Gauri Chhabra
Merchant Navy
Merchant Navy can be joined after 10thwith minimum aggregate percentage of 40% with Mathematics, science and English as compulsory subject and should have 40% marks in each of them as seafarer after qualifying pre sea courses or after 12th with P.C.M (Physics, Chemistry and Math) as compulsory subjects and you should have scored minimum 50% in aggregate and 50% in English at 12th level as an officer through various degree or diploma courses in mainly two specialized fields, Nautical (Deck) and Marine engineering. Unmarried Female and Male candidate are eligible, it is perfect for those who love travelling, adventure, interested in seeing new places and meeting new people. Indian Maritime University (IMU) conducts Common Entrance Test (CET) for providing admission to its Under Graduate and Post Graduate programmes. IMU was set up to promote maritime studies, training, research and extension with focus on emerging areas like oceanography, maritime history, maritime laws, maritime security, search and rescue, transportation of dangerous cargo, environmental studies and other related fields, and to achieve excellence in these areas.
In this profession you will travel around the world and that too free of cost. Merchant Navy can be described as commercial fleet of non-combatant ships which deals with transportation of passengers, cargo and lots of other things by sea that may not possible to dispatch either by road, rail and air, between all the countries. Merchant Navy fleet may include Passenger ships, Tanker ships, cargo ships, bulk carriers, refrigerator ships, container ships, barge carrying ships including roll on/roll off ships. With growing economic and fastest developing country India have a largest merchant shipping fleets and have a variety of jobs in Indian as well as foreign vessels.
The All India Merchant Navy Entrance Test (AIMNET) is conducted by Bharat Shipping Limited usually in the month of November-December every year in the following streams: BSC Nautical Science and Pre Sea Trainings.
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· International Maritime Institute Greater Noida, New Delhi.
· Academy of Maritime Management & Education Training, New Delhi.
·Center of Ocean and Coastal Studies University of Madras, TamilNadu.
·Blue Sea International Academy of Merchant Navy, New Delhi.
Mass Communication and Journalism
Mass Communication is the study of how the information related to entities and individual, communicate or transfers to the entire world at the same time. Mass Communication course at a university, if you are keen to pursue a mass communication course in the undergraduate level, then a STD XII pass certificate (having an aggregate of 40%) from central board of secondary examination (CBSE) or a recognized board/examination or equivalent is a must.
A student from any stream (science, commerce or arts) is eligible to apply for mass communication courses in India. Just like any other educational course, in order to be eligible for mass communication course, you should meet the minimum eligibility criteria. While the selection process conducted by various colleges (Which includes interviews, group discussion, and written tests) determines your eligibility for a particular media. There is a rapid expansion in the mass communication industry in the last 10 years, with more and more news channels and media houses coming in to picture every year. Mass communication is actually, communicating those information that is not known to people around the globe, and thus to make information available to everyone, by using the latest technological platform, in the form of blogs, websites, and television. Some universities and college admit students on the basis of marks in class 12th followed by interview.
Looking at the current scenario of the media industry in India it is expanding at a rapid rate, more than five news channels are coming up every year so there is good opportunity for a fresher, to be a part of them and reach a good post in quick span of time. The top recruiters in this field include, BBC, Star Network, CNN IBN, Viacom etc.
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· Symbosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune.
·News Rating Anchoring Institute School of Mass Communication Management & Technology, New Delhi.
·Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.
·Indian Institute of Mass Communication, J&K.
·Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, Karnataka.
·Pearl Academy, New Delhi.
·Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal.
BCA (Bachelor of Computer Application)
The Bachelor of Computer Applications or BCA is a three-year undergraduate program that is equivalent to a Bachelor of Technology course.
BCA is designed to produce graduates who have the necessary skills and knowledge not only in computer and information technology, but also in communication, organization, and management. Candidate must have completed Higher Secondary Examination or equivalent with at least 50% marks and should have pursued the science subjects. The science subjects should include Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Once you complete three-year BCA program, you can start out your career as a junior programmer in various IT companies. You can also work as a software developer or a software engineer. There are also BCA graduates who work as bank officers and clerks.
You can work in both private firms and the government sectors. You can also work as Auditors,-Book Keepers, Budget Analysts, Finance Managers, Teacher/lecturer, Marketing Managers asssnd Business Consultants. On the one hand, many BCA graduates today have decided to work in the BPO industry, which is actually a good move since it is a growing industry and career advancement opportunities here are endless. However, in order to get better prospects.
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·CASET College of Computer Sciences and Engineering, Jammu & Kashmir.
·Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
·Institute of management and Study, Noida.
·City Group of Colleges, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
·Doon Business School, Dehradun.
·Christ University, Bangalore.
Summing Up
Therefore, if you have opted for Non – medical field Besides Engineering there are myriad pathways that you can script your success with.