Class XII marks are important when it comes to choosing the college or subject of one's choice. But what matters more is picking the right subjects in Class XI. TOI explores the wide range of subject combos for which CBSE prepares a student. But, most significantly, this series is all about hand-holding them through peer and parental pressure into taking that first step towards a meaningful career.
High cutoffs during admissions at the undergraduate level are not the only reason why young achievers from Class X opt for commerce today. Barring medicine and engineering-they can now even study architecture-all options are open for the clever commerce student, and it's this plenitude of career options for them that makes it one of the most sought-after streams, experts and counsellors say. What's more, the time spent in education before entering the professional world is significantly less for this group compared to other students.
Making the choice easy for those who have taken the Boards and are awaiting results, career guidance expert Pervin Malhotra says it's a very good option "because the bulk of jobs in service sector require a bachelor's degree not necessarily in technology".
"A certain familiarity with accountancy, mathematics, finance and management will hold one in good stead. What options are open? All of the commerce and business management venues and, if you have mathematics or even computers, software development via MCA. Mass communication, law (corporate law is an area where a commerce student can excel), almost all insurance sector jobs, advertising and public relations are other careers a commerce student can go for," Malhotra says.
If one has a good grounding in mathematics and statistics, actuarial science is a lucrative option. And, of course, an honours in economics, mathematics and statistics is the popular choice for students who want to make a mark in academics.
And if you think that is all, you are mistaken. Ruchi Chaudhary, senior counselling psychologist, Amity University, says a bit of inter-disciplinary studies might actually expand one's horizons. "With so much flexibility, a child has a lot of freedom to experiment. With undergraduate courses like the one offered in Delhi University, a student can do a major in commerce and minor in psychology," she says.
The purpose of higher education must be based on informed choice, says the principal of the city's top college for the stream, Shri Ram College of Commerce, P C Jain. "The commerce stream is good for those students who have an aptitude for creativity and innovation for value addition in terms of product and services. A student with a more flexible thought pattern can take a calculated risk," Jain says.
Just to give an example of how many doors are open for those who take this stream, Amity University-which offers roughly 100 undergraduate programmes-takes commerce students in 60% of its courses. Barring biotechnology, engineering and medical science, commerce is an open field.
"Commerce is a very good choice. All sorts of opportunities from finance to accounting and management are open for them. If they have studied mathematics, they can go for pure economics as well, which again is a hot course. Commerce students are missing out on only engineering and medical science. They are eligible for all other careers. Management education and commerce with specialization in finance and accounts are in demand. Commerce students are also very suitable for management studies .
original source :- Times of India
High cutoffs during admissions at the undergraduate level are not the only reason why young achievers from Class X opt for commerce today. Barring medicine and engineering-they can now even study architecture-all options are open for the clever commerce student, and it's this plenitude of career options for them that makes it one of the most sought-after streams, experts and counsellors say. What's more, the time spent in education before entering the professional world is significantly less for this group compared to other students.
Making the choice easy for those who have taken the Boards and are awaiting results, career guidance expert Pervin Malhotra says it's a very good option "because the bulk of jobs in service sector require a bachelor's degree not necessarily in technology".
"A certain familiarity with accountancy, mathematics, finance and management will hold one in good stead. What options are open? All of the commerce and business management venues and, if you have mathematics or even computers, software development via MCA. Mass communication, law (corporate law is an area where a commerce student can excel), almost all insurance sector jobs, advertising and public relations are other careers a commerce student can go for," Malhotra says.
If one has a good grounding in mathematics and statistics, actuarial science is a lucrative option. And, of course, an honours in economics, mathematics and statistics is the popular choice for students who want to make a mark in academics.
And if you think that is all, you are mistaken. Ruchi Chaudhary, senior counselling psychologist, Amity University, says a bit of inter-disciplinary studies might actually expand one's horizons. "With so much flexibility, a child has a lot of freedom to experiment. With undergraduate courses like the one offered in Delhi University, a student can do a major in commerce and minor in psychology," she says.
The purpose of higher education must be based on informed choice, says the principal of the city's top college for the stream, Shri Ram College of Commerce, P C Jain. "The commerce stream is good for those students who have an aptitude for creativity and innovation for value addition in terms of product and services. A student with a more flexible thought pattern can take a calculated risk," Jain says.
Just to give an example of how many doors are open for those who take this stream, Amity University-which offers roughly 100 undergraduate programmes-takes commerce students in 60% of its courses. Barring biotechnology, engineering and medical science, commerce is an open field.
"Commerce is a very good choice. All sorts of opportunities from finance to accounting and management are open for them. If they have studied mathematics, they can go for pure economics as well, which again is a hot course. Commerce students are missing out on only engineering and medical science. They are eligible for all other careers. Management education and commerce with specialization in finance and accounts are in demand. Commerce students are also very suitable for management studies .
original source :- Times of India
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