Biotechnology is defined as the broad area of biology which uses both the technology and the application of living organisms (plants and animals) to facilitate the research activities and innovation in different areas for the benefit and welfare of Society, States, Country and the world. The techniques may be utilized growth and developments in agriculture, medicines, plant tissue culture, genetic engineering, microbiology, ecosystem and many other areas. The term ‘Biotechnology’ was coined in the year 1919 by an agricultural engineer Karoly Ereky, hence he is called as the father of Biotechnology.

Biotechnology has rapidly emerged as an area of activity having a marked realized as well as potential impact on virtually all domains of human welfare, ranging from food processing, protecting the environment, to human health. As a result, it now plays a very important role in employment, production and productivity, trade, economics and economy, human health and the quality of human life throughout the world. This is clearly reflected in the creating of numerous biotechnology companies throughout the world, and the movement of noted scientists, including Nobel laureates, to some of these companies. The total volume of trade in biotechnology products in increasing sharply every year, and it would soon become the major contributor to the world trade. Many commentators are confident that the 2lst century will be the century of biotechnology, just as the 20th century was the era of electronics.
India is a developing country and is on the way to soon be the major hot spot for the biotechnology industry in the world. Because India has an enormous Medicine industry that has its ties with major countries of the world, a booming agricultural research industry to produce more efficient hybrid crops and farming methods, medical transfusion, genetic research and development, and healthcare industry cannot prosper without Biotechnology.
The main objectives of biotechnology are:
1. To provide students with the fundamental tools and practical skills required to generate competent and highly qualified graduates.
2. To equip students with the necessary critical theoretical background, develop the analytical, and basic research skills that will help students to pursue higher education in reputed institutes at both national and international levels.
3. To develop students; ability to apply knowledge and skills to solve theoretical and practical problems in biology and biotechnology.
4. To provide students with the basis for the life-long self- learning in an attempt to keep up with the continuous quick changes in the field of biotechnology.
5. To foster entrepreneurship among students in areas pertinent to biotechnology.
6. To establish a strong reliable infrastructure and facilities to implement the current advanced applications in biotechnology and gene sequencing as a diagnostic tool for genetic disorders.

Career opportunities for Biotechnologists
A biotechnologist can work on vast disciplines and their demand is very high in various sectors such as:
 Healthcare
 Medicine
 Pharmaceutical
 Agriculture
 Animal husbandry
 Genetic engineering
 Environmental conservation
 Soil biology
 Ecology
 Textile industry
 Cosmetics

Future of Biotechnology
 Biotechnology is a vast domain which covers many aspects of the modern world and offers opportunities for employment and career aspects in large number
 India is a developing country and is on the way to soon be the major hot spot for the biotechnology industry in the world. Because India has an enormous Medicine industry that has its ties with major countries of the world, a booming agricultural research industry to produce more efficient hybrid crops and farming methods, medical transfusion, genetic research and development, and healthcare industry cannot prosper without Biotechnology.
 Biotechnology will be a survival tool in the coming years with the increasing number of lethal diseases and pandemics. Also with the world population over 9million, we will need new technologies in the agriculture sectors. All in all, Biotechnology has a significant role in the future.
 Biotechnology also affects and contributes to the economy very much.