Forensic Science

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
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Compared to growth in crimes in India, there is huge gap for efficient forensic experts. Due to this gap, there is a high demand for Forensic Experts and the career prospects are high currently. Lack of awareness about the course is another reason for the demand of forensic experts high in the market. Many of my friends shared very good reviews about this course at 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. : Highly experienced faculty excellent in terms of their educational background, research and teaching. 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. The lab facilities include Centrifugation Facilities, Advanced Microscopy (COMPARISON MICROSCOPE) and Spectroscopy. The labs in the university has following highlights:-
1. At the Department, we have state of the art centrifugal systems, capable of separating important Biomolecules like DNA, Protein and other cellular components to analyze different evidences such as blood recovered from a crime scene.
2. At the Department, we have state of the art facilities of different types of microscopes which can not only help in native visualizations, and analysis via a real time connection with a computer.
3. At the Department, we have state of the art Spectroscopic systems, including UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer [FTIR], interfaced with computer to carry out the sensitive measurements
Some of the organisation where students are working are State and Central Forensic Science Laboratories.