Hi Aspirant,

Both the fields industrial job as well as Research and Development(R&D) are good. You can go after your interest in both the fields. Actually you can get the benefit of both by joining the R&D department of a company or industry. There you will have an exposure to industry as well as researches . Actually R&D department of a company is the one who plays a great role in keeping the company at top in industrial competition. It is the one who is responsible to innovate and design new products and improve their existing offerings.

Hope this helps you.

All the best!!!