Q.
I passed my Class 12 from the UP board. I did my BCom in 2008. Now I want to take my exams for Class 12 from the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and for first-year BA simulta-neously in 2011. Can I do it ? — Nikhil
A.
Legally you cannot study for a bachelor’s degree till you have passed your Class 12 school-leaving examination. On the basis of your Class 12 marks, you can take up study for a BA degree, but not while doing your Class 12 from NIOS. You have not mentioned the reason for wanting to take these exams again. If it is to improve your scores, it may be worth your while to spend that extra year to be able to get into a good degree programme.
Q.
I have spent 10 years in the information technology (IT) industry and now want to switch to health care. Is a distance-mode MBA in healthcare services available? If it is, then what are the career prospects like? — Rajinder
A.
With the healthcare sector growing at 13 per cent and large companies like Apollo, Max, Fortis, Wockhardt, Tata and several others setting up state-of-the-art hospitals and clinics across the country, there is certainly a bright future for this sector. However, before shifting to a completely different career, give some thought to why you want this change. You already have valuable work experience in the IT sector, which could help you build a profitable career. By switching, you would need to start all over again in a new field. If you wish to carve out a career for yourself in health care management, examine your potential, think about what you can do well and what you would enjoy doing and then consider changing tracks. There are probably many careers suitable for you. For healthcare management, you need an understanding of general management and its application to healthcare delivery systems. If you are good with people, have administrative and communication skills, patience and tact, you can consider a career as a manager or consultant with a hospital, nursing home or clinic.
Q.
If you need to complete 16 years of study, you could consider enrolling for a one-year PG diploma course in finance offered by many universities. I scored 45 per cent in my BBA. What are the job and study options open to me? —Zakir Husain
-10/6/2010 11:07:00 AM
A.
It is obvious that you got into a course that you are not suited for, and have not explored the fields you could be good at. The important thing is to look at what interests you and what you are most suitable for, in terms of your aptitude and personality. Your BBA qualification may be useful in fields such as retail management and logistics and supply chain management, which is a growing sector. Retail management is associated with the retailing business of departmental stores and shopping malls. In this career, you can work in sales and marketing, operation, concept and design, buying and merchandising or administration. Logistics and supply chain management, too, is related to retail management. It involves ensuring that goods required by a consumer or an end user in a store or distribution outlet are available at the time they are required. Work involves monitoring the stock levels, placing orders and managing the supply chain of products, whatever they may be whether food stuff, clothes, or even engineering goods. There are certificate, diploma and degree courses in retail, or supply chain management for students at all levels, if you have the interest and aptitude to work in this field. There are also a host of other options for you, from computers, food service, travel and hospitality, depending on your interest and skills. If you are interested in computers, even a basic-level course can train you to handle data processing, data entry and operations, for which no specialist qualifications are required, except for typing skills. With some further training you could also move into programming jobs, where you would be responsible for writing and testing programmes and assisting users during the implementation phase. If you are interested in the hospitality and food service areas, you can take up courses in bakery/confectionery, food and beverage service, front office operations, etc at Food Craft Institutes, which would qualify you for jobs in the catering and hotel industry, as well as courses in canning and food preservation for work in the food processing industry, in soft drinks factories, in the food packing industry, and in hotels and catering establishments. If you have good communication and people skills, then you can find many opportunities in travel and tourism. Various institutes offer short job-oriented courses in air travel, fares, ticketing, airlines, travel agency and tour operation management which equip students to work in travel agencies, airlines, courier and cargo organisations and companies requiring a range of travel services. So build on what you are good at, and I am sure you will be able to make a good career.
I passed my Class 12 from the UP board. I did my BCom in 2008. Now I want to take my exams for Class 12 from the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and for first-year BA simulta-neously in 2011. Can I do it ? — Nikhil
A.
Legally you cannot study for a bachelor’s degree till you have passed your Class 12 school-leaving examination. On the basis of your Class 12 marks, you can take up study for a BA degree, but not while doing your Class 12 from NIOS. You have not mentioned the reason for wanting to take these exams again. If it is to improve your scores, it may be worth your while to spend that extra year to be able to get into a good degree programme.
Q.
I have spent 10 years in the information technology (IT) industry and now want to switch to health care. Is a distance-mode MBA in healthcare services available? If it is, then what are the career prospects like? — Rajinder
A.
With the healthcare sector growing at 13 per cent and large companies like Apollo, Max, Fortis, Wockhardt, Tata and several others setting up state-of-the-art hospitals and clinics across the country, there is certainly a bright future for this sector. However, before shifting to a completely different career, give some thought to why you want this change. You already have valuable work experience in the IT sector, which could help you build a profitable career. By switching, you would need to start all over again in a new field. If you wish to carve out a career for yourself in health care management, examine your potential, think about what you can do well and what you would enjoy doing and then consider changing tracks. There are probably many careers suitable for you. For healthcare management, you need an understanding of general management and its application to healthcare delivery systems. If you are good with people, have administrative and communication skills, patience and tact, you can consider a career as a manager or consultant with a hospital, nursing home or clinic.
Q.
If you need to complete 16 years of study, you could consider enrolling for a one-year PG diploma course in finance offered by many universities. I scored 45 per cent in my BBA. What are the job and study options open to me? —Zakir Husain
-10/6/2010 11:07:00 AM
A.
It is obvious that you got into a course that you are not suited for, and have not explored the fields you could be good at. The important thing is to look at what interests you and what you are most suitable for, in terms of your aptitude and personality. Your BBA qualification may be useful in fields such as retail management and logistics and supply chain management, which is a growing sector. Retail management is associated with the retailing business of departmental stores and shopping malls. In this career, you can work in sales and marketing, operation, concept and design, buying and merchandising or administration. Logistics and supply chain management, too, is related to retail management. It involves ensuring that goods required by a consumer or an end user in a store or distribution outlet are available at the time they are required. Work involves monitoring the stock levels, placing orders and managing the supply chain of products, whatever they may be whether food stuff, clothes, or even engineering goods. There are certificate, diploma and degree courses in retail, or supply chain management for students at all levels, if you have the interest and aptitude to work in this field. There are also a host of other options for you, from computers, food service, travel and hospitality, depending on your interest and skills. If you are interested in computers, even a basic-level course can train you to handle data processing, data entry and operations, for which no specialist qualifications are required, except for typing skills. With some further training you could also move into programming jobs, where you would be responsible for writing and testing programmes and assisting users during the implementation phase. If you are interested in the hospitality and food service areas, you can take up courses in bakery/confectionery, food and beverage service, front office operations, etc at Food Craft Institutes, which would qualify you for jobs in the catering and hotel industry, as well as courses in canning and food preservation for work in the food processing industry, in soft drinks factories, in the food packing industry, and in hotels and catering establishments. If you have good communication and people skills, then you can find many opportunities in travel and tourism. Various institutes offer short job-oriented courses in air travel, fares, ticketing, airlines, travel agency and tour operation management which equip students to work in travel agencies, airlines, courier and cargo organisations and companies requiring a range of travel services. So build on what you are good at, and I am sure you will be able to make a good career.
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