Science is one of the earliest taught subjects. Students start learning science as early as the 1st standard. Science as a disciplinary course offers many growth opportunities. Science courses start at the undergraduate level after the 12th standard. Science courses are offered in 3 combinations. The first combination is known as PCB. Students who opt for PCB study Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. The second combination is PCM. Here Physics, Chemistry, and Math have opted. The third combination is PCBM. Students study Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Math.
Based on the combination students opt, courses are designed. Science courses offered at the graduate level are known as B. Sc or Bachelor of Science. The post-graduate course is known as M.Sc or Master of Science. Further to this Ph. D or Doctor of Philosophy can be pursued. All science courses have specialisation like Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry to name a few. Depending on the subject of interest, students can pursue their science courses.
The common eligibility factor would be that the science stream has to be pursued in the 12th standard. Let us look at the criteria for undergraduate and post-graduate science courses.
Admission to the undergraduate course can be sought in 2 ways. Students can get direct admission to colleges based on their merit. Marks scored by the student in the 12th standard exam are seen. Sometimes colleges conduct their own entrance tests. Sometimes after the entrance tests, the college may conduct a personal interview round. Once the tests are cleared, students are called for counseling rounds. On availability of seats, admission is granted to students.
On the other hand, while seeking admission to post-graduate courses entrance tests are mandatory. Some of the tests are as mentioned below
The fee structure for science courses may be in the range of 20 thousand to 2 lakh. The fee structure is dependent on the subjects chosen. The fees will also vary between a private and a government-run hospital.
This stream is very diverse and exhaustive too. There is a growing need for professionals in the Food and preservation sector, medical sector, and IT sector. Keeping this in mind, newer programs are being introduced in science courses. Hence subjects chosen for specialisation too have become diverse. Listed below are a few popular and in-demand science courses.
There are many more such different subjects that are included in the course. Before applying to any of the courses, students can seek their area of interest and choose the subjects.
Students completing their graduation degree can drive their careers in 2 ways. Graduates can opt to work in the industry. Science graduates can work as fellow researchers, Teachers, Lecturers, or Technical writers. They can opt to study further and enroll in the master’s program. Science graduates can pursue their masters either as MBA or M.Sc. Some students opt to pursue their masters abroad.
Students in search of better infrastructure, well-equipped research facilities, and better knowledge gain opt to study abroad. The USA, the UK, Canada, and Australia offer courses. The USA is the most preferred destination for students. The courses fall under the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) segment. A course under the STEM program gives students a 3 year stay back option after completion of the course. So students can search for jobs after completion of the course without the worry of a Visa extension. The eligibility criteria are as follows:
Many corporate firms, government-run offices, and colleges offer jobs to science graduates. Listed below are a few openings for science graduates:
As mentioned earlier, students can opt to study further by doing their master’s. Students can pursue masters in 3 categories given below:
The subjects may vary. In general 5 to 6 subjects are to be studied. They are further divided into core and foundation subjects. Core subjects will be either Math, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Zoology, Botany, etc. 2 to 3 core subjects are selected. The elective subjects vary from college to college. English, Hindi, Computer Application, Entrepreneurship, etc are considered foundation subjects. 2 to 3 foundation subjects are to be selected.
The course is preferred in full-time mode. However, some courses are given in part-time mode. Jamia Millia University and Jawaharlal Nehru University offer the B.Sc program to students in a part-time format. IGNOU, Annamalai University, Karnataka State Open University, Osmania University, and the University of Mumbai are a few institutions that offer distance learning courses.
The course is a 3-year program that is further divided into 6 semesters each. Only in a few specialisations like B.Sc in Agriculture, the course is a 4-year program. Instead of 6 semesters, the program has 8 semesters in total.
As mentioned, distance learning is given by IGNOU, Annamalai University, Karnataka State Open University, Osmania University, and the University of Mumbai. There is no entrance test to this program. The average fee is between 13 thousand to 20 thousand. There is no age limit to apply for these programs.
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