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I am a student of Std XII in the Commerce stream (with Computer Science). I wanted to know about the courses available for a non-Maths student in the best colleges of Delhi University.

Since you have a Commerce background, you can go for courses like Chartered Accountancy (CA), Cost & Works Accountancy (CWA), Company Secretaryship (CS), and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Otherwise, you may go for regular courses like Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Business Studies or Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis (BFIA) or a course in Business economies. The Delhi School of Economics offers a B.A. (Economics) as well as a Master’s in economics.

 

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I have a great passion for flying and I want to become an airline pilot.

I am student of Std XI with PCM. I have a great passion for flying and I want to become an airline pilot. But I’m very tense about my weak eyesight. I wear glasses. What should I do to become a pilot? What are its requirements and which flying schools are the best?

This is one of the biggest misconceptions amongst people. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) says that you can apply if your eyesight is correctable to 20/20 for distance vision through eyeglasses while 20/40for near vision. One only has to carry an extra set of glasses while flying. There are no other restrictions for people with poor eyesight for becoming pilots.

You need to clear a physical fitness test (tough one), apart from an entrance test exam of the flying schools in India. Even after becoming commercial pilots, they need regular medical check-ups as any health problems can cause cancellation of the license of the pilot.

There are many flying schools all over India, but Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA), Rae Bareli (UP) is the only institute for aviation training run by the government. Entry into IGRUA is through an online written test, interview and pilot aptitude test. The training fee at IGRUA is Rs 32.5 lakh, exclusive of hostel and other fees. Many banks can give loans up to 50%.

 

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After my +2 (Computer Science), I did Polytechnic (Computers). I am now doing B.Com. (Co-operations). What are the courses that I can choose after this to get a good and secure job?

Nowadays almost all organizations and companies are reliant on computers. So, all companies require computer engineers for development, maintenance and repair of computer systems.

With a polytechnic diploma, you can find jobs in Government PSUs (Public Sector Companies) and also private companies. Some of the PSUs are GAIL (India) Limited, BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited), Coal India Limited, BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited), HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation limited), SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited), NTPC Limited, Indian Oil, ONGC Limited, RailTel Corporation, if interested. You can work as a Junior Engineer in the railways. For the notification and advertisement of recruitment, you need to go to the official website of the concerned PSU.

If you have done a 3-year diploma in Computer Engineering, then you may go for B.Tech/B.E. in CSE. Candidate can go directly to the 2nd year of the course via lateral entry.

 

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I am interested in digital interior designing

I am a student of Std X. I am interested in digital interior designing. I want to know whether there are any diploma courses available for digital interior designing. Please list the colleges in Pune which offer this course.

A digital interior designer is an interior designer who works on multimedia and graphics projects and applies his or her technical and creative skills to this field. If you are technically apt and visually inventive, a career as a digital designer may be an excellent choice.

A good course in interior design also teaches students the best ways t convey messages through a digital medium. Organizing information and presenting it in a way that connects with an audience is the ultimate goal of good design, but students also learn how to use specialized programs to complete their tasks, including Adobe Flash, Photoshop, Autodesk, Adobe Illustrator, Google SketchUp and more.

The best institutes to do this course are National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and School of Interior Design, Centre for Environmental Planning and technology University, Ahmedabad. There are many institutes offering these courses in Pune. Some of these are MIT Institute of Design, Pune; Pearl Academy; iNIFD, Pune.

 

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I want to make a career in Psychology but I don’t know about its scope in Dehra Dun and Delhi. Please guide me.

 

A psychology degree opens up a wide range of career opportunities. Psychology graduates have knowledge of the assessment of personality, intelligence and attitudes, interviewing techniques, questionnaire design and analysis, child development, and methods of teaching and learning. This knowledge can be applied to an enormous number of occupations and profession like market research, social work, personnel management and career guidance. They may also be involved in investigations such as crime detection and lie detection.

You need at least a Master’s degree for professional work in which you might administer and interpret psychological tests, counsel college students with educational or emotional problems, or help the handicapped find suitable training and employment. Some firms employ their own psychologists who are always on the lookout to improve methods of training, working conditions, method of salesmanship, etc.

With a doctorate’s degree, they can qualify for more responsible research and counseling positions in hospitals, clinics and other health facilities. Research psychologists examine the behaviour of individuals in order to understand and explain how and why they act as they do.

The work of a psychologist should not be confused with that of the psychiatrist who are medical practitioners specializing in the prevention and cure of psychological disorders. The training of a psychiatrist usually takes a much different track when compared with psychologists.

 

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I’m a student of Std X. I want to be a paediatrician. What steps should I take to pursue this?

Becoming a paediatrician or a child specialist requires 5-6 years of training beyond an MBBS degree. First, clear 10+2 examination with Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Then appear in a competitive exam to get admission into MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery). This is a 5 ½ year course which includes a one-year internship period as well.

After MBBS, you should go for 2 years PG Diploma for 3 years M.D. in Paediatrics. The selection of a candidate for PG courses is done through entrance examinations. After completion of M.D./M.S., it is better to study further and do a super specialization.

Admissions for 100% seats of MBBS/BDS in various medical/dental colleges, except AIIMS and JIPMER Puducheery, is done through the common entrance test called NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test). This year, NEET was conducted on 7 May 2017.

Pediatricians need the same skills other specialists do, such as good communication skills, problem-solving and critical thinking. But they also need to have an extra level of understanding when working with children.

 

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