Reference

Every entrance exam in this book

No dates are printed here, on purpose. They move every year, and a wrong date costs a student a year. Each exam below names the authority that runs it and its official website — that website is always right.

KCET

Run by: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA)
Official website: cetonline.karnataka.gov.in
Usually held: Usually April
What sitting it is like: Computer-based. Separate papers for Physics, Chemistry and Maths/Biology. Government-quota seats need 7 years of study in Karnataka.
Admits you to: Engineering, farm science, nursing and allied courses in Karnataka
Relevant if you take: Science

NEET UG

Run by: National Testing Agency (NTA)
Official website: neet.nta.nic.in
Usually held: Usually May
What sitting it is like: Pen-and-paper OMR, single shift of 3 hours 20 minutes, offered in 13 languages. 200 questions of which 180 are attempted, +4 for a correct answer and -1 for a wrong one.
Admits you to: MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, B.Sc Nursing and notified allied health courses
Relevant if you take: Medical

JEE Main

Run by: National Testing Agency (NTA)
Official website: jeemain.nta.nic.in
Usually held: Two sessions, usually January and April
What sitting it is like: Computer-based, held in two sessions with the better score counting. The top 2.5 lakh qualifiers become eligible for JEE Advanced, which allows only 2 attempts in 2 consecutive years.
Admits you to: NITs, IIITs, CFTIs and the JEE Advanced qualifier for IITs
Relevant if you take: Science

COMEDK UGET

Run by: Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka
Official website: comedk.org
Usually held: Usually May
What sitting it is like: Computer-based, held across roughly 400 centres nationwide. Open to candidates from any state.
Admits you to: Private and deemed engineering colleges in Karnataka
Relevant if you take: Science

CUET UG

Run by: National Testing Agency (NTA)
Official website: cuet.nta.nic.in
Usually held: Usually May
What sitting it is like: Computer-based. From 2026 the subject list is cut from 63 to 37, you may pick up to 5 subjects (down from 6), each paper runs 60 minutes with all 50 questions compulsory, marked +5 and -1. You may now choose a subject even if you did not study it in Class 12.
Admits you to: Central and participating universities for BA, B.Sc, B.Com and more
Relevant if you take: All streams

DCET

Run by: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA)
Official website: cetonline.karnataka.gov.in
Usually held: Usually mid-year
What sitting it is like: Computer-based, with a separate paper for each engineering stream. Needs 45% in the final year of the diploma (40% for reserved categories in Karnataka).
Admits you to: Lateral entry to 2nd year BE/B.Tech for diploma holders
Relevant if you take: Diploma

CLAT

Run by: Consortium of National Law Universities
Official website: consortiumofnlus.ac.in
Usually held: Usually December, for the following academic year
What sitting it is like: Pen-and-paper. Needs 45% at Class 12 for the general category and 40% for SC/ST. There is no age limit. AILET is a separate exam with a similar syllabus, run only for National Law University Delhi.
Admits you to: 5-year integrated LLB at National Law Universities
Relevant if you take: Law

NDA & NA Examination

Run by: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Official website: upsc.gov.in
Usually held: Twice a year
What sitting it is like: Written exam followed by a five-day SSB interview and a medical board. Age 16.5 to 19.5 at course start with no relaxation, and candidates must be unmarried. Class 12 pass for the Army wing; PCM required for Navy and Air Force. Women are eligible for all three wings.
Admits you to: National Defence Academy and Naval Academy, leading to a commission as an officer
Relevant if you take: Defence

NATA

Run by: Council of Architecture (CoA)
Official website: nata.in
Usually held: Multiple phases each year
What sitting it is like: 200 marks split between a drawing section and multiple-choice questions. Needs PCM with 50% at Class 12. JEE Main Paper 2 is the alternative route for NITs and centrally funded institutes.
Admits you to: B.Arch, the 5-year professional architecture degree
Relevant if you take: Architecture

UCEED / NID DAT / NIFT

Run by: IIT Bombay, National Institute of Design, and NIFT respectively
Official website: uceed.iitb.ac.in · admissions.nid.edu · nift.ac.in
Usually held: Prelims usually late in the year, mains early the next
What sitting it is like: Aptitude and drawing tests rather than syllabus exams. Open to any Class 12 stream — no Maths or Science needed. Seats are few nationally, so apply to several institutes.
Admits you to: B.Des programmes in product, communication, fashion and interaction design
Relevant if you take: Design

IMU CET

Run by: Indian Maritime University
Official website: imu.edu.in
Usually held: Usually mid-year
What sitting it is like: Covers Physics, Chemistry, Maths, English, general knowledge and aptitude. Typically needs 60% in PCM and 50% in English, plus a DG Shipping approved medical including 6/6 eyesight and no colour blindness.
Admits you to: DNS, B.Sc Nautical Science and B.Tech Marine Engineering
Relevant if you take: Merchant Navy

NCET

Run by: National Testing Agency, for NCTE
Official website: ncet.samarth.ac.in
Usually held: Usually alongside the other NTA UG exams
What sitting it is like: Computer-based, taken straight after Class 12 in any stream. Under NEP 2020 the 4-year integrated degree becomes the minimum teaching qualification by 2030, progressively replacing the standalone B.Ed.
Admits you to: ITEP — the 4-year integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed degree
Relevant if you take: Teaching

CTET / State TET

Run by: CBSE for CTET; state boards for their own TET
Official website: ctet.nic.in
Usually held: Usually twice a year
What sitting it is like: Not an admission exam — an employment eligibility test taken AFTER your teaching qualification. Paper 1 is for Classes 1-5 and needs D.El.Ed; Paper 2 is for Classes 6-8. A B.Ed alone does not qualify you for primary-teacher posts.
Admits you to: Eligibility to be appointed as a teacher in government schools
Relevant if you take: Teaching

DGCA Remote Pilot Certificate

Run by: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
Official website: digitalsky.dgca.gov.in
Usually held: Year-round at approved training organisations
What sitting it is like: Not a school-style entrance exam. You train 5 to 7 days at a DGCA-authorised RPTO, pass written and practical assessments and hold a medical certificate. Minimum age 18 and a Class 10 pass — no degree needed.
Admits you to: Legal commercial drone flying in India
Relevant if you take: Skills

CSEET

Run by: Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI)
Official website: icsi.edu
Usually held: Several sessions each year
What sitting it is like: Computer-based, covering business communication, legal aptitude and reasoning, economics and current affairs. Open after 10+2 in any stream except fine arts.
Admits you to: CS Executive programme after 10+2
Relevant if you take: Commerce

CA Foundation

Run by: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
Official website: icai.org
Usually held: Usually May and November
What sitting it is like: Pen-and-paper, four papers covering accounting, business law, maths/statistics and economics. You can register after Class 12 and sit it after a short mandatory study period.
Admits you to: CA Intermediate, the first formal step toward becoming a Chartered Accountant
Relevant if you take: Commerce

CMA Foundation

Run by: Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI)
Official website: icmai.in
Usually held: Usually June and December
What sitting it is like: Pen-and-paper, four papers covering accounting, laws and ethics, maths/statistics and economics. Open after Class 12 in any stream.
Admits you to: CMA Intermediate, the first step toward becoming a Cost and Management Accountant
Relevant if you take: Commerce

UPSC CSE

Run by: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Official website: upsc.gov.in
Usually held: Notification usually February, through to the interview the following year
What sitting it is like: Three stages: an objective Preliminary exam, a descriptive Mains exam of nine papers, and a Personality Test (interview). Open to any graduate; most candidates spend a year or more preparing.
Admits you to: IAS, IPS, IFS and other central civil services
Relevant if you take: Civil Services

Glossary — the words adults use

Every abbreviation in this book, explained without assuming you already know. If a word in a chapter loses you, it is here.

