CAREER OPTIONS AFTER 12TH/INTERMEDIATE (SCIENCE, COMMERCE
AND ARTS)
There are tremendous opportunities that students can choose according
to students their scored good marks in class XII. While some of students might take
up academics to build your career in the scholastic discipline, others might
love to experiment with vocational courses after sorting through a wide range
of career alternatives. Choices in the professional field include technical
courses like engineering and architecture. It is important that students choose
a suitable stream in class 12 to ensure that they are able to join the career
of their choice after they complete the 12th grade. Most of the students don’t
know what career they want to take up and hence they choose a wrong stream in
school. It is better to consult a career counselor before deciding on the
subjects students take up in school. If students have humanities or arts
background, students can qualify for a variety of creative courses as your
career options after 12th. If students are planning further studies, take up a
bachelor’s degree in any of the arts subjects. Students could even learn a
foreign language and aim for an interpreter’s job in the consulates and
embassies. Some of the choices in this regard are French, Spanish, German,
Russian, Japanese or Chinese. Students can even prepare for the Indian Civil
Service Examinations or State Civil Service Examinations. Besides these, there
are courses in advertising, journalism, mass communication, media studies,
business management, performing arts, travel and tourism and more. There are a
lot of career options after 12th if students belong to the commerce stream. For
instance, students can take up company secretary course, chartered accountancy,
computer studies or even business management. When it comes to qualifying for
chartered accountancy, students should be aware of the fact that every year
only a marginal percentage of candidates qualify for these examinations. This
is why a lot of students choose to do Bachelor’s of Commerce with a
specialization in computers before going for CA degree. If students are a
student from the science stream, there are actually hundreds of career options.
Students can do engineering in any streams such as mechanical, civil,
metallurgy, computers, electronics, aeronautics, maritime and others. These are
the options that require a combination of physics, chemistry and mathematics in
class XII. For students aspiring to take up biochemistry, biotechnology,
microbiology, agricultural or dairy science, medicine or dental studies,
subjects such as biology, chemistry and physics are required in class 12. One
of the major advantages as to why students take up science is that they can
switch to humanities or even commerce later on. Students after passing their
12th standard examinations can also take up vocational courses in the field of
occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing, computers, hotel management,
hospitality management or business administration. One of the principal courses
in demand these days is the MBA course – Master’s of Business Administration.
Further, outside the ambit of schools and colleges, enthusiastic students can
take up courses in fashion technology, jewelry design, aviation, radio jockey,
packaging or industrial design. It is important to get into the career of your
choice to ensure that Students enjoy work.
