Education abroad & Career

TOP TRENDY COURSES Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan* Emerging trends in job market Impact of Globalization and quantum jump in information and communication technologies (ICT) has paved the way for emerging prospective courses with immense job potential. Recent findings reveal that this trend is gradually replacing the traditional sector. Study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) revealed that information technology (IT), IT enabled sectors (IteS), Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO), Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO), Aviation, Hospitality, Retail, Entertainment and Brokerages are some of the prospective areas. Study on ‘job opportunities in the emerging sectors’, named as ASSOCHAM Business Barometer (ABB) revealed that IT and IteS would be the most potential areas in the years to come. The study predicted that by 2010 IT &IteS and BPO sectors require 50 lakh and 23 lakh professionals respectively. KPO and LPO are...

Professional courses-Changing trends ahead Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan Kerala entrance examinations for Medical, Agricultural and Engineering courses for the current year will be held during April 2010. Moreover Plus two students have to write a series of examinations during this summer! There is a growing apprehension among the students and parents regarding the choice of the courses. Like, which course is best? Which course has more career potential? etc. Students should not select a course based on the compulsion from the parents. It should not be based on existing vacancies available in the Government sector. Try to dream about the research and development that will take place after 4-5 years. Their aptitude and interest must be given due weightage. Medical courses As usual in Kerala parents are interested to admit their children to medical courses. But the numbers of medical seats available when compared to engineering are less than 10 percent. So com...

Foreign universities are eagerly waiting to start campuses in India Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan Foreign education bill is expected to be introduced in the forthcoming parliament session. Thus it may become the law during monsoon session of parliament. Widespread discussions are taking place about this bill within the country and abroad. SWOT analysis of this bill reveals that it can create spectacular growth in the higher education and research sector of the country. Indian students can easily access the cutting edge technologies at an affordable cost is one of the major impacts of this bill. Recent analysis reveals that in 2008-09, around 140 Indian institutions and 156 foreign education providers were involved in academic collaborations. Of which 90 institutions have university status and 20 have college status. Other institutions were for skill deve...