Dated 27th Jun, 2001

I am a 3rd year student of B.Sc agriculture. What are my prospects after graduation? If I take up M.SC in soil science, what would be the future prospects in India and abroad. Kindly list the institutions that offer M.SC in soil science.

Prakashrishu

Via email

With a masters degree in the field, you can work for government agencies, state agriculture departments, banks and various trade organisations, organisations such as the Horticultural Board, Dairy Development Board etc. With a PhD in the subject you can get into R&D. M.Sc. in Soil Science is offered at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.

I have completed my MA (Maths) and I wish to do B.Ed through correspondence. Please give me a list of universities where I can do the course through correspondence. Also let me know whether I can do the same from Kanpur and whether it is recognised.

Aarti

New Delhi

The Himachal Pradesh University, International Center for Distance Education and Open Learning, Summer Hill, Shimla 171005; H.P. Kota Open University, Rawatbhata Road, Kota 324010, Rajasthan; Kurukshetra University, Department of Distance Education, Kurukshetra 132119, Haryana; Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, Haryana; Punjabi University, Directorate of Correspondence Courses, Patiala 147002, Punjab; Tripura University, PO Agartala College, Tripura West, Agartala 799004,Tripura are some of the universities offering B.Ed through correspondence. The course offered at Kanpur is recognised.

I am a B.Sc (Physics Honors) final year student. I want to continue my higher studies (M.Sc) in nuclear physics or electronics. Kindly list the institutes offering the course. I want to take up research as a career, please suggest what I need to do to achieve my goal.

S.R. Sahoo

Rourkela

Manomaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu and Andhra University, Visakhapatnam offer M.Sc in nuclear physics. Apart from these universities, the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata offers a one-year post M.Sc course in physics with specialisation in condensed matter physics, high energy physics, nuclear physics and plasma physics. M.Sc electronics is offered at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; University of Allahabad and Amravati University, Maharashtra. To make a career in the field of research you need to have a PhD in the specified subject.

I am an archeology graduate and want to pursue a masters in the subject. Please name some reputed institutions that offer MArch and what are their admission requirements?

Abhay

Bangalore

The School of Planning & Architecture, 4 Block B, Indraprastha Estate at New Delhi; Sir J. J. College of Architecture, 78 / 3 Dr. D. N. Road, Mumbai; University of Roorkee; Jadavpur University, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Calcutta; Maulana Azad College of Technology, (REC), Bhopal; IIT Kharagpur, Centre for Environmental Planning & Technology; and the School of Architecture, Kasturbhai Lalbhai Campus, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, are some of the well-known institutes where you could pursue an MArch. A graduate degree in architecture or its equivalent is necessary to apply for the course. The selection procedure includes qualifying the written examination and the interview. However, students with a good score in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) can apply directly.

I am doing my final year graduation. I am interested in doing a course in cinematography. Can you suggest some good institutes offering this course?

Pavan Rathore

Pune

The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Law college road, Pune; Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu; CIT Campus, Chennai; St.Xavier's College, and the Jadavpur University in Kolkata; Pune University,Ganeshkhind, Pune; Asian Academy of Film and Television, Marwa Studios Complex, FC 14/15, Film Centre, Sector 16A, Noida, U.P; Third Channel Institute of Television Training, Delhi; Imago Acting School, Brahma Studio, Film City, Noida; Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Aruna Asif Ali Marg, JNU Campus, New Delhi; University of Mysore, Crawford Hall, Mysore; Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi; University of Film Technology, Chennai; and the Satyajit Ray Film and T.V. Institute, E.M.Bypass Road,Garia, Kolkata are some of the institutes that offer a course in filmmaking.

I am a Science graduate interested in shipping. Please help me out by guiding me to a good shipping school where they training as well placement assistance are provided.

Ritesh Agarwal

New Delhi

A graduate in science with a minimum of 60% in mathematics and physics can seek admission in the National Institute of Port Management, East Coast Road, Uthandi, Chennai-600096. There are several corporate and multi-national shipping companies who employ graduates and provide them with on the job training. Apart from the major national news papers, you can also look out for a magazine called 'Sailor Today', which will be able to help you to get in touch with some of these companies.

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