A career aspirant of Genetic Engineering wanted to know the education options he would have to take after Intermediate Bi.P.C. to do Genetic Engineering in future. He also like to to know colleges or universities offering this course. There are a few Genetic Engineering courses as such but you can do it as a part of other curriculum such as B.Sc. Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics or B.Tech Biotechnology. If you are from Andhra Pradesh, you can check for these courses in J.N.T.U, Osmania University, Hyderabad Central University and Andhra University.

Your can opt for M.Sc. Genetics at PG level to go for Ph.D. in Genetic Engineering with which you will be well placed in R and D organizations or academic institutions. Masters Degree holders may get jobs in R and D organizations working in the area of molecular biology. The present scenario in both agriculture and health in the area of Genetic Engineering is encouraging since several GM (Genetically modified) crops and GMF (Genetically modified food) are coming to the markets. Subject related Genetically altered insects to reduce the disease burden in health area is also an upcoming one. In summary Genetic Engineering has lot of advantage in future.

M.Tech Bio-informatics without GATE:

Following are some institutes offering Bio Informatics courses: 1. Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi This institute takes up students for M.Tech Bio-informatics through GATE but they also have one sponsored category. 2. IIIT Allahabad and IIIT Hyderabad, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India are having Bio-informatics course. Other than GATE score they have their own exams. You can try for that. Presently the job situation is not so rosy but if you are technically sound then definitely there are opportunities. But the number of positions is always limited. Universities providing fellowship for MS bio-informatics is rare.

Coming to study options in abroad, Max Planck Institute Germany is also offering MS programs in Structural Biology which is the integral part of Bio-informatics. You can find more details about the institute from www.mpg.de

A job aspirant is curious to know about questions he would be facing in interviews. His question is here…. ‘I have done my BE (Computer Science) with an aggregate of 54 percent. Recently I have qualified in a private bank clerical written examination. Now I want to know what type of questions they can ask in the personal interview. For engineers what type of questions they can ask in the interview. please give me some tips.

Definitely a valid question. Certainly the first question you can expect is about if you are an engineer why did you choose Bank Clerk Job? You don’t have to feel bad about it since it is obvious. You can explain about your ability as an engineer to logical thinking, data interpretation, data representation, Problem Solving, mathematical quotient (required low at this time for banks since they have moved the same from test).

I would suggest that you should visit the bank and spend time with any manager to understand the various operations of bank and critical success factors to be in such functions. This will give you ability to face many questions with confidence. Also get onto online Q and A forums and see what are the people who have gone through the interviews are saying, that would be of handy. Do some rehearsal with your near and dear one’s before the interview.