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Thank you for choosing Career guide and writing to us. A post graduate degree qualification always offers a better standing for graduates in search of a job. And moreover with a degree in science subject like the Biology, you are definitely standing up with great job scope. A masters degree in Biology can give you career both in India and abroad. If you are a fresher with no work experience, then you have less job scope for finding jobs abroad.

Jobs for MSc Biology in India:

1. Research labs:

   As a Biologist you can work at research labs either government approved or even private research clinics. Depending upon your research interest you can work for specialist research centers. For example if you have studied horticulture as your main specialisation as part of your masters degree, you can work for Horticulture research center. If you are specialised in potato research, you can work for potato research labs. Like wise you can work for the appropriate research labs according to your specilalisation in your degree.

2. Education sector: If you have interest in working for education centres this may be the choice for you. After a Masters, you can write UGC NET/ UGC LEC exams and with this national qualification you are eligible to work as a lecturer for Biology in any state within India. Alternatively if you want to work only within your state, you can also appear for UGC SET exam.

3. Hospitals: You can also work as a biologist in either government or private hospitals. You can analyse biological samples, tissues and cells of patients in hospitals while studying the patients' conditions.

4. Biotech companies: As a Biologist you are also eligible to work in Biotech companies or any life sciences that deals with human, plants, animals or micro organisms. Not really only biotech degree holders can work in such companies but also students with biology degrees can do as well.

5. Education sector: With a Masters degree from India, you can apply for PhD research position abroad. Most of the PhD students studying abroad are salaried, like they receive a general stipend and tuition fee waiver as well. These PhD students are treated as salaried employees and they are tax free.

6. Private research clinics: You can work for private research clinics like the cancer research center, stem cell research center or heart research center attached with national hospitals or state hospitals.

7. Pharma companies: You can also work for biotech or pharma companies abroad but please remember as a fresher with an Indian degree your chances of company jobs are relatively low but if you have had at least a minimum of three to five years of work experience then you have comparatively good chances of being hired abroad.