How do I get a government job as a data scientist?

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With a lot of venom in the growth and fame of data science; looking for a government job in the field of data science should ideally not be a priority area for freshers, as the learning curve could be seriously impacted by this. None the less, the three major government departments wherein data scientists are in demand are defence department, banking department and government healthcare agencies.
The recruitment process to these government agencies are on need basis; hence, interested candidates need to keep track of such notifications, and apply on the respective government portals for their profile to be processed.
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The opportunities in data science come majorly from private sector since they work diversely in the fields of analytics. Governments, however, are yet to leverage the big scope that data science offers. Governments in India are decades behind the governments in US or Europe which are more tech savvy. The push for Digital India in the next decade of millennium is an example. Nevertheless, things are changing in India and little but good employment is generated in the field of Finance, scientific research and policy making.

I know a person who works as an analyst in UIDAI. UIDAI, since handles data of a billion and more citizen, it is using analytics to provide insights to NITI aayog to frame policies.

Data science has scopes in financial institutes like stock markets, insurance, banks, credit rating agencies etc. SBI is the largest bank in India and I’m sure it would be using data analytics for it’s business to prosper. Similarly, DRDO, ISRO etc might be working on classified projects that implement data analytics and machine learning.

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As of now, GOI is not offering any such vacancies called data scientist.
But yes, there is a A grade job that is more or less designed for a person having interest in statistics and computer programming together.
ISS- Indian Statistical Service (Civil Service)
Through which you can be placed in any of the ministry on Assistant Director/Director/Commissioner/ rank like ministry of finance, commerce and trade, planning commission.
So, if you are interested you can start preparing for the same.
THSTI Recruitment Applications are invited from THSTI prescribed form through online mode for various assistant posts. THSTI Andra Pradesh will recruit the data scientist on a central government basis. An interview will be conducted preliminarily. Those who crack that will be shortlisted and pointed towards THSTI. Applicants can track THSTI vacancy, upcoming notices, syllabus, answer key, merit list, selection list, admit card, result, upcoming notification, etc at the department’s official website.
NABARD will shortlist candidates in the ratio of 1:10 on the basis of qualification, experience, etc. Following the selection, the roll no of the selected candidates will be displayed on the bank’s website. The shortlisted candidates will undergo an interview and subsequent selection process.
Keep track of such roles on the government sites.

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The government sectors have joined the crowd as innovations have increased across all sectors. A rising number of government agencies are moving away from paper records and toward electronic databases. As a result, there is an ever-increasing demand for scientists to make sensible use of the ever-increasing data adoption and application.

To obtain a data scientist position in the government sector, the first and most important step is to qualify for the post, which requires having the appropriate qualifications as well as the necessary abilities and talent.

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related discipline, such as business information systems, mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, or information management, is required to work as a data scientist.

The most typical qualification for a data scientist is a master’s degree in data analysis or data science.
A master’s degree in data science, a master’s degree in business analytics, a master’s degree in data science and analytics, and a master’s degree in big data are just a few of the popular postgraduate degrees available.