FAQ's

The first step is to decide your field or subject of interest. Are you interested in Mathematics? In Art? In History? In Zoology? Geology? And so on. Once you have isolated your subjects of interest then find out whether those subjects are offered in the Science, Arts or Commerce streams. Or whether they are stream-independent – e.g. to work in banking, you can take up bank recruitment exams after any stream. For many posts in Government departments, you can pursue any degree and apply. Remember also that you need to have aptitude as well as interest. You may be interested in pursuing the career of a Chartered Accountant but if you score poorly in Math, that may not be the career for you. You can go through online textbooks of most courses today. Try and dip into course textbooks to see how the course content aligns with your interests and abilities. Watch out for constant changes due to New Education Policy. Many courses have interdisciplinary subjects and provide lot of flexibility in entry criteria and options.

If you are unable to choose or shortlist education options by yourself, or if you are getting confused by too many inputs, or if you know the area you want but don’t know what paths are possible, then consulting a career consultant/ counsellor would be a good idea. A career counsellor will assess your interest and / or aptitude, and will derive suitable career options and corresponding education paths.

No, CET is not applicable for law schools. For most law institutions, 2nd PUC scores are considered for admission. However, for admissions to prestigious National Law Schools, you have to write the CLAT (Common Law Admission Test). For Christ University, one has to clear their entrance exam. Symbiosis Law School, Pune has its own entrance called SET.

No, you must be a graduate to apply for Civil Services Exams (IAS, IFA, IPS, KAS, etc.)

There are 2 routes that one can follow. A five year integrated law course can be pursued after PUC by writing various exams like CLAT, Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET), Christ University Law entrance etc for admissions to National Law Schools, Symbiosis Law school and Christ University School of Law. Other institutions accept the 2nd PUC scores for admission to the 5 year integrated course (no entrance exam). The other route would be to complete graduation (in any discipline) and then pursue a 3 year course in Law.

The Government of India appoints the Board of Directors including the Governor for the Reserve Bank of India. People from various backgrounds have become the Governor of RBI. Many of them have a doctorate in Economics or Masters in Management. While there is no specific requirement, they should be well qualified in Financial matters and have vast experience working with financial institutions.

The Karnataka Common Entrance Test is conducted for the purpose of determining the eligibility / merit, for admission of Karnataka candidates to the First year or First semester of full time courses in Medical, Dental, Ayurveda, Unani, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy & Yoga, Engineering, Technology and Architecture courses, B.Sc. (Agriculture, Forestry, Sericulture, Horticulture etc.) in institutions within the State of Karnataka.

Game Design involves both creativity and technical skills. Game designers are required to create the game narrative, rules, characters, and settings which involves creativity and graphic design as well as programming skills for the game development. Game designer courses can make you learn all these aspects as part of the course. Game designing careers are the new rage with many entry points. Post XII, you can get into a degree (B.Des. Gaming) or diploma course for game design and animation offered by both universities as well as niche institutions.

There are many programs available in sustainability offered by many universities at both bachelors and masters level. These courses help immensely in finding a good job and provide many career opportunities in the ever growing market for sustainable development. But a career in sustainable development also require certain soft skills like relationship building, financial management, project planning etc.

With awareness constantly increasing about mental health and people wanting to seek help from psychologists , the opportunities for qualifications in the field of psychology are virtually endless.

Many professions such as CA, CS, MBA in various specialisations and many others promise a successful career. One has to gain good practical skills while doing articleship or internships during the course itself to better their job opportunities.

No, Math and Accounts are 2 completely unrelated subjects. Only basic operations in Math such as Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division with the assistance of a calculator are required to be known.

Yes, with flexibility in choosing career paths and study streams the opportunities to shift streams, to choose interdisciplinary subjects are better now with NEP rolling out. One can get into commerce stream with arts stream in Class 12

No, CA and all other professional courses like CS, CMA can be pursued without doing B Com.

No, many other interesting courses like MBA in various disciplines, LLB, Journalism and Mass Communication, Psychology, Entrepreneurship etc. can be pursued to have ambitious careers.

The CA course requires the study of both Accountancy and Mathematics. However, with a little coaching in Accountancy, you can definitely pursue the CA course even if you have taken the science stream in PUC.

The CA course requires the study of both Accountancy and Mathematics. There are many science stream students who undertake a course in Accountancy and pursue CA., if one is sure of pursuing CA when you enter college, it would be helpful if you the commerce stream with a combination that would include both Accountancy and Maths such as CAMS, CAME etc. However, with a little coaching in Accountancy, you can definitely pursue the CA course even if you have taken the science stream.

Many promising courses such CA, CS, LLB, US CPA, Journalism and Mass Communication among others can be pursued either simultaneously with or after completion of any Bachelor degree.

CAs are hired for manager level positions in banks. One can set up independent practice. There are plenty of opportunities in Corporate advisory and investment banking areas too.

A B.Com. degree gives us flexibility to choose a career. So you could move into Human Resource Management from Commerce - however, know that an MBA in HR would certainly have the upper edge. That said, many colleges offer electives in this field. Also one could pursue MBA in HR after B.Com. if one so chooses.

A student can register for the 1st level in the exams soon after their 10th and appear for the exams after passing his/her PU/Class 12 exams.

Although the fields of study are same for both programs, they help us to achieve different goals. They are also different when it comes to the approach of learning. If you pick B Com (Hons), you will have the opportunity to specialize on the subjects of your interest in the final year.

Diploma courses are offered by both Government and Private institutions. Some institutions offer only Diploma courses, some colleges offer both degree and diploma courses. Diploma courses are offered in many subjects. The B.Voc. (Bachelor Vocational) degree, a three year course after Class XII offered by some colleges, has a flexible course pattern. If students complete just two years of the program, they are offered a Diploma certificate.

For students interested in pursuing Diploma courses right after their 10th, there are a number of government and private colleges offering various diploma courses such as Professional Accounting, Computer Science, Mechanical, Civil, Web and Information Technology, and many more. Similarly, one can pursue many diploma courses after Class 12 e.g., Diploma in Education (D.Ed) to become a primary school teacher, Diploma in Lab Technology to become a lab technician etc. Diploma courses can be taken up after XII or post graduation like PG Diploma in Journalism, Business Management, Data Analytics, Gaming Design, etc.

The job market for Diploma holders is huge as any Diploma course is highly technical, practical oriented and makes one ready for the job market. It also gives one the confidence to start one’s own enterprise and become self employed. There are also wide range of opportunities in the private and government sector for Diploma holders.

Any degree can be pursued after the completion of Diploma in any recognized university based on the diploma course. One can also go on to pursue Masters and Doctorate after the completion of the Bachelors Degree. Example: After Diploma in Engineering, one can join B.E as lateral entrant, straight into 2nd year of 4 year program through separate exams meant for Diploma holders.

No, Diploma holders do not have to attend the JEE exams to pursue B.Tech. They have to write DCET exam (it is called DCET in Karnataka, exam name may vary in other states) which tests mainly on the subjects one has studied in their Diploma course.

After completion of Diploma, B.Tech. aspirants are required to study B.Tech. only for 3 years as they have already studied diploma in the same domain. This is called Lateral entry scheme specially meant for Diploma in Engineering holders.