The course of master in Criminalistics is a fairly new subject that has surfaced in the Indian education sector. The course relates to criminal as well as crime scene investigation. The subjects covered in the course relate to the fingerprinting, criminalistics, technology crimes, crime scene photography, collecting and presenting of the audio and video evidences and also the biological evidence. These subjects cover various aspects of the criminal investigations and therefore considered as a major implications in this area.

The candidates who want to under taker this course has to attain a bachelor degree in any of the disciplines. The candidates who have earned bachelor degree in Commerce subject can also apply for this course. The candidates have to earn a minimum of 40% in their Higher Secondary Examination and have to be a compulsory pass in the English subject.

Course Outlook:

The course of the master in the Criminalistics subject is one year course in most of the Institutes. The course is also available as a six months course. The course is available as a full time course, part time course and as a correspondence course.

Job Prospects:

The course offers career prospects in the field of criminal justice and crime scene investigations. The candidates who have under taken the course also have career prospects in foreign land. The course is creating new grounds in the criminalistics area.

Best Places to pursue:

• University of Madras
• National Law University