Hello aspirant,

After completing MSc either you can go for job or for research.

If you get placed it's good.

If not then following are the options.

• After masters their is :
• GATE
• NET
• GSI
• Most of the PSUs are refraining from conducting their own exam, nowadays most of them are comducting their interviews based on GATE score. Some other companies may arranges their off campus interviews or exams.
• Qualifying GATE you can apply for different companies, many companies are there which hire based on GATE score. With a valid GATE score one can go for MTech., or institute sponsored PhD only in IITs, IISERs, IISC
• Qualifying CSIR NET-JRF you can apply for PhD in IITs, or any other university since its a personal fellowship. Since non-NET fellowship is no longer a valid programme, thus for PhD you have to apply for NET which will fetch you a monthly stipend. Then you can apply for professor posts.
• You also can apply for project assistant post, about which you will know more while pursuing masters. Qualifying atleast CSIR NET Lectureship can give you can edge over others.
• Then comes GSI (Geological Survey of India) which according to me is the heaven of Indian geologist. I think the word heaven is enough to describe GSI. GSI exam is held, qualifying the exam will lead you to next round which is interview round, then final selection.
• If one wants to study abroad then exam like TOEFl, GRE, IELTS are considered as standards, each university has their own set of requirement.

Hope this helps you

All the best for your future