in india it is an multidisciplinary course that comprises aspects of applied biology as well as technology the duration of this course is years divided into semesters as it is an professional degree course after graduation in these course the students generelly called agricultural biotechnologists in india college offering these course are very few except some agricultural university offering that course these course is came under credit base system student have to complete credits in year including non credit courses like english and mathematics it comprises subjects like biochemistry genetics recombinant dna technology genetic engineering enzymology molecular cell biology immunology virology computer application in biotechnology bioinformatics industrial microbiology plant tissue culture food biotechnology and biostatistics plant pathology and many more it uses the application of biotechnology in agriculture to improve the production of crops it gives a improve variety of cotton called bt bacillus thuringiensis cotton and other improved varieties also it is an application of safe storage of food and processing on food with the help of food biotechnology in virology there is a study of viruses that affect the crop immunology concerns with to study human immune system in recombinant dna technology or genetic engineering there is study about how extract dna from plant biochemistry includes study of bimolecules biostatistics or biometry is the application of statistics to a wide range in biology bioinformatics covers the computer application in biotechnology after successful completetion of degree student able to go to higher education like in management field mba biotechnology pgdm abm agri buisness management technical field m tech biotechnology m tech genetic engineering m tech agricultural biotechnology medical field masteters in medical biotechnology at aiims the scope of these field is wide