Career is a very important aspect of anyone's life.

Choosing a career in a certain

stream defines the future of a student. However, it is difficult for a student to
choose a career path at the early age. This article contains some guidance about
how to choose a stream after 10th standard. I am giving some information on
various streams and career options available for a student in each of the streams.
Hope students will find the article helpful in deciding a suitable career option.

Choosing a career in a particular stream or profession right at the beginning has

a long lasting impact on a student’s future. It is very important for any student to choose
carefully from various options available to him or her vis a vis his or her interest. In order
to achieve success, one has to select the path which they like to walk on. Good
judgment and right kind of aptitude coupled with guidance in the right direction to pick
up a definite stream helps one in choosing the right career option. So from the very
beginning a student should be careful in making choice of their stream. As soon as a
student reaches 10th standard, some kind of pressure of choosing a career path linger
in their mind. Because by then they are at the edge of completing their school life and it
is peak time to choose ones career path than ever before.

Agencies responsible in choosing the right

career options for a student
Due to existence of variety of options coupled with cut throat competition in the
professional filed makes one confused as to what to pick up as career options. There
are mainly three agencies which are largely responsible for a student’s choosing a
career path. These are namely the student himself, parents, teachers and career
counselors. Among all parents play the most vital role as they understand the real
strength of their children and hence can guide suitably.
Role of a student in choosing a career
The role of a student in choosing a career path is very important as it is him or her who
has to continue their journey in their chosen path. Though there are no definite tools
which can accurately determine what career one should choose yet a few simple steps
can help one to make a decision in the right direction.

First, one should jolt down the subjects of interests. The interest should be evaluated
with skills necessary to pursue them in the longer term. A detailed strength-weakness
analysis can complement to sort out the top rated career options. There should be
enough aptitude to make a successful career.

Secondly, one should explore or test the chosen option. One should act in the best
possible practical way to find out what really excites him or her.

Thirdly one should consider external factors such as personal responsibilities and their
priorities, financial strength to pursue the option and flexibilities in changing the path if in
times of uncertainties one can change the career option with minimum obstacles.

Attending career guidance seminars, educational fairs etc can also help a student in
knowing the latest development in the outside world apart from the bookish knowledge.
Once a student zeros on a particular option they should focus towards their destination
with strong fortitude and utmost dedication. They should have a persistent focus
towards his or her goal and can seek the help of their teachers, parents and elders.

Role of parents in choosing right career path

for their children
Parents have a vital role in building a bright career for their children. Parents should
facilitate in exploration of the right career option for their children. However, they should
not insist their children to pursue a career of their choice. They can help their children
by giving advices of successful people and their career growth and supportive
instructions. But they should be unprejudiced to allow their offspring to follow their own
dream. If parents try to compel their children to select a stream according to their choice
on which their children may not have interest, the result may sometimes be disastrous.
So students should always be given preference for their choice and at the same time it
should be complemented by advices of the parents. Valuable advices and good wishes
of parents help children to forward their step in new path of life.
The best time to decide on career option
The best time to explore career options is the time when one completes his or her high
school days. In India, the board examination is the most important time for a student. It
is the juncture of taking a right decision on what to choose from the available options.

Key options available for a student after the

board examinations
In India, there are a few main streams which are available for a student to choose from.
We are not considering here various vocational courses which are designed to provide
early employment options to various students. The main streams available for a
student after the board examinations of 10th student are as mentioned below

• Commerce – Deals with courses on trade and business

• Science – Deals with courses in Medical sciences and Engineering
• Arts/Humanities – Deals with a very wide range of courses such as History,
Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, languages, Anthropology,
Human Resources, journalism etc.
Courses offered in Commerce stream
Commerce stream can be illustrated as study of trade and business. The stream has
been increasingly chosen by large chunk of students after completion of Class 10th
standard due its attractiveness in terms of finding early employment and also beginning
of entrepreneurship. In the present time, most of the students have a cherished longing
to read in this stream. Because they feel this stream provides ample arena of career
options to pursue after 12th standard. But in order to make a successful career in
Commerce stream one needs to have certain knack in this field of study such as good
amount of liking towards numbers and arithmetic.

