Dated 07th Mar, 2001

Questions answered on career concerns

I am a 12th standard (+2) student with Biology, Physics and Chemistry as my subject. I wish to pursue a career in Astronomical Sciences. Please mention some institutions that offer a degree in the same.

Ronak Tali

Bargarh, Orissa

A doctoral degree is the usual educational requirement to become an astronomer. A graduate degree in Astrophysics followed by a Masters degree in the same can give you the necessary qualifications. Shivaji University, Kolhapur; Madras University, Chennai; Lucknow University, Lucknow; and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, offer Astrophysics.

I have completed my 12th standard and I am interested in hotel management. Kindly give me the names of universities offering this course and the career prospects therein.

Bhola Nath Singh

Jharkhand

The Welcome Group Graduate School of Hotel Administration (affiliated to Mangalore University), Manipal, and Kadandala Krishna Rao Memorial College of Hotel Management, Raja Rammohan Roy Road, Bangalore offer graduate courses in hotel management. RM Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi; Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Tech. & Applied Nutrition, Ahmedabad, SJ Polytechnic Campus, Bangalore, and the Foodcraft Institute Model Industrial Training Institute Campus, Bhopal, offer a diploma course in Hotel Management. Students who have passed their 10+2 from any discipline are eligible to apply but have to qualify in the entrance exam. You can seek employment in the private or public sector or in any chain of hotels, guesthouses, forest lodges. Self-employment is another option but it involves considerable investment in terms of time and resources.

I am a first year B.Sc agriculture student. I want to do my post graduation in Meteorology. I would like to know which universities offer this course?

Simi Sathyaseelan

Trivandrum

Andhra University, Vishakapatanam, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, and the Univeristy of Baroda, Gujarat, offer a two-year postgraduate degree in Meteorology. A science graduate with a minimum of 55% marks is eligible to apply.

I am a science graduate with specialisation in Maths, Statistics and Computer science. I have scored 50% aggregate marks and I want to pursue M.Sc. from Andhra University. Does Andhra University allow students to appear in the entrance test for a student like me?

Saroj Kumar

Delhi

Andhra University, Vishakapatnam, JNU University, Delhi University, IGNOU, New Delhi, Jamia Milia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, offer M.Sc in maths. The eligibility criterion is a graduate degree in science (B.Sc) with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks.

I am doing my first year BCA from IGNOU and want to do an MCA degree. Kindly give the names of some reputed universities in India. Is MCA from IGNOU valid all over India?

Abhay Rai

Lucknow

Most Indian universities offer MCA. A course pursued from IGNOU is valid all over India. Delhi University, Lucknow University, and Gujarat University offer MCA through correspondence, you can write to them for more information. Also check out the following website address, www.aicte.com to get more information about the universities offering MCA and approved by AICTE.

I hold a bachelors degree in Physiotherapy. I want to do my postgraduation. Kindly let me know the universities offering the course and computer courses related to Physiotherapy. I want to know how the course will be of use to me?

S. Rajkumar

Theni

The All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mumbai School of Physiotherapy KEM Hospital offers a Masters degree in Physiotherapy. There are no specific computer courses designed for physiotherapy available in India, however you can check this

http://www.education.eth.net/uncareers/physiotherapy/

physiotherapy-institutes.htm for a list of training institutes. Opportunities exist in rehabilitation departments of government and private hospitals, medical rehabilitation centres, health institutions and defence medical centres. With the demand for physiotherapists increasing every day, one may also opt for private practice.

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