To become physicist which branch i should take ?

[akshay mahajan]

First of all i am an eleventh class student who has just passed his tenth standard . I don't know much about engineering branches . I always admire the work of stephen hawkins and michio kaku . Please tell me the way to get my dream career as a theoretical physicist.

 

[fss]

You should probably major in physics when you go to university.

 

[akshay mahajan]

What is doing major?Please explain me about it . Also suggest some good institutions for it in India.

 

[sndtam]

Hi akshay! Welcome to PF
You need to study hard and do a integrated BS-MS program in physics offered by IIT's in India. You need to prepare for IIT-JEE exam and get a good score. To become a physicist, you would need a PhD in Physics.

 

[akshay mahajan]

Is their any other institute other than iit. As get admission in iit in this competition is difficult. Also do you know about some institute in India where i could get a good job and at what salary as my parents prefer branch which get you money and fame.

 

[Natassha]

The best Research Oriented University in India is IISc Bangalore, admission through KVPY & JEE. Other is cmi but the admission test of cmi is full of Mathematics.

 

[Timo]

If "full of mathematics" is a "but" in admission tests you should reconsider wanting to become a physicist, anyways. If money, fame, healthy lifestyle and sexual attractiveness to women is what you are looking for, theoretical physics is the way to go. Well, not really. But at least you have a chance to become a role model for nerdy students.

 

[sndtam]

Is their any other institute other than iit. As get admission in iit in this competition is difficult. Also do you know about some institute in India where i could get a good job and at what salary as my parents prefer branch which get you money and fame.

I think you should take this one step at a time. There are good places to do physics like IISc,Bangalore. Getting admission into them is also really difficult. I didn't know about all these institutes when I was in High school. You should definitely consider IIT as your first option.
Oh! regarding parents and salary, lot of Indians don't know about professional research.If you say I want to be a physicist, they would reply something like "So you want to become a Einstein,huh?".

 

[Timo]

Oh! regarding parents and salary, lot of Indians don't know about professional research.If you say I want to be a physicist, they would reply something like "So you want to become a Einstein,huh?".

I wonder if Indian parents would actually say "Bose" instead of "Einstein".

 

[sndtam]

I wonder if Indian parents would actually say "Bose" instead of "Einstein".

Unfortunately, Bose is not a house hold name here.But it should be Bose, he is a great physicist.

 

[Natassha]

C V Raman is quite famous Physicist in India for giving Example as a person in Physics.

Anyway thread in going in other way.

 

[Natassha]

Just Join Undergraduate in Physics with Mathematics from IISc, cmi, St. Stphens Delhi. or some Reputed University and Try some Experimental Workshops & Internships from TIFR, BARC, CSIR etc.