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Dr Nagarajan JSK is an associate professor and former head of medical research at the JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty.
He has over 30 years of experience in counselling students towards making the right career choices, particularly in the field of pharmacy.
As the JSS College placement officer, he has helped aspiring professionals prepare for and crack job interviews.
Dr Nagarajan holds a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences from the JSS Academy of Higher Education And Research, Mysore, and is currently guiding five PhD scholars.... more
Shagun Question by Shagun on Jun 23, 2025Hindi
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Hi sir! I scored less than 200 in NEET and gave CUET too. I am thinking of pursuing bsc in biotechnology and after that msc in bioinformatics. I wanted to ask you that in India , is there scope for what I'm thinking to pursue or should I just do bsc hons in phy or chem , then masters and phd and become a professor ? Please answer

Ans: HI Shagun,
WHY biotech?
In biotech which specialisation? is it animal or plant or food or pharma related?
Why don't you prefer BDS in private college or Nursing or BNYS?
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