Its time to say good-bye to all the confusions, tensions and apprehensions about your future. I am here to guide you in this not-so-easy task of choosing a career. I have tried to make it simple for you by providing complete information regarding different fields – the usual and the not-so-usual, the different and the not-so-different, the exciting and the not-so-exciting. In short, we have attempted to cover each and every topic to facilitate you choose your career. Read carefully, and make the right choice.
Broadly speaking, career route after passing out from school begins either by seeking admission to any educational, professional or vocational course, depending upon the student’s performance in terms of eligibility conditions laid down by various institutes or, of course, before the enrolment , the student and his advisers , must keep in mind his or her interest, attitude and future prospects in that perticular field. Important courses after 10+2 have been mentioned in the following paragraphs.
Secondly, nowadays it is the almost essential that one has to face tough competition for getting admission into any professional, vocational and prestigious course – be it admission to Medical, Dental, Para Medical ( like nursing, Pharmacy, etc.) Engineering, Architecture, Hotel Management, Law or National Defence Academy and Naval Academy, Merchant Navy, Special Class Railway Apprentices exams etc. It is necessary to bear in mind the perticular course/ institute to which one wants to get admitted and to start preparing well in advance.
A large number of coaching institutes, both regular and correspondence, are offering preparation facilities. Here, a little care is needed to go in for an institute which has a good track record of achievements, qualified and experience facility and is professional in approach.
Third career option in India is to prepare for direct recruitment in a Bank,Insurance Company, Defence Forces, Para Military forces, or other competitive examinations conducted by Staff Selection Commission, New Delhi or State Staff Selection Commission for various jobs. Competition is also very tough here and hard work with consistency is needed for success.
The fourth option is to go for self employment by starting your own business like opening your own shop, running your own business like opening your own shop, running your own factory, trading of goods etc. To be successful in this field one needs to possess entrepreneurial qualities. Some of these are knowledge of the particular line of business you want to enter, confidence, leadership, good communication skills, ability to work hard, risk bearing capacity, far-sightedness, ability to manage your time and our staff well, to get along with people comfortably, and preferably a good personality.
In addition, you need to make investment. But those having meagre financial resource can also start from a shoe string budget and with their efforts their business gradually and ultimately make it big. Financial assistance is also made available by State Financial Corporations, Banks and Organisations related to promotion of small scale industries etc.