School

SSLC — Secondary School Leaving Certificate. The Class 10 board exam and certificate in Karnataka, conducted by KSEAB. Passing it is what lets you choose a stream.

PUC — Pre-University Course. Classes 11 and 12 in Karnataka, called 1st PUC and 2nd PUC, run by the Department of Pre-University Education. Elsewhere in India this is simply called "Class 11 and 12" or "Intermediate".

Stream. The subject group you pick after Class 10 — Science, Commerce or Arts. It decides which degrees you can apply for later, though many doors stay open.

PCMB — Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology. A Science combination that keeps BOTH medical and engineering open, because Biology lets you sit NEET and Maths lets you sit JEE or KCET.

PCMC — Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Computer Science. A Science combination aimed at engineering, IT, AI and data science. Without Biology you cannot sit NEET, so medical is closed off.

Exams

Entrance exam. A separate test taken after Class 12 to win a seat in a professional course. Your board marks alone are usually not enough.

KCET — Karnataka Common Entrance Test. The Karnataka state entrance test, run by KEA. Used for engineering, farm science, nursing and other courses in Karnataka colleges. Needs Karnataka domicile for state-quota seats.

NEET UG — National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. The single national medical entrance exam, run by NTA. Required for MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and B.Sc Nursing — and from 2026-27 for several allied health courses too.

JEE Main — Joint Entrance Examination. The national engineering entrance exam run by NTA, held in two sessions. It opens NITs and IIITs, and qualifies you for JEE Advanced, which is the route to the IITs.

COMEDK UGET. A separate entrance test for private and deemed engineering colleges in Karnataka, run by a consortium of those colleges. Open to students from any state.

CUET UG — Common University Entrance Test. A national test run by NTA used by central and many other universities for BA, B.Sc and B.Com admissions.

DCET — Diploma Common Entrance Test. Karnataka test that lets a diploma holder join the SECOND year of an engineering degree directly. This is called lateral entry.

Cut-off. The lowest rank or mark that actually got a seat in a college last year. It changes every year and differs by category, so treat old cut-offs as a rough guide only.

Courses

Diploma. A 3-year practical engineering course taken straight after Class 10 at a polytechnic. You can work after it, or use DCET to join a degree in the 2nd year.

Lateral entry. Joining a degree course directly in its second year because you already hold a diploma. It saves a year: SSLC to engineering degree in 5 years instead of 6.

Integrated course. A single course that combines two degrees, such as the 5-year LLB taken straight after Class 12 instead of doing a degree first.

Internship. A period of supervised practical work built into a course. In medicine, dentistry and several health courses it is compulsory before you can practise.

Honours degree. Under NEP 2020 a bachelor degree can run 4 years instead of 3. The extra year adds research and is called an Honours or Honours-with-Research degree.

PG / Postgraduate. A degree taken after your bachelor degree — M.Tech, M.Sc, MA, MBA, MD and so on. Usually 2 years.

PhD — Doctor of Philosophy. The highest research degree, usually 3 to 5 years after a masters. It is the normal route to becoming a professor or a research scientist.

D.El.Ed — Diploma in Elementary Education. A 2-year teacher-training diploma taken after Class 12, the usual route to teaching Classes 1 to 5 in a government school once you also clear the TET.

Skills & Training

ITI — Industrial Training Institute. A trade school you can join right after Class 10 (some trades after Class 8). Courses run 1 to 2 years in trades like electrician, fitter, welder or plumber.

NCVT — National Council for Vocational Training. The body whose certificate makes an ITI trade qualification nationally recognised by employers.

Apprenticeship. Paid on-the-job training with a real employer under the Apprentices Act, 1961. Under the NAPS scheme the government shares part of the stipend with the employer.

NSQF — National Skills Qualifications Framework. A national ladder that grades skill qualifications by what a person can actually do. It was revised in June 2023 to run from Level 1 to Level 8, and lets vocational learning connect back into regular education.

Vocational education. Short, job-focused training after Class 10 — from 3 months to 2 years — in fields like healthcare support, IT, retail or agriculture. Designed to get you employed quickly.

Work

Government job. A post in a state or central government body, usually filled through a competitive exam such as UPSC, KPSC or SSC. Valued for security and pension.

PSU — Public Sector Undertaking. A government-owned company such as BHEL, BEL or NTPC. Many recruit engineers through GATE scores.

Regulator / Council. The body that decides how long a course runs and whether a college may offer it — for example NMC for medicine, DCI for dentistry, INC for nursing, AICTE for engineering.

GATE — Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. A national exam mainly used to get into an M.Tech, but a good score is also the standard route into engineering jobs at government-owned companies (PSUs).

CDS — Combined Defence Services Examination. The exam for graduates, run twice a year by UPSC, that leads to officer training in the Army, Navy or Air Force.

AFCAT — Air Force Common Admission Test. The Indian Air Force's own entrance exam for flying and ground-duty officer posts, separate from the NDA and CDS routes.

UPSC — Union Public Service Commission. The central body that conducts India's top recruitment exams, including the Civil Services Examination, NDA and CDS.

SSC — Staff Selection Commission. The central body that recruits staff for most non-gazetted central government posts, through exams such as CGL and CHSL.

CGL — Combined Graduate Level. The SSC exam for graduate-level central government posts such as Inspector or Auditor.

CHSL — Combined Higher Secondary Level. The SSC exam for central government posts that only need a Class 12 pass, such as Lower Division Clerk.

KPSC — Karnataka Public Service Commission. Karnataka's state-level equivalent of UPSC — it recruits state government officers, engineers, doctors and teachers through its own exams.

KAS — Karnataka Administrative Service. Karnataka's own administrative service, recruited by KPSC — the state-level equivalent of joining the IAS.

IAS — Indian Administrative Service. The senior administrative service recruited nationally through UPSC CSE, whose officers run districts and government departments.

IPS — Indian Police Service. The senior police service recruited nationally through UPSC CSE, whose officers lead police forces across the states.

