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Hi, I want to study Astronomy. So, which course to study for this and which all colleges would be best? Those colleges admission procedure and are entrance exam required to get admission in Astronomy in India?

Astronomy courses are available at various levels and are listed below:

Bachelor’s Courses:

B.Sc in Astrophysics – 3 year full-time course
B.Sc in Astronomy – 3 year full-time course
B.Tech in relevant Engineering
Master’s Courses:

M.Sc Astronomy
M.Tech (Astronomy and Space Engineering)
Doctoral Courses:

PhD. in Astronomy
PhD. in Astronomy and Astrophysics
PhD. in Astrophysics
PhD. in Atmospheric Science and Astrophysics
Integrated Courses:

Integrated M.Sc – Ph.D Programme in Physics and Astrophysics
Integrated M.Tech – Ph.D (Tech.) programme in Astronomical Instrumentation

Admission Process
To get admission in the undergraduate astronomy courses, various Universities/colleges conduct their own entrance test. one of the such entrance test is called IISC 2020 (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) that provides admission to undergraduate courses offered by IISc.

In order to take admission to PhD courses, you have to clear the GATE 2020/ UGC NET 2020 examination. You can also appear the JEST 2020 (Joint Entrance Screening Test) for admission into Ph.D course. After the completion of master’s degree, you can apply for this test.

Top colleges :
B.Sc in Delhi-NCR
B.Sc in Maharashtra
B.Sc in Chennai
B.Sc in Uttar Pradesh
B.Sc in Telangana