Subjects which are offered in Commerce stream

There are many degree and diploma courses which encompasses the Commerce
stream. Some of the key subjects which are taught in the commerce stream are as
below:

1. Economics
2. Accountancy
3. Business studies and business law

Some of the popular graduate courses offered through the commerce stream are
B.Com, BBA, BMS, BBM, CFA, CA, ICWA, CFP etc. Mostly major commerce colleges
offer subjects such as Business economics, financial accounting, Business
communication, Marketing, Business law, Business finance, Auditing, Cost accounting,
Income tax from which students has to choose their subject of interest. A student has to
take total six subjects along with English and one additional subject.
Some important tests for Commerce pursuer after passing
10th standard examination
There are some competitive examinations which can be appeared by a student after
passing 10th examination which are mentioned below.

1. C.S Foundation course

2. C.A Foundation course
3. ICWA Foundation course
4. Business Studies

Bright career option for a Commerce stream

pursuers
There is a sea of options in Commerce stream to make a bright career. If a student likes
to choose the most widely chosen option, he/she can pursue Bachelor of commerce
degree (B. Com) with specialization in any one subject. After completion of graduation
one can opt for post graduation (M. com). One can also opt for Ph.D degree on their
respective subject which can help in getting a respectable profession such as teaching,
research scholar and also in the banking sector.
There are other professional courses which are highly favored in the current day
situation. Some of them are as follows:

Chartered accountancy (CA) is one of the most popular choices of a student. The main
duty of a chartered accountant is auditing company’s books, stock brokers and income
tax assesses. A student who has avid desire to become a chartered accountant should
try to join a CA course either after the 10+2 board examination by registering for the
Professional Education (PE)-I course (a 10-month course) or after graduating (with the
specified percentage) by registering for the PE II course (also 10-months long).

Mater of Business Administration (MBA)is another popular choice among the students.
Through the course Students learn how to manage a business professionally and can
opt for a degree or diploma in management. The duration of a regular MBA course is 2
years and an Executive MBA course is of 1 year. One can complete their MBA through
correspondence also.
Chartered financial analyst (CFA) is another exiting course for Commerce pursuer
students. The chief responsibility of a chartered financial analyst is to manage in the
areas of financial accounting, management accounting, financial management,
investment management, security evaluation, project planning, venture capital
management and credit rating. The duration of the course is 3-years after post
graduation degree.

Company secretary (CS) is other interesting career which a person has certain liability
for ensuring the company meets its statutory obligations. Student can apply for a
company secretary course after passing (10+2) examination.

Cost accountant course can take a student who passes the Senior Secondary
Examination (under the 10+2 scheme) of a recognized board.

Commerce stream is very useful to one’s career prospects as it encompasses financial

markets, economics to the latest management practices. Studying commerce can
provide the proficiency and knowledge to even starting one’s own venture.

Science stream
Science stream offers lucrative career options to students after 12th standard. It opens
up the career options in Engineering and Medical sciences. The major subjects that are
offered in the Science stream are Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Mathematics,
Biotechnology, and Computer Science. For anyone who wants to study Engineering has
to study Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and those who want to study Medical
sciences has to choose Biology as a main subject. A student has to take at least six
subjects including English.

Career options for a Science stream pursuer

Students opting for Engineering and Medical streams have to qualify entrance
examinations conducted by recognized bodies. A few well known entrance test for
students opting for the top notch engineering colleges and IITs are AIEEE and ITT-JEE.
For others, who opt for Medical / Medicine stream has to qualify entrance exams like
NEET ( National Eligibility cum Entrance Test ), AIPMT ( All India Pre Medical Test ),
AIIMS ( All India Institute of Medical Sciences ), AFMC ( Armed Forces Medical College
), JIPMER ( Jawaharlal Nehru Post Medical Education and Research ) etc. Before
enrollment to the course a student must be comprehensible why he wants to pursue
that career, how he will be successful in that career, find out the institutes of related
courses, try to gather knowledge about the career options and last test his/her aptitude
to appear in the Entrance Exams.

