Education : Peep Within to Opt Right

Career is a very important aspect of student 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. Choosing a career in a particular stream or profession right at the beginning has a long lasting impact on a student's future. 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. 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. The interest should be evaluated with skills necessary to pursue them in the longer term. 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. Parents also 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 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.

Key options available for a student after 12th standard are based on their stream preference in 11th (after 10th). In India, there are a few main streams which are available for a student to choose from are mentioned below

Science stream: It 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 have to choose Biology as a main subject. A student has to take at least six subjects including English.

Commerce stream: It can be illustrated as study of trade and business. The stream has been increasingly chosen by a large chunk of students after completion of 10th standard, due to its attractiveness in terms of finding early employment and also beginning of entrepreneurship. There are many degree and diploma courses which encompasses the Commerce stream.

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.

Arts/ Humanities stream: 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 interest to pursue a career in mass media, journalism, literature, sociology, social service, human psychology, politics, economics and history then you must choose Arts stream after passing 10th examination. n

-Monica Sangwan