Dated 04th June 2003

What are the prospects of doing a VLSI course?

AJAY Vellore

VLSI design technology helps you specialise in complex VLSI design, VLSI verification and technical software. You can find employment opportunities with the government as well as the private sector involved in consumer electronics, microelectronics, computer related firms, electronic components, computer hardware, radar, medical equipment, telecommunications, automation and control systems etc.

Intel, IBM Microelectronics, Philips VLSI, Cirrus Logics, Mentor Graphics, Texas Instruments, Motorola, SGS - Thomson, Cadence Design Systems and Synopses are few amongst the many international companies who have already established their design and development centres in India.

What are the opportunitiesin ABAP programming?

SHARANYA New Delhi

Advanced Business Application Programming is part of a comprehensive development environment for planning and implementing of large software applications.Opportunities mainly exist as ABVP programmers (Work involves writing BDC programs, reports, SAP script etc and helping out ABAP developers), developers (responsible for participating in the development, maintenance, and enhancement of SAP applications), ABAP technical consultants (the role is mainly a technical one; this position requires functional knowledge of at least one or more SAP modules). Qualified programmers are usually absorbed into many different fields in small and medium-sized businesses, industrial and financial companies, multinationals, and government departments. They are also sought after by IT consulting firms that use SAP/R3 technology and applications as platforms, databases or management tools.

What are the career prospects for biopharmaceutical engineers?

ANITA Trichy

There are various openings in the biopharmaceutical industry such as being a pharmacist, chemist, manager, production engineer, chemical engineer, packaging specialist, sales personnel and so on. You can seek any of these openings or opt for traditional fields such as research and academics. Research, manufacturing, hospital pharmacists, marketing and retail are the main areas of employment in pharmacy globally. The regional food and drug administration departments also employ pharmacists. A doctoral degree is usually required for careers in research and for teaching at the college level. There is a good demand for well- qualified biopharmaceutical professionals abroad.What are the prospects of metallurgical engineering? What are the working conditions?

PRASAD Karur

Metallurgical engineers work in a multitude of areas including research and development, design, production planning, sales and distribution, quality management and organisation. Metallurgical engineers mainly work in one of the three main branches of metallurgyi.e, extractive or chemical, physical, and mechanical or process.

Opportunities exist with manufacturing plants, mines, mills, smelters and laboratories.A doctoral degree is usually required for careers in research and teaching.

What are career avenues in homeopathy?

SALIM Lucknow

Today homeopathy is a widely practised medical system in India. Like allopathic doctors, qualified professionalsin homeopathy also work for private clinics and medical centres. Other opportunities include hospitals / clinics and health departments,private hospitals / nursing homes / clinics etc.,with charitable institutions, teaching / research in concerned areas of specialisation orthrough private practice / self-employment.

What is the scope of employment for a physiotherapist?

JYOTHI Karnataka

Physiotherapy offers tremendous opportunities for a satisfying career to those who enjoy working with and caring for people. Many qualified physiotherapists work within the hospitals but there are many others working in community care and rehabilitation centres, sports clubs, clinics, maternity clinics, aged care centres, at patients' homes, fitness centres, in private practice and/or industry.

Physiotherapists can also work in higher education and training for health professionals. Prospects are good for trained and qualified physiotherapists abroad too where it has greater recognition as a specialisation.

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