experiments/trials on animals and plants in the field, glasshouses and laboratories)
• Marine scientist (research the sea and study its interactions with its organisms, sea floors, coastal areas and the atmosphere)
• Nature conservation officer.
• Physician associate.
• Research scientist (life sciences)
• Zoologist.

¢  Bio-Chemistry:

Biochemistry is the branch of science that explores the chemical processes within and related to living organisms. It is a laboratory based science that brings together biology and chemistry.

·         In the pharmaceutical, food or brewing industries:

o   developing new products

o   monitoring production

o   quality control

o   checking the safety of existing products

·         In a hospital, public health laboratory or research institute:

o   carrying out tests on blood

o   researching the causes of disease

o   exploring new methods of treatment

·         In agriculture and the environment:

o   genetically engineering plants to create pest-resistant crops

o   improving the quantity of crops

o   developing and extending the shelf life of produce

o   monitoring the effects of pollution on the environment

¢  Bio-Technology:

Biotechnology is the study of genetic, chemical and physical attributes of cells, tissues and organisms, and identifies industrial uses for this knowledge.

·         Biotechnologists play a role in agriculture, environmental conservation and medicine.

•  developing new medicines and vaccinations,
• cross-breeding plants and animals to encourage beneficial characteristics, and
• using bacteria and enzymes in food production and waste treatment
• genetic modification and
• stem cell research.

¢  Micro-biology:

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, ecology, evolution and clinical aspects of microorganisms, including the host response to these agents.

Jobs directly related to your degree include:

• Biomedical scientist (carry out a range of laboratory and scientific tests on tissue samples and fluids to help clinicians diagnose and treat diseases)
• Clinical research associate
• Food technologist
• Healthcare scientist, immunology
• Microbiologist
• Pharmacologist
• Research scientist (life sciences)
• Technical brewer
• Water quality scientist

¢       Diet& Nutrition Management:

Dietary management, also known as “foodservice management”, is the practice of providing nutritional options for individuals and groups with diet concerns through supervision of food services. They implement meal plans established by a dietitian or nutritionist. They are responsible for supervising the work of other nutrition personnel such as cooks and dietary aides(works in food preparation).

Practitioners in dietary management, known as dietary managers, work in :

• hospitals,
• long-term care facilities (Nursing homes, both medical and personal care),
• restaurants,
• school and college cafeterias,
• correctional facilities (remand centre),
• and other foodservice settings.

¢  Agriculture:

It is a 4 years long Undergraduate Bachelor Degree program. B.Sc. Agriculture program consists of topics such as- agriculture science, use of modern scientific equipment and techniques in agriculture, land surveying, soil science, water resource management, animal and poultry management, basics of biotechnology etc.

The main aim of this program is to use the above mentioned concepts to train students improve agriculture productivity, manage products and pave way for future developments through research activities.

Some agriculture entrance exams are mentioned here:

·         ICAR AIEEA (All India Entrance Examination for Admission)

·         Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (BCECE)

·         Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (JCECE)

·         Kerala Engineering, Agriculture and Medical (KEAM)

·            Madhya Pradesh Pre-Agriculture Test (MP PAT)

·         Tamil Nadu Agricultural University- entrance exam (TNAU)- www.tnau.ac.in

¢  Horticulture:

Horticulture is a green science that encompasses everything from soil composition, genetic makeup of plants, how plants are affected by natural and man-made influences, floral studies, landscape design, crops and soils, urban horticulture studies and turfgrass sciences. At a bachelor's level, most courses are held in the classroom or lab and may cover the following topics:

• Plant biotechnology
• Study of pesticides
• Asexual breeding
• Plant diseases
• Greenhouse studies
• Environmental and horticultural biology

Popular Career Options:

Gardening and agricultural fields. Some of the opportunities available are in the industries below:

• Landscape design
• Floral event planning
• Crop development
• Plant genetics

Advanced career options :

• Horticultural biogenetics
• Landscape architecture
• Education
• Molecular plant science

¢  Forestry

Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, using, conserving, and repairing forests and associated resources to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human and environment benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands.

·         Forestry offers exciting and rewarding career paths for skilled graduates:

•  forest management (plantation and native forests),
  •  harvesting,
  •  wood processing,
  •  marketing,
  •  biosecurity, 
•  tree breeding,
•  conservation and sustainable land management.

¢  Sericulture

Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori (the caterpillar of the domesticated silk moth) is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm.

The main objective of this course is to give students a thorough knowledge about the cultivation of mulberry, maintenance of the farm, seed technology, silkworm rearing and silk reeling.

·          Sericulture offers career opportunity in:

•  Govt. research centers,
•  silk boards,
•  academic fields,
• sericulture units,
• agriculture sector banks etc.
•  One can get jobs in Central Government agencies like Central Silk Board/Silk Export Promotion Council/Fao/Nabard, Krishi Vigyan Kendra etc.

¢  Agri-business Management:

B.Sc. Agribusiness Management – is a four year graduate programme designed to groom students into professional managers for core areas of agriculture, agribusiness and allied sectors. The program in Agribusiness Management offers a combination of both Agricultural and Social Sciences required for the management of agribusiness and related organizations.

Agribusiness is the business of food, agricultural commodity and fibre production and the technology necessary to change a raw material (a commodity) or an idea into a new product or business for the world's consumers.

Career	Description
Farm appraiser	Assessing the value of a farm, its employees and facilities
Agriculturalpolicy analyst	Develops and analyzes policies that affect agricultural businesses
Farm manager	Manages daily operations of a farm, including crops and livestock
Crop producer	Grows grains, field crops, vegetables, fruits, nuts and more
Grain and livestockbuyer	Buys supplies of grains, seeds and cattle for a farm's operations
Market analyst	Analyzes the financial condition of the agribusiness economic market
Financer	Provides financial assistance for agribusiness, such as matching crop suppliers with farms
Quality controller	Focuses on improving the output and quality of a farm's production
Marketing head	Leads marketing strategy for a farm, builds awareness and buzz

¢  Fishery Science:

The Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc) is the academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries and aquaculture including breeding, nutrition, diagnosis of diseases in fishes, other aquatic resources, medical treatment of aquatic animals; fish processing including curing, canning, freezing, value addition, byproducts and waste utilization, quality assurance and certification, fisheries microbiology, fisheries biochemistry; fisheries resource management including biology, anatomy, taxonomy, physiology, population dynamics; fisheries environment including oceanography, ecology, biodiversity, aquatic pollution so on.

Central agencies also recruits fisheries graduates as technical officers and assistant directors in:

·         Marine Product Export Development Authority (MPEDA)

·         Export Inspection Agency ( EIA)

·         Coastal Aquaculture Authority of India (CAA)

·         Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

·         Fisheries Survey of India (FSI)

·         National Institute of Oceanography(NIO)

·         Indian National Centre for Ocean and Information Services(INCOIS), Hyderabad

The job titles of  fisheries is given below:

• Fisheries Biologist
• Fishery Manager
• Fishery technician
• Fishery Observer
• Assistant Fisheries Development Officer (AFDO)
• District Fisheries Development Officer (DFDO)

OTHER BIOLOGY/BOTANY-ZOOLOGY RELATED COURSES :

¢  BSc. Nursing

¢  BPT Physiotherapy

¢  D.Pharm/ B.Pharm- Pharmacology

¢  B.Sc Optometry

¢  B.Sc Medical Lab Technology & Science

¢  B.Sc Medical Registry Science

¢  BASLP- Audiology & Speech Language

¢  B.sc Bio- Medical Science

¢  B.Sc Public Health Science

¢  Physician Assistant

¢  Medical Sociology