Your career after Distance M.Sc programme

For those who cannot pursue full-time regular Master of Science programmes due to time and accessibility constraints, distance M.Sc programme is a perfect. Whether you want to join a postgraduate degree programme in Agriculture & Forestry, Biology, Chemistry, Maths, or Physics, distance M.Sc programmes offers you an opportunity to learn more about the subject. Distance M.Sc programmes have duration of two years and are more learning-based and academic in nature than research-based full-time programmes.

Eligibility:

Anybody who has done a three-year or four-year Bachelors programme in a related stream is eligible for a distance M.Sc programme in India. Thus, graduates from B.Sc, BE or B.Tech degree programmes through full-time, online or distance mode are eligible for distance M.Sc programmes.

For those who want to pursue M.Sc or MS programmes in distance or online mode from a foreign university, it is necessary to have completed a four-year Bachelors programme.

Generally, admission to distance M.Sc programmes is awarded on the basis of marks of students in their graduation degree. Reputed universities, however, may ask applicants to clear their entrance exams or interviews or both for the course in which they are seeking admission.

Career Prospects:

Depending on the subject in which students complete their distance learning Master of Science degree programme, they can be placed in diverse sectors. They can study further in the subject area they like, engage in teaching and consultancy, or join research based jobs.

All the career and education options open to students of regular M.Sc programmes are also available to students of distance M.Sc programmes that are duely approved by concerned authorities.