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— Malini Bisht A Most law graduates from prestigious law schools prefer to join corporate law. The main incentives are a nine-to-five job, a higher and stable wage and few of the headaches of the criminal legal system. The starting wages in the legal cells of companies are often in the range of Rs 7-9 lakh p. a. Also, the huge tuition fees of today’s law schools result in students taking loans in lakhs of rupees. Most of the students are from middle class families. They can’t afford the several years needed in criminal law to build up a good enough practice to be able to repay the loan. Even regular prosecutors get barely Rs 20,000 a month, after years of practice. Going for high-wage corporate law seems an easier option. Further, there is a growing perception, not without foundation, that if you take up litigation, you have to put up with corrupt officials. Even securing the next court date becomes a cumbersome process, unless accompanied by some payment. Even though law graduates love the thrill of legal debate, they find that often it is not their legal acumen that matters in a court of law, but influence and money power, more often than they are comfortable with. Overseas options
Q I am studying in Class XII and plan to go abroad for higher studies next year. With so many foreign education institutions coming to India to market themselves, how can I know which ones are genuine? — Umang Tiwari A I am glad you asked this question. With increasing number of Indian students going abroad for higher education, many foreign institutions, genuine as well fake, are making a beeline to India grab a share of the pie. Degrees from so many of these institutions have been found questionable that the University Grants Commission has now come out with an advisory. It has advised Indian students who want to study abroad to contact the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), AIU House, 16, Comd. Indrajit Gupta Marg,(Kotla Marg), New Delhi - 110002 (Ph: :+91-11-23230059, 23232305, 23233390, 23231097 23232429,32232435 Fax:+91-11 23232131) about the accreditation status of foreign universities and the valuation and equivalence of their degrees and diplomas. You can also get the relevant information in the FAQs section of the AIU website www.aiuweb.org. Accredited foreign universities can also be found listed in any of these official publications: « Commonwealth Universities Yearbook « International Handbook of Universities « World List of Universities « Accredited Institutions of Post Secondary Education (for USA) You can find these books in any of the major academic libraries, or in the libraries of AIU, British Council, American Center and United States Educational Foundation in India. You can also get an idea of the institutional accreditation status in the US from
www.chea.org.
A matter of degree
Q I am an engineering diploma holder working in a factory in Mohali. I think it would help my career if I had a degree, but I cannot leave my job. Can you suggest a good distance learning BE/BTech programme? — Jagdeep Sohni A Besides a few others, you could look at the B.Tech (Distance) offered by Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET), D/o Distance Education, Patiala 147004 (Punj) (Deemed University) www.tiet.ac.in The eligibility is a Diploma in engineering (3 years) Incidentally, for B.Tech in Computer Science & Engg: BSc (Computer Sc / IT) / BCA also eligible. Selection: Exam: August 26, 2007; Application Deadline: August 19, 2007. Setting sail
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Lokesh Sharma A The Indian Register of Shipping advertises every three months. Around 50-60 persons, all first class graduates in naval architecture and different branches of engineering, are recruited every year. They are provided with training, which could extend up to 4 years. Only after completion of five years, they are authorised to undertake surveys under the supervision of senior surveyors. Academics or activities
Q My son, who is in Class VII, is very busy with different extra-curricular activities in his school, such as sports and plays, etc., while his classroom scores are just above average. Are these activities really good for him ? —
Mrs Baweja A
If your son is good in maths and enjoys reading, fiction as well as non-fiction, you shouldn’t worry about his studies up to Class VIII, unless you want him to write the National Talent Search Exam. What is really important is that he should have the necessary skills that will make it easy for him to study well and perform better in exams in the later years - Board exams and thereafter different competitive exams. A new study in the US has found that extra-curricular activities help in lowering the high school dropout rate, raises grades and brightens a student’s chances of graduating from high school and attending college. The desire to play a sport, or be involved in the school play, or participate in a particular school club with one’s friends often motivates a student to perform well in school. Besides that, extra-curricular activities will make your son interact with different people at different levels, build his communication skills, creativity, team spirit and leadership qualities, things that are likely to help him in the long run. That is why, many colleges in India and abroad also factor in your extra-curricular activities while deciding your
Migration method
Q I am doing my first year B.Com at a college in Amritsar. I want to migrate to Delhi University next year. Is it possible? If yes, what are the requirements? Theoretically, if your parent, or guardian, is a resident of or has migrated to Delhi, you can migrate to Delhi University, but, in practice, only those whose guardians have transferable jobs are considered for migration. —
Deepa Loiwal A There is no migration to certain academic programmes. Also, after you have migrated, you must pass the first-year papers along with the second-year ones at the end of the academic year. The administrative process often takes months. Although, Delhi University permits migration as per its own rules, it is not obliged to do so. Hence, it is better to discuss the details directly with the university officials. Some relevant information is available on the website www.du.ac.in/admissions/2006/ug/ug06/ 5reservation-quota-migration 9-15. VET a choice
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Danish Prakash A With a B.VSc degree under your belt, you could look at the following options: teaching and research (PG & PhD), working in veterinary hospitals, dairy and poultry farms, piggeries, camel/stud farms, sheep and goat farms, abattoirs, zoos, research units, Army Remount Veterinary Corps, banks, insurance, pharmaceutical industry and NGOs apart from starting your own private
practice You can also give the Civil Services Exam a shot. It would help to go for a specialisation at the postgraduate level because in the coming years there will be little scope for general practitioners.
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Q I am studying in Class XII and plan to join a 5-year law programme. Where do law graduates generally prefer to go, corporate law or criminal law?
Q How does one get the job of a surveyor with the Indian Registrar of Shipping?
Q If I take up B.VSc, what will be the job prospects in this field?
