## Academia / Research

`role/academia-research` · Role · From Campus Binge's data, as of 2026-10-15 · community view

Teaching, lab work and papers, usually inside a university, an IIT/IISc-style institute or a research council lab. Early years are a Master's or PhD with a stipend, where the real skills are reading …

Teaching, lab work and papers, usually inside a university, an IIT/IISc-style institute or a research council lab. Early years are a Master's or PhD with a stipend, where the real skills are reading critically, writing clearly and presenting at seminars. Progress is measured in publications and grants more than promotions, and many people move into industry data or analytics roles after a few years. Mumbai and Bengaluru are where the graph most often sees this stage.

| Fact | Value | Trust |
|---|---|---|
| Level | 3 | community view |
| Next: Operations | 11% after ~4.8 years (n = 214) | community view |
| Next: Software Engineering | 7% after ~3.4 years (n = 138) | community view |
| Next: Marketing & Sales | 6% after ~3 years (n = 107) | community view |
| Next: Data & Analytics | 4% after ~3.4 years (n = 74) | community view |
| Skills | Leadership, Research, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Management, Microsoft Excel | community view |
| Industries | Education, Other, IT / Software | community view |

Sources:
1. Campus Binge career graph: aggregates of public career profiles (cells with n ≥ 5); no person is named, 2026-10-15