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Career Talk Work & Career 3 years ago
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manpreet 3 years ago
Not at all. You need not do B.Tech or BE to become a scientist. Basically, a scientist is a person with a knowledge and/or expertise in one or more fields of the sciences, like chemistry, physics, biology, nanotechnology or anything related to sciences. You can do B. Sc. in any field of science as mentioned or statistics. After that, Masters followed by PhD. Generally, you need to have PhD to join as a junior scientist. There is nothing like an ideal branch to become a scientist. But core branches like mechanical, chemical may help you do research after your Masters.
manpreet 3 years ago
No, B.Tech or BE is not necessary to become a scientist because in the end, you will have to pursue PhD for research. B.Sc and M.Sc may be a good choice. B.Sc and M.Sc are research based courses. If you want to do B.Tech, you can choose the branch of your interest. That’s all. Hope it helped. Thanks.
manpreet 3 years ago
The answer is a big no. If anyone wants to be a scientist all he/she requires is a lot of curiosity and expertise in a particular field. Although B.Tech is one of the paths to achieve the required knowledge, it is not necessary. Generally, a B.Sc in any of the sciences would do. Of course a PhD provides much deeper understanding in a specific subject in the field. Most of the scientists have a PhD and work in a very specialized subject. Some of the well-known institutes that can help you be one are IISC, IISERs, IIST and IIS to name a few. One can get post of a junior scientist in ISRO directly after graduating from IIST. Other organisations conducting research are DRDO, DRDL, BARC, etc. One can get into IISC and IISERs through good 12th standard scores or through KVPY exam. For IIST one has to appear for JEE Mains and JEE Advance. Also, look up JEST (Joint Entrance Screening Test) which is a national eligibility exam for pursuing PhD and integrated PhD in many fields. Before making any decision do intensive research and make sure you look into all available options.
manpreet 3 years ago
It isn't necessary for you to get an engineering degree to become a scientist. You could get a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in a field of your choice and become a research scientist, or pursue a Master's degree in economics to become a data scientist. All the best!No matter what stage you're at in your education or career, TuteeHUB will help you reach the next level that you're aiming for. Simply,Choose a subject/topic and get started in self-paced practice sessions to improve your knowledge and scores.
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3 years ago
No, it is not necessary to do B.Tech to be a scientist but even then it is the most preferred discipline for well reputed technological organizations. You can become a scientist even after doing B.Sc but, as I said before, now a days most preferences are given to B.Tech graduates over other science graduates. After completing your B.Tech you will be professional in a particular field, (Mechanical, Electrical, electronics, communications, IT, Aerospace, etc.) which is one of the important requirement of the Indian technological giants like ISRO, DRDO & NAL. Every year notifications are released by each one of the organization for the applications for the post of Scientist Grade B. These applications are only for B.Tech graduates of particular Fields/branches. After clearing two or three stages of assessments, you will be directly appointed as Scientist in these reputed organizations. Few major branches, which are given more preference for scientist post, are Mechanical, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics & communications, Computer science, Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering.