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I want to opt for MBiPC at 10+2 level. Is it advisable?
Sneha Poojitha
Opting for MBiPC at plus-two level, offers a number of advantages. Firstly, it allows you to study subjects necessary to pursue a career in one of the two different streams. The subject combination is such that it offers a plethora of options to choose from at the next level of education. You can opt for Engineering, Medicine or Architecture. Else, you can choose to take up a B.Sc course in one of the several combinations of subjects and based on it, opt to specialise in a more specific area later. During the two years, you can analyse your performance in various subjects and find out your strengths. You can also utilise you time to realise your interests. And based on the two, you can take a better decision about your career and courses to opt. Knowledge never goes waste. Today there are a number of promising career options like Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Genetic Engineering that are interdisciplinary fields. For instance Genetic Engineering is application of engineering principles to modify or manipulate the specific genes to get the desired outcome. If you wish to take up a career in such fields, the knowledge of an additional related subject would make it easy for you to pursue the course.
Plus two is a level where a strong foundation of concepts is laid. Hence, some postgraduate courses, consider what you study at this level as a part of their eligibility criteria. For example, though you do your bachelor’s degree in life sciences, you have a chance to take up a master’s degree or a PG diploma course related to a technical field if you have studied Mathematics at plus-two level. This situation arises when, in future, you try to change your profession or wish to acquire additional skills to complement your career.
One reason to opt for MBiPC over BiPC is that many competitive examinations have Mathematics or allied subjects as an area of assessment. Therefore, having a fair knowledge in the subject makes these examinations easier for you.
However, an option that sounds great need not be ideal for you. At plus-two level, the percentage you score can decide your prospects of securing a seat in a premium college. Also, you will be preparing for various entrance examinations. In such a situation, an additional subject can actually mar your prospects. It will involve a few more hours of study every day. So, unless you are intelligent enough, ready to work harder and fare well in all the subjects, ready to forgo even that little time to relax or enjoy as your friends of other streams get and are sure to keep up your enthusiasm in the course till its completion, do not opt for it.
I have completed engineering. I want to do research in economics. Can I do correspondence course to be eligible for the same?
Aabid Hussain
You can pursue Ph.D in regular or distance mode. To do research in Economics, a master’s degree in Economics or allied subjects is an essential prerequisite. However, some universities, along with the master’s degree, consider it mandatory to hold M.Phil in the subject. And some are keen on factors like consistent academic record, the percentage of marks obtained in qualifying examination and work experience in the field. Still some might not prefer students who studied in distance or correspondence mode.
Therefore, zero in on a few universities that offer the course and find out their eligibility criteria.
University of Delhi, Delhi offers Ph.D in Economics. The eligibility criteria are, M.Phil with minimum 50 per cent marks and master’s degree with minimum a higher second class, in Economics or allied subject. For details, visit www.du.ac.in
Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi offers Ph.D in Economics.
The eligibility criteria are an M.Phil and a PG in relevant discipline with at least 55 per cent marks or a master’s degree in a relevant discipline with at least 55 per cent marks and five years of teaching/ industry /administration /professional at experience at senior level and with demonstrable contribution. The university also offers MA Economics.
The eligibility criterion for this is bachelor’s degree in any discipline. For details, visit www.ignou.ac.in
T. Muralidharan
TMI Network
(Queries for this column can be sent to collegian@thehindu.co.in)
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