04/04/2013
Choose your career on the basis of the following aspects:
• Area of interest
• Personality
• Aptitude
• Assess your strength and weakness
• Skills
• Possibility and Opportunities
• Capability
• Feasibility and guidance
• Nature of work
• Financial aid and scholarship
In the coming years, a majority (85%) of the jobs will require people with some education and training. So it is advisable that you go for specialized education rather than sticking to just basic degrees. A little training or practical education would be a shot in the arm.
Here are a few popular options you can consider after class 12:
Career in Management Stream
Business management is today one of the most sought-after careers. For aspirant in the employment market, this has opened limitless opportunity in diverse spheres with the promise of rewards in the form of good remuneration, status and scope for professional and personal growth. Moreover, in this achievement-oriented profession where results count more than year of experience, bright and hardworking young people can rise to top positions fairly quickly. After class 12, students can opt for management courses at bachelors level like Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS), Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) and Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis (BFIA).
Areas of work
• Personal Management or Human Resources Development
• Finance
• Production and Operation
• Sales and Marketing
• Management Information Systems
There are also some special areas for work in business management that is a particular type of business management.
• International Management - deals in all areas of international trade and business.
• Operational Research - using mathematical analysis for solving financial and production problems.
• Technology Management - specializes in all aspects of technology, including financing and marking.
• Management Consultancy - responsible for identifying and correcting problems concerned company policies, procedures and methods.
• Public System Management – deals with management of public enterprises, non-government organization and cooperatives.
• Hospital Management – deals with the efficient running of hospitals and health care organizations.
• Hotel Management - concentrates on all aspects of hospitality and hotel administration.
• Rural Management - utilizing management practices for managing agro-based and other village industries as also marketing rural products.
• Forest Management - Responsible for handling the administration and marketing of forest-related projects and products for forest development.
• Disaster Management - this comes into action during the times of natural calamities and disasters and is involved with reconstructing and rehabilitating disaster-stricken people and managing relief materials and other resources.
• Leisure & Event Management – deals with the management of leisure-related activities, clubs, parks and events.
Career in Computers & IT
The field of computers and information technology interests you, then you can opt for computers as your career destination after your 12th class. There are a lot of career options in this field ranging from data entry operator to software engineer, from web designing to web developing and so on.
Several professional undergraduate and postgraduate courses are offered in computers and IT by noted institutions as well as other private institutes across the country.
Career in Engineering
If the intricacy of numbers thrills you, the theories and laws of physics interest you and experiments of chemistry ignite your mind to create something new, then engineering is the right prospect for you after 10+2.
Engineering is one of the most preferred career options after 10+2. Most of the students having 10+2 degree with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics opt for engineering as their career option.
So if you have already decided to go for engineering, you need to have a good command over mathematics, physics and chemistry as these are the prerequisites to get into a good engineering college. Apart from that you need to secure 60% marks in 10+2 to get into elite IITs. But if you have not secured 60% marks in intermediate examination, then you need not to worry because we have several options beyond IITs.
Students need to qualify engineering entrance exams like JEE Main, JEE Advanced and other state level engineering exams to get admission into B.Tech, B.E, B.Arch courses which are offered by various noted engineering colleges.
While choosing engineering as a career a few things that one needs to keep in mind are
• Do I have the interest in mathematics, physics and chemistry?
• Do I have the thorough understanding of these subjects and will I be able to clear all the engineering papers and complete my course in the prescribed 4 years.
Career In Medical
If you have Physics, Chemistry and Biology in class XII then you can consider a career in medicine and related fields.
Considered to be a noble profession, a lot of students aspire to become a doctor after 10+2. So, if you have decided to get into a medical college you need to appear for an entrance exam conducted by several regulatory bodies including CBSE. Since 2013, the National Eligibility cm Entrance Test for Under Graduate courses (NEET-UG) will be conducted at an all India level aims to relieve the need of students to appear in multiple tests and promote merit in admission process. NEET UG will allow class XII students to sit in a single entrance examination to get admission to the MBBS course in almost all medical colleges in India, including private medical colleges.
Medical entrance examinations are also conducted by noted medical colleges like
All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for admission to their MBBS courses.
If not MBBS, there are various other options available for you such as
Dentistry, Pharmacy, Ayurveda,Veterinary Science, Homeopathy and other allied branches of medical science.
Distance Education
With changing times, regular colleges are no longer the only option to pursue higher studies. A student can opt for various courses through correspondence as well as Distance Education.
There are few important aspects, which should be considered before starting the expedition for further studies.
• If you want to enhance your educational or professional skills but cannot devote full time to it
• If you are working, and want to study side by side
• If you want to do additional/ full time courses along with your studies
• Do you want to seek experience along with your studies?
• Do you need an immediate job along with your studies due to some family crisis?
If any of the above mentioned questions have an affirmative reply but do not know what to do then Distance education is all what you need.
Vocational Courses (PKCA Provides)
The changing face of technology has increased the demand of specialization in education. Vocational Education training (VET) institutes impart specialized and practical knowledge to the student and help them become independent and successful in life. Vocational education training institutes impart graduation and post graduation courses to students.
