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I am a student of class 12 I really want to become a physicist.
What should I do after school?
Dear Mukul,
I take 12th grade meaning the final grade of the senior high-school. If you want to become a physicist, you must then enroll a University that offers (preferably good) undergraduate and graduate physics program. You spend another 10 years at a university passing through the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Master of Science (M.S.) degrees up until a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. By then you will know the most important things from physics in general and become specialized in one or two fields inside physics. With enrolling your first job (at the age of almost 30) you can consider yourself a physicist.
So, that's what it takes in a glance. I will gladly answer should you have more detailed questions.
Cheers,
Daniel
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