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2. 102 cm
105 cm
1010 cm
1015 cm
1020 cm
1025 cm
10-30 cm 1030 cm10-25 cm
10-20 cm
10-15 cm
10-10 cm
10-5 cm
Realm of
Astronomy
Realm of
Biology
Realm of
Geology
Realm of
Chemistry
Realm of PHYSICS & MATHEMATICS

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… is basically seeking scientific answers
Why is the sky blue?
Why is the grass green?
Why do humans lie?
Why is it getting warmer?

4. Research is when curious minds try to
figure out how Nature does what she
does
Science is open to experimental test
Science is objective in its approach
and does not go by wisdom but only
by independently verifiable facts
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5. PhD. (4-5
years)
M.Sc.
(2
years)
B.Sc. (3
years)
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6. B. Tech.
(4
years)
Ph.D. (5
years) All
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B.Sc. (3
yrs)
Integrat
ed
M.Sc.-
Ph. D.
(5-6 yrs)
Up!
Integrat
ed
B.Sc.-M.
Sc. (5
yrs)
Ph.D. (5
years) Add

7. Universities
Research
Institutes &
laboratories
Industry jobs
• Teaching
• Research
• Full-time
researcher
• Applied
Research
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8. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, TIFR
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Defense Research Development Organisation, New Delhi
Institute of Physics, Bhubhaneswar
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
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*Institutes like TIFR, DRDO, Institute of Physics offer only post graduate research
options excluding IISc and IISST that offer undergraduate courses.

9. National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai*
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam (Tamil
Nadu)
Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru*
Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore
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*These institutes offer integrated Ph.d. programs. The rest are post doctoral
research oriented.

10. Natural Sciences Life Sciences Technology
University of California,
Berkeley
Harvard University MIT, US
MIT, US Yale University, US Stanford University
University of Cambridge John Hopkins University University of California,
Berkeley
Harvard University McGill Univ, Canada Univ of Tokyo, Japan
Princeton University, US University of Cambridge California Institute of
Technology
California Institute of
Technology, US
Imperial College, London Georgia Institute of
Technology
Stanford University, US MIT. US Imperial College,
London
University of Oxford, UK University of California,
Berkeley
University of Cambridge
Cornell University, US Univ of Oxford Carnegie Mellon
Yale University, US Stanford Univ, US NUS. Singapore
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This is an indicative list, Source: http://www.suite101.com/

11. Think
Science
Methodical
Self driven
&
Motivated
Curious
mind!
Ability to
concentrate
Risk taker!
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To study science
..or not to study
science!

13. • Olympiad Programme
• KVPY, CSIR Young Scientist Award
• Journals like Resonance etc.Public Lectures
• Professional organisations like
– Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education
– Science Centre
– Planetarium
• Professional bodies
– Indian Association of Physics Teachers
– Indian Physics Association
– Local astronomy group
– Local Science organisations.
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14.  You can earn anywhere between Rs
15,000 to 30,000 if you have recently
concluded your Ph.D.
 Industry salaries would be in the range of
Rs 50,000 to 70,000
 As a scientist working in countries such a
US or Europe, you could earn upto ten
times your salaries in India! It’s the harsh
reality!
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What’s the money like?

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