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I am a third-year chemistry honours student. I want to pursue my further education abroad. Which country should I choose? Will there be language problems in Germany? I’ve read that instruction is in German after the first year. In the United States, good colleges ask for 16 years of education but I’m doing BSc, which will mean 15 years. What should I do make it 16 years? Is there still a chance of securing a scholarship? I want to do my master’s in chemistry or in some other course related to chemistry. Please guide me. — Kush Sethi
-1/21/2011 5:25:00 PM
A.
Germany does not have a language problem — German is its national language, and it is natural for most courses to be taught in this language. Therefore, for most study programmes, students are required to be proficient in German and have to take the DSH — the German language proficiency test before being admitted. The exceptions are the International Degree Programmes (IDP) where applicants take study-integrated German language courses. There are more than 300 IDP courses on offer in various disciplines, especially in engineering, natural sciences, computer sciences and economics, leading to internationally-recognised bachelors or masters degrees or doctorates. For more details, you may contact the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, www.daaddelhi.org), in New Delhi. As regards US education, each institution there has its own admission requirements. Most of them would require you to be a graduate, with 16 years of study for a master’s programme. However, there are some institutes that accept students based on other criteria, even if they do not have the requisite 16 years of education. Do check the college website for their eligibility requirements. Most universities also look at the applicant’s marks in Class 10, Class 12 and bachelor’s, and ask for scores in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and possibly the Test of English as a Foreign Language, along with a statement of purpose, letters of recommendation and so on. There are websites such as www.collegeboard .com and www.usnews.com, which give listings of colleges and universities and their ratings, costs of study, funding, and admission requirements and more details. Coming to scholarship, before applying for one, it is better to select a study programme and country. You are confused with regard to the course because you have not worked out a career goal for yourself. You need to think about why are you studying chemistry. What kind of a career are you looking for? What are your abilities and interest, and so on? Chemistry can lead to many different careers, whether in research and academia, or the industry. It is best that you give serious thought to your aspirations, examine your capability. That will help you decide on the best study option. -
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I am a final-year student of statistics. I wish to do my masters in the same field. Which institutes and universities offer the same? Also, I would like to know the courses offered by Delhi School of Economics I am eligible for? — Divya
-1/21/2011 5:25:00 PM
A.
Statistics at the masters level is taught both in the arts and science streams. Practically every university offers the BA/BSc and MA/MSc programmes in statistics. Admission to most programmes is through a written test. The Indian Statistical Institute, with headquarters in Kolkata and branches in Delhi and Bangalore, offers an MStats programme. Check www.isical.ac.in .To be eligible for the MA degree in economics at Delhi School of Economics, you should have 60% marks in your BStats. For more details, visit www.econdse.org.
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Q.
I am a dentist (BDS). Can I do an MSc programme in toxicology? — Susheem
-1/12/2011 9:37:00 AM
A.
Toxicology is a field of biological sciences that studies the toxic effects of various substances on humans, plants and animals. It is linked to pharmacology and is offered by some universities as an MSc in pharmacology and toxicology. With a background in dentistry, you should be in a position to apply for the course, although the eligibility requirements in most universities offering this programme include BPharm, BVSc and MBBS. Jamia Hamdard, Delhi, offers MSc in toxicology to aspirants with a bachelor’s degree recognised by it, with any of these three: botany, chemistry, zoology, biochemistry, biotechnology, microbiology, environmental biology or a subject of life sciences and at least 55% marks in aggregate. A combined entrance test is conducted on zoology, botany, chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology of the BSc level. Selection is on the basis of test-takers performance in the written test only. The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, Punjab, the premier institute for pharmaceutical sciences, with branches in Hyderabad, Guwahati and Hajipur, offers an MSc in pharmacology and toxicology. There are also courses in veterinary toxicology available at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, as also toxicology as part of the forensic science course at Bundelkhand University, and Dr Harsingh Gour University, Sagar. =========================================================
I am a third-year chemistry honours student. I want to pursue my further education abroad. Which country should I choose? Will there be language problems in Germany? I’ve read that instruction is in German after the first year. In the United States, good colleges ask for 16 years of education but I’m doing BSc, which will mean 15 years. What should I do make it 16 years? Is there still a chance of securing a scholarship? I want to do my master’s in chemistry or in some other course related to chemistry. Please guide me. — Kush Sethi
-1/21/2011 5:25:00 PM
A.
