Choosing a career

WHERE TO GO FROM HERE? A Guide to Educational and Career Opportunities: A. K. Dasgupta and K. J. Rao; Educational and Career Information Resource Centre, 503, Paiga Plaza, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad-500063. Rs. 595.

THIS BOOK of nearly 700 pages will come as a boon to the young scholars and their parents inasmuch as it gives a very authentic account of the higher educational institutions in the country and the courses they offer.

The authors, Mr. A. K. Dasgupta and Mr. K. J. Rao, have done thorough research and taken painstaking efforts while compiling the data. It is not surprising when one looks at their credentials.

The pages on "careers" and "courses" that Dasgupta designed for the Eenadu newspaper group which he joined after retiring from the ASCI became highly popular.

The book consists of two parts. Part I "The Backdrop" (14 chapters) includes articles on pathway to course options, admission procedures, dream merchants of education, fake institutions, and invasion of foreign education.

Part II deals with courses and career opportunities (Chapter 15 to 52). This throws light on a variety of courses including actuarial science, architecture and planning, earth sciences, computer and information technology, environmental sciences, journalism, mass media and communication, dairy science and technology, social work and pharmacy.

Universities and colleges in different states of the country where the courses are offered get detailed treatment. State-level common admission tests along with the all-India examinations for different professional courses are also depicted in a comprehensive fashion.

This excellent book will prove to be of great benefit to thousands of young people who are badly in need of reliable information for continuing their studies and planning their career.

T. RAJAGOPALAN

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