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Offbeat Careers

ANIMATION

Summary: If watching Tom & Jerry was more than just a pastime for you, animation may just be a future career path for you. With animation technology growing over the last few decades, it is a field that is gaining immense ground in the broader field of Media studies.

Job Opportunities: A degree in animation affords job opportunities in a wide variety of contexts from graphics creators of websites to film animations.

Web Resource:
http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/animation-cartoon-courses/
 

AVIATION

Summary: Various kinds of aviation courses are available in India, offering specialized training in a wide range of subjects such as flying operation, aircraft maintenance, air traffic management, aviation safety, regulatory policies and technical aspects of flying.

Job opportunities: Having completed a course in aviation from a recognized institution, job opportunities from the government, regulatory or aviation sector become possible. With the liberalization and privatization of airports, there is an unprecedented demand for manpower professionally trained in aviation.

Web Resource:
http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/aviation-course/
 

ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

Summary: An actuary is a business professional who deals with the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. Actuaries provide expert assessments of financial security systems, with a focus on their complexity, their mathematics, and their mechanisms. Analytical skills, business knowledge and understanding of human behavior and the vagaries of information systems are required to design and manage programs that control risk

Job opportunities: Actuaries provide professional services in a wide range of business contexts, including investment and financial services, life insurance, health insurance and general insurance among others.

Web Resource:
http://www.scholarshipsinindia.com/actuarial_science_course.html
 

HOTEL MANAGEMENT

Summary: The boom in the tourism industry has resulted in the immense growth of the hotel industry in India.This in turn, calls for quality hospitality in hotels all over the country. This avenue offers opportunity to students interested in the service sector. Careers at all levels of hotel management typically require applicants with good communication and organizational skills as well as the enthusiasm to cater to people’s needs.

Job opportunities:
Career options in Hotel management exist in both the private and public sector. Openings available in the hotels across the nation can be found easily through the internet and most hotels in India offer lucrative pay packages to their upper-level staff.

Web Resource: http://www.indiaedu.com/career-courses/hotel-management-courses/
 

FASHION DESIGN

Summary: If you have a penchant for creativity, style and originality, a career in fashion designing is the perfect choice for you. Due to the recent boom in the fashion industry, allowed by the thriving Indian textile industry, fashion design is a course that many are beginning to opt for. India, currently straddling its old traditions and western culture, is fertile ground for the best of both worlds. Fusion fashion is highly showcased from college shows to international runways.

Job Opportunities:
A trained fashion designer can work in areas like designer wear production, planning and concept management, fashion marketing, design production management, fashion media, and brand promotion. Those interested in a career in fashion designing often become entrepreneurs and form their own companies.

Web Resource:
http://www.indiaedu.com/top-educational-institutes/top-fashiontechnology-colleges/  

MASS COMMUNICATIONS

Summary: In a nutshell, Mass Communication is the study of all medium used to convey audio and visual information to large audiences. Examples of mass media include newspapers, magazines, films, radio, television, etc. This course involves the multi-disciplinary study of a host of subjects ranging from psychology and sociology to advertising and journalism. Knowledge of mass media forms the backbone of publicly shared information and is a very useful degree for several types of jobs post-college.

Job Opportunities: Generally, the graduates of mass communication programs work in fields such as news media and publishing, public relations and research centers.

Web Resource:
http://www.indiaedu.com/top-educational-institutes/top-masscomm-colleges/