Astronomers salary analysis

Moderate — Indian astronomy is publicly-funded and growing through projects like LIGO-India (Hingoli, under construction), India's TMT and SKA partnerships, AstroSat-2, and the Aditya-L1 solar mission; but permanent academic posts are limited (~30-50 per year nationally). Best outcomes come from combining astronomy depth with strong computational / ML skills, which open the data-science pivot if the academic track doesn't materialise.

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