Career guides · 53 career areas
What can you become after 10th and 12th?
Honest, plain-language guides for students and parents: what the work really is, the subjects you need, the entrance exams, and the routes after Class 12.
Written by our counsellors and checked against official sources such as NTA and UGC documents (last checked 5 October 2026). We don't publish salary figures we can't verify.
Technology & Engineering
Software Engineering
Designing, writing, testing and maintaining the software behind apps, websites and business systems, usually in teams.
Read the guide →AI, Machine Learning & Data Science
Using statistics, programming and machine learning to find patterns in data and build systems that predict, recommend or automate decisions.
Read the guide →Cybersecurity
Protecting systems, networks and data from attacks — finding weaknesses, monitoring threats and responding to incidents.
Read the guide →Cloud, DevOps & IT Infrastructure
Building and running the servers, networks and cloud platforms that software runs on, and automating how it is deployed and kept reliable.
Read the guide →Web & Mobile App Development
Building the websites and mobile apps people use every day — the screens, interactions and the code connecting them to data.
Read the guide →Game Development & Interactive Tech
Designing and programming games and interactive experiences — gameplay, graphics, sound and storytelling working together.
Read the guide →Electronics, Hardware & IoT
Designing circuits, chips and smart devices, and writing the low-level software that makes physical hardware work.
Read the guide →Mechanical & Automotive Engineering
Designing, analysing and improving machines, engines, vehicles and manufacturing systems.
Read the guide →Electric Vehicles & Future Mobility
Engineering electric and autonomous vehicles — batteries, motors, power electronics and the software that controls them.
Read the guide →Civil Engineering & Construction
Planning, designing and building roads, bridges, buildings, water and transport systems, and managing construction projects.
Read the guide →Electrical & Power Engineering
Generating, transmitting and controlling electrical power, and designing the electrical systems inside buildings, factories and grids.
Read the guide →Aerospace & Aviation
Designing and maintaining aircraft, spacecraft, drones and their systems; also flying and operating aircraft.
Read the guide →Robotics, Automation & Mechatronics
Combining mechanics, electronics and software to build robots and automated systems for factories, hospitals and homes.
Read the guide →Chemical, Process & Materials Engineering
Turning raw materials into useful products at scale — fuels, medicines, plastics, metals and new materials — safely and efficiently.
Read the guide →Architecture
Designing buildings and spaces that are safe, useful and beautiful — from homes to public buildings — and seeing them through to construction.
Read the guide →Urban & Regional Planning
Planning how cities and regions grow — land use, housing, transport, public spaces and services — using data, policy and design.
Read the guide →Health & Science
Medicine (Doctor)
Diagnosing and treating illness, caring for patients over time, and — after further specialisation — working in areas such as surgery, paediatrics or psychiatry.
Read the guide →Dentistry
Preventing, diagnosing and treating problems of the teeth and mouth — precise, hands-on clinical work with patients.
Read the guide →Nursing
Delivering hands-on patient care, monitoring recovery, administering treatment and coordinating with doctors — in hospitals, communities and homes.
Read the guide →Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Understanding how medicines are made, tested and used safely — in hospitals, pharma companies, research labs and community pharmacies.
Read the guide →Allied Health (Physiotherapy, Lab & Imaging)
Specialist health roles outside medicine — restoring movement after injury, running diagnostic labs, operating imaging equipment.
Read the guide →Psychology & Mental Health
Understanding how people think, feel and behave, and helping them through assessment, counselling and — after advanced training and licensing — therapy.
Read the guide →Public Health & Nutrition
Improving the health of whole communities — tracking disease, designing health programmes, nutrition and food safety — rather than treating one patient at a time.
Read the guide →Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Using biology in the lab to develop medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, better crops and new biological materials.
Read the guide →Physical & Mathematical Sciences Research
Asking fundamental questions in physics, chemistry or mathematics and answering them through theory, experiments and computation — in labs, universities and research organisations.
Read the guide →Business, Finance, Law & Public Service
Accounting, Audit & Tax (CA / CMA / CS)
Keeping organisations' finances accurate and lawful — auditing accounts, advising on tax, costing and company law compliance.
Read the guide →Banking, Investment & Financial Markets
Managing and growing money for people and organisations — analysing companies, markets and risk, and advising on investments.
Read the guide →FinTech & Digital Finance
Building and running the technology behind digital payments, lending apps, insurance tech and online investing — at the meeting point of finance and software.
Read the guide →Economics, Policy & Research
Studying how economies, markets and public policies work, using data to answer questions about growth, poverty, prices and jobs.
Read the guide →Business Management & Consulting
Running and improving organisations — setting strategy, solving business problems, managing teams and operations.
Read the guide →Marketing, Sales & Brand
Understanding customers and persuading them — building brands, running campaigns, selling products and measuring what works.
Read the guide →Entrepreneurship & Startups
Spotting a problem, building a product or service to solve it, and growing it into a business — with all the uncertainty that brings.
Read the guide →People, HR & Operations
Making organisations work smoothly — hiring and developing people, and running supply chains, logistics and day-to-day operations.
Read the guide →Law & Legal Practice
Interpreting and applying the law — advising clients, drafting agreements, arguing cases in court and protecting rights.
Read the guide →Civil Services & Public Administration
Running government — implementing policy, managing districts and departments, and serving the public through administrative, police, foreign or revenue services.
Read the guide →Defence Services
Serving as an officer in the Army, Navy or Air Force — leading people, operating complex systems and protecting the country.
Read the guide →Police, Emergency & Disaster Services
Keeping communities safe — law enforcement, investigation, firefighting and disaster response.
Read the guide →Not sure which one fits you?
Most students like several fields. Our assessment looks at your strengths, how you like to work and what matters to you, and your report shows which paths suit you best, with a counsellor to talk it through.
See a sample report