DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER SECONDAY EDUCATION CAREER GUIDANCE AND ADOLESCENT COUNSELLING CELL ON CAREERS AND COURSES AFTER PLUS TWOOO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Pages 1. Actuarial Science 3 2. Agriculture 6 3. Archeology 11 4. Aviation 14 5. Banking 22 6. Bio-Informatics 27 7. Bio-Technology 29 8. Zoology 39 9. Bio-Chemistry 43 10. CMA Course (Cost Accountancy) 46 11. Chartered Accountancy Course 49 12. Chemistry 55 13. Civil Service Examination 61 14. Company Secretary Course 66 15. Criminology 71 16. Dairy Technology 74 17. Dental Mechanics/Hygienist 78 18. Designing 80 19. Disaster Management 104 20. Economics 107 21. Education - Teaching 116 22. Engineering 133 23. Environmental Science 153 24. Fisheries 157 25. Food Technology 161 26. Foreign Language 164 27. Forestry 173 28. Geography 176 29. Geology 182 30. Guidance and Counseling 191 31. History 198 32. Home Science 202 33. Hospital & Hotel Management 204 34. Veterinary Science 212 1 INTRODUCTION The discipline that makes use of statistical and mathematical methods as to determine the level of risk with respect to insurance and other financial instruments is known as Actuarial science. Actuaries are risk managers. They deal with application of statistical and economic analysis for decision making in insurance investment, financial planning and management. Actuaries provide firms with their services in a variety of business as well as social contexts. Those include: · Investment And Financial Services · Life Insurance · Health Insurance Content Financial Mathematics Finance and Financial Reporting Probability and Mathematical Statistics General Insurance Financial Economics Business Awareness Concepts of assets and liabilities Modeling Communications Health & care Insurance Life Insurance Pension & other employee benefit Finance & Investment Actuarial risk Eligibility For M.Sc Actuarial Science B.Sc Statistics or B.Sc Mathematics (with 50% Score) -4- Nature of Work An actuary has to design an insurance policy and set its price, select the right people for insurance products and design reinsurance policies to minimise the loss of the company.Their specialization areas are life insurance, health insurance, property insurance, casualty insurance, finance benefits, employee benefits and pension planning. Job Prospectus The United India Insurance, New India Assurance Company and General Insurance Corporation and general insurance firms provide excellent opportunities in India. The career scope for actuaries can be found not only within our country, but also in foreign countries. Life Insurance General Insurance Employees State Insurance Corporation Banks Stock Exchanges Financial Organisations Pension / Retirement Plans Institutes B.Sc + MSc Actuarial Science (5 years Dual Degree) Amity School of Insurance Banking and Actuarial Science, Noida M.Sc Actuarial Science Amity School of Insurance Banking and Actuarial Science, Noida BishopHerber College, Tiruchirapalli University of Madras MBA Insurance National law University, Jodhpur B.Sc Statistics with Actuarial Science Farook College, Kozhikode Post Graduate Diploma Insurance and Risk Management CMD School of Insurance and Actuarial Sciences, Modi Nagar, UP International Institute for Insurance and Finance (IIIF), Secundarabad Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (IILM), New Delhi Birla Institute of Management Technology, New Delhi Jaipuria Institute of Management Luknow. -5- Post Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Science Bishop Herber College, Tiruchirapalli Diploma Insurance Marketing and Risk Management CMD School of Insurance and Actuarial Sciences, Modi Nagar, UP P.G. Diploma in Insurance Management Amity School of Insurance Banking and Actuarial Science, Noida, Master in Insurance Business and Financial Planning Certificate (FPC) RNIS College of Insurance, New Delhi College Of Insurance, Mumbai College of Vocational Studies, Delhi University Directorate of Distance Education, Alagappa University Ernakulam Insurance Institute Kalyani University The National Insurance Academy Tolani Institute of Management Studies Personal Traits Mathematical Reasoning Skill Statistical Analysis Skill Problem Solving Skill Lateral Thinking Premier Institutes • Institute of Actuaries of India(IAI) • AMITY school of Insurance & Actuarial Science • Aligarh Muslim University • CMD school of Insurance & Actuarial Science : UP ♦ 2 INTRODUCTION The study of agriculture is known as agricultural science. Agriculture provides ample scope for different kinds of job opportunities. There are various fields like food production, processing, farm machineries, soil conservation and irrigation. The related practice of gardening is studied in horticulture. Content