At the age of 17/18, one is in the threshold of life where career is concerned. It is a decision making stage. There would be innumerable conflicts as to which course to opt for and what are the choices one has. To add to that, there would be various suggestions and sometimes pressure from parents, relatives, and friends regarding the choice of career. At present, unlike the old days, other then the conventional route of being a graduate there are enormous courses one can choose from and hence decision making can be all the more difficult.
Now coming back to the academic choices one has after 12th one needs to be aware after HSC in science, one can pursue his graduation either in Science, Commerce or Arts. If one has done HSC in commerce, one has the flexibility of pursuing graduation either in Commerce or Arts. But if one has pursued HSC in Arts stream this flexibility does not exist.
After completing 12th science the common route one goes through is the professional courses like Engineering, Medical, Dentistry, Pharmacy, or Paramedical courses like Nursing, Physiotherapy, Opthamalic, Prosthetic and Orthetic, Radiography, Speech therapy and Occupational therapy.
Engineering field offers a wide range of specializations like mechanical, Chemical, Information Technology, Telecommunication, Electronics, Automobile, Civil, Bio medical, Petroleum etc. Certain Institutes also provide Integrated Masters Program in Engineering after 12th science, which is a 5-year course and one gets the masters degree directly.
After 12th science, boys can look out for admission in Defense and Merchant Navy. Defense involves areas like Air force, Army, Navy and Indian Coast Guard where after clearing the exams one needs to meet the criteria of certain physical standards. Career in Merchant Navy can be pursued either by clearing entrance exams such as IIT-JEE or Autonomous Entrance Exam.
Another option for 12th Science students is the Graduation in Agricultural science, which involves specializations such as Agriculture, Dairy, Floriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Fishery science and Sericulture, Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry.
Coming to the commerce stream one can opt for careers in Finance, Management, Insurance, Banking, Mass Media and from Arts stream there are various specialization in Languages, Law, Fine Arts, Teaching, Mass Media, Law, Social work, Designing which a students can opt even after HSC in commerce or science.
Hotel Management is another course, which is taken after HSC in commerce, but this can be done from other streams also. For admission into Hotel Management one has to answer entrance exams such as JEE, MAH-HM-CET or exams conducted by private institutes.
Courses in computers like BCA/B.Sc (IT) and Architecture can be done from any stream at your HSC level provided one has maths as one of your subject at 10+2. One has to keep in mind that clearing relevant entrance exam is mandatory for the admission of these courses.
For the ones who are creatively inclined there are Certificate, Diploma and Bachelors courses in Fine Arts which ranges from specializing in Music, Dance, Sculpture, Dramatics, Theatre, Designing (Fashion, Interior, Textile, Furniture, Jewellery) or computer courses in graphics and animation.
When making a career choice getting information about the various courses available is one of the factors that need to be considered. But when information is available there is also a dilemma of which course is the appropriate one. Here the factors like Interest, Aptitude, Personality and Intelligence come into picture. If one chooses a career taking into consideration all these factors, work can always be enjoyable. To succeed in a career one does not have to think of choosing some course that is different but what matters is doing the same things differently.
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