IFS — Indian Forest Service. The senior forestry and wildlife service recruited nationally through UPSC, alongside its own separate exam.

IBPS — Institute of Banking Personnel Selection. The body whose common exam most public-sector banks use to hire clerks and probationary officers.

RBI — Reserve Bank of India. India's central bank, which also recruits its own officers and assistants through a separate exam from IBPS.

NABARD — National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. A government development bank that recruits agriculture and rural-development officers through its own exam.

ICAR — Indian Council of Agricultural Research. India's apex agricultural research body, which runs research institutes and recruits agricultural scientists.

ARS — Agricultural Research Service. The exam, conducted for ICAR, that recruits agricultural scientists into its research institutes.

CSIR — Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. India's largest network of government science research laboratories, which recruits scientists directly and through the joint CSIR-UGC NET exam.

ISRO — Indian Space Research Organisation. India's national space agency, which recruits engineers and scientists through its own entrance exam, separate from GATE.

DRDO — Defence Research and Development Organisation. India's defence research agency, which recruits engineers and scientists to design military technology.

AIIMS — All India Institute of Medical Sciences. A network of premier government medical institutes that also recruit doctors, nurses and other health staff directly.

ESIC — Employees' State Insurance Corporation. A government body providing health insurance to workers, which also runs its own hospitals and recruits doctors and nurses.

NHM — National Health Mission. A government programme that hires doctors, nurses and health officers, often on contract, to strengthen public healthcare.

CAPF — Central Armed Police Forces. Forces such as the CRPF and BSF, which recruit doctors, engineers and other specialists as well as combat officers.

PWD — Public Works Department. The state department that builds and maintains roads and buildings, and is a major recruiter of civil engineers.

AYUSH — Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. The government ministry and colleges covering India's traditional medicine systems — an alternative route into a health career for students who don't clear NEET for MBBS.

CDSCO — Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation. India's national drug regulator, which approves new medicines and recruits pharmacy graduates as drug inspectors.

FSSAI — Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. India's food safety regulator, which recruits food-science and nutrition graduates as food safety officers.

KVS — Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. The central government school network for central-government-employee families, which recruits its teachers separately from state governments.

NVS — Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. The central government network of residential schools for rural talent, which recruits its own teachers separately from state governments.

TGT — Trained Graduate Teacher. A school teaching post for Classes 6 to 10, one grade below a PGT.

PGT — Post Graduate Teacher. A senior school teaching post for Classes 11 and 12, needing a postgraduate degree in the subject taught.

SEBI — Securities and Exchange Board of India. India's stock market regulator, which also recruits officers through its own entrance exam for finance and law graduates.

Index of careers

Every job named anywhere in this book, in alphabetical order, with the pathways that reach it. If you know what you want to become, start here and work backwards.

A

Accountant — B.Com / BBA

Accounting and GST practice — B.Com / BBA

Accounts Executive — B.Com / BBA

Actuarial Analyst — Economics

Actuarial Analyst (Statistics) — Pure Sciences

Administrative Officer — Public Administration

Advanced certification (cloud, security) — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Advanced CoE modules — Electrician Trade

Adventure and training academy — Defence Services (NDA)

Advocacy organisation — Political Science

Advocate — Law (LLB)

AFCAT entry for the Air Force — Defence Services (NDA)

Agency Director — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Agri Loan Officer — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Agri Scientist — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Agri-biotech venture — Life Sciences

Agri-input dealership — Agriculture & Allied Sciences, Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Agribusiness / farmer producer organisation — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Agribusiness owner — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Agricultural extension training — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Agricultural Officer — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Agriculture department field assistant — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

AI/ML Engineer — Engineering

AIIMS & NHM nursing posts — Nursing

AIIMS technical cadre — Allied Health Sciences

Allied Health Programme Head — Allied Health Sciences

Allied health specialisation — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Analytics consultancy — Pure Sciences

Animal Husbandry department posts — Veterinary Science

Animal Nutritionist — Veterinary Science

Animal Welfare Officer — Veterinary Science

Animation & Motion Designer — Design (B.Des)

Appliance repair business — Electrician Trade

Appliance service franchise — Electronics Mechanic Trade

Arbitration Specialist — Law (LLB)

Archaeological Survey of India — History & Archaeology

Archaeologist — History & Archaeology

Architect — Architecture

Architect in PWD and town planning departments — Architecture

Architectural Visualiser — Architecture

Archivist — History & Archaeology

Armed forces selection boards — Psychology

ASI excavation projects — History & Archaeology

Audiologist & Speech Therapist — Allied Health Sciences

Audit and tax consultancy — Chartered Accountancy

Auditor — Chartered Accountancy

Auto service centre — Mechanical Diploma

Auto service garage — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

AutoCAD Draughtsman — Civil Diploma

Automobile Mechanic — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

Ayurvedic Physician — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

AYUSH Medical Officer — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

AYUSH Research Officer — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

B

Bank PO — Banking & Finance, BBM (Business Management)

Bank PO / clerk — B.Com / BBA

BBMP / city corporation posts — Civil Diploma

BBMP and city corporation posts — Architecture

Beauty Therapist — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Behavioural Researcher — Psychology

Behavioural science research — Psychology

BEL / ISRO technician posts — Electronics Diploma, Electronics Mechanic Trade

BIM Modeller — Architecture

Bioinformatics Analyst — Life Sciences

Biotech Industry — Life Sciences

Biotech startup — Life Sciences

Block Development Officer — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

Block or District Education Officer — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

Board Advisor — Company Secretary (CS)

Bookkeeping services for small business — B.Com / BBA

Branch Head — Banking & Finance

Bridge to B.Voc → M.Voc — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF), IT & Digital Skills (NSQF), Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF), Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Brigadier and above — Defence Services (NDA)

Budget Analyst — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Building materials supply — Civil Diploma

Building-science research — Architecture

Bureau Chief — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Business advisory firm — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Business Analyst — B.Com / BBA, BBM (Business Management), Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Business Head — B.Com / BBA, BBM (Business Management)

Business owner — Plumber Trade, Electronics Mechanic Trade, Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

BWSSB / municipal water board posts — Plumber Trade

C

CAD Draughtsman — Mechanical Diploma

CAG / income-tax department — Chartered Accountancy

CAG audit roles — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Campaign strategy consultancy — Political Science

CAPF Dental Officer — Dentistry

CAPF Medical Officer — Medicine (MBBS)

Captain / Chief Engineer — Merchant Navy

Captain of a vessel — Merchant Navy

Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist — Allied Health Sciences

Cardiologist — Medicine (MBBS)

Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapist — Physiotherapy

Cartographer — Geography

Catering and events business — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

CCRAS and CCRH research councils — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

CCTV / Security Systems Technician — Electronics Mechanic Trade

CCTV installation business — Electronics Mechanic Trade

CDS entry after graduation — Defence Services (NDA)

