Courses after 12th Science

12th standard is the most important and the last stage of a student’s school life. After 12th grade, a student has to decide his/her path which he/she is going to take in life and his/her career they are going to pursue. You just can’t afford to choose what to do after 12th standard carelessly. Your whole life is somewhat dependent on what path you are going to tread. You must take a lot of things into consideration and various factors such as your interests, job scope in the future, the salary you are going to receive and opportunities that are coming to knock your dinner in the course of your  career.

There are many courses available to students after 12th grade. You have the conventional courses like Engineering, MBBS which main stream, but there are a few non-conventional courses too. Please make sure that you take your own time to think and process youth thoughts well to think well before you make a particular choice as your career.

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1) Career in B.SC & M.SC: 

After Engineering stream, B.Sc.programs are what 12th Science students choose often. When it comes to B.Sc. program, the course duration is 3 years. After graduation, one may go for PG course- M.Sc. It lasts for 2 years. Some good B.Sc. courses are-

• Sc. Agriculture, B.Sc. Horticulture, B.Sc. Forestry, B.Sc.IT, B.Sc. Computer Science, B.Sc. Chemistry,
• Sc. Mathematics
• Sc. Physics
• Sc. Hotel Management
• Sc. Nautical Science
• Sc. Electronics
• Sc. Electronics and Communication
• Sc. Biotechnology

When B.Sc. is followed up with M.Sc., one may build a good career in Research and Development field in the country and abroad.

Average salary: Around 25-50 thousand per month.

2) Career in B.E/B.TECH: 

After completing the rhetorical 12th science stream schooling, one may go for undergraduate B.E. or B.Tech. Engineering program.  It is one of the most demanding program and it has a great demand in the country as well as in the overseas. The course duration is 4 years. After B.E./B.Tech., one may also go for M.E./Match., M.E./ Match. program which has the duration of 2 years. Some of the prominent branches of Engineering are-

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Science Engineering
• IT Engineering
• EC Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Aeronautical Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
• Automobile Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Biotechnology Engineering
• Genetic Engineering and many other fields

 Job profiles available after completing the engineering courses are-

• Chief Engineer, Assistant engineer, Supervisor, Consultant and software associate etc.

The starting salary could be anywhere between 15-75K INR per month. The jobs in the engineering field in the government offer according to their pay scale and grade.

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 3) Career in B.C.A: 

B.C.A. is the abbreviation for Bachelor of Computer Applications. It is a 3 years long course. This course is mainly focused on Computers, software and applications, programming languages etc. Starting salary of a BCA graduate is completely based upon a number of factors. Some of the important factors are:

Institute from which the student completed the course and in which college, level of the education (UG, PG etc.), the student’s specialization and the domain of the work.

 Average salary: 30-50 thousand per month.

Job portfolios which are available after completing the BCA course are-

• Software developer
• Computer Engineer
• Project Manager
• Software tester

4) Career in B.ARCH:

B.Arch. means Bachelor of Architecture. Explaining in simple terms, it is a branch that deals with planning and construction of homes, offices, public structures or any monuments.

Duration of B.Arch. course is 5 years. Considering about job opportunities, one may get into MNCs and top players operating in the Construction as well as building sector. Also, if you are creative, you may also start up on your own, designing and creating homes and small projects.

In case of a Government job, the salary will be as per the pay scale and grade pay. If you choose entrepreneurship, profit generated will matter more than salary. There are many successful entrepreneurs who have opened their own businesses and running them successfully.

Job profiles available after completing the course are-

• Chief Architect
• Assistant Architect
• Resource Manager
• Planning & Design professional
• Consultant

Average salary: 30-70 thousand per month.

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 5) Career in PHARMACY:

Pharmacy courses are all about the pharmaceutical sector in the country. It deals with various drugs and pharma companies in the country. It deals with topics such as making medicines, chemicals involved in making medicines, uses of medicines and research of new medicines in the market etc. The course time is of 4 years.

After completing Pharm., one may follow it up with the Master’s Degree- M. Pharm.This is because of better prospects in life and in career. Talking about job opportunities, Pharmaceutical companies are the prime job providers They offer great salaries too. One may also get job in private and government hospitals that hires chemists.

If you start your own medical shop, profit generated will matter more than salary as you’ll have a greater knowledge in the drugs you have ordered to see in your store.

Average salary is 40-60k per month which is pretty decent.

 Job scope:

• Pharmacist
• Medical representative
• Research professional

6) Career in B.B.A:

B.B.A. stands for Bachelor of Business Administration. Still, science stream students are eligible to pursue it. It is a very favorable option.

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B.B.A. program’s duration is 3 years.

Starting salary of a BBA graduate depends upon a number of factors. Some of the prominent   and important factors are:

• Institute from which the candidate completed the course
• Level of education (UG, PG etc.)
• His/her specialization
• The domain he/she has chosen
• Job location

Salary: 45-65k per month.

Job opportunities are plenty and it includes private sector jobs mostly. Managerial posts in MNCs will be a good place for B.B.A. grads to start off. It’s advisable to do post-graduation after BBA for better prospects in career.

Job profiles include-

• Job profiles: HR Management, Material Management, Administrative roles.

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