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How to become an Astrophycists?


Harshvardhan Tiwari 8th May, 2018
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Sona 9th May, 2018
Hey.

Education Needed to Become an Astrophysicist-

A Bachelor of Science degree in astronomy, astrophysics or physics may qualify you for entry-level jobs in astrophysics

A Master of Science degree in astrophysics is required for most research assistant and consulting positions.

A doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in astrophysics is most likley needed if you want to work for a college or university as a teacher or a researcher. You will also likely need a Ph.D. to work in most federal government research positions. Many astrophysicists who have doctoral degrees work as post-doctoral fellows for 3-6 years before finding permanent employment.

These best institutes in India for Physics & Astronomy were selected basis academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB)
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (TIFR)
University of Delhi (DU)
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc)
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD)
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM)
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur)
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (BHU)
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Kodaikanal & Bengaluru
You can also visit the following link to know more.
https://www.iiap.res.in/opportunities/career

Hope this helps. All the best.
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10th May, 2018
Is there any scope of this in future? And is there a good salary package in this field? Thank you for your reply..This is helping me a lot !
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11th May, 2018
Astrophysicist can get job as professor, guide for Ph.D students or full time researcher in prestigious laboratory like CERN, LIGO or space science organization like ISRO, NASA. Salary varies with their position also.

In ISRO, Tata Institute of Research Center (TIFR), and in Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), India, Astrophysist (or any scientist in Officer post or Guide) get salary of about ₹1-2 Lakh.
But in foreign countries salary is quite high.
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