CDSCO regulatory officer — Pharmacy

Centre Manager — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

CEO — BBM (Business Management)

Certification-led specialisation — Computer Science / IT Diploma

CFA / FRM certification — Banking & Finance

CFO — Chartered Accountancy, Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Chartered Accountant — Chartered Accountancy

Chief Coach — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Chief Compliance Officer — Company Secretary (CS)

Chief Dental Surgeon — Dentistry

Chief Economist — Economics

Chief Engineer — Merchant Navy

Chief Officer — Merchant Navy

Chief Psychologist — Psychology

Chief Risk Officer — Banking & Finance

Chief Scientist — Engineering

Chief Secretary — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

Chief Technologist — Allied Health Sciences

Chief Town Planner — Architecture, Geography

Chief Veterinary Officer — Veterinary Science

Child Development Project Officer — Sociology & Social Work

Civic-tech venture — Public Administration

Civil Engineer — Engineering

Civil Services aspirant — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Civil Services officer — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Civil-services coaching academy — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

Climate Data Analyst — Geography

Clinical Director — Physiotherapy

Clinical Pharmacist — Pharmacy

Clinical Psychologist — Psychology

Clinical rehabilitation trials — Physiotherapy

Clinical Research Associate — Life Sciences

Clinical research associate roles — Allied Health Sciences

Clinical skills certification — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Clinical trial monitoring at a CRO — Pharmacy

Clinical trials / CRO work — Pharmacy

CNC Programmer — Mechanical Diploma

Coaching centre — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Coaching or tuition centre — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

CoE advanced modules — Fitter / Welder Trade, Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle), Plumber Trade, Electronics Mechanic Trade

Commanding Officer — Defence Services (NDA)

Commissioned officer in the Army, Navy or Air Force — Defence Services (NDA)

Common Service Centre franchise — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Communication Designer — Design (B.Des)

Community Development Officer — Sociology & Social Work

Community Health Nurse — Nursing

Company Secretary — Company Secretary (CS)

Company Secretary of a listed firm — Company Secretary (CS)

Compliance consultancy — Company Secretary (CS)

Compliance Officer — Company Secretary (CS)

Computer training institute — Computer Science / IT Diploma

Conservation Officer — History & Archaeology

Construction contracting — Civil Diploma

Construction materials research — Civil Diploma

Consumer Electronics Technician — Electronics Mechanic Trade

Content and media venture — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Content Director — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Content production house — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Content Researcher — History & Archaeology

Content Writer — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Contract laboratory services — Pure Sciences

Contract Manager — Company Secretary (CS)

Contractor / business owner — Civil Diploma, Electrical Diploma, Electrician Trade

Cooperative bank officer — Banking & Finance

Corporate advisory firm — Company Secretary (CS)

Corporate Communications Officer — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Corporate Counsel — Law (LLB)

Corporate Governance Analyst — Company Secretary (CS)

Corporate governance research — Company Secretary (CS)

Corporate Lawyer — Law (LLB)

Corporate R&D lab — Engineering

Corporate wellness consultancy — Psychology

Correctional and juvenile services psychologist — Psychology

Cost Accountant — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Cost accounting practice — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Cost audit cell in government departments — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Cost Audit Head — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Cost management research — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Costing Manager — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Counselling Psychologist — Psychology

CPWD architect cadre — Architecture

Creative Director — Design (B.Des)

Credit Analyst — Banking & Finance

Credit Rating Analyst — Economics

Credit risk modelling — Banking & Finance

Crop science and soil research — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

CSC (Common Service Centre) operator — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

CSIR / DST project fellowship — Engineering

CSIR laboratory scientist — Life Sciences, Pure Sciences

CSIR-UGC NET / JRF — Life Sciences, Pure Sciences

CSR consultancy — Sociology & Social Work

CSR Executive — Sociology & Social Work

CTO — Engineering

CTO (after degree) — Computer Science / IT Diploma

Curriculum Developer — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

D

Dairy or poultry enterprise — Veterinary Science, Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Dairy Technician — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Data Analyst — Pure Sciences, Economics

Data analytics firm — Economics

Data Entry / BPO Associate — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Data Scientist — Engineering

DBT / ICAR research posts — Life Sciences

Dean of a dental college — Dentistry

Dean, Agricultural University — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Dean, Veterinary College — Veterinary Science

Deck Cadet to Third Officer — Merchant Navy

Defence studies postgraduate degrees — Defence Services (NDA)

Defence-sector advisory — Defence Services (NDA)

Dental laboratory — Dentistry

Dental Surgeon — Dentistry

Department Head — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Deputy Superintendent of Police — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

Design and CAD specialisation — Mechanical Diploma

Design Head — Design (B.Des)

Design Researcher — Design (B.Des)

Design-build firm — Architecture

Design-research studios — Design (B.Des)

Designer in government design cells — Design (B.Des)

Development Sector Analyst — Economics

Diagnostic laboratory — Allied Health Sciences

Diagnostic sample-collection franchise — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Diagnostics laboratory — Life Sciences

Diagnostics R&D — Allied Health Sciences

Dialysis Nurse — Nursing

Dialysis Technologist — Allied Health Sciences

Diesel Mechanic — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

DIET and SCERT faculty — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Digital marketing agency — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Digital Marketing Executive — BBM (Business Management), IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Digital news venture — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Diploma → BE progression — Electrician Trade, Fitter / Welder Trade, Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle), Electronics Mechanic Trade

Diploma progression — Plumber Trade, IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Director of a school group — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Director of Animal Husbandry — Veterinary Science

Director of Archaeology — History & Archaeology

Director of AYUSH services — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Director of Nursing — Nursing

Directorate General of Shipping posts — Merchant Navy

Disaster Management Officer — Geography

District and state sports department roles — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

District Collector — Civil Services (IAS/IPS), Public Administration

District health services — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

District hospital lab services — Allied Health Sciences

District rehabilitation centres — Physiotherapy

District Sports Officer — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Documentary Producer — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Documentary production — History & Archaeology

Doordarshan / AIR technical posts — Electronics Diploma, Electronics Mechanic Trade

Doordarshan / All India Radio — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Draughtsman — Civil Diploma

DRDO research postings — Defence Services (NDA)

Drone survey business — Geography

Drug Inspector — Pharmacy

E

E-commerce venture — B.Com / BBA

E-governance data roles — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Economic Analyst — Economics

Economic consultancy — Economics

Editor — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Editor / Copywriter — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

EdTech content venture — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

EdTech venture — Pure Sciences

Education Officer — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Elder-care business — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Elder-care service — Nursing

Election Analyst — Political Science

Electrical contracting — Electrical Diploma, Electrician Trade

Electrical Contractor — Electrician Trade

Electrical Foreman — Electrician Trade

Electrical Supervisor — Electrical Diploma

Electrician — Electrician Trade

Electro-Technical Officer — Merchant Navy

Electronics Mechanic — Electronics Mechanic Trade

Electronics repair business — Electronics Diploma

Electronics repair shop — Electronics Mechanic Trade

Electronics Technician — Electronics Diploma

Embedded and IoT research — Electronics Diploma

Embedded systems training — Electronics Mechanic Trade

Embedded Trainee — Electronics Diploma

Emergency Care Assistant — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Endodontist — Dentistry

