The essence of a sound recordist’s job is to detect minutiae which are unnoticed by the untutored ear and to utilise hi-tech equipment to give crystalline clarity to recorded sound
With the pervasive growth and development of the electronic media there is a continuously rising demand for sound engineers and sound recording professionals. Consequently, this 21st […]
A career in international trade has tremendous potential with employment opportunities multiplying in export-import firms.
With the rapid globalisation of markets and the dismantling of trade barriers under the new World Trade Organisation (WTO) regime, highly rewarding job opportunities are becoming available to professionals trained in export-import or foreign trade management. A career in international […]
Given the small number of graphologists and professionally certified hand-writing experts in India, their services are in high demand
“There’s a great future for graphologists and handwriting experts in India. People are becoming increasingly aware that hand-writing analysis is not a mystical craft but a science which uncovers an individual’s personality. Development of this science has […]
With offshore oil exploration and production set to intensify, a huge demand for deep sea divers, who inspect, maintain and repair sub-sea installations, is on the cards
The workplace is deep underwater; the hours long requiring hanging by an umbilical cord-like link which supplies life-giving oxygen, and a connection with the world above. That’s perhaps why […]
With the coming of age of Indian art, a new vocation of art curator has emerged as a career option for artistically inclined youth
With the rapid expansion of post-liberalisation India’s middle class, art galleries and exhibitions are mushrooming across the country, prompting huge and rising demand for works of art (paintings, sculptures, objets d’art). Contemporary […]
With several deep space missions in the pipeline, opportunities for aerospace engineers have multiplied
The touchdown of Chandrayaan-3, the third mission of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on the dark side of the moon (lunar south pole) on August 23 and its successful release of the Pragyan Rover made media headlines the worldover. This successful […]
With a crime wave sweeping India, the demand for criminologists who determine the causes and effects of criminal activity and develop strategies for crime abatement, is becoming pressing
According to latest data of the National Crime Records Bureau — a statistical unit of the Union home ministry — a crime wave is sweeping India. In 2021 […]
Following enactment of the Public Records Act making it mandatory for every government office to maintain records, demand for archivists is rising
If you want to understand the present, you have to know your past! “India, with its long and diverse history has a cultural wealth of hundreds and thousands of manuscripts, records, inscriptions, documents etc. […]
The growth and intensification of e-commerce traffic over the worldwide web (aka the internet) has multiplied opportunities for cyber terrorists. Enter the cyber security professional
With cyberspace payment gateways multiplying, e-payments, credit cards circulation and the country’s internet user base expanding, e-commerce is fast becoming a way of life for government, corporates and middle-class India. However, […]
For professionally qualified business management graduates, there’s high demand for careers in market research which is becoming increasingly sophisticated
T he numbers-crunching back-room boys of high-flying marketing strategists of industry — especially of the glamorous FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) industry — are low-profile market researchers who provide the vital demographic, qualitative research and other data, […]
A heavy and onerous responsibility of drawing up detailed blueprints for the construction of new towns and cities has devolved upon professionally qualified urban planners
With India’s urban population slated to increase from 377 million currently to 600 million by 2030, and the number of urban households predicted to rise from 22 million to 91 million […]
According to Astute Analytics, the aggregate revenue of engineering services outsourced worldwide is likely to skyrocket from $1.5 trillion to $6.8 trillion by 2031
With the digital revolution now in full swing, new products are being constantly launched, developed and upgraded especially in the automotive, consumer electronics, medical devices, and telecom industries. These developments have opened […]
Confronted with rising incidence of stress, people from all walks of life are flocking to spas and wellness clinics. Therefore there’s growing demand for qualified professionals in this global $255 billion industry
A beneficial fallout of the sustained growth of India’s hospitality industry — hotels, restaurants, tours and tourism — is the simultaneous growth of the […]
Intensive research in this new frontier science has created advanced awareness of cures for inherited and durable diseases. Unsurprisingly there’s growing demand for genetics professionals
Almost three decades ago, Dolly, the world’s most famous sheep was cloned successfully — a breakthrough which brought the science of genetics to the forefront of global consciousness. Since then, universities […]
India’s post-liberalisation state-of-the-art hospitals, well-qualified doctors and low medical charges are attracting a rising number of patients from developed countries with ageing populations
With the costs of medical care particularly surgical procedures, having soared beyond middle class affordability, and waiting lists in public hospitals in developed OECD countries becoming longer, medical tourism has emerged as a […]
For youth attracted by the glitz, glamour and lights of the film and television industry, new career opportunities are available. To a lengthening list add costumes and accessories design
Despite 95 percent of the estimated 1,500-2,000 feature films produced annually in India flopping at the box office — with Mumbai-based studios and hastily incorporated firms of […]
With public, private and foreign investment pouring into infrastructure projects, there’s sustained demand for professionally qualified structural engineers
The rapid urbanisation of India requires massive investment in highways, roads, power, construction, and infrastructure industries. Inevitably, demand for professionally qualified structural engineers needed to build the required infrastructure is set to skyrocket.
