Is a B.Sc in Physics a Better Choice for an Academic Career in India?

[rajatgl16]

so what's ur final decision?

 

[jannyaala]

According to my opinion you should go for b.tech.
buy pearls

 

[maverick280857]

According to my opinion you should go for b.tech.



buy pearls

So that he can sell pearls? :tongue:

 

[aim1732]

I bet a lot of PFers will buy my pearls if I so a B.Tech from an IIT.

 

[srishti0807]

Aiman..is it possible to pusue M.Tech after integrated M.Sc. in physics..i mean is it really of any advantage?

 

[srishti0807]

i actually wanted the advice of you guys about pusuing an integrated M.Sc. in physics from NIT..??

 

[aim1732]

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Where is integrated M.Sc in this?

 

[aim1732]

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If this helps IIT JEE brochure clearly mentions those courses.Either CBSE is to lazy or you are mistaken.

 

[RoughRoad]

How's EXTC? Thinking of pursuing that...

 

[srishti0807]

Aiman..go to NIT ROURKELA'S website...U"ll get it there.

 

[srishti0807]

i think..its under construction...trying to find a link..

 

[srishti0807]

1.www.goiit.com/posts/preList/972280/1143227.htm[/URL]
2.entrance-exam.net/.../colleges-having-5-year-integrated-msc-course-13619.html -
3.aglasem.com/nits/nit.../BTech_5yr_MTech_Dual_degree_5yr_Integrated_MSc.pdf (most imp. link)
check this out.

 

[RoughRoad]

Is it advisable to look for the desired college or the desired course? And is there any scope in EXTC in India?

 

[aim1732]

Not to discourage any future comments but i am pleased to inform all of you that the OP got the integrated M.Sc in physics at IIT Roorkee.Thank you all for helping shape my opinion and also that of my parents.Special thanks to maverick280857 and graphene.

 

[aim1732]

Hello people...I am back again with a different problem.I have been enrolled in this Integrated M.Sc(Physics) course at IIT-Roorkee for a year.I am pretty settled here but on the basis of some fellowship exam I qualified(KVPY) conducted by IISc Bangalore, I am now getting an offer from them to join their 4-year BS UG course.
IISc was my best option last year but now that I am enrolled here it seems very difficult to leave this place.I have performed quite well in my academics, I am working on a project with one of the best professors of my department this summer and I have also been selected as an NIUS scholar at TIFR.I ahve also made friends.
Also they are offering me a B.S with no specialization initially.That means your major is decided after the third sem on basis of your marks and interests.But I am so desperate for physics that I don't think I can take any other major if I don't get physics.I am wondering whether its worth taking the risk.I mean IISc is the best option for a science student like me but I have a settled existence here and uncertainty there.
Hoping the people associated with this thread wil come together to advise me again.I am confused~!

 

[Mépris]

You've already started your second year in the M.Sc course, is that correct?

I think you'd be wasting your time - especially seeing as you're happy and doing well in you current program - to start again from scratch elsewhere. It will take you longer as well! If you're in the second year now, you've three years left. If you go to IISc, you'll have 4 more years of undergrad. Even if you're still in the first year, it wouldn't make sense to shift for the first reason. You also have a research project and this program at TIFR lined up! I haven't started college yet, so take what I say with a pinch (or lots of?) of salt but I think things are looking good for you. Why even consider moving at all?

Try asking a faculty member in the physics department at Roorkee where there recent M.Sc graduates have ended up. You might also want to take a look at physicsgre.com

 

[aim1732]

No actually the time span is not a program is not an issue.I will start my second year third sem in July and have four years left in the course.If I go for the IISc course,it will take the same four years.Also that BS is equivalent to an M.Sc that is I can directly go for Ph.D.

And I have talked to many professors including my project guide.They have explicitly said that IISc is better, although one of them did express reservations about the shorter duration of the course.

 

[Mépris]

Them claiming it to be an equivalent degree does not make it so. I'm not certain on how Indian degrees are perceived but as far as I'm aware, a 5-year M.Sc degree is a master's degree and a 4-year B.S is a bachelor's degree!

Sure, you may enter a PhD program with either degree, but switching to the other degree would mean starting again from *scratch*. You will have to take all the introductory courses a second time and you may or may not get a seat in the physics program at IISc! Now, if you aren't comfortable with your previous courses, then starting afresh may be a good move but it would seem that you're doing well, considering you have research projects.

IISc may be "better" (I don't know/care). However, the more pertinent question, in my opinion, is "how far better is it going to be for you?". The goal is to do physics and then keep doing physics in grad school, correct? How is IIT Roorkee hindering you here? You're doing physics right now and you *seem* to be doing well. If you keep doing well, you will be doing a PhD in physics *somewhere*. Again, find out where IIT-R physics graduates have ended up for their PhD.

You asked for opinions, here is mine: starting the degree again looks like a bad idea.

 

[aim1732]

You are very right.But
1.IIT-R is not so great when it comes to physics.Physics graduates from the Integrated M.Sc course(who had entered through JEE) have gone for consultancy jobs rather than Ph.D. Of-course we have had just one batch passing out just last year so that extrapolation may be quite incorrect.
2.IISc is the best science institute in India and I don't think there should be any trouble as far as the acceptability of the BS course is concerned.

The more I read your reply the more I feel it is a bad idea.But I have some solid reasons to prefer leaving my present course.These things just get in the way.It is a risky move but also worth it.