It’ll answer questions like
How to become a Physicist in India?
How to become a Physicist after 12th?
What are the best colleges for BSc Physics in India ?
[After you read the article I’d recommend reading this post about how to excel during your Bachelors’s. It’s basically all the things I regret not knowing or not doing in my bachelor degree days How to make the most out of your undergraduate days?]
Types of courses:
- Bachelors of sciences
- Honors in physics
- Major in physics
- General B.Sc
- The first two are considered equal but Honors degree has a slight edge because more focus is laid in Physics. Also if you are opting for a general B.Sc make sure that you have 4 semesters of physics in your coursework so that you’ll be eligible to get admission in IIT through JAM.
- Integrated M.Sc
- B.Sc+M.Sc
- It’s a 5-year course after which you will be receiving both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in physics.
- BS-MS
- This is also a 5-year course similar to above which will be more research-focused and the value of the degree is increasing day by day.
- IISERs, Few IITs, and IISC, etc offer these programs.
- Engineering Physics, Astronomy, space science or related areas
- Engineering Physics in few IITs
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology(IIST)
- B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering and ECE(With specialization in Avionics)
- Dual degree B.Tech+ M.Tech/MSC.
- You can get a job directly in ISRO after completion of the degree here.
Integrated MSc and BS-MS programs
- IISERs – Marks in 12th class(Central or state board), JEE Adv, KVPY. [Intake 1512 !! ]
- IITs: JEE Advanced
- NITs: JEE Mains
- IISC: JEE-Main, JEE-Advance, KVPY, NEET-UG [Intake 120]
- NISER Bhuvneshwar – NEST(Intake 200)
- CBS- Mumbai – NEST [Intake 45]
- IIST- JEE (Advance) [Intake 60+60+20]
- University of Hyderabad: BS-MS: (their own entrance exam)
- The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata (Intake:40)
- BITS: BITSAT(There is B.E+MSc dual degree program and integrated BSc+MSc program as well )
- Pondicherry University: (their own entrance exam)
- In Kerala:
- Mahatma Gandhi University: IIRBS
- Cochin University: CUSAT – CAT ( newly started)
- IISERs (BS-MS)⭐
A Little background about the Institutes:
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISERs) is a group of premier science education and research institutes in India. Though they are rather newly established, they are growing at an incredible pace. The campuses that are established first (Kolkata and Pune in 2006 and Mohali in 2007) have already made it to top tier research institutes in the country and will hopefully turn into Holy grail of Sciences like IITs are to Engineering studies. As of now, there are 7 campuses, situated in Kolkata, Pune, Mohali, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati, Berhampur respectively.
Course work:
Admissions:
- SCB-State and Central Boards [ For those who scored a good percentage in 12th class ]
- IIT-JEE (Advanced)
- KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana)
B.Sc Physics
Central & Private universities/institutes:
State universities usually have very limited no. of seats for the non-locals so it’ll be very difficult for people who don’t have good colleges in their home state to get through. But Central & private institutes do not have any such local reservations and are open to all. So, it’s better to apply to all Central Universities, when you are applying outside your state. I’m mentioning a few such institutes which are known to have a good Physics Department.
- Ashoka University⭐⭐
- [Private Univ] It has outstanding faculty and course structure, world-class actually, probably the best in the country (look at the faculty profiles, people are from highly top universities abroad) the fee is very high but if you show the need for financial aid, there will be fee-waiver, in fact, 41% students have a complete fee waiver. For full details about financial aid go through this. The campus life is excellent and has a very active & vibrant student clubs. It is extremely student-friendly. [This is not a sponsored article or anything lol. I’m seriously amazed to hear all the things about the place from a friend of mine studying there]
- Azim Premji University, Bangalore⭐⭐
- [Private Univ] This again has an excellently designed UG program, almost like that of Ashoka University, the fee is high (but lesser than that of Ashoka), but again they have fee waiver up to 100% based on your family income (details here).
- Chennai Mathematical Institute(CMI)⭐⭐
- CMI is one of the top research institutes in the country. Their UG program is also top class.
- Shiv Nadar University⭐
- [Private Univ] It has good faculty like the other Private unis. I’ve mentioned earlier. Fee is high but there is a scholarship option.
- Delhi University⭐
- It has umpteen number of colleges on campus and you can apply to all of them in a single application (Although Stephen’s college needs a separate application)
- BHU (Banaras Hindu University)⭐
- University of Hyderabad⭐
These are the few colleges that are known to have a good physics department
- West Bengal
- Scottish Church College⭐
- Presidency University⭐
- Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur (Boys only)⭐
- St. Xavier’s College⭐
- Ramakrishna mission residential college, Narendrapur(Boys only)
- Lady Brabourne College (only for girls)
- Jadavpur University
- Bethune college (only for girls)
- Ramakrishna mission, Rahara (only for boys)
- Delhi
- Ashoka University⭐
- University of Delhi⭐
- Shiv Nadar University⭐
- St. Stephens College⭐ (Though affiliated to DU needs to be sent application separately)
- Ambedkar University
- Jamia Millia Islamia
- Maharashtra
- St.Xaviers college, Mumbai⭐
- Fergusson College, Pune
- Ramnaraian Ruia College, Mumbai
- Jai Hind College, Mumbai
- Uttar Pradesh
- BHU
- Telangana
- Hyderabad Central University
- Tamilnadu
- Chennai Mathematical Institute⭐
- Loyola college
- Madras University
- SRM, Kattankulathur
- Madras Christian College (MCC)
- Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College
- Bishop Herber College
- PSG college
- Anna University
- Amritha University
- Punjab
- Panjab University
- Karnataka
- IISC, Bangalore⭐⭐
- Azim Premji University, Bangalore⭐
- Christ University, Bangalore
- Kerala
- St. Berchmans College, Changanassery
- CMS College, Kottayam
- Baselius College, Kottayam
- Christ College, Irinjalakuda
- BMC, Thrikkakara
- Aquinas College, Edakochi
- St Paul’s College Kalamassery
- St Thomas College, Palai
- SH College, Ernakulam
- Kuriakose Gregorios College, Pampady
- University College, Thiruvananthapuram
- Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram
A Gentle Advice: Since the 12th pass-outs will be just 17-year-olds and usually not so knowledgeable about how the institutes will be and which is good for them, it’s recommended to have some parental guidance or help from teachers or someone who is well educated and is generally experienced in these things.
To get the most accurate first-hand review of an institute it’s best to ask the students who are studying there currently or passed out of the college recently, usually, the universities put up the names of the students in their websites along with their email IDs. So, You can mail them or find them on FB by searching the names or looking up on the FB page related to that institute.
[After you read the article I’d recommend reading this post about how to excel during your bachelor’s which you’re about to begin. It’s basically all the things I extremely regret not knowing or doing during my bachelor degree How to make the most out of your undergraduate days?]