Geneticist

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi attained the status of Deemed University in the year 1958. IARI is the leading institute in the country for agricultural research and education. It has 20 divisions in total with 5 multi-disciplinary centers in Delhi & 8 regional stations. IARI at present offers M.Sc. M.Tech & Ph.D. degree in 26 different disciplines to the aspirants. IARI conducts separate entrance examination for Postgraduate and Ph.D. course. Admission to M.Sc. & M.Tech course is given on the basis of entrance examination merit list. Whereas admission to the Ph.D. course is given on the basis of candidates performance in the entrance examination (80% weightage) + academic score (10% weightage) + interview (10% weightage). Admission to M.Sc. & M.Tech course involves commencement of written entrance test, evaluation of answer sheet, briefing of the score, and circulation of merit list. The admission process of the Ph.D. degree course is divided into three stages viz. Written test, evaluation of academic score, & interview test. The cumulative score of all three stages will be considered final. The institute publishes the admission notification online on its website and in the newspapers as well. Candidates can fill the application form online with all the mandatory documents and submit it before the last date of submission. Applicants who have passed the Bachelors degree qualifying examination are eligible to apply for M.Sc. & M.Tech degree courses. Applicants who are willing to join Ph.D. degree course must have Masters degree.

In order to become a Genetic Engineering, the aspirants must have a relevant degree in the field. Most of the institutes offer M.Tech course in Genetic Engineering while the number of institutes offering B.Tech in the same is limited. Therefore, a candidate must complete a Bachelors degree in Science with specialisation in Biophysics/ Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology/ Genetics. After attaining the relevant Bachelors degree, the candidates can either go for M.Sc. In any of the above subjects or M.Tech or Masters degree in Genetic Engineering. Obtaining an M.Tech degree will not be enough for the position of researcher or scientists. Therefore, a Ph.D. in the respective field is mandatory. Candidates enrolled in Ph.D. will get a monthly stipend to finance or manage his/ her own education and personal expenses. After acquiring a relevant degree, the candidate must initially get work experience as a supervisor, assistant, intern etc. In a relevant field to get exposure to work. Later on, with some years of experience, they can apply for job roles in a specialised area.