If you haven’t arrived to a conclusion yet than probably this section would solve your riddle and rid you of all confusion. To find one indecisive as to what to do where to go especially at three junctions i.e. after passing out 10th 12th and the bachelor’s degree is not a unique problem. Couples of reasons are responsible for this that leads to an array of confusions.

You need to proceed step wise to arrive at a conclusion. Concluding what is best for you as per your aptitude, abilities and ambition.

The most important thing that keeps us moving is ambition. But it takes a lot to fulfill our ambition and realize our dream.

Let’s proceed grade wise to cater to all in such a situation.

Secondary Education (10th std)

Up till this stage of your school life you never faced the problem of selection. Selecting one thing over the other. Ideally speaking this is the stage that sets the course of your future.

You need to make one out of seven choices at your disposal at this stage.

Your choices are

1. Science stream with Maths
2. Science stream with biology
3. Commerce stream
4. Humanities
5. Opting science stream at this stage but later to opt for humanities or science stream. That is a group of people not necessarily interested in engineering and medical but pursue science out of an unsaid norm.
6. Opting for professional course
7. Opting for a profession

Options one to four should be decided on the basis of your ability and aptitude. If you don’t have the aptitude for problem solving you should avoid science with math’s and the idea of becoming an engineer. Reason being if you did not enjoy solving maths and physics numerical in class 9th and 10th than it would be difficult for you to develop a liking for the same in your 11th and 12th. But than if you have a firm determination to be an engineer than no hurdles can stop your way.

Take in to account the following :

First and foremost you need to have a good and just assessment of the exam. You should have a fair idea of the standard of the exam. You should go through the syllabus and the previous years question papers thoroughly.

Secondly you need to make a through assessment of yourself, your strength and weakness as well as your capacity You should give a couple of days in planning for the exam taking into account the syllabus of IIT/JEE and that of your class work. Thereafter you should take throughly in to account all the other related aspects of the exam viz. the kind of assistance available to you for the preparation i.e. to say whether you would be preparing on your own or you intend to join any coaching institute and if later is the case then which coaching institute you are about to join etc.

The same applies for options two and three with respect to medical and CPT/CA/CS as a future course of action. Opting commerce stream becomes all the more meaningful if you dream of becoming an entrepreneur The crux of the matter is first you should judge your abilities and aptitude and then weigh the feasibility of realizing your dream. But then even if you lack any of the requisites but have the firm determination and the iron will nothing is going to stop you.

Option four stands good for those who are keen to explore the human civilization and the society. The history the political, social and the economic system of past present and future.

Besides this option also offers lot many career opportunities after 12th and graduation. As far academic options through this stream after 12th is concerned one can take up humanities in universities and colleges. Besides the regular graduation one can also opt for professional courses like Mass Communication, Fashion designing etc. thus humanities as an option after 10th should be well thought of and one should have a rough idea of the road map up to the final settlement.

This is how you should be deciding your options one to four.

Now we analayse the other options.

The fifth option stands good if you plan to pursue civil services or the banking services etc in such cases opting science is a safe bet as most of the competitive exams viz civil services, banking services etc do have science of 12th grade in their examination.

Sixth option is about opting for professional course. You don’t have lots of choices if you are looking for professional course at this stage. Those that exist are at the most equip you with moderate level of skills and hence you get the job thereafter with not very promising future. But if the circumstances are compelling than you need not to be dissuaded at all. If there is a will there is a way.

Once you are done with your professional course after 10th try completing your higher secondary level by correspondence/ private medium of examination. After you completed your 12th std you are eligible to opt lot many professional course. There are professional courses imparted at flexi hours. You can attend classes of such courses as per your convenience i.e. after your working hours; you can even opt for distance mode or online degrees.

The seventh option is exercised when the circumstances are such that one cannot continue the education any further and has to opt for a profession to earn his living. You may not come across many career options at this stage. But to make your future promising, in such situation all you need is to continue your education through distance or private mode until graduation. Thereafter as mentioned above one is eligible for many competitive examinations like the civil service, Banking services etc.

Some options in such a situation could be : As far as government jobs are concerned following are the options

• Sorters and Group ‘D’ staff (post office)
• Indian Coast Guard – Naviks
• Sailors In Indian Navy

Drivers and peons in most of the govt. departments.

Private sector also has opening on similar lines Office assistants, House keeping in hotels and hospitals, Drivers/Security guards.

Senior Secondary (12th)

Once you cross your 12th grade you are left with three choices. They are as :

Academics : For the sake of simplifying matter we exclude here the professional courses.
There after one has the option of taking admission into university / college on the basis of educational background. Thus one can opt any of the following.

1. B.Sc
2. B.Com
3. Humanities

This option also stands for those who are willing to take competitive exams or want to pursue Management or Law courses etc.

Professional courses : This includes follow up of the earlier plans of taking up engineering or medical exam. If you think somehow you could not stick to the plan and you don’t want to waste any more time then you have the option of taking up the NDA exam or going for the course like BBA, CPT, Fashion designing etc.

Situation wherein you could do well in the prestigious exam of the engineering or the medical but you still want to pursue the same field then in that case you have several other options too.

Competitive Exams : Barring a few rest of the competitive exams in India seek graduation as the eligibility. To start with you can try for Competitive exams at the all India level viz. Civil services (conducted by UPSC), Banking, Railways, Insurance Sector and Defense etc. but if you want to serve the state you belong to then the state civil services.

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Profession : there exist some good professional opportunity after 12th. The special class railways apprentice (SCRA) for those with Math’s background and the NDA for those who are interested to go in for defense services. As a matter of fact defense services offer several job opportunities after 10+2. Other than this civil services mostly have the clerical grade jobs to offer with senior secondary as the qualification.

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