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Science is the most dynamic and one of the oldest disciplines academically. It helps to understand the world around us in a simpler way. It includes several fields or disciplines within it. After completing secondary education in respect to science discipline, most of the students opt for a bachelor’s degree in Science or B.sc course. Though science is a huge subject, it has been intentionally divided into several other branches, in order to simplify it as a subject. While pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Science, students can opt for a particular specialisation subject on which the degree course is mostly based on. After completion of the bachelor of science courses, one can look for many job opportunities or can continue their passion to gain more knowledge about their respective subjects.

As a career option after a B.Sc course, there are a plethora of opportunities available. Students who have done their B.Sc degree course on any particular branch can get jobs related to that particular branch of the science discipline. Most of the science colleges are supposed to offer job placement to their students after they successfully complete their degree. Also, they can opt for both science and non-science fields and jobs related to them. There are multidisciplinary career prospects to choose from while it is both enriching and lucrative in nature. Some of the most popular job opportunities that are available for students after pursuing some of the best B.Sc courses from reputed national colleges are given as follows:

Scientist

If someone is planning to go in the research field, then pursuing higher studies is a good option. To become a scientist, the minimum qualification that is required is a master’s degree of the discipline in which the person has done their specialisation. After a master's degree, taking up internships related to research will enhance the career and increase possibilities of becoming a scientist. These internships can be done while pursuing the master’s degree also.

While pursuing the master’s degree, the students get the first exposure to the research. There is a mandatory project that needs to be done during a master's degree. To opt for a master’s degree one has to sit for the entrance examinations like MCAER CET and GSAT Exam. Many scientists prefer working in the research industry after they have completed their post graduation. But if individuals are interested in knowing more about the subject and want to start independent research, then they need to do PhD. In order to do a PhD, one needs to crack the CSIR-NET examination. After qualifying Net, one can even get a scholarship. If a person has successfully completed a doctorate degree then they are claimed to be scientists.

Though there is no limit to the maximum salary of scientists, a scientist qualified from a reputed institute can get a salary of Rs 5 lakhs p.a. to Rs 6 lakhs p.a. Some of the popular scientist job profiles are Archaeologists, Computer scientists, Military scientists, Earth scientists, Agronomists, Biologists, Neuroscientists, Criminologists, Geologists, Astronomers, Communication scientists, Food Scientists and ecologists.

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Scientific Assistant

Scientific assistant is a person who provides support to scientists in the field of research and experiments related to it. The most popular scientific assistant job profile in India is the SSC scientific assistant. A SSC scientific assistant assists the scientist to conduct research in the subjects matter area in which IMD is engaged. They also conduct research independently in many fields. They are responsible for managing the administrative work also.

The salary of a SSC scientific assistant may vary as per the cities in India. The initial salary for this lucrative job profile is Rs 48,912 p.a. (approx). This salary figure includes allowances like DA, travel and HRA. The eligibility criterion for this job profile is to have a bachelor’s degree in any stream of Science which should include physics as a part of the curriculum. The SSC conducts an entrance exam for the same.

Research analyst

A research analyst studies about several companies, investment and performance of stocks. They are capable of providing recommendations to the investors and investment advisors. Many research analysts gather expertise in particular fields such as health care, real estate, types of stocks, energy and biotechnology and other disciplines. A research analyst needs to have a specialisation field in which they hold a bachelor of Science degree. The minimum qualification required is a master’s degree and maximum is a PhD. The average salary of a research analyst in any subject matter is Rs 3,90,527 p.a. (approx).

Teachers

To become a teacher in this field, one needs to have a master’s degree of science and also need to qualify CSIR-Net. But to teach students at the university level, one needs to have a PhD in a particular field. The teachers, who are keen to teach in secondary or higher secondary schools, need to have a bachelor’s degree in education. The salary of a science professor ranges from Rs 6 lakhs p.a. to Rs 12.5 lakhs p.a. (approx).

Technical Writer/Editor

The technical writer is a communicator of complex information through different types of illustrations. The technical writer‘s average salary is Rs 489218 p.a (approx) as per PayScale.

Chemist

A chemist is a scientist in the field of chemistry. The average salary of a chemist is Rs 2,43,390 p.a. (approx) as per PayScale.

Researcher

The researcher conducts research on a particular field of study. The average salary of a researcher as per PayScale is Rs 6,85,011p.a. (approx).

Biostatistician

A biostatistician applies the statistical methods in the field of biology to come to some conclusions in order to make predictions about the subject matter. As per PayScale, the average salary of a biostatistician is Rs 5,85,549 p.a. (approx).

Clinical Research Manager

The clinical research manager conducts clinical trials that lead to new medications. As per PayScale the average salary is Rs 9,80,028 p.a. (approx).

Government Officer

A government officer is a reputed government job in India. Some of the popular job profiles under it are Indian Police Service (IPS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), Indian Administrative Service (IAS), jobs in public sector undertakings such as MTNL, ONGC, HAIL and BHEL. There are also public service commissions that recruit science graduates in mostly higher administrative tasks. There are also openings in the railways and defence sectors. The salary of a government officer can range from Rs 29,644 - Rs 2,28,185 p.a. (approx).

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