Your dreams are more important than your marks or the degrees you earn

Are the marks and degrees only factor that determine your success in life? Education may give basic foundation to start your career, but it's not the only factor to decide your career. We cannot simply say that who do not have good academics fail in their career and all the ones who have good academic record excel in their career.

There are instances wherein students give up when they don’t clear the subjects or happen to score less. It's all because of the pressure they face from people they are surrounded by - family, friends, relatives, teachers, etc. Students, stop for a while and think, is it worth upsetting yourself just for few marks!!! Absolutely not...

You should not take failures to your heart and must understand that you have plenty of opportunities if you can focus on your potentials instead of limitations. We have examples of prominent personalities like AR Rahman and Sachin Tendulkar, who realised their passion, succeeded and were not judged based on their academics or marks.

There is a saying find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life. So what can you learn from this! - Once you realise, and get your dream job, you'll never get tired or bored, it's always joyful. Every year, there are a lakh of engineering students entering into the job market. Out of that, only a few are getting the job in their respective field.

After years of effort, the time and money they spend, they land up in some job for which is not of their choice but taken out of a purpose to be employed. They take up the job as they have to look after their own survival and other expenses. So, better get clarity on your strengths and interests while going for higher studies and pursue a career where your interest lies. Not just regular engineering, there are several options you have right after intermediate.

• If you do not wish to become regular MBBS doctor, and want to pursue your interest in traditional medicine then take up an Ayurvedic course.
• If you’re interested in Cyber Security, then you can do an integrated law course along with engineering.
• If you have good social skills, excellent spoken and written English then with any degree you can excel in sales and marketing field.
• If you're good at sports and have a passion to serve the country then you can try joining the Army, Navy or Air Force with any degree through Services Selection Board.
• If you like to maintain good physique and love to work out, then you can try to become a personal fitness trainer or Gym instructor.
• With basic degree in commerce and finance or taxation as post graduation course, you can become an Auditor or Tax Consultant.
• If you are interested in hospitality, travel and tourism, then you can enroll in Tourism or Hospitality management course.

World is waiting for you with a lot of career options... go out... get exposed to a plethora of options... grab the opportunities... and finally land in your dream job...

I am Science student and completed intermediate recently. I scored around 92% in mathematics; however I am not interested in Engineering. Can I get your guidance on how to get into National Law School in Bangalore or Nalsar University of Law in Hyderabad? - Sanjay Vathsalya, Vadodara

I suggest you first explore the portal of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for sixteen of India’s best Law schools http://clat.ac.in/. You are very much eligible as you have a good percentage. Please go through FAQs alsohttp://clat.ac.in/? page_id=71. National Law School of Bangalore is currently rated as No.1 and most sought followed by NALSAR.

In fact all the campuses coming under the CLAT screening are the best. Since you mentioned that you are good in mathematics, you will have an advantage in 20 marks of Elementary Mathematics. I suggest that you get the study material from Success Mantra, http://successmantra.com/.

Their study material is has each module which will help you prepare for the entrance test. They also conduct test series of all the previous year’s CLAT examination. Then in the end you can go to Delhi for two weeks before the exams for final crash revision.

My English is not very good but I'm good at Mathematics, so can I prepare for Common Law Entrance Test (CLAT)? - Nikhitha Patel, Pune

Before you make a wrong opinion about yourself that you do not know English so well, understand that there is nothing you cannot achieve if you make a conscious effort. If you start writing essays twice a week it will improve your language skills in a few weeks. Writing skills are very important and also understanding the language to communicate.

More than that one requires comprehension skills, the ability to read and understand. I suggest that you start reading a few short stories and graduate to reading novels. The moment you have done reading novels, your comprehension skills will improve, make sure you keep a dictionary handy to understand the meaning and application of each word.

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a non-statutory body created for the convenience of the students seeking admission to the various Law Universities in the Country under Memorandum of Understandings (MoU). An entrance test is conducted to provide a list of candidates on the basis of ‘merit-cum-preference’ to each University for admission to their UG/PG programs, as per the qualifications, reservation and other conditions laid down under by the participating Universities.

Those who are appearing in their Class XII (for UG programme) and LL.B /a five year integrated LL.B (for PG programme) or any other equivalent degree in Law for qualifying examination are eligible to appear for CLAT.

The all India entrance examination is conducted on rotation by 16 National Law Universities (NLUs) for admissions to their under-graduate and post-graduate degree programmes (LL.B. & LL.M.). The 16 participating NLUs in the order of their establishment are:

1.National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU)

2.National Academy of Legal Study & Research (NALSAR) University of Law, Hyderabad

3.National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU)

4.The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS)

5.National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ)

6.Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur (HNLU)

7.Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar (GNLU)

8.Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU)

9.Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala (RGNUL)

10.Chanakya National Law University, Patna (CNLU)

11.National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS)

12.National Law University Odisha, Cuttack (NLUO)

13.National University of Study & Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL)

14.National Law University & Judicial Academy, Assam, Guwahati (NLUJAA)

15.Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam (DSNLU)

16.The TamilNadu National Law School, Tiruchirappalli (TNNLS)

BY:kamal Pabba