Astronomy Preparation

Dear Archita,
Certain points in this regards:
(#1) Only PCB wouldn't help. Some entrance exam requires maths as a mandatory subject also because of the huge involvement of physics, mechanics and astronomy. It is really important to have strong understanding of physics, chemistry and biology. Do not worry if you are not good with maths as you can still do something with the other subjects. You must remember that as far as Astrobiology is concerned you will be mainly self-taught.
(#2) Astrobiology, astrochemistry are some field which are under-evolve in India. You know that there is only one serious, dedicated institute in India which is sepcilized in this field.
Indian Astrobiology Research Center - They offers International Diploma programme in Astrobiology. However to widening the scope, you must to go abroad.
(#3) After your Bachelor's, Masters, and essentially Ph.D. you will work as Faculty or Research Analyst in Earth Science department or IARC itself. Nothing steps involved in it. IARC offers 4 months of Diploma in astrobiology.

Hi Ritik,
These are the branches you can opt for to make your career in astrophysics:
1) Astrophysics
2) Astrochemistry
3) Astrogeology
4) Astrometeorology
5) Astrobiology
6) Optical astronomy
7) Radio astronomy
Courses available are:
-Observational Astronomy
-Astrophysics
-Astronomical Statistics & Measurement
-Cosmology
-Advanced Cosmology
-Computational Astrophysics
-Stellar Evolution
-General Relativity
-High Energy Astrophysics
-Radiation and Matter
There are several institutes in India which offer you to pursue a career in astrophysics. Below is the list of institutes. You may visit these websites for more information.
-Indian Institute of Astrophysics, (Bangalore)
-Indian Institute of Science, (Bangalore)
-Raman Research Institute, (Bangalore)
-Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, (Pune)
-National Centre for Radio Astronomy
Most of these institutes offer opportunities to the aspiring candidates based on a joint entrance test such as JEST, followed by an interview. The minimum qualification required for appearing for the entrance exam is a
Master's degree in physics. Some of these institutes accommodate engineering graduates as well.
Please feel free to discuss more. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best if you found this useful.
Wish you luck.

Hi Ravi
These are the branches you can get into to make your career in astrophysics:
1) Astrophysics
2) Astrochemistry
3) Astrogeology
4) Astrometeorology
5) Astrobiology
6) Optical astronomy
7) Radio astronomy
Courses available are:
-Observational Astronomy
-Astrophysics
-Astronomical Statistics & Measurement
-Cosmology
-Advanced Cosmology
-Computational Astrophysics
-Stellar Evolution
-General Relativity
-High Energy Astrophysics
-Radiation and Matter
There are several institutes in India which offer you to pursue a career in astrophysics. Below is the list of institutes. You may visit these websites for more information.
-Indian Institute of Astrophysics, (Bangalore)
-Indian Institute of Science, (Bangalore)
-Raman Research Institute, (Bangalore)
-Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, (Pune)
-National Centre for Radio Astronomy
Most of these institutes offer opportunities to the aspiring candidates based on a joint entrance test such as JEST, followed by an interview. The minimum qualification required for appearing for the entrance exam is a
Master's degree in Physics. Some of these institutes accommodate engineering graduates as well.
Please feel free to discuss more. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best, if you found this useful.
Wish You Luck!