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Im a second year B.Com student. Please brief me about entrepreneurship study programmes. Vikram Swamy, Chennai The Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Ahmedabad (www.edi india.org) offers a two-year full-time residential postgrad diploma programme. The institute also provides the option of distance education. Alternatively, theres the one-year postgrad progra-mme in family owned business and entrepreneurship offered by IIM-Indore and the NIIT Imperia Centre for Advanced Learning, both open to graduates with at least a year of work experience. You could also opt for short-term courses such as the six-month certificate in entrepreneurship develop-ment offered by the Stanford Techno-logy Venture Programme, Stanford University, USA in collaboration with the National Entrepreneurship Network of the Symbiosis Centre for Management and Human Resource Development, Pune. And the diploma in entrepreneurship offered by Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Ill be graduating in civil engineering this year. Would you advise me to pursue further studies at the National Institute of Construction Management and Research (NICMAR), Hyderabad, where Ive secured admission, or should I sign up for a job? Deepak Rao, Bangalore NICMARs two-year programme in advanced construction manage-ment trains students for techno-management positions in the construction industry. This programme is tailor made for civil engineering graduates and improves their career advancement prospects. Moreover NICMAR, established by the Indian construction industry and recognised by the government of India, is a scientific and industrial research organisation. Im presently reading for an MA in history. I wish to press on to acquire a Ph D from an American university. Please advise. Nilima Seth, Mumbai Doctoral studies in american universities are conducted in three stages. First, a postgrad needs to complete a preliminary programme comprising seminar and laboratory studies and pass a written examination. Next, the student selects a subject for dissertation, forms a dissertation committee and designs her research. Once the student has developed and presented a research design blueprint acceptable to her advisor and committee, the independent research (third) phase begins. Im in class XII. My subjects are physics, chemistry, maths and biology. I want to pursue a career in nutrition and dietetics or genetic engineering. Please advise. Nandini Mukherjee, Kolkata If you are interested in making a career in nutrition and dietetics, its advisable to enroll in a B.Sc (home science) study programme and specialise in these subjects. For genetics or genetic engineering studies, a B.Sc in biological/life sciences is the starting point, to be followed by a Masters in related subjects and specialisation in genetics. Alternatively, you could pursue B.Sc/B.Tech (biotechnology) en route to genetic engineering. If you want to keep both options open after B.Sc, then opt for microbiology/biochemistry/life sciences. After completing your bachelors degree, you can study for an M.Sc (home science) with specialisation in nutrition and dietetics, or a postgraduate diploma in dietetics or M.Sc with specialisation in genetics. Im in second year B.Com and confused whether I should read for an LLB or MBA after graduation. Which of the two offers better career prospects? Nalini DSouza, Panjim Both law and business management offer good employment prospects. Your…