Career as a Defence Scientist
By Akshay Mankar
Supersonic fighter planes or massive navy battleships have always attracted people since their childhood. These are few of the reasons amongst many other to watch the the grand ‘Republic Day Parade’ on the ‘Kartavya Path’ in New Delhi. Watching those army battalions march past in front of the ‘Tiranga’, along with the march of Indian armed forces with their highly advanced rifles, battle tanks, missiles; those great formations of fighter jets of Air Force in the sky; are a treat to watch that swells our chests with pride.
While Peace is the ultimate aim, the world listens to the talk of peace only from the powerful ones. Hence every self respecting and sovereign country needs to be Powerful as well, in terms of its Military strength. Such advanced Defence technology, armour equipment and communication system is required to protect the citizens and state boundaries from terrorists and from other unpeaceful, violent neighbour countries.
When it comes to sharing Defence technology, it is shared very cautiously with other nations by the countries which develop it. Mostly it is done only to a limited extent, ensuring that the other country will always or mostly remain dependent on the supplying country for operating the technology and provided that the interests of the supplying Nation are never compromised globally.
Hence countries which want to maintain their sovereignty and emerge powerful, have to develop their own Defence technology.
The Defence sector is evolving consistently in India (with the goal of Self fortification rather than threatening others ) particularly in the field of ‘Research & Development’ for the past seven to eight years. Through the ‘Make In India’ mission, Indian government is facilitating the Defence Production in India to a considerable extent and hence encouraging world’s top public and private defence companies like Hindustan Aeronautics, Reliance, Tata, Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro, Dassault, Rosoboronexport etc. to set up defence equipment manufacturing / technology plants in India and thus realise the dream of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ in defence sector as well. The main focus remains on ensuring qualitative work, productivity of Defence research and development sector in both, government and private Defence organisations.
But for massive changes to happen in the era of industrial and technological revolution in Indian and the worldwide defence sector; a considerable number of skilled defence technology scientists and skilled professionals are required to develop advanced defence systems and equipment.
India does have some great feathers in its hat in this area with Dr. Homi Bhabha and Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, both well known as pioneers of defence research & development sector. These two scientists and their colleagues have inspired millions of Indians with their work and have also inspired many to take up careers as Defence Scientists.
So those ignited young minds who aim to follow their idol’s career path and do something great and innovative for India, here is this special career blog primarily written for you, to become a “Defence Scientist”.
In this career blog you will get all primary and necessary information in a simplistic way from start to the final step of your career goal.
After 10th: Early steps to become a Defense Scientist!
For the students who want to become a defence scientist, they should choose the ‘Science’ stream as a branch of study immediately after 10th.
For both 11th and 12th year, students should choose Physics (P), Chemistry (C) and Mathematics (M) as core study subjects, along with that they can choose Biology (B ) as a fourth core study subject, so when they will be appearing for 12th Science, the final year of junior college, they can choose following subject combinations: PCM, PCMB. ‘Mathematics’ is a compulsory subject for the 12th board, if you want to become a defence scientist.
After 12th & Entrance Exams for Under graduation: A main gateway of career!
JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) is a prime way to get an admission in some prestigious government institutes like IITs , NITs, IIITs, GFTI etc., and private universities like BITS Pilani, Amity University, MIT etc. If a student achieves a required rank or marks according to JEE marks cut-off, he will get direct admission in government IITs and NITs for further undergraduate degree courses. Along with JEE, students can appear for other various important entrance exams like State MHT-CET, BITSAT, WBJEE, MET etc. for various undergraduate engineering courses. So here we suggest to students that they should start their preparation for such highly competitive National and State entrance exams immediately from ‘11th’ the first year of junior college, so that they will get enough time till the final 12th board exams and after that the immediate undergraduate entrance exams to achieve required high score for the admission in the IITs, IISs and NITs etc.
For more information about some top undergraduate entrance exams visit following official websites :
JEE - Mains & JEE - Advanced: https://nta.ac.in/
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT CET): https://cetcell.mahacet.org/
Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test (BITSAT): https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/ etc.
Years of Undergraduate Degree: A long journey on a great High-Way of Career Life!
