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Father Manipadam
Principal, provincial youth
delegate, Don Bosco Youth Services, Calcutta |
Q: I
am a student of Class XII science in a CBSE board school.
I had scored 74.40 per cent in my ICSE but was forced to
drop three years due to a physical ailment. I had taken
up science in the hope of making it to the joint entrances
of medical and engineering courses. If I don’t make
it, what other career options do I have? Also, will my shift
from the ICSE to the CBSE board affect my Plus Two results?
Nilabh Das
A: Your shifting from ICSE to CBSE will not affect your Plus Two results in any way. Of course, the three years of gap in studies due to your ailment must have made your studies much harder for you as you lost touch with academics for a while. I am sure you are working hard to cope with the situation. And, if you don’t make it to medicine or engineering at the joint entrance examinations, you still have a host of other options. You can do your graduation with honours in any of the science-related streams and then go on to do your postgraduate studies or MBA and look for relevant jobs. In fact, that is what all students do. It is only an extremely small percentage of students who make it to engineering and medicine. So you really don’t have any reason to worry.
Q: I
have completed my Plus Two in science. I am keen on joining
the Indian Statistical Institute. What is the eligibility
and how do I prepare for it? What are the courses offered?
Souvik Choudhury
A: You
will have to get in touch with the institute directly and
collect the application forms. From there you will come
to know all about the entrance examinations and other details.
As far as I know, they conduct their own entrance tests.
The newspapers also generally carry the announcements, giving
all the relevant details. Your Plus Two marks, especially
in science subjects and maths, should be good and you should
do well at the entrance test. If you have been doing well
in science and maths at the Class X and the Class XII levels
you should be able to do well at the entrance test as well.
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Rajkumar Roychowdhury
Head, physics and applied mathematics unit, ISI, Calcutta |
Q: I
had passed Class X with 71 per cent and Class XII with 63
per cent. I dropped a year to take admission in BTech. I
got through WBJEE in NSE College, Calcutta, and took admission
in the computer science course. At the time of admission,
the college told me that I would not be eligible for campus
recruitment in companies like TCS, Wipro, IBM, etc. Is that
so? Please advise.
Suraj Mahato
A: I don’t know on what basis the college authorities told you such a thing. Don’t bother too much about that and try to do well in computer science. The big companies recruit people through a screening test. Try to prepare for those tests. Also, try to improve your maths and GK as much as possible.
Q: I
am studying science in Class XI. However, I am not sure
about what to take up after this. Are there some aptitude
tests that would help me gauge my interests? If yes, where
should I give those tests and how expensive are they?
Hardik Mehta
A: Since you are studying science in Class XI it may be presumed that you have some interest in science. There are two things you should reflect on: (i)which subject do you find most interesting? (ii) which subject are you good at?
If the two answers coincide, you need not
take any aptitude tests. However, if you still wish to take
one, you may contact the Indian Institute of Psychometry,
117 B.T. Road, Calcutta 700108. E-mail: info@iipindia.com.
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