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I‚m a psychology student and would like to do my postgraduation in the same subject. Which of these specialisations ‚ clinical, industrial, counselling psychology ‚ offers the best career opportunities?Kiran Rao, MangaloreAll three specialisations offer excellent job prospects, but your decision should be made after understanding the demands of each specialisation and an assessment of your personality. Industrial psychologists enjoy better prospects when it comes to corporate sector placements. So if you are interested in a corporate career, focus on this specialisation. Clinical psychologists could also find placement in the HRD departments of corporate organisations, while counselling psychologists enjoy better prospects in private consulting practice. Success in the profession, however, ultimately depends upon a psychologist‚s personality and ability to connect with employers and clients.I‚m an arts graduate and keen on a career in events management. Can you recommend some institutes offering full-time courses in this subject?Nalini Puri, New DelhiWith career opportunities in the events management business multiplying, there are quite a few institutes offering this course. There is no formal rating/ grading of events management courses, but if you are interested in university affiliated courses, you can enroll in the International Institute of Events Management, University of Mumbai, Vidyapeeth Vidyarthi Bhavan, B-Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020 ([email protected], www.iemindia.com). Recently the Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad 380 058 (www.mica.india.net) introduced a one-year postgraduate programme (including industry internship) in public relations and events management. Other such programmes are offered by Pioneer Media School, 2nd Floor, Link House, 3 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110 002; the National Institute of Event Managament (www.niemindia.com) and EMDI, IES Management College Building, 4th floor, 791-SK Marg, Bandra (W) Mumbai 400 050 (www.emdiworld.com).I will be graduating in law next year and would like to pursue a postgraduate degree in the subject. Please advise.Avinash Raghavan, BangaloreA bachelor‚s degree in law is sufficient qualification to begin practice at the bar. Postgraduation will offer you choices for specialised study leading to options in teaching, research and consultancy. Most universities and specialised legal education institutions offer postgraduate education in law. You could consider pursuing an LLM from the University of Mumbai (www.mu.ac.in) or various other universities such as Faculty of Law, Delhi University (www.du.ac.in). Admission to some of them, such as DU is on the basis of an entrance test. You would also have the choice of pursuing an LLM from specialised law universities/ institutions such as NLSIU at Bangalore (www.nls.ac.in), NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (www.nals aarlawuniv.org, www.nalsar pro.org) and WB National University of Juridical Sciences, NUJS Bhavan, 12 LB Block, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700 098 (www.niys.edu). At the National Law University, Jodhpur, NH-65, Nagur Road, Mandor, Jodhpur 342 304 (www.nlujodhpur.ac.in) you could apply for a six semester Masters in management and law (MBA LLM)/ four semester Masters in governance studies/ intell-ectual property law/ trade related law/ criminal law and forensic science/ WTO studies/ insurance studies.Please provide details of institutes offering postgraduate programmes in environmental economics.Nikhil Srinivasan, ChennaiMadras University offers anMA in environmental economics. This specialisation is also offered…