As a student enrolls in 10,11,12th standard, he/she is generally bombarded with a series of questions about career, goals, aspirations etc. It isn’t easy to decide on a career option that will determine the rest of your life for you, especially at the age of 16 or 17. The confusion a student faces is huge and varied in nature. Parents are generally concerned about the score/ marks/ the performance of their kid. It’s an important step for parents to identify/ help students identify their inclination towards any particular field and in turn encourage them for long term goals instead of focusing on short term goals like achieving more than 80/90% in boards.
Following is a list of questions/ FAQ’S a student generally comes across:
- Should I continue with Science and opt for a B.Sc. degree?
- Should I switch to Commerce?
- Should I opt for a three-year regular course?
- Should I go for a correspondence degree or a diploma?
- Should I go for professional careers such as CA, CS or Journalism instead of design field?
- Should I pursue a career in design? Will it earn me good money?
- Should I pursue a career in architecture/ fashion/ design?
- What are the prospects for a professional like an architect/fashion designer/ designer?
- Why to think/ How to think beyond engineering and its field.
- How to prepare for the creative world after 10th /12th field?
- Students pursuing studies under the influence of their peers and society, for example: taking up engineering when you have been interested in Fashion Designing or Architecture?
As these questions start popping, we need to calm down, contemplate and take a conscious decision. If confusion still persists, there are career councilors available to guide the students and parents. Also, If a student has scored less than expected in class 10/12 boards, there is no need to panic or become anxious. The fact of that matter is that in today’s age of self-starters the number of options is varied and many. It is not advisable to make hasty, unplanned decisions dues to peer/parental pressure. It’s important to pursue a field one is truly passionate about.
Steps to be followed while deciding a career path:
- Professional guidance/ counselling: seek out career guidance as early as class 10. After all, having to choose between science and commerce is an important factor in streamlining the career after 10th class. A course of study after 10th class may be more generalized, but they are essential in creating a solid foundation for career courses after 12th.
- Having inclination towards a particular field, one must explore the career prospects in the field interested.
- Talk to students studying the course/ talk to professionals from the desired field.
- Visit various colleges which have courses of your interest.
- Visit various career expos, career melas, collect as much information as possible.
- Be vigilant about possibilities of options available in India and abroad.
Career opportunities for students who wish to take up commerce stream:
Commerce education in India has huge scope. The basic requirement for these courses is Maths and English at the 10+2 level, so a science student who has studied these subjects can also apply to them.
Few career options are as follows:
- Fashion designing
- Textile designing
- Fashion and apparel design
- Footwear design
- Knitwear design
- Fashion technology
- Fashion communications
- Fashion Merchandising
- A Career in animation and graphics
- Interior designing
- Furniture design
- Pure design field
- Art and illustration design
Career Opportunities in Fashion Technology:
After graduating from this field, you can work with various branded fashion houses, retail chains, boutiques, garment manufacturing industries, fashion magazines, and in the television and film industry.
Career Opportunities in Fashion Technology:
After graduating from this field, you can work with various branded fashion houses, retail chains, boutiques, garment manufacturing industries, fashion magazines, and in the television and film industry.
Career Opportunities in Animation & Graphics:
There is a vast range of opportunities available, including, Graphic Design, Game Design, Digital Art, Web Design, 3D Modelling, Flash Design, Storyboarding, Texturing, Cartoon Design, VFX, Composition & Story Writing, Character Animation etc.
Career opportunities for students who wish to take up the science stream:
Taking up science in 11,12th standards is helpful for people who are focused on achieving a desired career. It also helps students who are yet unsure, because having taken science stream, many conventional and non-conventional options open up. Traditional fields like- law, medical, engineering are amongst some. Other non-conventional fields such as- architecture, design field, animation, industrial design also are available.
Few career opportunities are as follows:
- Architecture: 5 year course which includes professional training for 6 months.
- Industrial design: Product Designers (a sub-field of Industrial Design) are involved in the design and manufacture of products, ranging from mobile phones, Bluetooth headphones, smart watches, to wheelchairs, furniture, and home appliances. Yet another application of industrial design – Automobile Design deals with the design and manufacture of automobiles, such as cars, bikes, and even buses/
- Interior design
- Site planning and supervision
- Fashion technology: Fashion Technology seeks to amalgamate the principles of manufacturing and technology, with those of design. Those with a flair for fashion and a love for technology can look forward to an exciting and rewarding career in this field.
- Fashion design.
- Animation and graphics: The Animation sector in India is growing exponentially, owing to an increase in demand for VFX, post-production, and CGI. While the Indian television & film industry has a long history of outsourcing such technologies to professionals from overseas, the need for home-grown content is being felt. One can also build a thrilling career in this field if one possess strong creative skills, aesthetic sense, ability to work with computers and technology, and a love for design and multimedia.
- Set designing
- Automation design
Career Opportunities in Architecture
A career in architecture requires you to have keen observational skills, aesthetic sensitivity, critical thinking, a knack for efficient use of space, and an eye-for-detail. One can choose to specialise in numerous sub-fields, such as Urban Planning, Urban Design, Sustainable Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Architectural Conservation, Interior Design, Industrial Design, etc
Career Opportunities in Architecture
A career in architecture requires you to have keen observational skills, aesthetic sensitivity, critical thinking, a knack for efficient use of space, and an eye-for-detail. One can choose to specialise in numerous sub-fields, such as Urban Planning, Urban Design, Sustainable Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Architectural Conservation, Interior Design, Industrial Design, etc
Career Opportunities in Industrial Design
You can explore opportunities as a Product Designer or Industrial Design
Researcher in the manufacturing sector, research institutes, information technology companies, and with companies that deal with the design of innovative products. Opportunities for Automobile Designers are in abundance in the R&D departments of various automotive firms, such as General Motors, Honda, Tata Motors, etc. To be able to pursue a career that makes you happy, should be the ultimate goal for students pursuing 12th standard. Thus before getting into the rat race for achieving a career goal, one must get trained from the correct people and institutes.
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