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A student of Organic Chemistry asked, ‘I completed my B.Sc (MPC) and working as production chemist in Bulk drug industry. I am also doing my M.Sc. (Organic chemistry) through distance education). Is it useful for me doing MBA? If yes, which specialisation I will take? Please guide me? The following is an answer to this question. M.B.A present market scenario is not so good due to global economic turmoil. But again it will rise soon. With respect to your subject specialization its better to take marketing as specialization. Take up MBA course once you are little bit extrovert in nature and can manage an organization at any point of time. In a simple way you must have a dynamic characters and leadership qualities. Unless you are interested in marketing or other related MBA program and to become a leader in drug industry you should not opt this program. Normally after M.Sc. Organic Chemistry, students will go for Ph.D. where there is a market.

Ph.D. in Nutrition: National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad is the best Institute dealing with nutrition research in India. To get in there you require fellowship from ICMR. There are some other Universities offering this course. CFTRI (CSIR ) -Central Food Technology Research Institute Mysore is another ideal place for Ph.D . program. Department of Biotechnology is offering JRF positions and you will get these details from www.dbtindia.nic.in . Once you secure the fellowship you can join in any organization.

Idea of going to Nano Science is wise and good since it will have great applications in the coming decades. But you must do it in premier institutes and should go up to Ph.D. Do not expect any job after PG with Nano science OR Nanotechnology. Once you complete Ph.D., opportunities are so many in both industries and academia. Nano Science and Technology Courses are more and more research oriented in nature. Candidates those interested in to reach higher levels of the discipline and career in this field should opt for Ph.D. and Post Doctoral courses. There are good education opportunities in United Kingdom, Germany, USA and Australia for this area. The following institutes are having Nanotech training facilities in India.

1. Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore;
2. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore;
3. National Physical Laboratory, Delhi;
4. Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi;
5. National Chemical Laboratory, Pune;
6. Central Scientific Instruments Organization, Chandigarh;
7. Defence Materials Store Research & Development Organizations, kanpur
8. Indian Institutes of Technology at Kanpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Delhi and Mumbai.
9. Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
10. National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra.
11. AMITY Institute of Nano Science, Noida.

Clearing CSIR – UGC Test or other equivalent examinations conducted by DBT and ICMR will help joining in any of the reputed institutes. You will also get a fair amount of scholarship along with HRA to facilitate your expenses for research. All that you need is a long term vision and patience to excel in the field. Nano Sciences, for that matter any science courses may not provide you an instant job immediately after completing your post graduation. Once you got into the research field, the opportunities such as project associates, scientists, etc will be cake walk.