The country of India has an ancient and long tradition of mathematics and the Sulvasutras that are Vedic texts for the construction of ritual altars, is known to have a lot of geometrical results and constructions. India holds the pride of having introduced the decimal place value system to the world, the modern way of writing numbers and of course, the number ‘zero’. The nation has the mathematical schools like Bhaskara and Aryabhata. Much later in the 15th century, the flourishing school of Madhava was introduced in the state of Kerala that anticipated by more than 2000 years, different results of the calculus invented by Liebniz and Newton.

Government jobs in mathematics:

In a country with such a mathematical tradition, trained mathematicians have a wide range of employment prospects not only in Government sector, but also in private sector as well. Mathematicians are appointed by government-run space research centres like:

• National Aeronautics Limited

• Defence Research and Development Organization

• Indian Space Research Organization

All these organizations, recruit mathematicians for solving their special problems. Cryptology, which is the system for ensuring the safety of credit card transactions is in use and organizations like Society for Electronic Transactions and Security and DRDO are interested in appointing candidates with mathematical knowledge and training in positions pertaining to cryptology. When it comes to other employment opportunities for mathematicians, professionals in the field of mathematics can enter the field of teaching, wherein scope is really high.

Other career opportunities in the field of mathematics:

Not only government organizations, but private organizations too recruit candidates with expertise in mathematics. IT giants like Microsoft and IBM have their research departments, where in researchers are offered high pay package and for this position candidates with mathematical and theoretical computer knowledge are recruited. Even private educational institutions recruit mathematics professionals for teaching positions.

Recent government jobs in mathematics:

Public sector organizations that recently recruited candidates for the field of mathematics are:

• Assistant Professor (Mathematics) – Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar

• Graduate Trainee (Mathematics) – HLL Lifecare Limited

Conclusion:

Thus, in this country with a long tradition of mathematics job opportunities are wider for professionals with appropriate qualification in the field of mathematics. Teachers for mathematics are always in demand and every school has  a teachers for mathematics and therefore teaching in mathematics would be a better career option for candidates with a UG degree in mathematics and PG in mathematics and ph. D in mathematics as well.