All India Forensic Science Entrance Test
Is A National Level Entrance Exam To Assess The Eligibility Of Candidates To Pursue Forensic Science As A Career Option In It's Various Participating Universities.
The All India Forensic Science Entrance Test (AIFSET-2025) is a national level entrance test to enrol into the forensic science courses of it's various participating universities. Candidates who are interested in pursuing a career in this field can apply to the course through this examination. The duration of the course is three years for the Bachelor of Science program and two years for the Master of Science Program.
Forensic Science course is a program for individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in Forensic Science. The course mainly trains students to understand and analyze a criminal activity and/or a crime scene. Forensic Science is mostly a crime-scene based science, but graduates of forensic science are also consulted in civil cases such as proving the validity of a signature on a will or an important document. Professionals in forensic sciences are also consulted for any issue where the people involved could be cutting corners or performing illegal activities.
includes forensic pathology, psychiatry, psychology, forensic medicine and ontology.
Field Sciences include crime scene investigation which incorporates areas such as fire and explosion scenes and secret drug laboratories.
Laboratory Sciences includes chemistry, biology, toxicology, ballistics, fingerprints, suspected documents, and marks & impressions.
FOR B.SC FORENSIC : CANDIDATE MUST APPEARING HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL (10 + 2) OR ANY EQUIVALENT EDUCATION WITH PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY,BIOLOGY AND/OR MATHEMATICS AS THE MAIN SUBJECTS OR PASSOUT WITH A MINIMUM AGGREGATE OF 50%.
FOR M.SC FORENSIC : CANDIDATE MUST APPERING OR COMPLETED THEIR GRADUATION IN B.SC FORENSIC SCIENCE OR B.SC IN RELEVANT SUBJECTS OR STREAM FROM A RECOGNISED UNIVERSITY WITH A MINIMUM AGGREGATE 50 PERCENT.
Intrested CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO PAY A NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE OF INR 2000/- TO BE ABLE TO TAKE UP THE EXAMINATION. THE CANDIDATURE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WILL BE CONFIRMED ONLY AFTER THE PAYMENT OF THE APPLICATION FEE.
THE APPLICATION FEE CAN BE PAID THROUGH THE PAYMENT PORTAL ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE THROUGH ANY ONLINE MODE OF PAYMENT SUCH AS DEBIT/CREDIT CARD, OR INTERNET BANKING.
A CAREER IN FORENSIC SCIENCES LARGELY DEPENDS ON ONE’S AREA OF SPECIALIZATION.
SOME CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS HIRE FORENSIC SCIENCE GRADUATES AS DOCUMENT EXPERTS.
FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORIES (FSL) ACROSS INDIA HIRE FORENSIC SCIENTISTS.
OTHER AREAS INCLUDE : ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATIONS, MASS DISASTER MANAGEMENT, CYBERCRIME INVESTIGATION, PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT, CONSUMER, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES GET JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE AGENCIES, AND HOSPITALS AND LABORATORIES.
PROFESSIONALS FIND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN OTHER AREAS SUCH AS CIVIL SERVICES, BANKS, POLICE, PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, PAINT INDUSTRY, CLINICAL RESEARCH, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND SOFTWARE.
THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI), THE INTELLIGENCE BUREAU (IB) AND THE COUNTRY’S POLICE DEPARTMENTS ALSO HIRE FORENSIC SCIENCE GRADUATES. CBI’S FORENSIC LABORATORY IN DELHI RECRUITS CANDIDATES THROUGH THE UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC) EXAM.
GRADUATES OF FORENSIC SCIENCE CAN ALSO PRACTICE A FREELANCE JOB. FOR THIS, THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE STATE FORENSICS DEPARTMENT.
