Particle Physicist Career: BE Electrical Engineering Qualifications

[Abhijt]

can someone please help me out with the procedure to become a particle physicist? will a BE in electrical engineering allow me to pursue a career in Particle Physics?

 

[chroot]

If you want to be a physicist, you generally need to study physics in undergraduate school. You do not learn enough physics in an undergraduate engineering curriculum to permit you to study physics in graduate school.

- Warren

 

[Vanadium 50]

Abhijt, there is a whole section here on academic and career guidance. There's sure to be some valuable advice there.

As chroot said, if you want to be a particle physicist, you need a PhD in physics, and a BSEE is by itself usually not considered sufficient preparation for graduate work in physics. However, if you want to work in particle physics, there are a number of engineering positions at universities and laboratories.

 

[Meir Achuz]

Many particle physicists (including me) had a BSEE and went on to graduate school in physics. You must get a PhD in physics. Many graduate physics programs will admit you if your grades are good. Just ask each school what their policy is.

 

[Abhijt]

I am from India. can anyone tell me where to get the information about the various universities offering degrees in particle or pure physics and where to get the information?