Agricultural courses include chemistry, botany, microbiology, soil science and animal physiology. Students are also introduced to basic concepts in agricultural systems, data analysis, agricultural business and economics. Topics studied by student in the later years include crop and pasture science, pasture agronomy, animal nutrition and agribusiness, Management of plant pests and diseases, crop science, soil fertility Horticultural Science, Natural Resource Management, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Extension and Agricultural Knowledge Management. Horticulture and Floriculture, which mainly focus on rearing of plants and flowers, also come under agriculture. Nature of Work Candidate should possess a liking for field work and an adaptive nature. Researchers should have intense concentration and a keen analytical thought process. Naturalistic intelligence is necessary for pursuing agricultural courses. Personality Traits • aptitude for research • ability to work as part of a team • Physical stamina to put in long hours of work with patience. Job Prospectus Candidate can seek employment in Central and State Government ministries and departments; Agricultural finance corporation research institutions; nationalized banks and rural banks; Krishi Vigyan Kendras; Agro - Industry Sector; Agricultural universities and various agricultural service organizations. They can also be employed as agricultural managers / inspectors in farm related organizations, food-processing unit, dairy fields, NGO’s and breeding centres. They can also set up their own business in primary economic sector such as farming, plantations, fisheries, mining, cattle rearing, poultry farming etc. -7- Trends World food production must be doubled by the mid-21st century using less land and water in adverse climate. Besides, growing bio fuel from grain crops (corn and oil seeds) and sugar cane is also increasing the pressure on food demand. So the area offers career for talented persons. Branches • Agronomy. • Agricultural Economics. • Agricultural Entomology. • Agricultural Engineering. • Agricultural Extension. • Agricultural Marketing Co-Operation. • Agricultural Microbiology. • Agricultural Statistics,. • Apiculture. • Biotechnology. • Crop Physiology.. • Genetics and Plant Breeding. • Horticulture. • Plant Pathology. • Seed Science and Technology. • Sericulture. • Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry. Rare Specializations • Turf-grass management- for sports fields, public gardens, golf courses, botanical gardens and residential establishments. • Hydroponics- Method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil • Weed Sciences- Weed Science is the study of vegetation management in agriculture, aquatics, horticulture, essentially anywhere plants need to be managed. • Pasture Management- Pasture management is the process of ensuring pasture persistence, maintaining soil nutrition for growth and making the best use of the pasture -8- • Arid Horticulture- Realizing the potential of horticultural crops in arid zone • Agrometeorology- Study and use of weather and climate information to enhance or expand agricultural crops and/or to increase crop production. Competitive Exams -9- Premier Institutes • The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).The Council is the apex body for coordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the country. It has 99 ICAR institutes and 53 agricultural universities spread across the country).Website. www.icar.org.in/ • Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) commonly known as Pusa Institute,Bihar. Website www.iari.res.in Special /Research Institutes • Kerala Agricultural University Mannuthi, Trissur(www.kau.edu/) • Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI),Kasaragod(www.cpcri.gov.in/) • Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram(www.ctcri.org/) • Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode (www.spices.res.in/) • The Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi(www.iari.res.in/ý) • National Research Center for Arid Horticulture (NRCAH now as CIAH) at Bikaner.( www.ciah.ernet.in/ý) • Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal (www.ciae.nic.in/ý) • Indian Institute of Horticultural Research,Karnataka (www.iihr.ernet.in/ý) • Directorate of Cashew Research Puttur,Karnataka (www.cashew.res.in) • Natrional Research Centre for Banana Trichi,T N (www.nrcb.res.in/ -10- Eminent in the field Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (M S Swaminathan)born 7 August 1925, is an Indian geneticist and international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India’s “Green Revolution,” a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Swaminathan is known as the “Father