4 sessions, 1 goal: Help students make right choice
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For the argumentative Indian, the legal field holds plenty of career opportunities. With cut-offs as high as 90% and above, getting into a good law college is almost as difficult as cracking the civil services exam.
At the law session of the career seminar, the panel of experts — Rashmi Ozha, dean of department of law, University of Mumbai, Ashok Yende, principal of KC Law College, Daisy Alexandra, principal of Rizvi Law College, and YC Contractor, an advocate — said there are a lot more avenues open to law students today than just litigation.
With increasing white collar crimes, many students are finding employment as legal advisors to political parties and corporates. Law can also be mixed with social work by working as legal advisors or paralegals with NGOs that require legal counsel for filing PILs. One can also turn to teaching, research and other related fields.
There are two types of courses available: a conventional three-year BA LLB programme after graduation and the five-year integrated course to be pursued directly after class 12. “It is better to pursue the five-year course as it is more intense. It connects law with allied social sciences, developing analytical skills of the students and giving them a better perspective,’’ said Ozha. Also, multidisciplinary courses like BTech Law offered by IIT-Kharagpur and Petroleum Law offered by the University of Petroleum in Dehradun are also growing.
For admissions to institutes like the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bangalore, Symbiosis Society’s Law College in Pune and others, students are required to crack the Common Law Admission Test.
Admissions to the 32 law colleges under the University of Mumbai are purely on merit basis.
Commerce
The commerce session saw a discussion on specialisation courses that students can pursue, besides the basic bachelors and masters degrees, and banking, insurance, accountancy and finance were identified as lucrative alternatives.
Actuarial science, which combines mathematics and statistics, was found to be gaining ground in the field. Pursuing law along with a commerce degree also seemed a good option. Agriculture commerce is also the need of the hour with India being an agrarian country.
Shobhna Vasudevan, principal of RA Podar College, said: “Students get confused about what they want to pursue... If they feel that science graduates get fatter paychecks and decide to follow their path in spite of being interested in commerce. They won’t succeed because they didn’t follow their passion.”
The other panellists were TP Madhu Nair, dean of commerce faculty of University of Mumbai, Sunil Mantri, principal of Narsee Monjee College, and Vilasini Patkar, professor at Jhunjhunwala College.
Humanities
Contrary to popular belief, Humanities is a very challenging stream and is suited to students with a creative mind.
During the Humanities session of the career seminar, panellists PG Jogdan, dean of Arts faculty at the University of Mumbai, Harsha Mehta, principal of SIES College, Mrudul Nile, director of students welfare at the University of Mumbai, and Medha Tapiawala, professor of economics at Guru Nanak College, explained that how with the right subject combinations, Humanities could open doors to a lucrative career.
Multinational firms and embassies have a demand for professionals fluent in languages such as German, French and Japanese. Mehta said, “Linguistics is a growing field. It is always an advantage to be proficient in more than one language. One can be employed as a translator, interpreter and also in the travel and tourism industry and banks.’’
There are new fields emerging in political science such as psephology, a branch of political science which deals with the study and scientific analysis of elections. Analysts for studying poll trends, conducting exit polls and consultants to political parties are opportunities available for students. Social work, especially in the field of national security due to terrorism, is another emerging field. There is also a demand for journalists with a political science background.
But Mehta advised, “Students will get a lot of free time when they are working in the Humanities stream. Hence, it would be good for students to pursue additional courses along with this. University of Mumbai has started offering dual degree courses, which students can take up.’’
Science
Science has had a few takers in the past few years owing to an increased preference for job-oriented and professional courses. But with a jump in the number of offbeat branches this stream has to offer, interest in this subject is being rekindled.
This was evident at the science session. According to the panellists — Frazer Mascerenhas, principal of St Xavier’s College, BB Sharma, principal of Vaze College, Usha Mukundan, principal of Jhunjhunwala College, and Urmi Balan, professor from Ruia College — the latest emerging trends include those in research, especially related to healthcare and environmental studies. Bioremediation and perfumery specialisation courses offer massive remunerative potential as there is a dearth of experts in these fields. Other courses like cosmetology, wildlife management and oceanography are also gaining popularity.
“The type of teaching in our junior colleges does not inspire students to continue with core sciences. But the fact remains that natural sciences have always remained one of the most fascinating subjects of study,” said Mascerenhas.
