My name is Siddharth Darda. I was in class 10. I want to pursue a career in Astrobiology. So pls can you tell me that what are the things i will need to do to make a career in Astrobiology.
Dear Aspirant,
In India astrobiology course is not a traditional course. Hence you will not find many Colleges in India for this course. To pursue career in astrobiology, you can go by two ways. After your 12th Science you can go to US and study in the well known Universities which provide this course. Or else do BSc in any stream like physics, chemistry, biology, geology etc. NASA also provides undergraduate program in astrobiology which is more related to research. You can look for it more in depth.
Hope this helps
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Hello aspirant
To become an Astrobiologist you will have to choose Science field. Every single contribution counts when it comes to solving problem as big as origin of life. You can be a chemistry major trying to understand the chemical origin of life or you can be a microbiologist studying extremophiles Astrobioligy is all to understand the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in universe.
You can be a mathematician who created mathematical model to understand non equilibrium systems required for the formation of self replicating system.So you first should have degree in science. The above mentioned ways are there to contribute your skills as Astrobiologist as there is no specialization course for Astrobioligy in India. You can pursue Diploma programs in Astrobioligy which are worth pursuing.
The link is
iarf.res.in
