M.A. in Economics 

at Department of Evening Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla

Students can apply for jobs, however, it is advisable to continue with your further studies as History is mostly based on theoretical aspect. Through higher studies, one can narrow down on what course they would like to specialise in and then make a career in. In terms of graduate employment options, the BA History scope is one of the most diversified. The following are the employment options for BA History graduates: 

Job Profile	Average Salary (in INR)
Historian	7 LPA
Auctioneer	8.47 LPA
Teacher	2.9 LPA
Archivist	5 LPA

Humanities as a stream provides a wide range of courses that can be studied after completing their 12th grade. Pursuing any of these degrees prepares you to understand the various levels of humanities and, as a result, carve out an appropriate job path. Candidates in the humanities can apply for positions in the government sector, such as banking firms, government ministries, legal firms, and political analysts.

Content Writer, Civil Services, Human Resource Manager, Defense Services, Lawyer, Journalist, Counsellor, and Therapist positions are available. As freshers, humanities graduates can expect to earn between INR 2-6 LPA.

A list of the highest-salary jobs for Commerce students in India is as below:

Job Profiles	Average Salary
Personal Financial Advisor	INR 4.7 LPA
Certified Financial Planner	INR 3.9 LPA
Financial Examiner	INR 3.6 LPA
Retail Manager	INR 5 LPA
Budget Analyst	INR 3 LPA
Company Secretary	INR 8 LPA
Investment Analyst	INR 15.7 LPA

Note: The average salary has been taken from Ambitionbox.com.

After completing the undergraduate level course under Commerce, the candidates can find various jobs at entry or junior level in Accounting, Commerce, Banking and Finance and related fields such as Junior Accountant, Operations Management,  Data Analyst, Research and Development Manager, Information Systems Manager,  Project Manager,  etc..

Also Read: Your Career After Doing a Course in Commerce

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Advance degree in philosophy will shoot your career up to very high level. In order to make career in the subject like philosophy, you must have the degree of Masters (extremely good if you have PhD in a his field). In India, there is no limitation of job vacancies either at government organisation or at private sectors. The experts in philosophy are in always demand for Stress Management, workload reduction techniques in various corporation. Emerging trends in philosophy are in philosophy and technology, gender and philosophy, feminist philosophy, environmental philosophy, and comparative or non-Western philosophy. These are all some subjects in which you can take as a Major in philosophy subject. Job opportunity for are many. Apart from above mentioned, you can go to abroad for have research degree in philosophy and earn a big chunk of money. OR you can be the professor /faculties in a very highly reputed college like Delhi University. Hope this helps. Best of Luck.

Elective subjects are subjects that are part of a course curriculum that do not cover the core concepts related to the course. These subjects are usually choice-based. These subjects are related to the core subjects or the career path one can pursue after completing the course. 

In Humanities and Social Science subjects,  there are more theoretical aspects that need to be learned and analysed. Simply the reason why there are higher studies and students can do research work through programmes such as Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Humanities courses use interpretive approaches in which critical thinking is used to consider various ideas/ideologies. It also focuses on providing insight into themes such as the human condition and ethics. Students who pursue humanities classes after the 12th grade get in-depth knowledge of numerous areas of society such as historical events, human behavior, and the relationships between various groups.