Structural engineering is a specialised field […]
Contrary to conventional wisdom, venture capital firms aren’t run by wealthy financiers who magnanimously fund start-ups, but by professionals who study, analyse and assess capital mobilisation proposals submitted by entrepreneurs
If you believe you have the ability to spot a good business opportunity and aspire to fund the dreams of entrepreneurs who can create jobs and […]
The demand for professionally qualified geologists with a sense of adventure has increased almost tenfold during the past decade
For outdoor types who like to explore the environment and hike through the wilderness, professional qualifications in geology could open up a world of opportunities.
Geology is the science of earth studies. Geologists study geographical data and material […]
While the pet healthcare and food industries are growing steadily behind the scenes, pet grooming salons or parlours have become increasingly visible in the country’s metropolitan cities
For the country’s growing number of animal rights activists and household pet lovers, new opportunities have emerged to combine their pleasure — love of pet animals — with business.
According […]
The forensics scientist makes sure that victims of crime and murder/violence are thoroughly examined, appropriate tests are conducted and data interpretation is accurate
With crime and criminal activity of all types — murder, rape, kidnapping, terrorist bombings, cyber crime, and credit card frauds — rising exponentially, the demand for forensics science professionals, trained to detect crimes […]
Within the booming Indian economy, occasions to celebrate are aplenty. Therefore floral designers are much in demand and tend to be given a carte blanche to exercise creativity and imagination
Within the booming Indian economy, occasions to celebrate are aplenty. Therefore floral designers are much in demand and tend to be given a carte blanche to […]
With 20 percent of global GDP being expended on infrastructure and construction projects, the demand for professionally qualified project managers is set to explode
In the newly-emergent competitive global economy, project management is a skillset for which there’s huge and rising demand, given that an estimated 20 percent of the world’s GDP is being expended on […]
The demand for yoga professionals by far exceeds supply. And a career as a yoga trainer is fast emerging as a new vocation offering glitz, glamour, and upward mobility
Thanks to the global communication revolution, yoga — the ancient Indian science of mind and body therapy — has become a wonder science for people around the […]
Old-style stockbroking firms have morphed into gleaming Wall Street-style powerhouses employing economists, accountants, analysts, and specialists
Very few monitors of the Indian economy could have imagined that Indian companies like Infosys Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services and others would emerge from the cloistered corporate world of India to become star scrips on Nasdaq (National Association of […]
With growing public awareness that urban habitats need to be neat, well-laid out living spaces, the demand for professionally trained architects is growing exponentially
Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation of the Indian economy has generated huge demand for business and residential premises, especially in urban India, with investment in the real estate market slated to grow from […]
With the entertainment and fashion industries growing by 20-plus percent per annum, professional make-up artistes are in greater demand than ever before
With the entertainment and fashion industry experiencing persistent boom conditions despite the worldwide recession, cosmetic make-up artistry has emerged as a hot new career option for the country’s growing youth population. Professional make-up artistes […]
With IT’s increasing pervasiveness, software testing is a new and fresh option in this field, a promising career choice for today’s young and diverse workforce
Especially in India’s fast-track IT (information technology) industry (aggregate revenue: $99 billion) where change is constant, new jobs and vocations which were not on the radar screen of parents, youth and […]
The immense potential of the IT, life sciences and biotech industries in India and the West has encouraged promotion of corporates which are allying with academia to conduct path-breaking research
The 21st century’s most promising industry, bioinformatics — a marriage of IT (information technology) with life sciences — offers a multiplicity of high-potential and rewarding career […]
The scope and possibilities of the emerging science of robotics are vast, spanning space exploration, surgery, automotive industry and the defence services
With blockbuster movies Robot and Ra-One having fired the imagination of Indian youth already hooked on computer games in a big way, robotics is emerging as a glamorous and popular career option.
