How to become a scientist...
There's been drastic change in the life of every individual in past few years and thanks to Innovators and Scientists who are behind all these innovation. If you are curious about the world and want to know how things around us work, it simply means that somewhere in your mind, the flair of becoming a scientist is developing. And, the instinct follows a question ‘how to become a scientist? So read this if you want to become India's next Abdul Kalam, Ramanujan and Kalpna Chawla.
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Let's see the educational qualification required to become a Scientist and how to get into this career path.
(1) You need to get bachelor’s degree keeping in mind the options like Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Astronomy, Geology, Social Sciences and more.
You can pursue a degree like B.Tech, B.Sc, B.Pharma etc. in your interested subject.
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(2) You can go for M.Sc., M.E. or M.Tech as a master’s programme in the related subject.
After getting master’s degree, you can go for the Ph.D. programme to get the doctorate degree. It will help you in getting more in-depth knowledge of your interested area and will make your path of becoming a scientist easy.
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Below are the institutes in India :
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)
Indian Association for Cultivation of Science (IACS)
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)
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All above institutes organize their own exams and go for campus placements as well to hire students.
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