Courses After 12th: Career Guidance

Various courses that you can do after completing your 12th standard (10+2): Career Guidance for every student.

There is always a confusion among students as to what streams they should choose after 12th, for graduation. The stream chosen decides the future and one need to give some thought to it. For most students, the selection of the stream also depends upon the rank score in competitive exams.

However, there is no specific course which is the best; there are several courses that have good scope. Therefore my recommendation always is that you look through the branches and see what interests you the most.

Medical Courses (5 Years): MBBS, BAMS.
Paramedical Diploma/UG (2/3 Years): Nursing, Pharmacy.
Engineering Courses – B.E/B.Tech (4 Years): Various engineering courses
Humanities Courses (3 Years): BA General, Fine Arts, etc.
Management Courses (3 Years): Business Management, Human Resource Mgmt, etc.
Commerce Courses (3 Years): B.Com (Regular), BBA/BBM (Regular), BMS, BFM
B.Sc Courses (3 Years): Various B.Sc courses
Law Courses – BCA/BCS (3/5 Years):
C.A

This is for all the 10th and 12th standard students, so that they can plan their further studies.

Career options for students

Each one dreams of a bright career that would give them lifelong happiness. For some, the dream comes true, but for others, due to lack of right awareness, they choose a wrong career which gives them nothing other than frustration. There are various unwanted consultation flowing from every corner that confuses most students. With a confused state of mind, the right career choice becomes impossible.

Here we attempt to wipe out all the confusion, and help students make the right career choice. There are three parameters important for choosing a right career, that are as follows:

1. Knowing Self
2. Knowing the World of Work
3. Matching the attributes of self with that of World of Work

Let us understand how to ‘know self’. There are four kinds of students:

• a. Academically Oriented
• b. Inter-personally Oriented
• c. Creatively Oriented
• d. Physically Oriented

The Academically oriented students are more interested in academics. They are generally designated by their friends as ‘Kitabi Keeda’ (book worm). These kinds of students are always visible with a book in their hand. They can spend long hours with books and browsing the Internet.

The Interpersonally Oriented students are the ones who love to talk. They are generally designated by the teachers as ‘Batuni’ (talkative). They can not only relate to people, but can comfortably talk to strangers too.

The Creatively oriented students are good at creative things, like drawing, dancing, drama, painting, Music etc. They can spend long hours in these activities. They even research on the creative topic of their interest.

The physically oriented students are energetic, and love sports. They can spend long hours outdoor, and being indoor for long suffocates them. Getting a bit of opportunity, they prefer to be in the school ground.

There are careers that fit for each of the category of children, and if a student chooses a career based on their self orientation, they would not only achieve success, but also lead a happy life.

The students with high academic orientation may select science, and thereafter pursue Engineering, Architect, Mathematician, Scientist, Astronaut, Naval Officer etc. Students who wish to pursue Medical, Nursing, Dentistry, Ayurveda, Physiotherapy, Veterinarian etc. need to have high academic orientation with ability to memorize lot of stuff. They need to have the ability to spend long hours with books.

A student who is excellent in Accounts, Statistics and Economics with high Academic orientation may opt for Chartered Accountancy, Company Secretary, Finance Analyst, Investment Analyst, Stock Broker, Tax Auditor, Banker etc. Such students must have liking for numbers and data analysis.

The students who have mixture of Academic, Interpersonal and creative orientation may go for English, History, Geography, Political Science, Psychology etc. based on their interest in specific subject. Such students must have liking for theory and be good in memorization. They need to he good in observation and research too. There are several professions which are associated with Arts, like Editor, Psychologist, Historian, Geographer, Language Trainer, Philosopher, Social Worker, Economist, Writer, online content writer, etc.

If a student has Very high Interpersonal Orientation and high academic orientation with interest in logical arguments, politics and social issues, then LAW can he a fascinating career. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT may be opted by students who have interpersonal orientation and slight academic orientation with leadership personality traits and interest in business transactions.

Those inclined towards cooking and catering may opt for HOTEL MANAGEMENT if they have high interpersonal and creative orientation.

MASS COMMUNICATION will be an attractive career for those students who have flair for writing and are inquisitive in nature. They too need to have high interpersonal and creative orientation.

CAREER IN SPORTS is meant for the students who have physical endurance.

Students having high feeling of patriotism with high academic and physical orientation may also choose the wonderful career of DEFENCE SERVICES.

There are various off-beat careers as well such as Astrobiology, Carpet Technology, Ethical Hacking, Rural Studies, Fishery, Public health Entomology, Photonics, Habitat Policy and Practice, Museology/ Museum studies, Gardening Programme.

