I can tell you the scopes for MSc Botany

Employment Areas In Private Sector:

• Drug Companies

• Nurseries

• Biotechnology Firms

• Food Companies

• Oil Industry

• Fruit Growers

• Seed Companies

• Chemical Companies

• Lumber or Paper Companies

• Biological Supply Houses

Employment Areas In Government Sector:

• National Park Service

• Departments of Environmental Protection

• Departments of Conservation and Land Management

• Departments of Agriculture and Water)

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services

• Nature Conservancy

• Public Health Service

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Smithsonian Institute

• Department of Agriculture

• Medical Plant Resources Laboratory

• Forest Service.   For Biotechnology If you are a Masters degree holder in BioSciences, you are eligible for most of the Research Jobs but a preference is given to candidates who have qualified any of the national level entrance exams like CSIR NET , GATE , DBT BET, ICMR JRF, ARS NET. However, do not get demotivated you still have a lot of scope without them. You have the following top options after M.Sc in Biotech:

  1. Go for a Ph.D
  2. Apply for a Corporate Research job and start climbing the corporate ladder ( this part is tougher than the entrance exams mentioned above )
  3. Go for Teaching / Academic Job
  4. Get into Marketing & Business Development
  5. Get into MBA ( NB: MBA’s are the most unemployed degree holders in our country, so tread with caution )