Genetics

This interesting field involves the study of genes and their functions, genetic variations and heredity of living organisms. Professionals in this field study genetic diseases, anomalies, traits, mutations, how genes are transmitted, interactions of genes with their environment, etc. Geneticists can apply their knowledge to as diverse areas as treating patients with genetic anomalies, to developing pharmaceutical products.

 Let’s take an example of Shyam Swarup Agarwal.  Shyam Swarup Agarwal was an Indian geneticist, immunologist and the director of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI-MS), Lucknow. A former director of the Advanced Center for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) at the Tata Memorial Centre, he was the pioneer of medical genetics and clinical immunology education in India. Known for his researches in the fields of genetics and molecular biology, he was an Emeritus Professor of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, and an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies, namely, the Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India, and the Indian National Science Academy. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1986.

• Career Opportunities: Jobs related to genetics include becoming a geneticist, immunologist, cytogeneticist, forensic DNA analyst, medical technologist, geneticist, pharmacologist, clinical research associate, research scientist, etc.
• Paths to Pursue a career in Genetics : 

Best Colleges:  

1. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
2. The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore
3. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
4. Institute of Genetic Engineering, Kolkata
5. Kurukshetra University,Kurukshetra
6. SRM University, Ramapuram
7. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
8. Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT),Gandhinagar 
9. SVNIT – Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology,Surat 
10. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGn),Gandhinagar 
11. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University,Gandhinagar 
12. Parul Group of Institutes,Vadodara 
13. Babaria Institute of Technology (BIT),Vadodara 
14. Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology (SCET),Surat 
15. LDRP Institute of Technology & Research Gandhinagar 
16. Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
17. L.D.College of Engineering, Ahmedabad