Career - Scientist
Love to discover and invent new things, passion to experiment and ability to take logical risks – are skills essential for a budding scientist, of course hard work and determination are not to be sidelined. Brace yourself to be a life long learner and ready to burn the midnight oil, at time infact quite literally.
How do I reach my goalStep 1: Science is a must in 10 2 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as core subjects. You can take up Biology as one of your core subjects.
Step 2: You have to do your graduation in a subject of your choice and secure very good grades
Step 3: Pursue masters in the subject of your choice to further realize your dream of a scientist
Step 4: Prepare for NET (National Eligibility Test) and get your JRF (Junior Research Fellow) to start your research.
Or
Enroll in a PhD program in your university and apply for grants in institutes
Or
Prepare for GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)
Step 5: After clearing GATE, you can enroll for doctoral programs in various branches of science with government scholarships. You can get your doctoral degree after 5 years of extensive research.
Do you have it in you
- Curiosity and problem solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Excellent analytical and logical skills
- Dedication and determination to finish long term projects
- Ability to work independently without much supervision
- Good documentation and presentation skills
- Ability to remain focused on your subject of research for long
Pros and Cons of a Scientist
Pros- Satisfaction of discovering new things
- Recognition and fame
- Autonomy in what you are doing
Cons- Depended heavily on grants
- Time consuming activity
- Not much time to oneself and family as in most cases one has to work in isolation
- Chances of frustration setting in
Where can you workResearch is in itself a full-time occupation and a person even after acquiring his or her Phd can continue with the research work and go about inventing new things and theories. You can also work in
- manufacturing companies
- water companies
- cosmetic companies
- pharmaceutical companies
- defence companies (e.g. BAe Systems, GSK)
- universities
- Government laboratories
Research Institutes in India
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Delhi
- Indian Council of Philosophy Research (ICPR),Lucknow
- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi
- Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE)
- Central Power Research Institute (CPRI)
- Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata
- S.N.Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata
- Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Peechi
- Directorate of Wheat Research, Delhi
