Hey !

As you have mentioned about equal interest in both of them , then the deciding factor must be the job satisfaction and the salary packages available in each of them. Firstly talking about Chemistry honours, it  provides a range of contemporary science based pathways matched to the needs of the higher education, industry, society and to the aspirations of Students. Career opportunities after this are, Forensic chemist, Material Science research, food and flavour chemist, agricultural chemist etc. Coming to physics side,  honours in Physics is a study of matters and its motion through space and time. This course includes all the applicable concepts like energy and force in addition to that also includes the normal bachelors' subjects like mathematics and chemistry. Career opportunities are available both in public and private sector. Researcher, Radiologist etc are some of them. Salary varies from profession to profession. Average salary package after completing Physics honours or chemistry honours is in the same  range . (Not exactly but almost the same in both the cases). Choose the one which can give you job satisfaction.

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dear aspirant ,

Both the courses have a great future scope . You should decide the course according to your interest and capability.

In physics there are more opportunities (private/govt jobs , further studies). where as in chemistry you can opt for phd, higher studies, do reserach or teach inn schools and colleges. after doing MSC. you can do mtech form IITs.

here is some information that might help :-

SCOPE OF PHYSICS :-

Physics graduates can find ample career openings both in public as well as private sector enterprises. You can apply for all governmental jobs that insist graduation as the basic qualification and also recruited in space research centers and in research laboratories.

Some of the job types and employment areas for Physics graduates.

Job Types

• Lab Supervisor
• Researcher
• Technician
• Teacher
• Manager
• Scientist
• Consulting Physicist
• Research Associate

But Higher education in Physics can help you to get in to high-designated jobs. You can also demand high salary packages as you gain experience and expertise.

CHEMISTRY

After graduation, try for masters at a reputed institute or University. You can try it out at IITs, NITs, CFTIs, Central Universities and good State Universities. You can also go for IISERs for integrated PhD courses if interested.

You can complete your masters in not only Pure Chemistry but also Industrial chemistry , Applied Chemistry etc. These give you scopes for jobs in various industrial fields.

If you want to go for research opportunities, then try to clear and get a good rank in NET, possibly avail the NET-JRF.

the employment areas are:-

1. Universities and Colleges
2. Chemical Industries.
3. Pharmaceutical industries.
4. Factories.
5. Bharat Petroleum.
6. Indian Oil Corporation.
7. Scientists and researchers at ISRO, DRDO, BARC etc.

Also, once you complete MSc. in Chemistry, you are also eligible to go for M.Tech. from IITs in any of the following fields:-

Nano Technology
Chemical Synthesis and Process Development
Biomedical Engineering
Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
Polymer Science & Technology
Modern method of Chemical Analysis
Textile Engineering
Material Science and Metallurgy
Energy Studies
Fiber Science
Rubber Technology
Advanced Chemical Analysis
Material Sciences
Solid State Tech.

good luck