B.Sc. in Forensic Science 

at Jain University Kochi, Kochi

Humanities as a stream provides a wide range of courses that can be studied after completing their 12th grade. Pursuing any of these degrees prepares you to understand the various levels of humanities and, as a result, carve out an appropriate job path. Candidates in the humanities can apply for positions in the government sector, such as banking firms, government ministries, legal firms, and political analysts.

Content Writer, Civil Services, Human Resource Manager, Defense Services, Lawyer, Journalist, Counsellor, and Therapist positions are available. As freshers, humanities graduates can expect to earn between INR 2-6 LPA.

The average salary a BSc Forensic Science graduate can get is, INR 3.9 LPA as a Forensic Analyst. There are countless lucrative prospects in the field for both the public and private sectors. It is a subfield of Science that is primarily concerned with legal matters and criminal investigations. It serves as definitive evidence in resolving the disputes.

Being a multidisciplinary subject, Forensic Science covers a wide range of scientific disciplines, including chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and social science. As a result, forensic Science has a very broad scope.

Career paths in the IT industry can be broadly classified into the two main fields of hardware and software.

Under hardware, you have manufacturing, maintenance, research and development, and management.

Under software, you have manufacturing, development, programming, software testing, and maintenance and support. Among related areas are computer operations, database administration, sales/marketing, and data-centre management.

 Jobs directly related to your degree include:

Actuarial analyst, Application analyst, Business analyst, Data analyst, Database administrator, Information systems manager, IT consultant, IT technical support officer, Multimedia programmer, Network engineer, Systems analyst, Systems developer, UX analyst.

Also, many IT professionals working in Indian companies get a chance to work at customers work sites abroad, and this gives them exposure to international working conditions and work culture.

Both are popular job roles, as per the World Economic Forum report. The key differences between the two are as follows:

• The Data Analyst collects relevant data from various sources to filter and analyze it. The data scientist gathers sizable amounts of structured and unstructured data while performing data mining.
• Education: To become a data analyst, you can apply with a Bachelor's degree in math, Statistics or a related field. Data scientists typically pursue a master's Diploma or degree in data Science.
• Salary: The salary of a data scientist is usually higher than that of a data analyst. According to global estimates, a data scientist can earn around $100,000 per year, whereas a data analyst can earn around $70,000.

Based on your skills and relevant experience in the industry, as an MSc IT postgraduate, you can become a Machine Learning Architect, IoT Solutions Architect, Cloud Engineer, Data Scientist, or Big Data Engineer. These are some of the top-paying job profiles nowadays in the IT sector, offering an average salary package of INR 15 LPA in India.

The roles and responsibilities of a Forensic scientist involve:

• Crime Scene Analysis: Collecting evidence, taking photos, and reconstructing the scene. 
• Laboratory Analysis: Examining samples like hair, glass, blood, and drugs using techniques like DNA profiling, chromatography, and mass spectrometry. 
• Expert Testimony: Providing scientific evidence in court.
• Research and Development: Developing new technologies. 
• Digital Evidence: Recovering data from electronic devices like computers and phones.
• Writing Reports: Documenting the process and findings of their analysis.

Once you have completed your Bachelors in Forensic Science, there are plenty of career opportunities in the field. So far most jobs have been in the government sector, but increasingly some private sector organizations are also offering jobs to people with degrees in forensic sciences.

The leading employers of people with degrees in forensic sciences are various law enforcement agencies such as -Police force -The legal system -Investigative services of the central government and state governments. -Intelligence Bureau, (IB), -Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), -police department.