Forensic Science Eligibility

The programme uses all the principles of various branches of forensic Science to interpret scientific evidences by investigatory experiments and to draw the conclusions and comparisons. Programme enable students to inculcate the forensic skills to translate their theoretical knowledge in rendering the preventive steps for crimes. The Eligibility Criteria is Pass with 60% aggregate marks in B.Sc. (Forensic Science or Botany or Zoology or Physics or Chemistry or Biochemistry or Microbiology or Biotechnology or Medical Lab. Technology) or B.Pharma. Or MBBS or BDS or BHMS or B.A. MS or equivalent, subject to qualifying LPU NEST. Hence you will have to take LPU NEST. Good Luck.

Dear Gopika, You can admission to the B.Sc. In forensic Science after fulfilling the eligibility criteria. My cousin did B.Sc. In Forensic Science at LPU and now working in a Forensic Laboratory with a good salary package. The Forensic Science domain promises to create a research and placement-oriented environment. The department regularly works on student research projects with novel ideas of applied value. The highlights of Forensic Science at LPU include:
Faculty: Highly experienced faculty excellent in terms of their educational background, research, and teaching. Fields of study: Forensic Chemistry Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Anthropology, Ballistics, Explosives, Forensic Biology Serology, DNA, Fingerprinting, and Questioned Documents. Thrust Areas of research: Analysis of drugs by conventional and modern techniques, security feature analysis, Fingerprinting analysis, studies on dentures for disaster victim identification, and forensic wildlife analysis. Unique features: Involvement of multidisciplinary areas, such as Pharmaceutical analysis, biochemistry, biotechnology, Chemistry and many more along with forensic structural engineering, makes it very challenging. List of Few Companies in this Field: Truth labs, Sherlock Institute of Forensic Science (SIFS, Delhi), J. K. Consultancy, IFS (Pune), Panacea Biotech (Chandigarh), Reddys Laboratories, Government organizations. Innovative Pedagogy: Academic tasks such as Class Participation, Design Problem, Term Paper, Assignment, Live examples, AV-aids. Test and Quiz based on various competitive examinations, Case studies on Current research scenarios, moot court sessions, and CSI activities. For more detail, please refer to the LPU website
I hope this helps
Thanks!

Dear Jenmy, Every university has different eligibility criteria but being alumni of LPU, I can say that you are eligible for this programme at LPU. Let me share the eligibility criteria with you. Eligibility Criteria- You should have passed with 60% aggregate marks in B.Sc. (Forensic Science or Botany or Zoology or Physics or Chemistry or Biochemistry or Microbiology or Biotechnology or Medical Lab. Technology) or B.Pharma. Or MBBS or BDS or BHMS or B.A. MS or equivalent. The highlights of Forensic Science at LPU include:
Faculty: Highly experienced faculty excellent in terms of their educational background, research and teaching. Fields of study: Forensic Chemistry Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Anthropology, Ballistics, Explosives, Forensic Biology Serology, DNA, Fingerprinting and Questioned Documents. Thrust Areas of research: Analysis of drugs by conventional and modern techniques, security feature analysis, Fingerprinting analysis, studies on dentures for disaster victim identification and forensic wildlife analysis. Unique features: Involvement of multidisciplinary area, such as Pharmaceutical analysis, biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry and many more along with forensic structural engineering, makes it very challenging. Career Prospects: Lectureship in College, Junior/senior research fellow, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Central government. Forensic Sciences Labs, Hospitals, Private Detective Agencies, Dope testing labs, CSIR Labs, pathology labs, agriculture, quality assurance
divisions in industries, Self Employed (Establishing small scale industries Production and
manufacturing of various CSI kits), Private Consultants for giving Expert opinions. List of Few Companies in this Field: Truth labs, Sherlock Institute of Forensic Science (SIFS, Delhi), J. K. Consultancy, IFS (Pune), Panacea Biotech (Chandigarh), Reddys Laboratories, Government organizations. Innovative Pedagogy: Academic tasks such as Class Participation, Design Problem, Term Paper, Assignment, Live examples, AV-aids. Test and Quiz based on various competitive examinations, Case studies on Current research scenarios, moot court sessions and CSI activities. I hope this helps
Thanks!

Hi Akanksha, first of all, I must say in today's socio economical society, subject like Forensic Science definitely possess a great value. With significant growth in crime rate and criminals becoming even smarter than cops and judges, the role of forensic scientists has increased exponentially and India is facing an acute shortage of forensic scientists who can help courts in deciding the criminal cases. Different Job Roles:
Forensic Pathologists
Forensic Anthropologists
Forensic Psychologists
Clinical Forensic Medicine Experts
Forensic Serology Experts
Forensic Chemists
Dactyloscopists
Forensic linguists
Toxicologist
Being an alumni of LPU, as per eligibility criteria you are eligible for M.Sc. In forensic Science if you have scored 60% in graduation with Zoology. In LPU, the Forensic Science domain promises to create a research and placement oriented environment. The department regularly works on student research projects with novel ideas of applied value. The highlights include:
1)Faculty: Highly experienced faculty excellent in terms of their educational background, research and teaching.
2)Fields of study: Forensic Chemistry Forensic Toxicology, Forensic Anthropology, Ballistics, Explosives, Forensic Biology Serology, DNA, Fingerprinting and Questioned Documents, Cyber
3)Thrust Areas of research: Analysis of drugs by conventional and modern techniques, security feature analysis, Fingerprinting analysis, studies on dentures for disaster victim identification and forensic wildlife analysis.
4)Innovative Pedagogy: Academic tasks such Class Participation, Design Problem, Term Paper, Assignment, Live examples, AV-aids. Test and Quiz based on various competitive examinations, Case studies on Current research scenario, moot court sessions and CSI activities
Unique features: Involvement of multidisciplinary area, such as Pharmaceutical analysis, biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry and many more along with forensic structural engineering, makes it very challenging. Last Year Placement record of LPU in the field of Forensic Science (In spite of Pandemic situation):-
the highest Package offered is Availed : 5.3 LPA (AMAZON INDIA) with 100% placement record. Student were placed in renowned brands like Truth labs, Sherlock Institute of Forensic Science (SIFS, Delhi), J. K. Consultancy, IFS (Pune), Panacea Biotech (Chandigarh), Reddys Laboratories, Government organizations. Admission process is online. Please visit LPU website for details.