Germany does not have a language problem — German is its national language, and it is natural for most courses to be taught in this language. Therefore, for most study programmes, students are required to be proficient in German and have to take the DSH — the German language proficiency test before being admitted. The exceptions are the International Degree Programmes (IDP) where applicants take study-integrated German language courses. There are more than 300 IDP courses on offer in various disciplines, especially in engineering, natural sciences, computer sciences and economics, leading to internationally-recognised bachelors or masters degrees or doctorates. For more details, you may contact the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD, www.daaddelhi.org), in New Delhi. As regards US education, each institution there has its own admission requirements. Most of them would require you to be a graduate, with 16 years of study for a master’s programme. However, there are some institutes that accept students based on other criteria, even if they do not have the requisite 16 years of education. Do check the college website for their eligibility requirements. Most universities also look at the applicant’s marks in Class 10, Class 12 and bachelor’s, and ask for scores in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and possibly the Test of English as a Foreign Language, along with a statement of purpose, letters of recommendation and so on. There are websites such as www.collegeboard .com and www.usnews.com, which give listings of colleges and universities and their ratings, costs of study, funding, and admission requirements and more details. Coming to scholarship, before applying for one, it is better to select a study programme and country. You are confused with regard to the course because you have not worked out a career goal for yourself. You need to think about why are you studying chemistry. What kind of a career are you looking for? What are your abilities and interest, and so on? Chemistry can lead to many different careers, whether in research and academia, or the industry. It is best that you give serious thought to your aspirations, examine your capability. That will help you decide on the best study option. -
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Q.
I am a final-year student of statistics. I wish to do my masters in the same field. Which institutes and universities offer the same? Also, I would like to know the courses offered by Delhi School of Economics I am eligible for? — Divya
-1/21/2011 5:25:00 PM
A.
Statistics at the masters level is taught both in the arts and science streams. Practically every university offers the BA/BSc and MA/MSc programmes in statistics. Admission to most programmes is through a written test. The Indian Statistical Institute, with headquarters in Kolkata and branches in Delhi and Bangalore, offers an MStats programme. Check www.isical.ac.in .To be eligible for the MA degree in economics at Delhi School of Economics, you should have 60% marks in your BStats. For more details, visit www.econdse.org.
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Q.
I am a dentist (BDS). Can I do an MSc programme in toxicology? — Susheem
-1/12/2011 9:37:00 AM
A.
Toxicology is a field of biological sciences that studies the toxic effects of various substances on humans, plants and animals. It is linked to pharmacology and is offered by some universities as an MSc in pharmacology and toxicology. With a background in dentistry, you should be in a position to apply for the course, although the eligibility requirements in most universities offering this programme include BPharm, BVSc and MBBS. Jamia Hamdard, Delhi, offers MSc in toxicology to aspirants with a bachelor’s degree recognised by it, with any of these three: botany, chemistry, zoology, biochemistry, biotechnology, microbiology, environmental biology or a subject of life sciences and at least 55% marks in aggregate. A combined entrance test is conducted on zoology, botany, chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology of the BSc level. Selection is on the basis of test-takers performance in the written test only. The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, Punjab, the premier institute for pharmaceutical sciences, with branches in Hyderabad, Guwahati and Hajipur, offers an MSc in pharmacology and toxicology. There are also courses in veterinary toxicology available at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, as also toxicology as part of the forensic science course at Bundelkhand University, and Dr Harsingh Gour University, Sagar. =========================================================
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