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What are The Career Options For After 12th PCM Students? | Updated 2019

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P.C.M. stands for PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, and MATHEMATICS. It is a widely chosen subject by students, but every student faces a common problem selecting the right career path with P.C.M. P.C.M. as a field is very wide and offers a tremendous amount of career opportunities for students. Every student needs to do a lot of planning and research and be well aware of ones interests, and options in the field one want to pursue. Students of P.C.M. are brainwashed by society and parents from the beginning that the best opportunity for students after P.C.M. will be engineering, no doubt it is a great career. Still, people now like to experiment and not go with the mainstream options. But with changing generations, there have emerged many more career opportunities in the field of science. THE MAINSTREAM CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AFTER PCM: ENGINEERING: The most mainstream career path any student will choose after P.C.M. is engineering. It is a 4-year course. One may go for an undergraduate time that is B.E. or B.TECH. You will have to prepare for a national or state level entrance test (example: IIT-JEE, GATE, UPSEE, BITSAT) depending on the college you prefer. Students can also do a masters after the undergraduate course like M.E. or M.TECH, which is for two years. You can be quickly recruited in the public or the private sector after your system completes it. Engineering in itself is a vast subject; you can choose from many available branches of engineering.

  1. Some of them are listed below:
  2. Mechanical Engineering
  3. Electrical Engineering
  4. Civil Engineering
  5. Chemical Engineering
  6. Computer Science Engineering
The job profiles that are offered after engineering, chief engineer, assistant engineer, supervisor, etc. The average salary for a beginner would be somewhat around 30k-75k INR per month. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC) Second, most opted career option after engineering is B.SC. This is a 3-year undergraduate course; they have a lot of options to choose from. After completing the undergraduate course, students tend to go for the postgraduate course- M.SC, two years. Some options for B.SC are:
  1. B.SC PHYSICS
  2. B.SC MATHEMATICS
  3. B.SC CHEMISTRY
  4. B.SC BIOTECHNOLOGY
  5. B.SC AGRICULTURE
There are many more fields to opt for in B.SC; this is a vast subject and has excellent career opportunities. A mix of B.SC and M.SC can open up good job opportunities for the student. The starting salary for a B.SC graduate would be somewhere around 30k-50k INR per month.   BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (B.C.A) B.C.A. can be a promising career for any tech-savvy. It is an undergraduate course with a span of 3 years. This course pays attention to computers, languages, programming, and software applications. After completing B.C.A one may do a postgraduate study- M.C.A., a combination of B.C.A and M.C.A will open up new career paths for a student. With the changing generation, everyone is relying on computers to store information and database. We continuously need variations in programs to make it more user-friendly for people; hence more and more people are getting involved in this course to serve better technology to the coming generation. One can get into the teaching line after completing M.C.A or they can apply to both private or public sectors. More qualified and its M.N.C.s can also recruit well-trained students. A well-known government university may give students a seat based on their merit or the basis of their performance in various entrance exams. At the same time, private colleges may look for a donation at the time of admission. Fees may vary from college to college. However, government colleges have lower prices.The fee structure of any private college may be of 70k-90K INR per semester. Salary may again vary from company to company, but the basic starting salary may be 30k-50k per month. BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (B.ARCH) B.ARCH is a course in which you are taught designing, building, and structuring homes, retail stores, and buildings. This is a good option for people interested in designing homes and other properties. It is a 5-year course in which you will be equipped with relevant skills and training. A good M.N.C.s can hire you. If you are passionate about your work, you can start an independent firm and start by doing small projects like establishing a store or designing a café and eventually grow and learn with the experience you get. For admission, reputed colleges look for students with exceptional marks in their entrance exams; some of the relevant entrance exams are (NATA, JEE, state-level, or college level exams). Fees depend on the college. However, government colleges have a lower fee structure, but private college fees may vary from 70k-150k INR per semester. On average, the salary may vary between 30k- 70k INR per month. If you are an independent, you dont have to rely on anyone and work according to yourself.

B.PHARMACY.

