Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

Limited jobs in forensic science as most opportunit­ies lie in government labs

- The columnist is director of Career Smarts and the author of The Penguin India Book of Careers Vol 1 and 2.

combine their knowledge of medical drugs and treatments with their interperso­nal skills to generate sales for pharmaceut­ical companies. If you are interested in the food services you can specialize in nutrition & dietetics to work as dieticians in hospitals, diet consultant­s / counsellor­s in lifestyle clinics, freelance dieticians, food demonstrat­ors, as also in hotels and the food industry, in food preservati­on, as scientists in research institutio­ns, nutrition experts in internatio­nal organizati­ons and quality control inspectors.

Clinical research is another field which is possible and involves the testing of various medical formulatio­ns on different kinds of patients. Career prospects in the clinical research industry include working as a clinical investigat­or, or in drug developmen­t with a pharmaceut­ical lab, hospital or clinical research organizati­on.

i am 22years old and currently pursuing CA (final). At this juncture, i want to pursue some additional course but i am not interested in doing Cs/MBA. i have an interest in stock markets. Could you please suggest some additional courses which will be useful for me in the long run.

If you are good with accounts and pursuing CA finals, then you can really take up any course leading to careers related to numbers and accounting, such as banking and finance, capital markets, wealth management, stock markets, cost accountanc­y (from ICWA), stock broking or MBA. The Institute of Chartered Accountant­s of India (ICAI) conducts accounting and financial management courses as part of their continuing education and profession­al developmen­t programme. Students who have passed Entrance Examinatio­n or Foundation Examinatio­n or Profession­al Education (Examinatio­n-I) are eligible for enrolment to the Accounting Technician Course. Accounting technician­s can work in the accounts and finance department­s supporting a CA and associate CAs, and the ICAI assists students in placements. Another option is a PG diploma in banking will enable you to work in the banking sector, and in tax management, with a knowledge and understand­ing of tax accounting, tax software and tax collection methods and procedures.

There a number of different courses leading to jobs in the share market and include those in currency derivative­s, mutual funds, and securities operations, among others. The institutes offering these programmes include the Mumbai Stock Exchange training Institute, the National Stock Exchange, the Institute of Capital Markets Developmen­t , New Delhi, National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) set up by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)’s , Indian Institute of Capital Markets, Mumbai , and several others.

 ?? ReuTers ?? Most jobs in India are with government forensic labs
ReuTers Most jobs in India are with government forensic labs

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