Joining B.Sc is the better and excellent option though it is bitter for some of the crazy parents and students who are not aware of the long term benefits of science in India. Pure sciences like Zoology, Botany, Physics, Maths, Chemistry are ever green subjects and roots of the present Biotechnology. Various options at B.Sc level are available. For eg BZC (Botany, Zoology and Chemistry), Microbiology + Biotechnology + Chemistry., Microbiology+ Genetics+ chemistry etc., Apart from this various combinations are available with the subjects like Food Science and Nutrition, Molecular Biology, Horticulture and Home science.

Once student complete the undergraduate course he can opt for MSc through JAM which is the ultimate target of a brilliant student. The objective of JAM is to provide admissions to various M.Sc., Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree and other post-bachelor degree programmes at the IITs. JAM is also expected to become a benchmark for normalizing undergraduate level science education in the country. IITs offer high quality education in their respective disciplines, comparable to the best in the world.

After completion of PhD one can go for Post Doc research in abroad return to India to take up either faculty position or research as their career. Presently many IITs are looking for qualitative doctoral students as faculty which is humble, lucrative and highly secure job that gives lot of job satisfaction. Regarding Science Indian R&D organizations of CSIR, DBT, DRDO ICAR are looking for good talented scientists for whom sky is the limit. In the society Scientist will respected and he/her can take up many grand challenging problems as their task in the science.

Stage from plus 12 standard we also need to improve and also intensive participation of the private sector as the ratio spend on research is 1 percent GDP and we have only 20 scientists for 1 lack where developed nation spend 3 percent and have 200 scientist per lakh. Students who could not secure good rank in competitive examinations can join in B.Sc. to take up faculty or scientist as career which are the better than engineering profession.

Are you confused in choosing between Engineering and B.Sc.? Here is a brief description of various issues involved in this. Let us start with an example. A student joined in Engineering has to spend approximately 50,000 per annum including Govt fee and other miscellaneous. By the time of course completion the cost will be Rs.2.00 lakhs towards fees only. Mean time he has to prepare for GRE and TOFEL that cost another Rs. 25,000 to 30,000. After getting the admission into any know or unknown colleges in US he has to spend not less than 5 lakhs including first sem fee and air travel and other expenses. When the candidate come to the final stage of Post graduation at US the cost will be 7.5 lakhs to 8.0 laks rupees. If student wants to settle in India after graduation unless he/her from the premier institutes decent job with good salary can not be expected.

Where as for Graduation it may not cross one lakh and another one and half lakh for Post graduation (including fee + hostel + traval) The total cost will not be more than 2.5 lakhs by the time the candidate complete M.Sc. Many Govt Organizations like CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt India), Dept of Biotechnology Govt India, Indian Council of Medical Research offering Junior Research Fellows through entrance. Successful candidates will get around 12,000/- plus HRA in any R and D labs as per his/her choice. For bright students no expenditure is there from PG onwards. After completion of Doctoral Degree he will be absorbed in any company or in any R and D institute. In case candidate is interested he can go for Post doc in abroad where fellowship will be awarded. Later he can take up faculty or scientist position in any organization in India.

Engineering studies require more fees, in turn it provides better careers and opportunities too. Even in our Govt. system difference is present, salary for an Engg. Graduate is always more than an ordinary or Bachelor degree holder. This will be true in the case of an engineering student who comes out from Premier institute like IIT, Nit etc not from colleges where nothing is available.