Engineering consultancy — Engineering

Engineering Manager — Engineering

Environmental Analyst — Life Sciences

Environmental consultancy — Geography

Environmental Consultant — Geography

Epigraphist — History & Archaeology

Ergonomics Consultant — Physiotherapy

ESIC / Railway dental officer — Dentistry

ESIC / Railway doctor — Medicine (MBBS)

ESIC / Railway nurse — Nursing

ESIC / Railway physiotherapist — Physiotherapy

ESIC / Railway technician posts — Allied Health Sciences

ESIC support roles — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

EV and hybrid technology training — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

Executive Assistant — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Exercise physiology studies — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

F

Fabrication workshop — Mechanical Diploma, Fitter / Welder Trade

Fabricator — Fitter / Welder Trade

Faculty at government design institutes — Design (B.Des)

Farm Supervisor — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Farm Technician — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Fashion Designer — Design (B.Des)

Field Service Technician — Electronics Mechanic Trade

Finance Controller — Chartered Accountancy, Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Finance Manager — B.Com / BBA

Financial advisory firm — Banking & Finance

Financial Analyst — Banking & Finance, Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Financial markets research — Banking & Finance

FinTech startup — Banking & Finance

Fitness Trainer — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Fitter — Fitter / Welder Trade

Fleet Maintenance Technician — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

Fleet Manager — Merchant Navy

Flying Officer, Indian Air Force — Defence Services (NDA)

Food & Beverage Steward — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Food Processing Operator — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Food processing unit — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Food Safety Officer — Life Sciences

Food Technologist — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Food technology certification — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Food testing laboratory — Life Sciences

Forensic accounting research — Chartered Accountancy

Forensic accounting specialisation — Chartered Accountancy

Forensic Auditor — Chartered Accountancy

Forensic Science Laboratory officer — Life Sciences

Forensic Scientist — Pure Sciences

Franchise operation — BBM (Business Management)

Freelance design practice — Design (B.Des)

Freelance journalism — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Freelance web and design services — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

FSSAI food safety officer — Life Sciences

G

Garage owner — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

General Duty Assistant — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

General Manager — BBM (Business Management)

General Physician — Medicine (MBBS)

GIS Analyst — Geography

GIS services firm — Geography

Governance consultancy — Public Administration

Governance research at IIPA — Public Administration

Government AYUSH dispensaries — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Government pleader — Law (LLB)

Government primary and high school teacher — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Government School Teacher — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

Government Teacher — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Govt Dental Surgeon — Dentistry

Govt guest-house services — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Govt hospital pharmacist — Pharmacy

Govt hospital physiotherapist — Physiotherapy

Govt hospital Staff Nurse — Nursing

Govt hospital support staff — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Govt hospital technologist — Allied Health Sciences

Govt Medical Officer — Medicine (MBBS)

Graphic Designer — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

GST Practitioner — Chartered Accountancy, B.Com / BBA

H

Handloom and handicrafts boards — Design (B.Des)

Hardware / IoT venture — Engineering

Head of Agribusiness — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Head of Content — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Head of Counselling — Psychology

Head of CSR — Sociology & Social Work

Head of Design — Architecture

Head of GIS — Geography

Head of Physical Education — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Head of Policy — Political Science

Head of Research — Economics

Headmaster / Principal — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP), Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Healthcare services owner — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Herbal or nutraceutical product venture — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Heritage Consultant — History & Archaeology

Heritage tourism venture — History & Archaeology

High Court Judge — Law (LLB)

HOD / Professor — Medicine (MBBS), Dentistry

HOD Physiotherapy — Physiotherapy

Home Health Aide — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Home-nursing agency — Nursing

Home-nursing service — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Home-visit physiotherapy service — Physiotherapy

Homeopathic Physician — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Horticulture and sericulture department posts — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Horticulture Assistant — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Horticulture department roles — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Horticulture Officer — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Hospital Administrator — Nursing

Hospital Director — Medicine (MBBS)

Hospital Pharmacist — Pharmacy

Hospitality management diploma — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Hotel Front Office Associate — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Hotel Supervisor — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Housing board and development authority posts — Architecture

HR / People Analytics — Psychology

HR Associate — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

HR Executive — BBM (Business Management), Sociology & Social Work

HR Manager — B.Com / BBA

Humanities research — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

I

IAS / IPS / IFS — Civil Services (IAS/IPS), Political Science

IAS / KAS — Public Administration

IAS Officer — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

IBPS PO / SO — Banking & Finance

ICAR / IVRI scientist — Veterinary Science

ICAR ARS / NET — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

ICAR Scientist — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

ICMAI technical guidance work — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

ICMR dental research projects — Dentistry

ICMR mental-health research — Psychology

ICMR nursing and public-health research — Nursing

ICMR-funded research — Medicine (MBBS)

ICSI research papers — Company Secretary (CS)

ICU / Critical Care Nurse — Nursing

IFS Officer — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

Imaging or dialysis centre — Allied Health Sciences

Independent CS practice — Company Secretary (CS)

Independent legal practice — Law (LLB)

Indian Audit & Accounts Service — Chartered Accountancy

Indian Coast Guard technical entry — Merchant Navy

Indian Cost Accounts Service — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Indian Economic Service — Economics

Indian Engineering Services (IES) — Engineering

Indian Revenue Service — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

Indian Statistical Service — Pure Sciences

Industrial automation certification — Electrician Trade

Industrial R&D technician roles — Mechanical Diploma

Information officer (IIS — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Insolvency and restructuring practice — Chartered Accountancy

Insolvency Professional — Chartered Accountancy

INSPIRE scholarship — Pure Sciences

Insurance / mutual-fund distribution — Banking & Finance

Insurance Manager — Banking & Finance

Intellectual Property Attorney — Law (LLB)

Interior Architect — Architecture

Interior design studio — Architecture

Internal Auditor — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

International Relations Analyst — Political Science

Investment Analyst — Economics

Investment Banker — Banking & Finance

IoT product venture — Electronics Diploma

IPS Officer — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

ISRO / DRDO / BARC Scientist — Pure Sciences

ISRO / DRDO Scientist — Engineering

ISRO / NRSC remote-sensing roles — Geography

IT services and AMC — Computer Science / IT Diploma

IT Support Engineer — Computer Science / IT Diploma

IT Technician — Computer Science / IT Diploma

IVRI and ICAR animal science research — Veterinary Science

J

Joint Director of Agriculture — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Journalist — Journalism & Mass Comm., Political Science

Judge (via judiciary) — Law (LLB)

