Question

What are some of the jobs in the subject astronomy? How to become a space scientist in NASA and ISRO? What are the courses that are required for this?

Answer 1

Becoming an Astrophysicst is a very great startup for joining NASA. You could also study space Engineering . Its simple. There are websites such as EDX or Coursera  which provides such courses . You could also take a look at Nasa website to get an idea.

Answer 2

First thing to understand is, space science deals not just with astronomy but also astrophysics, galactic science, space colonisation etc.
Once the course is completed successfully, one can become astronaut, rocket scientist, meteorologist etc.
Opt for medical or non-medical in your class XI and XII.
Remember, you need to have Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry as your subjects.You have to clear your XII board exams with excellent marks.After XII, you have to clear one of the several exams like AIEEE, JEE etc to be eligible for admission into institutes/ colleges/ universities that conduct courses dealing with space science.One of the prominent institutes to join is Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram.It is a Deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and functions under the Department of Space, Government of India.According to the institute's website, IIST is Asia's first Space Institute and the first in the world to offer the complete range of undergraduate, post graduate, doctoral programmes with specific focus to space science, technology and applications.The various courses conducted by the institute include B.Tech (Aerospace Engineering), B.Tech (Avionics) and B.Tech (Physical Sciences) at undergraduate level and various M.Tech and M.S. programmes at postgraduate level.Among other institutes one can join to become a space scientist include Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram; UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (CBS), Mumbai; National Institute of Science Education & Research at Bhubaneswar; Integrated Science Education & Research Centre (ISERC), Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan; PHD Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital; Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore; Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc), and various IITs.