The science of […]
With public, private and foreign investment pouring into infrastructure projects, there’s sustained demand for professionally qualified structural engineers
The rapid urbanisation of India requires massive investment in highways, roads, power, construction, and infrastructure industries. Inevitably, demand for professionally qualified structural engineers needed to build the required infrastructure is set to skyrocket.
Structural engineering is a specialised field […]
As society becomes sensitive to the needs of the disadvantaged this hitherto abnegating profession is attracting the young and idealistic
In a country in which the majority of the population is poor and underprivileged, social work is a fast-growing profession which entails helping individuals — children, teenagers, adults, families, even whole communities and groups — to […]
With an increasing number of buyers insisting on best construction practices and sound titles, the demand for home inspection and certification services is zooming
Paromita Sengupta
Unlike the multi-billion dollar real estate industry in the US where every eight of ten homes for sale/rent/bank mortgage requires clearance from a home inspection audit team, professional home inspection and […]
Reading the position of stars and planets and interpreting their influence on human beings has become a lucrative vocation for millions of professional and amateur astrologers in India
The formal teaching and learning of astrology received a boost with the UGC approving certificate, diploma, undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph D study programmes in jyotishvigyan in 2004. Though […]
The high-potential biotech industry has a lot to offer youth interested in biology, environment and ecology studies. Career opportunities in industry and corporates are numerous
Microbiology is fast emerging as a popular career choice for 21st century youth. Hardly surprising given that microbes affect every aspect of life — negatively and positively. The world around us […]
The GP or general physician who made home visits at unearthly hours no longer makes house calls. But with the population and its ailments having multiplied, the demand for the GP’s services is still strong
The healer’s vocation is one of the oldest professions in recorded history with the medicine man, Shaman and Ayurveda practitioner always […]
With a diabetes-related death occurring every 10 seconds, this silent epidemic has transformed into a global healthcare emergency
Alarming but true! According to the World Health Organisation, of the 220 million people afflicted with diabetes worldwide, 30 million are Indian citizens. With a diabetes-related death occurring every 10 seconds, this silent epidemic has transformed into a […]
Engineering jobs are no more about improving shopfloor production but also about product design, innovation, cost reduction and improved organisational and employee productivity. Career growth opportunities for professionally qualified engineers have multiplied considerably
With myriad new age career options now available to the nations youth, engineering, whose popularity as the first choice of most bright young […]
Oil and gas companies, national governments and environment organisations are engaging the services of marine biologists to study aquatic plant and animal life – Paromita Sengupta
With rising global awareness about the importance of preserving and protecting marine flora and fauna and its direct impact on sustainable life on Planet Earth, the study of oceans and water […]
Special effects aka prosthetics professionals can transform the visual appearance of actors to make them look older or younger, alien or supernatural – Paromita Sengupta
Special effects (aka prosthetics) make-up can transform the visual appearance of actors and stage performers making them look older or younger, alien, supernatural or even severely sick or wounded through usage […]
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