How to Become a Scientist After 12th

Short Summary

1 Eligibility
2 Courses and Admission Process
- 2.1 Related Information

A scientist is a person who is an expert in the field of Science and further does research work for understanding the behavior of the things in the world. To become a scientist, a person should be attentive, dedicated and flexible to work for long hours. Also, team working, time management and good presentation and computing skills are necessary.

Eligibility

A person needs to be eligible for the below mentioned eligibility criteria so as to be a part of the scientific society:

Candidate should have completed 10+2 with PCM if needs to be a scientist at NASA for an undergraduate course
Candidate should have obtained the degree from any recognized university in order to apply for PG courses

Courses and Admission Process

The list of the UG, PG and some other courses which could be opted are as below:

Type of Course	Name of course	Duration of course
Bachelor	Bachelor of Science	3 year
	B.Tech in any relevant field	4 year
Master’s	Master of Science	2 year
	M.Tech or equivalent master degree	2 year
Doctorate	Ph. D	3 year

For Admission, one should obtain good grades in bachelor’s so as to get hired in very reputed institutions of the scientific world such as ISRO. Students pursuing bachelor’s from IITs, NITs, and IIST are also directly recruited by ISRO.