Judicial Services (Civil Judge) — Law (LLB)

Junior Developer — Computer Science / IT Diploma

Junior Engineer — Mechanical Diploma, Civil Diploma, Electrical Diploma, Electronics Diploma

Junior programmer in state IT cells — Computer Science / IT Diploma

K

KAS — Civil Services (IAS/IPS), Political Science

Kendriya Vidyalaya PGT and TGT cadre — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

KMF / dairy cooperative posts — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

KPSC administrative roles — BBM (Business Management)

KPSC Assistant Engineer — Engineering

KPSC commercial tax officer — B.Com / BBA

KPSC group C and B posts — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

KPSC lecturer — Pure Sciences, History & Archaeology

KPSC planning posts — Geography

KPSC welfare department posts — Sociology & Social Work

KPSC welfare posts — Psychology

KPTCL / BESCOM junior engineer — Electrical Diploma

KPTCL / BESCOM lineman and technician — Electrician Trade

KPTCL / PSU diploma posts — Mechanical Diploma

KSRTC / BMTC workshops — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

KSRTC / tourism department roles — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

KVS and NVS PET posts — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

KVS and NVS teaching posts — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP), Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

L

Laboratory Director — Allied Health Sciences, Pure Sciences

Landscape Architect — Architecture

Lateral entry to BE → M.Tech — Mechanical Diploma, Computer Science / IT Diploma, Civil Diploma, Electrical Diploma, Electronics Diploma

Law firm — Law (LLB)

Law officer in banks — Law (LLB)

Lecturer — Pure Sciences

Legal & Secretarial Manager — Company Secretary (CS)

Legal Analyst — Law (LLB)

Legal Consultant — Law (LLB)

Legal officer in PSUs — Law (LLB)

Legal process outsourcing venture — Law (LLB)

Legal research fellowships — Law (LLB)

Legal-tech venture — Law (LLB)

Legislative Assistant — Political Science

Legislative Researcher — Political Science

Library & Information Officer — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Lieutenant, Indian Army — Defence Services (NDA)

Listing & IPO Specialist — Company Secretary (CS)

Livestock Development Officer — Veterinary Science

LLM → PhD in Law — Law (LLB)

Logistics business — Merchant Navy

Logistics Officer — Defence Services (NDA)

M

M.Arch dissertation — Architecture

M.Com → PhD — B.Com / BBA

M.Des research — Design (B.Des)

M.Ed → PhD in Education — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP), Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

M.P.Ed → PhD — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

M.Pharm → PhD — Pharmacy

M.Sc → PhD at UAS Bengaluru — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

M.Sc → PhD Geography — Geography

M.Sc → PhD in allied health — Allied Health Sciences

M.Sc Nursing dissertation — Nursing

M.Tech → PhD at IISc / IIT — Engineering

M.Tech and PhD in marine engineering — Merchant Navy

M.V.Sc → PhD — Veterinary Science

MA / M.Psy Clinical Psychology (RCI-recognised) — Psychology

MA → PhD — Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science

MA → PhD History — History & Archaeology

MA → PhD in Mass Communication — Journalism & Mass Comm.

MA → PhD Public Administration — Public Administration

MA → PhD Sociology — Sociology & Social Work

Machine maintenance service — Fitter / Welder Trade

Machining / job-work unit — Mechanical Diploma

Maintenance Fitter — Fitter / Welder Trade

Maintenance Foreman — Fitter / Welder Trade

Maintenance Manager — Electrical Diploma

Maintenance Technician — Electrical Diploma, Electrician Trade

Management Accountant — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Management research — B.Com / BBA

Management Trainee — BBM (Business Management)

Managing Director — B.Com / BBA

Marine Engineer — Merchant Navy

Marine surveying practice — Merchant Navy

Marine Surveyor — Merchant Navy

Maritime safety studies — Merchant Navy

Market Research Analyst — Economics

Market research roles — BBM (Business Management)

Marketing agency — BBM (Business Management)

Marketing Executive — BBM (Business Management)

Marketing Manager — B.Com / BBA

MBA → PhD in Management — BBM (Business Management)

MD / MS dissertation — Medicine (MBBS)

MD/MS dissertation in the respective system — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

MDS dissertation — Dentistry

Mechanical Engineer — Engineering

Media research — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Medical Lab Technologist — Allied Health Sciences

Medical Superintendent — Medicine (MBBS), AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Medical Writer — Pharmacy

Medical writing consultancy — Pharmacy

Mental-health platform — Psychology

Meteorologist — Pure Sciences

Microbiologist — Life Sciences

Military Engineering Services Officer — Defence Services (NDA)

Military Nursing Service — Nursing

Ministry of Corporate Affairs roles — Company Secretary (CS)

Ministry of External Affairs roles — Political Science

Mobile vehicle-repair service — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

Motion Graphics Designer — Design (B.Des)

Motor rewinding and repair unit — Electrical Diploma

MPT dissertation — Physiotherapy

Multi-city dental chain — Dentistry

Municipal Commissioner — Public Administration

Municipal commissioner cadre — Public Administration

Municipal market administration — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Municipal Officer — Public Administration

Museum consultancy — History & Archaeology

Museum Curator — History & Archaeology

Museum Director — History & Archaeology

N

NABARD / agri-bank officer — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

NABARD Grade A — Banking & Finance

NABARD-supported programmes — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

National Archives posts — History & Archaeology

Naval architecture research — Merchant Navy

NCERT and SCERT curriculum research — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

Network Admin — Computer Science / IT Diploma

Network Technician — Computer Science / IT Diploma

Neuro Physiotherapist — Physiotherapy

Neurologist — Medicine (MBBS)

News Anchor — Journalism & Mass Comm.

NGO Director — Sociology & Social Work

NGO founder — Sociology & Social Work

NGO Programme Officer — Sociology & Social Work

NHM AYUSH posts in primary health centres — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

NHM community health posts — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

NHM programme officer — Medicine (MBBS)

NIC technical assistant — Computer Science / IT Diploma

NIMHANS and govt hospital psychologist — Psychology

NIPER research programmes — Pharmacy

NITI Aayog young professional — Economics

NRSC / ISRO research projects — Geography

Nuclear Medicine Technologist — Allied Health Sciences

Nurse Educator — Nursing

Nursery and horticulture venture — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Nursing coaching academy — Nursing

Nursing home or hospital — Medicine (MBBS)

Nursing Superintendent — Nursing

Nutraceutical brand — Pharmacy

O

Officer with pension and allowances — Defence Services (NDA)

Operation Theatre Nurse — Nursing

Operations Executive — BBM (Business Management)

Optical store / vision centre — Allied Health Sciences

Optometrist — Allied Health Sciences

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon — Dentistry

Oral Pathologist — Dentistry

Ordnance factory posts — Fitter / Welder Trade, Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

