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WhatamIgoingtodoafterBTech?
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Youmusthaveaskedyourselfthisquestionalotoftimesatsomepointortheotherinyourlife.In
Indiayouarenotjudgedbywhatyouhavestudiedbutwhatyoudoafteryoucompleteyour
education.Thesocietyismoreconcernedaboutthejobandsalaryyougetaftereducationandnot
theintellectualpropertyyouhaveearned.
10thingsyoucandoafterB.Tech
ThisarticletalksabouttheTop10CareerOptionsyoucanchoosefromafteryourB.Tech./B.E.
IfyouareacurrentstudentofB.Techorhavepassedoutrecently,thenthisarticleisaMUSTread
foryou.
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Whathaveyouthoughtaboutdoingnext?M.Tech?ORMBA?ORajob?Evenifyouhavedecided
onsomething,itisadvisabletoexploretheotheroptionslyinginfrontofyou.Itsatruthnever
discussedortold.Wepreferkeepingsilentandletthingshappenonlytocrylateraboutthemistakes
wemade.

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Beforewestartexploringtheoptionsavailable,letuskeepthreethingsinmind:

ThreeMantrastoalwayskeepinmind
Dontleaveanoptionstraightforwardbecauseitistoomediocre.Youdontneedtofollowothersbut
tofollowyourheart.
It'sokayifamillionotherpeoplelikeyouarepreparingforanentranceexam,includingyourfriends!
Ifyoubelieveyoucancracktheexam,trustmeYOUCAN.
Everybodyisnotborntograduate,doanMBAandgetahighpayingjob.IfpeoplelikeGandhi,SC
BoseandAPJAbdulKalamthoughtthiswaytheworldwouldhavemissedalotofpositivechanges.
Bethechangeyouwanttoseeintheworld.

1.CampusPlacement
Alreadyboredofstudying?Thengettingselectedinadecentcompanyvisitingyourcampusseemsa
goodoption.Ifyoudonthaveanyintentionsofstudyingfurther,oratleastimmediatelyafterB.Tech,
youcanoptforajob.Thisisconsideredtobeasaferoptionwhereyougettimetodecidewhichfield
youwanttosticktoTechnicaloryouwanttoshiftyourcoreinterestareafromtechnicalto
managementtosomeotherstream.

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2.GoforanM.Techdegree
Ifyoustudiedengineeringoutofpassionandnotbecauseyouwereforcedbyyourparentsorjustfor
sakeofdoingit,thenMTechisagoodoption.Youcanoptforthefieldofstudyyouaspireto
expertisein.Forthis,youneedtopreparewellfortheentranceexamstogetintoagoodcollege.
GATE(GraduateAptitudeTestinEngineering)isanationalexamconductedinIndiawhichcanfetch
youadmissioninIITs,IISCorNITsandmanyothers.

3.DoanMBA
Dontfeelyouarethetechnicalguyyourparentswantedyoutobe?Alwaysfeltlikeyouarea
managerandwanttoseeyourselfinabusinesssuitinsomeMNC?Probablyyouhaveafascination
forMBAtoo.DontgetdivertedbythethoughtsthateveryoneisdoinganMBArightnowanditsvalue
hasdecreased.Ifyouwanttomakeacareerinthemanagementsector,holdmanagerialpositions,
thenMBAistherightchoice.Youmayspecializeinyourareaofinterestwhichmaybethealltime
popularfieldslikeHR,Marketing,SalesorthenewgrowingdomainslikeDigitalMarketing,
InternationalRelationsetc.InIndia,therearevariousentranceexaminationsthatwillhelpyouget
intothetop30MBAcolleges.CAT(CommonAdmissionTest)servesasagatewayforanMBAatthe
IIMsandmanyotherleadinginstitutes.SomeotherpopularexamsareXAT(Xaviers),NMAT,SNAP,
CMAT,TISS,IRMAetc.

4.PrepareforCivilServices
AlwayssawyourselfasanIASorIPSofficer?Admitit,somedayortheotheryoumusthavethought
aboutpreparingfortheCivilServicesbutleftthethoughtbecauseyoufeltthatit'sverytoughto
crack!
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Yes.Indeeditisoneofthetoughestexamsintheworldtocrackandthereliesahugecompetitionto
beacivilservant,butyoucannotholdyourselfbackbecauseofthis.CivilServicesisnotjustabout
crackinganexamandthenclearinganinterview,itjudgesyouoneverythingyoucanthinkof,who
youareandwhatyoustandfor!
YouneedtoputyourcompletefocusinadditiontolotsofdeterminationtoprepareforCivilServices
Examination.ForthatyouneedtoBelieveinyourself.

