Choosing commerce and maths in class XI opens up career avenues
I am in class XI in the commerce stream and mathematics as an elective. Which career paths can I explore in the future and from where?
—KPS
BCom with Chartered Accountancy or BCom with Cost & Works Accountancy or Company Secretary courses with BCom are typical choices for students completing class XII commerce. You can also apply for BStat/ BMath to explore the option of higher studies and related career opportunities in these subjects. After class XII you can also apply for the five-year, integrated law degree course or take up hotel management (if you have the right attitude and aptitude), or pursue a fine art or design course if you have artistic aptitude. You can also opt for BBA/equivalent course, but keep in mind that it is the MBA, which is the professional course. Similarly, you may take up Bachelor of Computer Applications right after class XII commerce with mathematics and then do MCA or do MCA right after graduation. There is also the choice of a Bachelor of Financial & Investment Analysis (Delhi University), or Bachelor of Mass Media at various universities. You may switch to arts with economics and mathematics or allied combination of subjects keeping MA Economics or MBA in mind for your post-graduate studies.
RESEARCH
I have completed BSc with mathematics and chemistry. I would like to know about the career options available besides MBA and MCA.
—Shikha
You can pursue MSc in the subject in which you are more proficient. It would normally lead to research or
