• Must possess at least 50% aggregate from a recognized institution in 12^th, from any board PUC/CBSE/ICSE/ISC, etc, with subjects of chemistry, physics and biology. However, the cut-off margin varies with the selection process of different colleges.
• Should procure a valid score in entrance exams such as JEE-Main, KIITEE, SRMJEE, CEE, HITSEE, GATE, etc. Different colleges offer their own entrance exams if you don’t have a satisfactory score in JEE or other competitive exams – colleges like NMIMS, Symbiosis International University, XUB, Andhra University, LPU, etc. Every state offers their own entrance exam as well.
• One must earn a degree in B.Sc/B.Tech or a Diploma to become a Forensic Science Technician. This is a basic qualification you must require to enroll in this line of work.
• An M.Tech in Forensic Science can also prove to be helpful while looking for a higher degree and better learning.

• Investigate fingerprint images proof with chemical compounds or other ingredients, and match established impressions to documented people in records.
• Discuss proof and its analysis with muzzle velocity, biometrics, signatures, notes, digital, clinical, biochemical, or metallurgy professionals.
• To recognize and distinguish materials, products, or other data obtained at criminal investigations, evaluate analytical observations, or examine reports.
• To gather documentation or facts for use in trials, go to crematoriums, visit murder cases, or consult certain sources.
• Keep comprehensive notes and write papers that outline the observations, investigation processes, and experimental procedures.

• Arithmetic Prowess — Being able to evaluate and interpret various mathematical equations and use them to address complex problems in arithmetic, geometry, calculus, and other areas.
• Chemical Dexterity – Able to understand the chemical structure and composition of substances available in the environment. Includes the understanding of changes, interactions between different substances, methods of production, and safe disposal of toxic substances.
• Apprehension of Physics — Predictive analytics of basic phenomena, laws, their interactions, and fluid, substance, and air mechanics interpretation techniques, and mechanical, electric, atomic, and subatomic structures and processes understanding.
• Biological Knowledge — Awareness and a brief understanding of the working principles behind different genera and species of animals and plants, their interaction with the environment, relationship with the ecosystem, etc.
• Computer Application — Understanding the prospects and functioning of circuit boards, processing units, circuits, electrical devices, computer equipment, plus applications and programming.

• Training Methodology — When practicing or introducing new items, selecting and implementing teaching processes and techniques that are suitable for the case.
• Platform Assessment — Process of evaluating how a program can function and how adjustments in requirements procedures, and the ecosystem will impact the result.
• Selective Attentiveness — Focusing on key tasks that require utmost priority over some time without being liable to interruptions or distractions.
• Surveillance — Means keeping track of and reviewing your own, other people's, or organizations' results to make changes or take disciplinary measures.
• Time Management — Interacting and switching between different tasks and activities without consuming excess time to provide results.

Once you procure the required qualifications for becoming a Forensic Science Technician, a myriad of options are open to you. There are multiple projects you can undertake throughout this line of work, and there are many other fields you can branch out to as well.

• Ballistic Expert: A forensic scientist who collects and analyses ballistic trajectories data, such as weapons and cartridges, is known as a ballistics expert. When it comes to weapons and bullets, ballistics is a physics-based discipline, as ballistics experts are designated to evaluate anything from trajectory to likely angular displacement. At the murder scene and in a research lab, a ballistics specialist can examine round cartridges, shrapnel, magazines, and weapons. Ballistics experts are known to be involved in ballistics profiling while testing bullets recovered at a scene of a crime, which includes examining the markings remaining on weapons to ascertain the weapon has been used to shoot the ammunition.
• Criminologist: A criminologist's main task is to investigate all facets of crime and come up with solutions to deter violent behavior and mitigate criminality. Criminologists compile data to look for trends. They try to assess different forms of crimes as well as backgrounds and geographic areas. A criminologist's work is almost all research-based, and they may do their investigation in a controlled laboratory environment or the field. Criminals can be interviewed by criminologists to get a better understanding of their mentality and motives for breaking laws. They may also collaborate with police departments, city groups, and policymakers to create strategies that can help deter violence and ensure that accused and sentenced perpetrators are handled equally and responsibly.
• Evidence Technicians: Evidence technicians, commonly recognized as forensic analysis technicians, help crime investigators capture, store, and analyze scientific proof gathered during a crime inquiry. The role of evidence technicians, as well as several forensic investigators, has been more common to the wider populace after criminal research programs became a mainstream television program genre in the 2000s. However, this position is distinguished from that of a criminal investigations inspector, who is usually a commissioned law enforcement officer. To maintain the accuracy of the data and the processes of processing, evidence technicians should exercise strict diligence. They assist in preventing testimony from being tossed away by a court due to poor compilation or restoration work.
• Fingerprint Analyst: In the course of a criminal inquiry, a fingerprint analyst examines, records, and stores biometrics also including handprints and footprints. Fingerprint recognition is also a common career path in forensics, which is the study of how science can be applied to legal and constitutional law. The term "fingerprint specialist" refers to someone who works as a forensics technician. A fingerprint examiner is commonly recognized as a forensic image specialist or a fingerprint images specialist. Fingerprint analysts are usually federal contractors who capture, archive, and interpret fingerprint information found at a crime scene by organizations such as police departments. If a lawsuit involving identification is brought to trial, fingerprint analysts can be called in to offer professional courtroom evidence.
• Trace Evidence Specialist: A trace evidence specialist, also known as a trace evidence investigator, is a forensic investigator who evaluates residual traces left behind by suspects and victims of severe crimes. Using different analytical orchestration and strategies, trace evidence research involves identifying and comparing these transmitted samples. Chemical and optical examinations of structural trace material retrieved from a crime scene are performed by forensic document researchers using cutting-edge frameworks and equipment. Such forensics experts provide Credentials of Examination based on certain observations, and they can be summoned to appear as professional investigators in criminal court cases about the evidence evaluation and the assumptions reached as a consequence of the examination.

Forensic Science Technicians can opt for various fields of work in the companies listed below:

• State of Georgia, Goa
• Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Pune
• Bombay Forensics
• Directorate of Forensic Science Services (Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India)
• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science
• Intelligence Bureau, (Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India)
• Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
• Mantis HR Consulting
• GYANPRO EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
• Crime Investigation Department (CID)

• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Chandigarh University, Chandigarh
• Amity University, Noida
• LPU - Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar
• Parul University, Vadodara
• Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi
• St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
• Amity University, Noida
• Adikavi Nannaya University, Andhra Pradesh
• Allahabad State University, Uttar Pradesh