5.ShortTermCourses
TherearevariousshorttermcoursesanddiplomacoursesyoucanoptforafteryourB.Tech.It
canbeacertificatecourseinembeddedtechnology,VLSI,robotics,ethicalhacking,protocoltesting,
machinedesigningetc.oradiplomacourseinanyspecificdomain.
Suchcoursesaregenerallyjoborientedandserveasabridgebetweenwhatyouknowandwhatthe
industryexpectsyoutoknowinordertoabsorbyouintotheirorganization.

6.EntrepreneurshipStartyourventure
Doyouhavedreamsofbeingajobprovider?Alwayswantedtobeyourownboss?Thenstarting
somethingofyourownisagreatoption.Butbeforeyouthinkaboutityouneedtobesureaboutyour
options.Startupistrendingmoreasafashionthanacareeroption.Beingyourownbossdoesnot
meanyoucanignoreworkandlifewouldbeeasy.Startingyourventureandmakingitsucceedwould
bethetoughestofallthethingsyoucando.Itwillhaveupsanddownseverynewday.Maybeyou
wouldnotgetanyclientforthewholeyear.Bereadyforthechallengesandimmenselearningifyou
aredeterminedtobeanentrepreneur.Thisistheroadlesstravelled.
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7.GoAbroad
Itisalsoaverygoodoptiontoexplore.Ifyouchoosetostudyabroad,youwillgetalotofexposure
andlearningalongwiththeeducationpart.Youmightalsobeabletogetajobatinternational
locationsifyouhaveplanstosettleabroadpermanentlyinthefuture.
Youcanalsoexploreintegratedopportunitiesabroad.AlongwithoptionsofMSyoumayexplore
optionsofMS+PhDandotherresearchorientedcourses.Inaddition,youcouldlookatthevarious
fellowshipsinresearchanddevelopmentcategoryavailablethatmayfascinateyoutoo.Youcanalso
applyforthevariousscholarshipswhichwillfundyoureducationpartiallyorcompletely.

8.Jointhearmy
Giveachancetothepatriotinyou.JoiningtheArmy/Navy/AirForceoranyotherwingofthedefense
servicescanbeexcitingandhighpayingatthesametime.Youcanjoinastechnicalstaffbyapplying
throughtheUniversityEntryScheme(UES),whichrequiresyoutoapplyontheirrespectivewebsites
orappearfortheAFCAT(AirForceCommonAdmissionTest).Youcanalsoapplyforflyingpositions
inIndianAirForcebyclearingAFCAT.
Thetimesaregonewhenyoutaggeddefenseserviceswithonlypatriotism.Nowyoucanbe
utterlyprofessionalwhenoptingfordefenseasacareer.Thesepositionswillgiveyouan
opportunitytoliveyourlifeforthenation,alifewithgoodfacilitiesandadecentsumtotakehomeas
well.

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9.BeaChangeMaker
Feelfascinatedwhenyouseesomeonefightingfortherightsofothers?Wanttobringsome
positivechangeinlifeofothers?YoucanworkforanNGOorstartyourown,youcanchoosea
careerinjournalism,optforsocialresearchordosomethinginyourownprofessionitselfbyhelping
peoplewhodonthaveaccesstoit,e.g.ifyouarealawyer,fightfortherightsofthelessprivilegedif
youareadoctor,treatpeopleifyouareanengineer,innovateforthemassetc.

10.Exploretheartistinyou!
InIndiawehaveahabitofnotmixingourprofessionandourpassion.Butwhatifourpassion
becomesourprofession?
Wouldntitbesoamazingtodowhatyouloveratherthangoingtheotherwayroundoflovingwhat
youdo?
Itcanbeanythingrangingfromphotography,painting,performingarts,astrology,writingoryoga.If
youlovewriting,beawriterlovecapturingnatureandwildlife,exploreyouroptionsinphotography
lovespeakingandtalkingtopeople,BeaRadioJockeyalwaysfoundyourlegsmovewiththemusic,
beadancer!Letitbeanyotherpassionaswell.Ifyoucanattainexpertiseinyourpassionandcan
earnyourbreadandbutterwithit,itsagoodwaytogo.Atleastyouwouldneverregretdoing
somethingyouneverlikedandyouwouldliveeverymomentdoingwhatyoulove.
Sodidyoufindsomethingthatexcitesyou?Ormaybethereinliessomethingbeyondtheseforyou!
Whatmattersintheendisthatyouarehappyaboutwhatyouhavedone&whatyouaredoing.
Remember,ifyouwanttoworryaboutwhatpeoplethinkaboutyouorwhatpeoplewillthinkabout
youifyoudothisorthat,thenthereisaproblem!Whatshouldideallymatterishowyouseeyourself.
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Doyourespectthepersonyouare?Ifyes,youareontherightpath!
Doshareyouropinionswithusonwhatyouthinkaboutthearticle.Alsopleaseshareanyother
excitingcareeroptionsavailablewhichwemayhavemissed.
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