Science

Scope of B.Scn in Nautical Science
B.Sc. in Nautical Science is a 3-year long course that has been divided into 6 semesters, each lasting 6 months. After completion of the course, the candidate should undergo the 1-year long sea service. After the sea service and clearing the subsequent oral examination, the candidate could obtain the second mates foreign-going certificate of competency. This certificate will enable one to hold the post of Navigation Officer on Merchant Navy ships.
Even after landing such a post, one could climb up the career ladder. After 18 months of sea service as a Navigation Officer, and clearing the written and oral examinations, one could obtain the first mates foreign-going certificate of competency.
After 12 months of sea service as the Chief Mate and upon clearing the written as well as oral examinations, one could obtain the foreign-going certificate of competency.
Scope of DNS:
After completing Diploma in Nautical Science, one may become a training cadet. After gaining 18 months of sea service period, one may appear for 2nd Mate exam. After clearing it, one will be able to become 2nd Officer.
After gaining further sea service period and appearing for further advanced tests, one may rise through ranks and become Chief Officer. With time, it is very much possible to become a Captain too. Starting salary is generally between 30-40k rupees per month. With each promotion, this figure will increase. Salary also depends on the profile of the employer.
If we review this course, we can observe that Diploma in Nautical Science is a very good, job oriented course. It will help one build a career in merchant navy. One may also take up job on cruise ships as well. The pay package is decent and with promotions, things will only get better. Talking about fee, it varies from one Institute to another. It could be anywhere between 2,00,000 to 4,00,000 rupees (2 semesters combined), depending upon the quality of the institute.

Entrance Mode:
The top entrance exams for Master of Science in Botany are:
BHU Post Graduate Entrance Test: Held by Banaras Hindu University in May every year, it is a university level entrance test to take admission for Post Graduate programs at BHU. This test asks questions from Zoology, Chemistry and Botany.
Joint Entrance Test: Conducted every year by the University of Rajasthan in June, Joint Entrance Test is an entrance examination for admissions to postgraduate courses. Its syllabus covers Zoology, Chemistry and Botany.
SVUCET: This entrance examination is held in June every year by Sri Venkateswara University Common Entrance Test. This test covers questions from Zoology, Chemistry and Botany.
Selection Process:
Every institute follows a selection process of its own. Some of them take admissions on the basis of merit list. However, the others accept scores of entrance tests conducted by them.
Some universities proceed with the students who qualify the entrance exams and move them to next filtering stage that is a personal interview or group discussion round.
Further, some of the universities may undertake a comprehensive counselling procedure for final selection for admission to Master of Science in Botany.
There are many institutes which prefer to take direct admission in this course as per the merit list based on marks scored in the undergraduate degree.
Eligibility of the Master of Science [M.Sc] (Botany)
For eligibility purposes for this course, a candidate must have a recognized undergraduate degree in B.Sc. from a recognized university or equivalent, with a recommended minimum score, which can vary from college to college.
For admission in Master of Science in Botany, all universities follow their own admission norms. For instance, University of Delhi prepares a merit list on the basis of which university's colleges offer admissions.
Most of the institutions have direct entry as admission mode. However, there are some universities which prefer to conduct entrance tests for admissions. Hence, the students who have appeared in final year examination of under-graduation and await the result are allowed to apply for the course by such institutions.