This deals with the pharmaceutical sector, or in simpler words, the medicinal industry. This is a 4-year long course and deals with making medicine, knowing about the chemical properties, and being aware of each treatments usage. After completing B.PHARMACY, the student can apply for a postgraduate course M.PHARMACY. A combination of these may get you into an excellent job in the research sector. Direct recruitments happen in pharmaceutical companies as they need experts to make and test medicines. You can also open up your chemist shop if you have a degree or get hired in a hospital as a chemist. Admission In government colleges relies on the marks obtained in the relevant entrance test that can be a nation or state level. Government colleges have a lower fee as compared to private colleges. Private colleges charge between 60k-80k INR per semester. A graduates salary under this course will be around 30k-50k INR per month, depending on the workplace and qualifications. CAN YOU SWITCH TO A MANAGEMENT COURSES AFTER PCM? Another big question that every 12th standard student has on his mind is that they can switch their field after class 12th. To their surprise, the answer is YES; you can change your area to a management course after doing 12th with the science field. However, you might have to face a deduction of marks in various universities or colleges during admission as a penalty for a stream change. Some of the options you get in the management field are:
  1. B.COM (HONS)
Bachelors of commerce and bachelors of Commerce (Hons) are both an undergraduate course.Both have the same duration of 3 years. Both courses are related to accountancy, management, and economics. However, B.COM (Hons) is a more specialized course and matches more to the industries requirements. Admission criteria and eligibility are similar for both the courses, but the syllabus and subjects vary.  
  1. B.B.A.
This is also a 3-year course dealing with a business administration which helps you to explore different specializations in the business world. The admission takes places on the basis of marks obtained in various entrance tests some of which are :
  1. AIMA UGAT 2018 (AIMA Under Graduate Aptitude Test)
  2. S.E.T. 2018 (Symbiosis Entrance Test)
  3. IPU CET 2018 (Indraprastha University Common Entrance Test)
You can get a good job if you have done your course from a reputed college, as a good college will provide you with important skills and will give you an idea of the business world. You can also do an integrated course of 5 years which will involve BBA+MBA it will open up greater opportunities for a student and will be more beneficial.
  1. B.M.S.
Bachelor of management studies is another reputed course in the management field. This is also a 3-year course, it helps students to develop exemplary skills. It also provides you with theoretical information and practical training which equip you with leadership and managerial skills.
  1. PROFESSIONAL COURSES IN MANAGEMENT FIELD
  • CA 
Chartered accountancy is another major course in the management field. It is relatively a tougher course than the others,as you move on the higher levels it becomes more challenging. It opens up various sectors for you which include Tax Consultant, an auditor, an advisor, a financial officer. This professional course is provided by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).you can check out their website to get more information about admission procedure.
  • CS
The company secretary is another well-known course. The company secretarys main job is to look at all the compliances of the company and act as an in-house legal expert. This course is provided by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India. After doing C.S. you can practice an individual apply for a job in a corporate company. SOME OUT OF THE BOX COURSES FOR PCM STUDENTS COMMERCIAL PILOT TRAINING This is relatively an interesting subject that students can opt for after their 12th standard. All you need to do to get a commercial pilot license is to attend a flight training school. The course duration may vary from one institute to another, but generally,the course is between 2-3 years. After completing the course you can either be a ferry pilot or a commercial pilot and be appointed in private or nationalized airline companies. One can continue training other pilots after retirement! In order to get into a government or private flying school, a student must do well in their (pilot aptitude test) followed by an interview. The starting salary of a commercial pilot may be 1.5 lakh and my exceed time and experience.  DIPLOMA COURSES Theres always an option for students who wanted to get into engineering but couldnt pass the entrance exams, that option is a diploma course in engineering. Just like engineering, students can choose from various branches like mechanical, civil, electrical and chemical. The duration of the diploma course may vary from the chosen branch. Once after completing your diploma course, you can go for a degree course also, you will only have to attend the degree course for 2 years. Some options for a diploma course in engineering are:
  1. Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
  2. Diploma in Electrical Engineering
  3. Diploma in Civil Engineering
  4. Diploma in Chemical Engineering
  5. Diploma in Mining Engineering
  6. Diploma in Computer Science Engineering
OTHER DIPLOMA COURSES  People interested in more innovative and new fields can try out some unique diploma course available for a student after 12th standard. Few of them are listed below:
  1. Diploma in Print Media Journalism
  2. Diploma in Animation and Multimedia
  3. Diploma in Filmmaking, Video Production,and Editing
  4. Diploma in Biotechnology
  5. Diploma in Interior Designing
  6. Diploma in Jewellery Designing
  7. Diploma in Education Technology
DESIGN RELATED COURSES Students who are interested in the fashion industry and have a good sense of designing can opt for this field. As unique as this field gets, the opportunities in this field are endless from working with a high-end stylist to being a stylist you can do whatever you want to. This career, lets you explore the unexplored. Being creative and original in your work is the most important thing in this field. Some of the options for bachelor in design field are:
  1. Bachelor of design (fashion designing)
  2. Bachelor of design (leather design)
  3. Bachelor of design (accessory designing)
  4. Bachelor of design (textile design)
  5. Bachelor of design (product design)
  6. Bachelor of design (fashion communication)
LAW COURSES Another field that gives a lot of career opportunities is law. The duration of L.A.W. depends on your choice of course. The Bar Council of India (BCI) is known to be the main regulatory body of Law Education in India. In order to practice you need to clear the All India Bar Examination. Some integrated courses for law courses are:
  1. B.Sc. + LL.B.
  2. B.Com. + LL.B.
  3. B.Com. + LL.B.
  4. BBA + LL.B.
AN EXPERTS HELP IS ALWAYS WELCOMED, IF YOU ARE FACING PROBLEMS IN DECIDING A CREER PATH AFTER 12THWITH PCM THEN YOU CAN WATCH THE VIDEO LINKED BELOW:

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