For a Career in Astrophysics, you need to first pursue a B.Sc./BS in Physics followed by MS/M.Sc./PhD in Astrophysics followed by a career in Research and Academia. You dont really have strong scope in India, however after Postgraduation, if you pursue your Doctorate Abroad in Countries like US, Germany or France, itll open a Sea of Opportunities to you and a successful career in Astrophysics.

For more information about Astrophysics do follow the link below

https://www.careers360.com/courses/astrophysics-course

Dear aspirant,

to pursue astronomy and become an astronomer as a profession you will need to qualify for the following requirements,

• To become an astronomer, a PhD degree is compulsory
• You will need to complete your 10+2 in the stream of Science, having subjects such as Physics and Mathematics
• You can do an under graduate course in Astronomy, or even take up honors/major in Physics with Mathematics as a secondary subject
• For your post graduation you can pursue your degree in either Physics or Astronomy
• After completing your post graduation you can do a specialization in astronomy leading to Ph. D

Hello aspirant,

To become Astronomer you should have Ph.D degree. By writing JEE Mains or Advanced itself you can't directly become Astronomer. First you have to complete your 10+2 exams under science stream with Mathematics & Physics subjects compulsory. After that you have to give exams to join in undergraduate course in Astronomy. Later you can join postgraduate degree in Physics or Astronomy. In this way you can become Astronomer.

To get more information go through below link. https://www.careers360.com/courses/astronomy-course

Hope this helps you.

Good Luck!!

Dear aspirant,

Yes, it is true in india aeronautical engineering doesn't have much scope but if you are entering a college of that level then definitely no one can stop you getting placed. So I would suggest to give jee mains and crack jee advanced to get into the iits because there is least chance of getting unplaced or rather negligible. If you are going for jee mains iiest shibpur will also be a great college for that.

Hi Aspirant,

The eligiblity criteria for Mtech in Astrophysics.A B. Tech or B.E. degree in a field deemed related to the given subject from a university recognized by AICTE.The eligiblity for Mtech Astrophysics is that The candidate must have passed class 12th or equivalent from a recognized board. The candidate must have studied Mathematics and Physics as the main subjects in class 12th.

Hope it helps!!

No, after BTech in Aerospace you become a Aerospace Engineer or later on go on to take roles of Aeronautical/Aviation Technologists.

As far as career as an Astronomer is concerned, you need to preferably pursue Physics and Astrophysics/Astronomy in your Graduation and Postgraduation followed by a Career in Research.

Hello,

To become an astronomer you need to take Science group in 11th and 12th with maths and Physics.

Next I will list out some of the courses (UG, PG< etc) that you can do after your 12th:

UNDERGRADUATE

• B.Sc in Astrophysics – 3 year full-time course

• B.Sc in Astronomy – 3 year full-time course

• B.Tech in relevant Engineering

MASTERS

• M.Sc Astronomy

• M.Tech (Astronomy and Space Engineering)

DOCTORAL

• PhD. in Astronomy
• PhD. in Astronomy and Astrophysics
• PhD. in Astrophysics
• PhD. in Atmospheric Science and Astrophysics

SOme of the top colleges that offer courses in astronomy are:

• Indian Institute Of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore
• Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
• Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bangalore
• National Centre For Radio Astrophysics, Pune
• Inter-University Centre For Astronomy And Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune
• Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar
• Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore
  
  Good Luck

Hello,

To become an astronaut a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university, either in engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science, chemistry or biology (STEM field), or Aeronautical/Aerospace engineering. But a higher university degree like Master’s/PhD will be of added value.

Now coming to the two courses, Aerospace is  a  branch of engineering, where you get to learn design, building, testing and maintenance of civil aircraft, missiles, space shuttles, rockets, space stations and other such units. On the other hand, Aeronautical engineering is a sub division field of Aerospace Engineering and deals with the study of designing and building aircraft such as aeroplanes and helicopters.  In simpler words Aeronautical engineering Relates to machines that fly within the earth’s atmosphere, wheres as Astronautical engineering includes the study related to spacecraft such as rockets, space stations and shuttles.

Now a degree in both the fields would be fine, but it would be better to do it in Aerospace Engineering.

Also if it is your dream to become an astronaut, you should also keep in mind that physical fitness plays an important role and so it is very much important that you take care of your health and maintain fitness.

Below I will share a link where you can find some of the best colleges in India that provide courses in Aerospace engineering:

https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-be-btech-in-aerospace-engineering-colleges-in-india

If you want to consider a degree in Aeronautical, then you can find the best colleges for the same from the below shared link:

https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-be-btech-in-aeronautical-engineering-colleges-in-india

Hope that you will make India proud one day

Good Luck

Hey there!

Space courses are quite tricky because there are not a lot of job opportunities in the big leagues. If you study from a really good institute then only you'll earn a lot of money in that field. Other than that you can also do reasearch work in universities after completion of your course that also offers a decent pay.

Hi Praveen,

The average salary of an astronomer in Tamil Nadu is INR 50,000 per month. While the minimum salary is around INR 30,000 per month and maximum salary of an aerospace engineer  in Tamil Nadu is around INR 8,00,000 or much more depending upon higher qualification and experience.

Refer here for more info -  https://engineering.careers360.com/tags/astronomy-and-astrophysics

To know your other best admission possibilities of Institutes & branches in JOSSA & State counseling as per your percentile, You can use JEE Main College Predictor tool given below

https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor?icn=QnA&ici=qna_answer

Feel free to ask doubts in the Comment Section.

I hope this information helps you.

Good Luck!