Organisational Psychologist — Psychology

Orthodontist — Dentistry

OT Technologist — Allied Health Sciences

Own architecture practice — Architecture

Own Business — Electrician Trade

Own business venture — BBM (Business Management)

Own CA practice — Chartered Accountancy

Own design studio — Design (B.Des)

Own fitness studio or gym — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Own school or pre-school — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

P

Paediatric Physiotherapist — Physiotherapy

Panchakarma Specialist — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Panchayat Development Officer — Public Administration

Panchayati Raj administration — Public Administration

Panel Design Technician — Electrical Diploma

Parliamentary staff — Political Science

Partner in a CA firm — Chartered Accountancy

Partner in a law firm — Law (LLB)

Patent Analyst — Life Sciences

Payroll Specialist — B.Com / BBA

PCB assembly unit — Electronics Diploma

PCB Design Assistant — Electronics Diploma

Pedodontist — Dentistry

Periodontist — Dentistry

Personal coaching practice — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Pet care and grooming business — Veterinary Science

Pet Clinic Practitioner — Veterinary Science

Pharma distribution — Pharmacy

Pharma Scientist — Pharmacy

Pharmacist — Pharmacy

Pharmacovigilance and drug-safetyresearch — Pharmacy

Pharmacovigilance Associate — Pharmacy

PhD at IISc / IISER — Pure Sciences

PhD at IISc / NCBS — Life Sciences

PhD Clinical Psychology — Psychology

PhD in architecture or planning — Architecture

PhD in Ayurveda or Homoeopathy — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

PhD in banking and finance — Banking & Finance

PhD in Commerce — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

PhD in commerce / finance — Chartered Accountancy

PhD in Corporate Law — Company Secretary (CS)

PhD in dental sciences — Dentistry

PhD in Design — Design (B.Des)

PhD in Economics — Economics

PhD in medical sciences — Medicine (MBBS)

PhD in public policy — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

PhD in rehabilitation sciences — Physiotherapy

PhD Nursing — Nursing

Phlebotomy Technician — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Physical Education Teacher — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Physical Education Teacher in government schools — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Physiotherapist — Physiotherapy

PIB media roles — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Pipeline Technician — Plumber Trade

Plant Head — Pharmacy

Plant Head (after degree) — Mechanical Diploma

Plant Protection Officer — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

PLC / SCADA specialisation — Electrical Diploma

Plumber — Plumber Trade

Plumbing contracting — Plumber Trade

Plumbing Contractor — Plumber Trade

Podcast or newsletter business — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Podcast Producer — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Policy advisory firm — Political Science

Policy advisory practice — Economics

Policy Analyst — Sociology & Social Work, Political Science

Policy and legislative drafting — Law (LLB)

Policy consultancy — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

Policy Researcher — Economics

Policy think-tank research — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

Political consultancy — Political Science

Political Consultant — Political Science

Pollution control board scientist — Life Sciences

Port Director — Merchant Navy

Port trust and maritime board roles — Merchant Navy

Post-doctoral fellowship — Pure Sciences

Post-doctoral research — Life Sciences

Post-qualification diplomas (ICAI) — Chartered Accountancy

Postgraduate Teacher (PGT) — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Poultry / Dairy Consultant — Veterinary Science

PR Manager — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Pre-school franchise — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Primary School Teacher — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP), Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Principal — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Principal Architect — Architecture

Principal Investigator — Life Sciences

Principal of an AYUSH college — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Principal Scientist — Pure Sciences

Prison and rehabilitation services — Psychology

Private AYUSH clinic — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Private clinic — Medicine (MBBS)

Private counselling practice — Psychology

Private dental clinic — Dentistry

Private physiotherapy clinic — Physiotherapy

Private veterinary clinic — Veterinary Science

Probation officer — Sociology & Social Work

Product Designer — Design (B.Des)

Product or fashion label — Design (B.Des)

Production Manager — Mechanical Diploma

Production Supervisor — Mechanical Diploma, Electronics Diploma

Professor — Engineering, Life Sciences, Physiotherapy, Pure Sciences, Economics, Psychology, Sociology & Social Work, Political Science, History & Archaeology, Geography

Professor of Education — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

Programme Manager (NGO) — Public Administration

Project Architect — Architecture

Project Manager — Civil Diploma

PSU administrative posts — Public Administration

PSU apprenticeship — Plumber Trade

PSU canteen and hospitality posts — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

PSU company secretary — Company Secretary (CS)

PSU Engineer — Engineering

PSU finance cadre — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

PSU management trainee — BBM (Business Management)

PSU technician — Electrician Trade

PSU technician posts — Electrical Diploma

PSU trade apprentice — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle), Electronics Mechanic Trade

PSU trade apprentice (BHEL / HAL) — Fitter / Welder Trade

Public administration case research — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

Public broadcaster design roles — Design (B.Des)

Public Health Dentist — Dentistry

Public health dentist under NHM — Dentistry

Public Policy Analyst — Public Administration

Public Prosecutor — Law (LLB)

Public Relations Executive — Journalism & Mass Comm.

Public Sector Consultant — Public Administration

Public Service Aspirant support roles — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Public-sector bank finance roles — Chartered Accountancy

PWD and irrigation department posts — Civil Diploma

PWD plumbing posts — Plumber Trade

Q

Quality Analyst — Pure Sciences

Quality Assurance Head — Pharmacy

Quality Assurance Officer — Pharmacy

Quality Inspector — Mechanical Diploma

Quantity Surveyor — Civil Diploma

Quarantine and disease control services — Veterinary Science

R

R&D Head — Life Sciences

Radiographer / Imaging Technologist — Allied Health Sciences

Railways / PSU clerical IT posts — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Railways / PSU IT posts — Computer Science / IT Diploma

Railways accounts cadre — B.Com / BBA

Railways civil cadre — Civil Diploma

Railways electrical cadre — Electrical Diploma

Railways electrician cadre — Electrician Trade

Railways fitter and technician posts — Fitter / Welder Trade

Railways maintenance cadre — Plumber Trade

Railways non-technical cadre — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Railways signal and telecom cadre — Electronics Diploma, Electronics Mechanic Trade

Railways technician cadre — Mechanical Diploma, Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

RBI Grade B — Banking & Finance

RBI Grade B (DEPR) — Economics

RBI Grade B officer — Chartered Accountancy

Regional Manager — Banking & Finance

Registrar of Companies posts — Company Secretary (CS)

Regulatory Affairs Director — Pharmacy

Regulatory Affairs Executive — Pharmacy

Rehabilitation Psychologist — Psychology

Rehabilitation Specialist — Physiotherapy

Relationship Manager — Banking & Finance

Remote Sensing Analyst — Geography

Renewable energy research — Electrical Diploma

Research Associate — Sociology & Social Work

Research Scientist — Life Sciences, Pure Sciences

Respiratory Therapist — Allied Health Sciences

Retail pharmacy chain — Pharmacy

Retail Sales Associate — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Retail shop or franchise — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Risk Analyst — Banking & Finance