A student, before choosing a career, needs to explore both traditional and offbeat careers too so that they make the right choice.

Youngsters opt for vocational courses / fine learning for interesting career options

Vocational courses / fine learning centres in the city give students the widest latitude of options to choose from.

Today, Gen Next is on the lookout for some interesting career options. These days, dancing, photography, animation, painting, designing, sculpting, documentary film-making, and many other professions, once considered a tabboo, are fast becoming the prime professional choice among many youngsters.

The past decade has seen a spurt of career choices. Many professional institutes and local experts have identified the need among the younger generation to pursue their passion and make a career out of it.

With a variety fields to choose from , these youngsters apart from getting their degrees, are keen to grab a professional course certificate in their area of choice.

There is always pressure from the family and relatives to get a degree but to get a degree in the field of one’s liking matters more.

These days, there has been a paradigm shift in the selection of careers. Youngsters are very enthusiastic and focused on their careers and would do anything to attain their goals. There are many students and parents who seek advice on selecting unorthodox careers like photography, designing, graphics, animation, dancing or film-making.

Vocational courses: As long as the Gen Next knows exactly what they want, there doesn’t seem to be any way of stopping them from pursuing the careers that they are passionate about.

On the contrary, some feel that one should always have a profession to fall back on in case of a critical situation while following your passion. Ultimately, the practicality of any profession and passion should be weighed properly before choosing a field. Impulsively taking decisions without much thought about future consequences would eventually drain you out.

Vocational programmes aviation, hotel and tourism management, biotechnology, environment technology, fashion designing and applied management have given a fillip to the education sector additionally.

Engineering courses after 12th in India

JEE Main and JEE Advance Exam are the most popular exams for engineering. One need to be careful before selecting streams and consider the rank.

Here are some of the most selected branches of engineering:

Computer Engineering

Today, there is need of computers in every step of the life. The demand of new software, applications, etc. are increasing rapidly. The job prospects of computer engineer are high with the good starting salary and faster growth. These prospects lure many candidates to pursue this course.

Mechanical Engineering

It is one of the core and evergreen branches of engineering. Since the industrial revolution, the demand for mechanical engineers is high. Every manufacturing and production industry recruits mechanical engineer every year. They are the employees that help in the efficient and effective run of the machines resulting in net growth of the company.

Civil Engineering

Civil engineers are considered as the backbone of the country. They are responsible for all the constructional and structural development of the nation. The demand for civil engineers is high in both government sectors and private sectors (especially in Middle East nations). Though the site working condition is rigorous, but the demand is never going to decrease making it popular among students.

Electrical Engineering

The demand of electrical engineers has increased in recent years. Today, the nation needs to develop and meet the power requirement. Many of the machines, appliances used for industrial and domestic use run on electricity. Though the course is tough, but the future prospect of this branch is high.

Electronics and Communication Engineering

This branch is the mixture of computer and electrical engineering. There is a hike in this branch since the advancement of the computers. With local gadgets coming to market, the people are more interested in joining the course and learning in making circuits and their advance use.

Chemical Engineering

This branch has come to light since global warming became an issue. There is need of the chemical engineer to produce and design various important industrial and domestic materials. The demand of the engineer fluctuates with the economic, but there is always a need of chemical engineer in an industry to account for various reaction and production of chemicals, drugs, food, etc.

Aeronautical Engineering

This branch deals with design, construction and development of aircraft within the earth atmosphere. The fast pacing world needs to do the various task quickly. The aeronautical industry is at the boom with every city trying to be interconnected via aeroplanes. Similarly, there is rapid development in military jets and aircraft making the aeronautical engineers the need of the hour.

Production/Industrial Engineering

This branch is available in few colleges in India, though the demand is rising. The engineers are responsible for increasing the efficiency and productivity of the industry. There is always the certain issue in meeting the demand of the public and industrial engineers prove useful in these situations.

Apart from the above-mentioned branches, there are many other branches which deal with the specialised field such as Biotechnology, Genetic Engineer, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Mining, Marine engineering, etc. and the list continues. The sole purpose of selecting the branch depends upon interest, its requirement to the society and the nation.

In general. Civil and Mechanical are considered evergreen Engineering branches with huge scope in India. Engineering, Electronics and Communications is also recommended due to the variety of jobs available in this branch. You can get job in PSU, IT, Telecom or Consumer Electronics companies after completing Electronics and Communication Engineering. Aerospace is difficult to get into, but its interesting, job opportunities are good, and jobs are high paying. The scope in Aerospace has also increased over the years.