How to Choose a Career
Information provided by Nikunj Patel
Watch out for the skills that your child posses and help him/her decide a career option. Groom their strengths as per their aptitude.
1. Aptitude Watch [A]
a. Asking for reasoning for any Mechanism
b. Processing in Computer
c. Understanding processing of manufacturing
d. Curiosity for new knowledge
e. Effect of medicine on body
2. Aptitude Watch [B]
a. Watching General Knowledge Television Programme
b. Watching Discovery, National Geography
c. Playing advance video & computer games
d. Reading scientific articles in newspaper
3. Aptitude Watch [C]
a. Understanding in Economical terms, share price, share market
b. Understanding taxes types by Government, Profit, Loss in Business
c. Participation in business related issue.
4. Aptitude Watch [D]
a. Interest in preparation of working model (other than home work)
b. Interest in preparation of chart (other than home work)
c. Monitoring, management skill at home.
5. Aptitude Watch [E]
a. Interest in Literature
b. Languages, poem
c. Music, drawing
d. Art work, dancing
OBSERVATION TABLE
| Observation Type | Possible skill of students |
| A, A + B | Science, Engineering, Medical |
| C, C + D | Commerce, Business, Management |
| E, D + E | Arts, Management |
1. ITI Institutes in South Gujarat
2. Ploytechnic Institues in Gujarat
3. Engineering colleges
4. Medical/Dental colleges
5. Management Colleges
5. Arts and Commerce colleges: BA, LLB, BEd etc.
Detailed information about the fields mentioned above:
Information on various career options like Engineering, Medicine, Advertising, Biotechnology,Business Management Design Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Science, Financial Services, Food Services Information Technology Law , Journalism , Medical Travel & Tourism Industry , Other Career Options etc. are all available in these websites.
They also give information of the salary packages, what you are expected to do, the names of colleges in various categories and in various states etc.
Videos:
Videos of various career options are available here. These are more applicable for career options across the world but many of these are also available in India.
For job informations in India please check:
Contributions : Nikunj Patel provided information on choosing careers. He has referred to the SVNIT Career Guidance manual for this information (The manual was complied by Dr. Jatin Desai, Prof. Ashok Shah, Prof. Atul Desai, Prof. A.R. Jariwala, Dr. D.V. Bhatt, Hemantkumar Bulsara). Amit Patel has provided the valuable links for jobs.