One should not despair if he/she doesn’t qualify for CAT or other exams. There is a plethora of careers awaiting other than B-Schools. Each career has its own importance. Realize your strengths and select a best option suitable for you. These are some of the popular career choices that many might not know or ignore.
Entrepreneurship
Individual who dream to start a business of their own can go for this course. You could become an entrepreneur without investing much. There are several institutes in India which offer this course.
- IIM, Ahmedabad, Bangalore & Kolkata
- Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jharkhand
- Symbiosis Center for Management, Maharashtra
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi
Website :http://www.ediindia.org/Entrecore5dtl.asp
Banking and Finance
The curriculum for banking courses includes the following subjects:
- Operations Management,
- Micro and Development Finance,
- Marketing,
- Human Resource Management
- International Finance
- Strategic Planning
- Information Technology
Some of the institutes which offer banking courses are
- National Institute of Bank Management ( NIBM), Pune,
Website : http://www.nibmindia.org - Centre for Advanced Financial Studies, Institute for Financial Management & Research (IFMR), Chennai.
Website : http://www.ifmr.com - The Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, Mumbai.
Website : http://www.iibf.org.in - Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology, IDRBT, Hyderabad.
Website : http://www.idrbt.ac.in - Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati. Website:http://www.svuniversity.in/
Actuarial science or Insurance is a subject that applies mathematical principles to assess risks of insurance and premium. Their job is to look at the past data and analyse it. Actuaries provide professional services in a wide range of business and social contexts. They are
- Investment and Financial Services
- Life Insurance
- Health Insurance
- General Insurance
- Employee Retirement and Benefit Plans
Some of the institutes offering actuaries course are
- Actuarial Society Of India -Websit:www.actuariesindia.org
- Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority - Hyderabad -Website: http://www.irdaindia.org
- The National Insurance Academy, Pune -Website: http://www.niapune.com/
Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events.
Risk management colleges offering study programs are
- Institute of Insurance and Risk Management, Hyderabad - Website: http://www.iirmworld.org.in Course: International Post Graduate Diploma in risk Management
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in India, New Delhi - Website: http://www.icai.org/post.html
Course: Certificate course in Enterprise Risk Management - Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, Mumbai - Website: http://www.iibf.org.in/
Course: Diploma is Treasury, Investment and Risk Management
Travel and Tourism
A career in the travel and tourism industry in India will lead you into the tourism, airline and hospitality industries, both private and government-owned. There are many good universities offering postgraduate diploma courses in tourism.
This is a good option if you have an entrepreneurial streak.
Institutes offering courses in tourism and management are
- Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management -Website: http://www.iittm.org/default1.asp
- Andhra University -Website: http://www.andhrauniversity.info/
People with Mass Communication degrees, diplomas or certificates get into a variety of media jobs, the most favoured being in print and television journalism. If journalism pumps up your adrenalin, there are a number of diploma, graduate or masters courses in Mass Communication on offer from a number of reputed institutes. Media is about Production, Planning, Executing, Packaging, Events, Advertising, Marketing, Software development, Animation and Gaming.
Some institutes offering these courses are
- Indian Institute Of Mass Communication, Delhi -Website: http://www.iimc.nic.in
- CRAFT: Center for Research in Art of Film and television, New Delhi -Website:http://www.log2craft.org/
- National Institute of Creative Communication (NICC), Bangalore - Website:http://www.niccindia.org/
- Masscoomedia, New Delhi – Website:http://www.masscomedia.com
- Andhra University -Website: http://www.andhrauniversity.info/
- Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University - Website: http://www.teluguuniversity.ac.in/
- University of Hyderabad - Website: http://www.uohyd.ernet.in/
A matter of style, personality and presentation and communication skills are the qualities to become a radio jockey or video jockey. Degree or diploma holders in Mass Communication, Acting and Drama, Music or Media Studies may opt for this career. There are people who do not possess these degrees but still get in through auditions. If you love music, have the gift of the gab, a good voice or sense of humour, you could fit into this career pretty easily. The extensions to these roles are anchoring events or hosting various competitions.
Technical writers
In some organisations, there is a special desk for technical writers. The job essentially involves translating business or technical jargon that the organisation needs to communicate to its clients and customers, in user-friendly language. The organisations could be product companies, FMCGs, KPOs, etc.
For details on Technical Writing visit http://www.twin-india.org/
Copy writer
Do you have a plethora of ideas? If you want to express them in a powerful language, then, this is the job for you. Copywriters are required by press, advertising agencies and electronic media houses. For details on copywriting visit http://www.copywriting.com
Some major institutes offering such courses are
- Institute of Copywriting -Website:http://www.instituteofcopywriting.in/index.html
- Atlantis Imc -Website: www.instituteofcopywriting.in/index.html
- Center for Research in Art of Film and television -
Website: http://www.log2craft.org/
Though you have an attitude to work for the society, you may not know the path to approach. There are several institutes offering UG and PG courses in social work. They are
- Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Calcutta University
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
- Madras School of Social Work, Egmore, Chennai
Candidates with this degree can work in NGOs, WHO, UNICEF and UNESCO.
MS in Library and Information Science
The MS (LIS) course is offered at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. This is an advanced programme in Library and Information Science (LIS) with special emphasis on application of information technology. The objectives of the course are to create manpower having the capability to work efficiently at higher levels in libraries and information centres, design and develop information systems, and contribute academically to the area of Library Science.
Universities offering the course in AP
- Andhra University
- SV University
- SK University
- Osmania University
- Dr BR Ambedkar University
- Kakatiya University
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