Meaning

Associated with the legal system, forensic research applies a spectrum of sciences and technologies to help investigate a crime situation. It usually requires a team of forensic experts to deal with a situation. The team may include experts in either or all of the streams like criminalistics, ballistics, anthropology, archeology, biology, entomology, toxicology and so on.

Qualifications required

BSc (or coursework equivalent) in science such as chemistry, biology or physics. Coursework should be heavy on chemistry and ideally include microscopy and statistics. Courses in Psychology, medicine, anthropology, geology, odontology, pathology or toxicology are an added advantage. It is preferred that one goes in for a PG in forensics after pursuing one or more of these courses at the graduate level.

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