After completion on your BE Mechanical Engineering course, you can go for MSc Astrophysics. This master degree course deals with  both theoretical and observational aspects of astrophysics, with the course modules consisting of one compulsory module focused on building research skills in Astrophysics, and a variety of different optional modules that focus on topics such as Stars and Nebula, Gravitational Dynamics, and Accretion Physics.

It is a 2 year post graduation course. Admission is given based on the candidate’s performance in the written tests conducted at the level of institutes, and the round of personal interview.

Companies recruiting Msc Astrophysics post graduates are Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, TIFR (Pune).

Popular Colleges include IGCAR, IIA, IISC, IISER Bhopal, IISER Kolkata, IISER Mohali, IISER Pune, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, IIST, IUCAA, NCRA-TIFR, PRL, RRI, SNBNCBS, TIFR, BITS.

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