Students actually feel happy when they get admissions for various Engineering Undergraduate Degree courses in the top government national institutes like IITs, NITs, IIITs etc., after clearing the tough entrance exams.
“No Worries!” if you did not get admission for the B.E., B.Tech. Undergraduate degree courses in IITs and NITs. You can still get admission in any state government or private universities or UGC & AICTE approved colleges for engineering undergraduate degree courses.
Basic Science Postgraduate Degree holders are also eligible to apply for the entrance exams for the post of Defence Scientist or can be selected through the direct entry scheme of the Indian Government. So if you want to pursue your undergraduate degree with specialization in Pure Science Subjects such as physics, chemistry, biochemistry etc. then you may go ahead with full power to complete the undergraduate degree course.
But the reality is, this period of undergraduate degree years (3-4 years) is a period to regulate yourself as a student, on the path which is full of distractions in front of you. In these years, as a student, you should start your preparation for post-graduation course entrance exams like GATE and others, from the first year of degree. Along with that one should visit places like National Defence laboratories, IISER and similar other places to see how such scientists are doing their work and also can interact with them to know more about their work life, opportunities and challenges that they are facing as a Defence Scientist. Such field visits and interaction with such scientists, will absolutely motivate you, one day to become like them.
Post-Graduation Degree & Entrance Exams for it !
For the post of a Scientist, students require a Master’s Degree (Post Graduation Degree) like M.E. or M.Tech in Engineering. Mechanical, Electrical & Telecommunication, Computer Science, Information Technology, Aerospace Engineering etc. are main focused engineering branches in the defence field. To get an admission for engineering post graduation degree in the top technical institutes like IITs, NITs, IISc etc. students should pass national level entrance exams like GATE, CEED, IIIT PGEE, VIT MEE etc., with high ranking or required cut-off marks.
Those students who want to pursue their post graduation degree in Pure Science subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology etc. and wish to get admission for P.G. in the top national institutes, then they should achieve high score or required cut-off marks in the top P.G. entrance exams like IIT-JAM, NEST, CUET, DUET PG, BITSAT etc
Students should start preparing for such P.G. entrance exams from their first year of undergraduate degree years, and also need to grasp the theoretical, practical knowledge and skills of their study fields, which will be helpful for the students to pass such tough entrance exams, along with a good academic record.
Also, a Ph.D. and Post Doctorate is preferred for high-paying positions in the R&D sectors of this defence field.
National Defence Research & Development Organizations:
Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is India’s main organisation in the defence research and development field which is working under the Ministry of Defence. DRDO also has its own different defence and research laboratories all over the country for particular defence fields like Missile technology, Advanced Communication, Artificial Intelligence & Robotics etc.
In pursuit of self-reliance in critical technologies relevant to national security, DRDO formulates and executes programmes of scientific research, design, development, testing and evaluation of various systems, subsystems, devices, products required for defence of the nation. DRDO employs highly qualified and competent scientists and technologists.
Also Defence Scientists get high salary (from 56,100/- upto 2,25,000/-) and also huge respect from the national citizens for their great knowledge and contribution for the nation’s development and security.
How to become a Defence Scientist in DRDO ?
After completing all required education qualification students will be ready to join DRDO, mentioned here are the main pathways to become a scientist in DRDO:
DRDO Scientist Entry Test (SET)
Lateral Recruitment for Scientist 'C' and above.
Talent Search Scheme (NRIs) for Scientist 'C' and above.
Deputation & Absorption.
About DRDO ‘SET Exam’
The organization every year organizes and conducts the SET (Scientists Entry Test) for short listing eligible applicants for the post of Scientist. The DRDO SET exam has 2 stages for the selection process of DRDO Scientist, first is Written Exam and after passing written exam, on the second stage candidates need to face Personal Interview in front of DRDO panel as a final selection stage. If a candidate passes this final interview, then he will get selected as a Defence Scientist in the DRDO.
For more information visit following DRDO official websites :
After completing all such criteria and hurdles, finally you will become ready to take their first step with a proud feeling in the DRDO to live your life as a Defence Scientist and serve better for India.
THANK YOU!
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Times of India News website: https://m.timesofindia.com/
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