Cyber Security

Top 5 the highest Paying Forensic Science Careers
1. Forensic Medical Examiner. Perhaps the highest paying position in the field of forensic Science is forensic medical examiner.
2. Forensic Engineer.
3. Forensic Accountant.
4. Crime Scene Investigator.
5. Crime Laboratory Analyst. Forensic Science department specific Highlights in Lovely Professional University is mentioned below, The Forensic Science domain promises to create a research and placement oriented environment. The department regularly works on student research projects with novel ideas of applied value. The highlights include:
1) Faculty: Highly experienced faculty excellent in terms of their educational background, research and teaching.
2) Fields of study: Forensic Chemistry Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Anthropology, Ballistics, Explosives, Forensic Biology Serology, DNA, Fingerprinting and Questioned Documents, Cyber
3) Thrust Areas of research: Analysis of drugs by conventional and modern techniques, security feature analysis, Fingerprinting analysis, studies on dentures for disaster victim identification and forensic wildlife analysis.
4) Innovative Pedagogy: Academic tasks such Class Participation, Design Problem, Term Paper, Assignment, Live examples, AV-aids. Test and Quiz based on various competitive examinations, Case studies on Current research scenario, moot court sessions and CSI activities
Unique features: Involvement of multidisciplinary area, such as Pharmaceutical analysis, biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry and many more along with forensic structural engineering, makes it very challenging. Career Prospects: Lectureship in College, Junior/senior research fellow, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Central government. Forensic Sciences Labs, Hospitals, Private Detective Agencies, Dope testing labs, CSIR Labs, pathology labs, agriculture, quality assurance divisions in industries, Self Employed (Establishing small scale industries Production and manufacturing of various CSI kits), Private Consultants for giving Expert opinions. Last Year Placement record of LPU in the field of Forensic Science:-
the highest Package offered is 6.6 LPA with average of 3.8 LPA. 100% students got placed. Student were placed in renowned brands like Truth labs, Sherlock Institute of Forensic Science (SIFS, Delhi), J. K. Consultancy, IFS (Pune), Panacea Biotech (Chandigarh), Reddys Laboratories, Government organizations.

Cybersecurity is a booming career space and has a lot of scope in India. Though both the universities are good in academics but being an alumni let me share the details. This programme aims towards creating efficient Computer Science graduates with specialisation in the most relevant technology domains of present times - Cybersecurity and Blockchain which emphasizes comprehensive knowledge of Cyber Crime, Network Security, Cryptography, Threat Intelligence, Intrusion Detection, and Prevention Systems. Students are made to understand the process, practices, and gain knowledge regarding unauthorized access, protection of networks, computers, programs, and data from unknown attacks, and smart contract enforcement mechanisms. Professionals in these technology domains have become an absolute necessity in the functioning of any organisation, be it private enterprises or government entities. The salient features of this course are :-
1. Specialisation and Industry Certifications
12 - 16 specialisation courses. Industry Certifications are integral part of curriculum. Indicative Certifications:
CompTIA Linux+
CompTIA Cloud +
CompTIA Pentest+
CompTIA CySA+
2. SEED Money
Upto Rs. 20,000/- per student for Designing a Programme/ Software/ Mobile App. Rs. 2 Lacs to Rs. 5 Lacs per project for Startup/ Entrepreneurial Venture. Upto Rs. 10000/- SEED Grant for Innovation/ Research activities.
3. Courses by Foreign Faculty/ Industry Experts (Blended Mode)
Around 40% courses to be taught in online/ blended mode by Industry experts/ Foreign faculty.
12 - 16 courses by Industry experts
3 - 5 courses by Foreign faculty
4. Bootcamps/ Hackathons
Well-structured and short-term, intense training sessions designed to prepare students for the practical reality through bootcamps. Students will be required to participate in various national and international competitions like Hackathons. I hope this information helps. Thanks.