A student can pursue Bachelor of Science degree (B.Sc) taking any science subject as
the major subject. Numerous colleges offer specialization in major subjects like as
Chemistry, Mathematics, Zoology, Botany, Geology, Physics etc. One can go further
and opt for Masters degree (M.Sc) also in their selected subjects after completion of
graduation. For further education a student can do Ph.D degree on their particular
subjects. Some alluring job option after doing B. Sc or M.Sc are teaching in schools and
colleges, Professors (college/university), Scientist, Geologist, Chemists, Mathematician,
physicists etc. A science graduate also can apply for UPSC exams, IAS, Banking,
insurance exams and gets good jobs

Courses in Medical Sciences

Various courses available for students opting for Medical Sciences are MBBS, BDS,
BVS, B. Pharm, D Pharm and Nursing.

M.B.B.S (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) offers courses on Human

anatomy. The duration of the course is approximately 5 ½ years which includes one
year of internship. Students can opt for Post Graduate specialization in different
subjects such as Cardiology, Anesthesiology, Surgery, Dermatology, ENT, Gynecology,
Neuro Sciences, Opthamology, Orthopedics and Paediatrics.

B.D.S (Bachelor in Dental Sciences) offers courses in Dental Surgery and duration of
the course is 5 years with Internship. After completion of B.D.S one can do the Post
Graduation (P.G) in Dental Sciences.

B.V.S (Bachelor in Veterinary Sciences) encompasses courses of the Animal disease,

prevention and surgery cases. This course takes 4 1/2 years time with a practical
Internship. One can do P.G studies in different specializations after completion of B. V.
S course.
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) is also an attractive career prospect one can pursue.
It takes is 4 years to complete the course. After completion of the course one can start
alluring career in departments such as Drugs Research or Production in various
Pharmaceutical Industries. If anyone yearns to do Post Graduation (M.Pharmacy) they
can chose specialization in subjects such as

a. Pharmacology
b. Pharmaceutics
c. Pharmaceutical Analysis
d. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
e. Pharm D

Diploma course in Pharmacy (D.Pharmacy) offers a 2 years duration course after which
one can start practicing as a Pharmacist in various Medicinal Institutions. One can also
opt for further studies such as B.Pharmacy and later M.Pharmacy.

Bachelor in Nursing (B.Sc Nursing) is a 4 year course which covers topics such as
healthcare, medicine dispensing and caring of ailing patients.

There are various other courses which students can choose which are indirectly related
to Medical / Medicine courses. These are Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, and Bachelor
in Physiotherapy, Bachelor in Homeopathic Medicinal Sciences, Bachelor in
Homeopathic Medicinal Sciences and Bachelor in Ayurveda Medicinal Sciences.

Biotechnology describes is a series of enabling technologies involving manipulation of

living organisms or their sub cellular components to provide useful products, processes
or services for the betterment of mankind. This is 4 year course.

Bioinformatics is a relatively new concept which is related to storage, retrieval and

analysis of biological data for drug discovery and drug design. It integrates information
technology for processing biological information such as nucleic acid (DNA/RNA),
protein sequence and structure. The duration of the course is 4 years or else can also
go for B.Sc Bioinformatics where the course duration is 3 years.

B.P.T (Bachelor in Physiotherapy basically studies how to restore the functioning of the
body which is affected by due to illness like paralysis, injury, shock. The basic duration
of the course is 3 years.
B.H.M.S ( Bachelor in Homeopathic Medicinal Sciences offers courses how to increase
the self healing power of our body by using medicine which are derived from natural and
herbal sources. The duration of the course is 5 1/2 year.

B.A.M.S (Bachelor in Ayurveda Medicinal Sciences) covers courses how to restore the
balance of our body without side effects. Main focus of the courses are to regain
balance of liver disorders, rheumatic and chronic conditions. The duration of the course
is only 3 years.

Engineering as a career option

Engineering has a wide arena of career option. If anyone has an avid desire to pursue
his/her career in engineering then they have to pass out 10+2 exam with Physics,
Chemistry and Mathematics and with minimum qualifying marks. There are numerous
government and non-government institutes in India which offers courses in various
branches of Engineering. Among various colleges, Indian Institute of Technologies
(IITs) are the most favored ones among the prospective students. The seven IITs are
viz, Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee. Apart from
these there are 20 National Institute of Technologies (NITs), couple of IIITs and several
private institutes in India which are able to offer a grand platform for making a good
career.