Robotics Engineer — Engineering

Rural development officer — Sociology & Social Work

S

Sales Manager — BBM (Business Management)

Salon or spa — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Sanitary Supervisor — Plumber Trade

Sanitaryware retail — Plumber Trade

SCERT and NCERT research — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

School Counsellor — Psychology

School Teacher (secondary) — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

SEBI Grade A — Banking & Finance

SEBI Grade A (legal) — Company Secretary (CS)

Secondary School Teacher — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Secretarial audit practice — Company Secretary (CS)

Secretarial Auditor — Company Secretary (CS)

Secretary to Government — Civil Services (IAS/IPS), Political Science, Public Administration

Security and logistics consultancy after service — Defence Services (NDA)

Seed Technologist — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Senior Advocate — Law (LLB)

Service Chief — Defence Services (NDA)

Service Engineer — Electronics Diploma

Service Manager — Electronics Diploma, Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

Service Supervisor — Electronics Mechanic Trade

Service Technician — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

Shift Supervisor — Healthcare & Paramedical (NSQF)

Ship management or crewing agency — Merchant Navy

Shipping Corporation of India — Merchant Navy

Shop-floor Supervisor — Mechanical Diploma

Site Engineer — Civil Diploma

Site Engineer Assistant — Civil Diploma

Site Plumbing Supervisor — Plumber Trade

Site Supervisor — Civil Diploma, Electrician Trade, Plumber Trade

Social enterprise — Civil Services (IAS/IPS), Sociology & Social Work

Social policy research — Sociology & Social Work

Social Worker — Sociology & Social Work

Software Engineer — Engineering

Software product startup — Engineering

Software R&D roles — Computer Science / IT Diploma

Soil Scientist — Agriculture & Allied Sciences

Solar EPC business — Electrical Diploma

Solar installation service — Electrician Trade

Solar Technician — Electrical Diploma

Spare parts business — Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

Special Educator — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP), Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Specialised wellness certification — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Sports academy — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Sports Analyst — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Sports Authority of India — Physiotherapy

Sports Authority of India coaching posts — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Sports Coach — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Sports Officer — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Sports Physiotherapist — Physiotherapy

Sports rehabilitation centre — Physiotherapy

Sports science research at LNIPE — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

SSC CGL / CHSL posts — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

SSC CGL accounts posts — B.Com / BBA

SSC CGL posts — BBM (Business Management)

SSC JE (computer) — Computer Science / IT Diploma

SSC JE electrical — Electrical Diploma

SSC JE electronics — Electronics Diploma

Staff Nurse — Nursing

State administrative services — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

State archaeology department officer — History & Archaeology

State commercial tax inspector — B.Com / BBA

State disaster management authority — Geography

State drug testing laboratory posts — Pharmacy

State electricity board posts — Electrician Trade

State finance departments — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

State information department — Journalism & Mass Comm.

State IT cell support staff — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

State museums and heritage boards — History & Archaeology

State planning departments — Economics

State PSC Officer — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

State PWD junior engineer — Mechanical Diploma

State transport workshops — Fitter / Welder Trade

Statistician — Pure Sciences

Store Manager — Retail, Hospitality & Beauty (NSQF)

Strength & Conditioning Specialist — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)

Studio Owner — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Studio Principal — Design (B.Des)

Sub Lieutenant, Indian Navy — Defence Services (NDA)

Sub-Collector / Assistant Commissioner — Civil Services (IAS/IPS)

Subject Coordinator — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP)

Subject Teacher (TGT) — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Substation Operator — Electrical Diploma

Supply Chain Executive — BBM (Business Management)

Surgeon — Medicine (MBBS)

Survey of India — Geography

Surveying services — Civil Diploma

Surveying technology certification — Civil Diploma

T

Tax Consultant — Chartered Accountancy, B.Com / BBA

Taxation consultancy — Cost & Management Accountancy (CMA)

Teacher — Bachelor of Arts (BA), History & Archaeology

Teacher posts under Samagra Shiksha — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP), Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Teacher-training institute — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

Teaching posts — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Teaching posts in government AYUSH colleges — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Team Lead — Computer Science / IT Diploma, IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Technical Director (after degree) — Electronics Diploma

Technical Entry Officer — Defence Services (NDA)

Technical Manager — Computer Science / IT Diploma, Electronics Mechanic Trade

Technical staff courses — Defence Services (NDA)

Technician — Mechanical Diploma

Telemedicine practice — Medicine (MBBS)

Territorial Army and paramilitary officer routes — Defence Services (NDA)

Test Technician — Electronics Diploma

Think-tank research (NIPFP, ICRIER) — Economics

Think-tank research (ORF, CPR) — Political Science

Town and country planning departments — Geography

Trading or retail business — B.Com / BBA

Training institute — Public Administration

Transfer Pricing Specialist — Chartered Accountancy

Translation services — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Treasury Executive — Banking & Finance

Tuition or coaching centre — Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

U

UGC-NET Commerce — B.Com / BBA

UGC-NET Economics — Economics

UGC-NET Education — Teaching — Integrated B.A B.Ed / B.Sc B.Ed (ITEP), Teaching — B.Ed and D.El.Ed

UGC-NET for lectureship — Bachelor of Arts (BA)

UGC-NET Geography — Geography

UGC-NET History — History & Archaeology

UGC-NET Journalism — Journalism & Mass Comm.

UGC-NET Management — BBM (Business Management)

UGC-NET Political Science — Civil Services (IAS/IPS), Political Science

UGC-NET Public Administration — Public Administration

UGC-NET Sociology — Sociology & Social Work

UI/UX Designer — Design (B.Des)

UNICEF / govt scheme roles — Sociology & Social Work

Unit Manager — Agriculture & Food Processing (NSQF)

Urban Designer — Architecture

Urban Governance Analyst — Public Administration

Urban Planner — Geography

V

Vaccine and animal disease research — Veterinary Science

Veterinary Doctor — Veterinary Science

Veterinary Officer — Veterinary Science

Virtual CFO services — Chartered Accountancy

VLSI certification — Electronics Diploma

W

Water conservation technology training — Plumber Trade

Water-tank and pipeline service — Plumber Trade

Web / app development studio — Computer Science / IT Diploma

Web Developer (entry) — IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

Welder — Fitter / Welder Trade

Welding and job-work unit — Fitter / Welder Trade

Welding technology certification — Fitter / Welder Trade

Wellness and Panchakarma centre — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Wellness Centre Consultant — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Wildlife Veterinarian — Veterinary Science

Workshop owner — Fitter / Welder Trade

Workshop Supervisor — Fitter / Welder Trade, Mechanic Trade (Motor Vehicle)

Y

Yoga & Naturopathy Consultant — AYUSH Medicine (BAMS / BHMS / BUMS / BSMS)

Yoga Instructor — Physical Education & Sports (B.P.Ed)