Science

This is the most chosen stream for 10+2 education and offers many lucrative career options including medicine and engineering. It is also popular for the fact that it keeps you options open, i.e. a student is allowed to select commerce or arts after pursuing science in 10+2, while commerce and arts students cannot pursue science.

In science stream, you have to take at least six subjects including one compulsory language. There are many options for subjects like mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, computer science, IT, electronics etc. The student should select the subjects that can lead them towards their prospective career.

What You Will Learn

Science is a multi-disciplined academic field for students with the following subject combinations in class 12th – PCM (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics), PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), and PCMB (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology). Students looking forward to a career in Science have a wide range of options at both UG (undergraduate) and PG (postgraduate) levels. Students can choose to pursue courses such as BSc (Bachelor of Science), MSc (Master of Science) and PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in a variety of Science branches/ specialisations such as

B Com Course Details:

Qualification	Length
Physics	Mathematics
Geology	Biotechnology
Nutrition and Dietetics	Home Science
Biology	Nursing
Microbiology	Horticulture
Forensic Science	Zoology
Electronics	Chemistry
Computer Science	Agriculture

Science Eligibility & Entrance Exams

As indicated above, Science courses can be pursued at all – UG, PG and PhD levels. The eligibility criteria differs as per the course and branch chosen by a candidate. However, given below is a broad eligibility criteria for UG and PG Science courses for the reference of candidates:

UG level: Candidates should clear class 12th with PCM, PCB or PCMB subject combinations and at least 50% - 60% aggregate marks.

Science Courses

Candidates can pursue degree, diploma, certificate, integrated, and vocational Science courses at UG, PG, and PhD levels. Candidates can pursue these courses as full-time, part-time, distance/ correspondence, and online programmes.

Degree Science courses: Candidates can obtain a BSc, BSc (Honours) or MSc degree at UG and PG levels.

Diploma Science courses: Diploma courses are typically one year duration Science programmes that can be pursued at both UG and PG levels.

Certificate Science courses: Certificate courses are basically short-term courses of typically four to six months duration. Such courses can be pursued as both full-time and part-time programmes.

Science Branches

Science courses in India are offered across a broad range of branches/ specialisations. Some of the popular Science branches in India incl

Popular Science Branches	Popular Science Branches
Mathematics	Physics
Biotechnology	Zoology
Microbiology	Chemistry
Computer Science	Botany
Biology	Agriculture

Top Companies for Science Graduates

Some of the popular companies that hire candidates with a degree in Science are:

Top Companies that Hire Science Graduates	Top Companies that Hire Science Graduates
Google	Yahoo
IBM	HCL Technologies
Verizon	Accenture
Infosys	Wipro
L&T Infotech	Capgemini
Reliance Industries Limited	Cipla
SRF Limited	Gujarat Fluorochemicals
Gharda Chemicals	Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre	Amazon
BAARC	BHEL
TCS	GAIL

Subject Name	Subject Type
B.Sc. (Zoology)	General
B.Sc. (Botany)	General
B.Sc.(Chemistry)	General
B.Sc. Geography	General
B.Sc. Microbiology	General