Career Options in India

S. No	National Entrance Tests for Phd	Conducted in
1.	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)	Jan, July
2.	Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Research Entrance TEST (RET)	----
3.	Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)	February
4.	Bioinformatics National Certification Examination (BINC)	February – March
5.	Birla Institute of Technology and Science) BITS Pilani	June /July
6.	CSIR-UGC NET	June and December
7.	Department of Biotechnology (DBT)	February
8.	Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)	Feb
9.	Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT)	January
10.	Gujarat Technological University (GTU)	April
11.	Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR)	----
12.	Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)	July
13.	Indian Institute of Science (IISC)	April
14.	Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali	No entrance
15.	Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati	Based on CGPA
16.	Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad	May Only Env Sci
17.	Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) Bareilly	May
18.	Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)	May
19.	Manipal University	----
20.	National Brain Research Centre	May
21.	National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS)	December
22.	National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)	February
23.	National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER)	June
24.	NDRI-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)	June
25.	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)	November
26.	University of Hyderabad	June

> Career in Private sector

· Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited

· Cipla

· Dr. Reddy’s

· Emcure Pharmaceticals

· Lupin Pharmaceuticals

· Ranbaxy laboratories

· Shantha Biotech

· Wockhardt Limited

These graduates can also work in private hospitals and research institutes.

> Career abroad

Candidates who have completed M.Sc. Microbiology can work in foreign countries as Medical Microbiologists, Agricultural Microbiologists, Industrial Microbiologists, Marine Microbiologists or General Microbiologists depending on their experience in the related field. Several foreign companies are offering these jobs for the graduates in M.Sc. Microbiology. They can also pursue their career in various foreign research institutes.