For the argumentative Indian, the legal field holds plenty of career opportunities. With cut-offs as high as 90% and above, getting into a good law college is almost as difficult as cracking the civil services exam.
At the law session of the career seminar, the panel of experts — Rashmi Ozha, dean of department of law, University of Mumbai, Ashok Yende, principal of KC Law College, Daisy Alexandra, principal of Rizvi Law College, and YC Contractor, an advocate — said there are a lot more avenues open to law students today than just litigation.
With increasing white collar crimes, many students are finding employment as legal advisors to political parties and corporates. Law can also be mixed with social work by working as legal advisors or paralegals with NGOs that require legal counsel for filing PILs. One can also turn to teaching, research and other related fields.
There are two types of courses available: a conventional three-year BA LLB programme after graduation and the five-year integrated course to be pursued directly after class 12. “It is better to pursue the five-year course as it is more intense. It connects law with allied social sciences, developing analytical skills of the students and giving them a better perspective,’’ said Ozha. Also, multidisciplinary courses like BTech Law offered by IIT-Kharagpur and Petroleum Law offered by the University of Petroleum in Dehradun are also growing.
For admissions to institutes like the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bangalore, Symbiosis Society’s Law College in Pune and others, students are required to crack the Common Law Admission Test.
Admissions to the 32 law colleges under the University of Mumbai are purely on merit basis.
Commerce
The commerce session saw a discussion on specialisation courses that students can pursue, besides the basic bachelors and masters degrees, and banking, insurance, accountancy and finance were identified as lucrative alternatives.
Actuarial science, which combines mathematics and statistics, was found to be gaining ground in the field. Pursuing law along with a commerce degree also seemed a good option. Agriculture commerce is also the need of the hour with India being an agrarian country.
Shobhna Vasudevan, principal of RA Podar College, said: “Students get confused about what they want to pursue... If they feel that science graduates get fatter paychecks and decide to follow their path in spite of being interested in commerce. They won’t succeed because they didn’t follow their passion.”
The other panellists were TP Madhu Nair, dean of commerce faculty of University of Mumbai, Sunil Mantri, principal of Narsee Monjee College, and Vilasini Patkar, professor at Jhunjhunwala College.
Humanities
Contrary to popular belief, Humanities is a very challenging stream and is suited to students with a creative mind.
During the Humanities session of the career seminar, panellists PG Jogdan, dean of Arts faculty at the University of Mumbai, Harsha Mehta, principal of SIES College, Mrudul Nile, director of students welfare at the University of Mumbai, and Medha Tapiawala, professor of economics at Guru Nanak College, explained that how with the right subject combinations, Humanities could open doors to a lucrative career.
Multinational firms and embassies have a demand for professionals fluent in languages such as German, French and Japanese. Mehta said, “Linguistics is a growing field. It is always an advantage to be proficient in more than one language. One can be employed as a translator, interpreter and also in the travel and tourism industry and banks.’’
There are new fields emerging in political science such as psephology, a branch of political science which deals with the study and scientific analysis of elections. Analysts for studying poll trends, conducting exit polls and consultants to political parties are opportunities available for students. Social work, especially in the field of national security due to terrorism, is another emerging field. There is also a demand for journalists with a political science background.
But Mehta advised, “Students will get a lot of free time when they are working in the Humanities stream. Hence, it would be good for students to pursue additional courses along with this. University of Mumbai has started offering dual degree courses, which students can take up.’’
Science
Science has had a few takers in the past few years owing to an increased preference for job-oriented and professional courses. But with a jump in the number of offbeat branches this stream has to offer, interest in this subject is being rekindled.
This was evident at the science session. According to the panellists — Frazer Mascerenhas, principal of St Xavier’s College, BB Sharma, principal of Vaze College, Usha Mukundan, principal of Jhunjhunwala College, and Urmi Balan, professor from Ruia College — the latest emerging trends include those in research, especially related to healthcare and environmental studies. Bioremediation and perfumery specialisation courses offer massive remunerative potential as there is a dearth of experts in these fields. Other courses like cosmetology, wildlife management and oceanography are also gaining popularity.
“The type of teaching in our junior colleges does not inspire students to continue with core sciences. But the fact remains that natural sciences have always remained one of the most fascinating subjects of study,” said Mascerenhas.
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