Career Awareness Programme (CAP) at Thyagaraju Central School, Bidadi

Why we need career assessments? Ayush’s parents were Chemical engineers and Ayush was good at Chemistry in school. He was scoring well, every year. When he finished his 10 th exams, he took up Math, Physics and Chemistry as his subjects and after the 12 th  exams, his joined Chemical Engineering. But soon he realized that this was not what he wanted to do. He realized that he was really interested in studying about Animals (Zoology) and Plants (Botany).  What if he had realized this during his school life? What if Ayush’s parents had consulted a professional career counsellor? They would have understood that scoring marks was not the only criterion in selecting a course; that interest or passion for a career should also be considered, along with ability. He could have become a Zoologist, Wildlife Biologist, Environmental Scientist, Veterinarian, Biotechnologist or Botanist.  Ayush’s parents realized that they should not have imposed their ideas on their child, to...

How to plan for your career? Shreya was studying in the 12 th  grade and doing well, but was still not sure what she would do after her 12 th  grade and didn’t have any concrete plan.  She liked Biology and Math in school but was not too keen on Chemistry. Designing and drawing were her passions. She considered Medicine as both her parents were Doctors, but was not too keen on spending the next 10 years studying. She thought of Architecture, as she liked drawing. She also thought of doing a major in Math and Statistics, since everyone was talking about Data analytics, AI and ML being the careers of the future. With so many possible career options and pathways, how can Shreya plan for her career? Thinking about the future can be stressful; the stream or course that the student chooses after the 10 th  or 12 th  grade will play a huge role in determining his future career path. For students, common question that keep popping up in their mind are –  W...

How to be a responsible parent? Techniques every parent should know. Vandana’s parents had no clue about Psychology and Counselling as a career. They wanted their daughter to take up Commerce and work in a Bank, just like them. But after seeing Vandana’s interest and understanding of people and their problems and her dislike for a “desk job”, her parents met a neighbor who taught Psychology in a college, asked Vandana to talk to a few friends who were studying Psychology, all of them approached a career counsellor to find out the scope of Psychology as a career and then they encouraged Vandana to take up Psychology as her major. As parents they helped Vandana realize her strengths and weaknesses and study the subject that she liked. They showed their child that they were concerned about her and supported her at every step to take the appropriate decision. Would you do the same? As a parent, you naturally are concerned about your child’s future. Parents have a key role to...

5 steps to achieve your dream career Manu Bhaker   is one of India’s most talented sports shooters. She represented India at the 2018 ISSF World Cup and went on to win two gold medals. 16-year-old Manu Bhaker then clinched a gold medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Manu Bhaker first tasted real success at the international level after she won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships. For some, success comes sooner than anticipated. For most others, it takes a longer period. During her school time, Manu competed in sports like boxing, Huyen Langlon  (a Manipuri martial art), skating, and tennis and went on to wina couple of national games medals in these events. At the age of 14, Manu informed her father that she wanted to take up competitive shooting as that was her ‘ dream career’ . Manu was highly inspired by her grandfather ch. Rajkaran Saheb...

Peer influence starts at an early age and increases through the teenage years. It is normal and important for children to have friends and rely on them in the process of growing up. Peers can be positive and supportive. Peers can help each other develop new skills or stimulate interest in books, music or extracurricular activities. However, peers can also have a negative influence, when they encourage each other to skip classes, cheat, use drugs, share inappropriate material online etc. Peer influence can thus swing both to the negative and positive side. Research has shown that it has a deep impact on one’s decision-making ability, especially when it comes to choosing a course or a career path. Here are some examples of students, who were influenced by their peers while choosing their career  Kavil  was an average student. He was performing well during his school days and liked to hang out with his friends on weekends. He was not very serious about his career and ha...

Cybersecurity as a career option Trishneet Arora, 26 years old, is the founder and CEO of TAC Security, an IT security company which focuses on providing specialized services called Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing. The tale began when Trishneet got his first computer when he was a 11-year-old. Soon he started to experiment with it. Because of his fascination for computers, he failed in the class VIII examination and completed his class X through open learning.  Arora has authored books on cyber security, ethical hacking and web defence like “The Hacking Era”, “Hacking TALK with Trishneet Arora” and “Hacking with Smart Phones” along with several technical manuals, and has given countless lectures, workshops and seminars. He has worked closely with the Punjab and Gujarat police departments helping them resolve many cyber-crime cases and training them on cyber-crime security. Arora’s company.  He was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 2018 As...

Career Awareness Programme (CAP) at Thyagaraju Central School, Bidadi The recent years have seen an emergence of a multitude of career options across the globe. From well-established careers like Medicine and Engineering to new-age career options like Social Media Evangelist and Data Scientist, students today are spoiled for choice when it comes to making their career decision. It is only natural that they face hundreds of questions before arriving upon one of the most crucial decisions of their adult life. Cognizant of the need for structured career planning, schools, colleges and educational institutions are now actively taking steps to promote career guidance and proper selection. Thyagaraju Central School (TCS), Bidadi is one such school which encourages its students to pursue the right career.  TCS wants to prepare its students for the real world by finding their interests and their strengths, developing the necessary skills and providing effective real-world expo...