IDENTIFYING A CAREER

Here is what Rajendra S Pawar, NIIT Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of NIIT University had to say on being asked the question:
Over the last few years a plethora of institutions have entered the education sector. How does a student identify which ones are offering quality education? 

Today students spend very little time in investigating the institute and introspecting on their career choices. In my opinion the school system should impart the necessary skills latest by class XI. Students are worried about what parents want them to do, what friends want them to do and what is nice to do. They miss out the most fundamental part, which is what they want to do. The big problem is that we are not triggering the process of making a discerning choice early on. It should start in class X or latest by the  early part of class XI. One of the issues with kids today is that they know exactly what they want to be after 10 years. But if you look at people who have done engineering or pursued any professional education, they have changed their line of work! Students should identify their passion first but the passion shouldn't be on very narrow lines like - I want to do computer security systems. It should be broader. Am I more interested in creative work or am I interested in tinkering with equipment, am I interested in writing or in theatre. Passion has been inhibited for too long because everybody else has been deciding on the students' behalf. In our counselling sessions, many kids quietly ask - "Can you tell this to my dad because this is what I want to do." If students introspect, then they would at least have a sense of and know what they are looking for. So the first step should be introspection followed by seeking information. This they can do by visiting institutions, libraries, websites and maintaining a good peer group contact.

Read the full interview at: www.careers360.in.  It is good site to follow. 

Career Choices after 10 +2

Career options were always available after 10plus2, what was not available was the information regarding them. But today unavailability of information just seems as an excuse. So, if you are bothered by which career option will be best suitable to you then you have arrived at the right place. The picture given below beautifully depicts the career path one need to follow to reach out to your dream destination. Click on the picture to enlarge it, then save it to your desktop.

Career Path after 10+2

To know more about a particular career option 
1. Google it. 
2. Search in Wikipedia.

3. www.careers360.com
4. http://webindia123.com/career/options/career.htm 
5. Follow your heart. 

Do send this image to your friends. Even recommend your school to paste it on the notice board. A great help, isn't it?

INDIA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM IS FAULTY: SAYS EXPERT

Courtesy: http://indiaedunews.net

fundamental flaw in the examinationsystem in India is that it creates students with mugging minds instead of questioning minds

Calling the Indian examination system faulty, education experts at a seminar on Tuesday said the system of examination here fails to create questioning minds.


Amit Kapoor, chairman of the Institute of Competitiveness who was one of the panellists, said that students in schools and colleges here choose to study at the end of the year with just examinations in mind - thus losing the whole purpose of learning.


"Thus the fundamental flaw in the examinationsystem in India is that it creates students with mugging minds instead of questioning minds. The semester system, therefore, is a better option because it's more regular assessment of what a student has learnt through the year," he said.


Most students, he added, limit their potential by studying only with the aim of securing a job. Educational institutes should instil a sense of confidence in students to study a subject of their choice and create a niche for themselves in a new field.


"Educational institutes make job-seekers, and not job creators. They should create entrepreneurs," Kapoor said.


Going a step ahead, Rajeev Katyal, director of education at Microsoft, said the most ideal way of linking education to employability is by encouraging vocational training.


"Vocational training  is significant because it leads to more employability. Currently only seven percent Indians are getting vocational education," Katyal said.


Kelly Raj, counselor, department of education, employment and workplace relations,Australia, added: "Vocational education is the perfect link between education and employability".