Scientific Research & Development

Design, originate & innovate! Today a career in R& D (science & Engineering) is not only highly rewarding professionally but also one of the most ideal platforms to design technologies that you want around you.

Research as a profession is for those who want to transform tomorrow‘s technologies and want to create life-changing technologies.

India is contributing a lot to this field as India is home to approximately two million science post graduate and over one lakh PhD holders.

In India, Today more than 1000 positions are created for scientist every year.

One can become scientist, engineer, biotechnologists, Pharmacist, Physicist Chemists, Biochemist and many other similar roles.

Today the average innovation intensity of India is estimated to be about 11.5 percent.

The world bank‘s report on ‘unleashing India’s Innovation potential estimates that there are around three lakh scientists and innovators in the country.

Today an increasing number of multinationals are vying for scientists from India. Over 300 MNCs including IBM, Microsoft, HCL, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis are setting up their research and development facilities in metros like Bangalore and Mumbai.

This is because of the fact that an Indian scientists costs around Rs 9.7 lakh a year as compared to 38.7 lakh that an American scientist cost.

 

Scientific R&D Eligibility Criteria

Aspirants, wishing to make a mark in this field, should have comprehensive knowledge and training in the related scientific or engineering stream. For that, a master degree in engineering or science is required and in many cases any other graduate qualification covering the relevant area of research and specialization is generally considered an ideal qualification.
 

Scientific R&D Career Prospects

Biotechnology, manufacturing, pharma industry or software field, the avenues are endless if you thought Research and development in science or engineering as your career-choice. Today even biotechnology sector has grown to be a $2 billion worth industry and is estimated to be growing at a rate of more than 37 percent every year. While, the Indian pharma industry stands at Rs 238, 665 crore and is expanding at an annual growth rate of over 9 percent.
 

Scientific R&D Universities /Institutes

Following are the top R&D organizations of Government of India

• DRDO- Defence Research & Development Organization
• ISRO- Indian Space Research organization
• NAL- National Aerospace Laboratories
• BEL- Bharat Electronics Limited
• BARC- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
• Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI)

• CDRI, Lucknow

• Jawaharlal Nehru University

• University of Delhi

• National Brain Research Centre

• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

• Institute of Clinical Research in India

• Indian Council of Medical Research

• Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development

List of 7 IITs and 20 NITs with details

• IITs
• NITs

List of engineering colleges in various states with details

• Ahmedabad
• Andhra Pradesh
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Bangalore
• Bihar
• Chandigarh
• Chennai
• Chhattisgarh
• Delhi
• Goa
• Gujarat
• Haryana
• Himachal Pradesh
• Hyderabad
• Jammu & Kashmir
• Jharkhand
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• Kolkata
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Mumbai
• Nagaland
• Orissa
• Puducherry
• Pune
• Punjab
• Rajasthan
• Sikkim
• Tamil Nadu
• Tripura
• Uttar Pradesh
• Uttaranchal
• West Bengal