Did not do well in HSC? Getting good grades is a great thing, but it's certainly not the only thing in the life of a student. This is good if you get good grades, but what if you do not? What do you do? What options does that leave you with? This article provides insight into career options available for those who do not do well in their 12-exams.Marion Zimmer Bradley once said, "the road that is being built in hopes nicer than the traveler, road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same goal."OK, I know all that, but I have less than 50% marks in my 12th exam, now tell me what career options I left with?There are many career options available after 12, even if you scored less in the exam. We have listed a few options you can pursue.
- So, you always like dressing up nicely, know what the latest trend in fashion industry is and can understand the needs of people, you can join a course in fashion designing. An undergraduate course would cost you 5-7 thousand rupees. To know more about fashion designing, Click Here.
- You see beauty in the simple things around you, you appreciate technology, and you have the sense of colours, join a photography course and take up a similar course for graduation through distance learning or by enrolling in a university programme. You can apply to institutes like FTII, Pune, once you complete your graduation, for a course in cinematography. Cinematography course from FTII would cost you Rs 33,000 a year. Click here to know about the institutes offering this course. For details, Click Here.
- If you think you have it in you, join a course in performing arts, like acting, music or dance. To know more about performing arts, Click Here.
- If you have a pleasing personality and good communication skills, join a flight crew course. You can always pursue your graduation through correspondence, to better your qualification. For a one-year diploma programme in Aviation & Hospitality Management you may have to shell out somewhere around Rs 80,000. For a two-year diploma course in Global Aviation & Hospitality Management the fees is around Rs 1,50,000.
- You like to help people and like biology, you can be a paramedic or even an occupational therapist. To know more about these courses, click here.
- You can even join computer courses like Tally and pursue an under graduate degree course. You can get a job as a data entry operator in accounts; you will work with the auditors of the company.
- Always wanted to write about things? Join a Mass Communication Institute. You can get into the media as a journalist or get into the advertising industry or corporate communications. To know more, Click Here.
- You like a certain sport. Join a professional academy and better your skills and pursue your graduation side-by-side, through correspondence, or apply to various universities through sports quota.
- You want to get into a technical line. You can join an ITI (Industrial Training Institute). The objective of ITIs is to provide technical manpower to industries. After you complete your training, you are eligible to appear in the AITT (All India Trade Test) conducted by NCVT (National Council for Vocational Training). After successfully passing AITT, you will be awarded NATIONAL TRADE CERTIFICATE (NTC) in concerning trade by NCVT.
- After passing ITI course you can even undergo practical training in the trade of your choice, in the industry for a year or two. The courses offered by most ITIs are for: electricians, fitters, plumbers, diesel mechanics, computer operators, programming assistants, electrical mechanics, in the field of Information Technology, Mechanic - Computer Hardware, in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, turners and welders. You can pursue your graduation in any field through correspondence, side-by-side.
- You are computer savvy and creativity is your thing, join an animation course, or join a web designing course and get yourself enrolled for a correspondence course to pursue your graduation. The scope in animation industry is immense. You can also pursue your graduation in fine arts. A course in animation and computer graphics at the prestigious FTTI, Pune would cost you Rs 2,00,000 a year. For details on a course in Animation, Click Here, and for Web Designing Course, Click Here.
- So, you think you can sell eggs to a hen? Join a diploma course in sales and marketing and pursue your graduation through correspondence.
- Learn a foreign language and get recruited in an embassy or as a tour guide or as an interpreter or as a PR officer. Join a similar course in graduation to up your skills. Some of the institutes that offer these courses are:
- School of Languages - Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) - Hyderabad
- Banaras Hindu University - Varanasi
- University of Delhi - New Delhi
- Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Jawaharlal Nehru Academy of Languages - New Delhi
- Max Mueller Bhavan- various cities
- Indo - Italian Chamber of Commerce - Mumbai
- Japanese Information and Cultural Center - New Delhi
- Ram Krishna Mission - Kolkata
- Pune University, Ganeshkhind, Pune
- Rajasthan University, Jaipur, Rajasthan
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- You are good at organizing stuff. Join an Event Management Course in a university. To know more, Click Here.
- You have the knowledge of sound; you like background music in movies and on TV, why not join a course in sound engineering? Institutes like Delhi Film Institute offer a 3 to 6 month undergraduate certification programme.You can pursue your graduation side-by-side and then apply to institutes like FTII, Pune for post-graduate programmes.
- You love to travel, you have a pleasing personality and posses good communication skills, join a course in Travel and Tourism. You can join a certification course or a degree course. For admission to the post graduate programmes, there are entrance exams. For more, Click Here.
- You like music, mixing different kinds of music, have great presentation skills, coupled with that, you want an out of the box career - be a DJ, or an RJ. To know more about Disc Jockeying and Radio Jockeying, Click Here.
- Distance Education: Universities like IGNOU offer distance learning courses. You can continue the program of distance learning at the same time to give your career a boost pursuing a professional degree, as journalism, fashion design, photography or creative writing. Some of degree courses that can be applied for, through distance learning are:
There are many certificates and diplomas courses as well. For more information on distance education, Click Here.
- B.Sc. Fashion & Apparel Design
- B.Sc
- Bachelor of Academic Laws
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Bank Mgt
- Bachelor of Business Mgt
- Bachelor of Business Admin
- Bachelor of Commerce(Honours)
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Communication & Journalism
- Bachelor of Computer Application
- Bachelor of Education
- Bachelor of Foreign Trade
- Mechanical Engineering Correspondence Degree Courses
- Bachelor of Corporate Secretaryship
- Bachelor of General Law
- Bachelor of Horticulture Science
- Bachelor of Information Sciences
- Bachelor of Journalism & Mass Communication
- Bachelor of Journalism
- Bachelor of Law (Academic)
- Bachelor of Library & Information Science
- Bachelor of Literature
- Bachelor of Marketing Mgt
- Bachelor of Mass Communication
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Physical Education
- Civil Engineering Correspondence Degree Courses
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering Correspondence Degree Courses
- Cartoonist: You express yourself best through drawing, you like creativity. Join a course to be a cartoonist. For details, Click Here.
So, where there’s a will, there’s a way. With this in mind, don’t lose hope and get active.
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