Different branches of engineering which boasts great potential for a blooming career in
the engineering field are Agricultural Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering,
Architecture, Automobile Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Ceramic
Technology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering,
Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Genetic
Engineering, Industrial & Production Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Marine
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering,
Petroleum Engineering, Plastic Technology, Polymer Engineering, Rubber Technology,
Space Technology, Textile Industry etc.
Arts stream as a career option
Arts stream has a wide variety of subjects which can offer exciting opportunities.
Selection of Arts stream after 10th examination enables to pave the way for choosing
some other gripping careers. This stream offers subject History, Geography, Political
Science, Psychology, Sociology, English, Hindi and Sanskrit for the higher secondary
level. But one has to opt for four compulsory subjects in addition to English and a
Modern Indian Language. If anyone has avid interest to pursue career in mass media,
journalism, literature, sociology, social service, human psychology, politics, economics
and history then they must be choose Arts stream after passing 10th examination.

Career option for Arts stream pursuer

After passing the higher secondary level examination a student can pursue Bachelor of
Arts degree (BA) taking a special subject as the major subject. Some important major
subjects which are offered by various colleges are history, languages, literature, law,
philosophy, religion, performing arts, anthropology, communication, sociology,
psychology and many more. After getting the graduation degree a student can do
masters degree (MA) in their selected subjects. For further high qualification one can
opt for Ph.D degree in their respective subject. I have given some of the attractive
career option for Arts stream pursuer. These are as Psychologist, Counselor,
Economist, Market analyst, Sociologist, Social Worker, Historian, Anthropologist,
Human Resources, Personal Executive, Writer/journalist/Editor, lawyer, Media
Personnel, School Teacher/College Professor/university Professor etc. Apart from these
an Arts graduate student can apply for UPSC exams, IAS, Banking, insurance exams
and gets good jobs.
School Name City State Board

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Public Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

School (Vidyashram), Hyderabad

Glendale Academy, Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

Dr. K.K.R’s Gowtham Concept School, Hyderabad Telangana Andhra Pradesh State
Hyderabad

Dr. K.K.R’s Gowtham Concept School Hyderabad Telangana Andhra Pradesh State
(Hostel Campus), Hyderabad

Dr. K.K.R’s Gowtham School, Hyderabad Telangana

Hyderabad

Global Indian International School Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

Uppal Hyderabad

Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

Mohuns Grammar High School, Hyderabad Telangana Andhra Pradesh State

Hyderabad

Mother Teresa School, Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana Andhra Pradesh State

Noble School, Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

Orchids The International School, Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

Hyderabad

Sesna High School, Golconda, Hyderabad Telangana Andhra Pradesh State

School Name City State Board

Hyderabad

Shivaji Vidyapeeth School, Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

St Aloysius High School, Hyderabad Telangana Andhra Pradesh State

Chaitanyapuri, Hyderabad

The Creek Planet School, Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

Vidya Vani High School, Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana Andhra Pradesh State

Meridian School Kukatpally, Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

Hyderabad

Reqelford International School, Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

Hyderabad

Alfaz International School, Hyderabad Hyderabad Telangana IGCSE

Army Public School Golconda, Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

Hyderabad

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public Hyderabad Telangana CBSE

School, Hyderabad
 FINANCIAL PLAN
1. Target of 20 schools a month.
2. Education Team: 10 members.
3. Go-Getters: 6 members.
4. Two Teams:
(a) Each team has 5 members of Education Team and 3 of Go-Getters.

Each team visits 20 schools every month (20 Working Days). We are targeting 100 students
per each team which sums up to a total of 200 students each day.

INCOME:

1. (Students) 200*1000=Rs. 2, 00, 000.

DEBIT:

1. Transport= Rs. 20k.

2. Food= Rs. 20k.
3. Industry=Rs. 20k.

PROFIT: Rs. 80K (2 Teams)

ESTIMATION OF WORKING DAYS: 20 (Each Month) = 80k * 20= Rs.16L.

Profit of 16 Lakhs.

SALARIES:

1. Education Team: (Members) 10*20k= Rs. 2L.

2. Go-Getters (Members) 6*20k= Rs. 1.2L.
3. Rent & MISC = 2.8L.
4. TOTAL= Rs. 6L.

NET PROFIT= Rs. (16L – 6L) = Rs. 10L.

Rs. 10L PROFIT IN ONE LOCATION.