Accounting & Commerce

Hi, with the emergence of various mediums of education one can pursue education at any level through distance education. This is an ideal mode of education for working population to gain their desired level of education and to achieve elevation in the area of work. There are many universities which Under the Directorate of Distance Education offers various programs at Under Graduate/Post Graduate/Diploma levels. Some the Universities are: 1. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)(www.ignou.ac.in/),2. Annamalai University - Directorate of Distance Education (annamalaiuniversity.ac.in),3. Institute of Distance Education - University of Madras (www.unom.ac.in),4. Mahatma Gandhi University - School of Distance Education(www.mguniversity.edu),5. Achaya Nagarjuna University Center for Distance Education (www.nagarjunauniversity.ac.in/). Amongst many disciplines offered you could choose subjects based on your interest and job area.As you posses a good amount of work experience you could also opt for some post graduate degree/diploma depending on your field of work. For more details please contact the Universities. Good luck.

To guide you in a better way, we need some information like your interest, talents and career objective. You may explore Certified Financial Analyst (CFA), Cost Accountancy (from ICWA), Company Secretary Ship (CS), Stock Broking or MBA. Company Secretary acts as the mediator between the company and its Board of Directors, government, shareholders and regulatory authorities. The responsibilities of a CS are to ensure that the Board procedures are strictly followed and regularly revised; to guide the Chairman and the Directors on how to make the best use of their responsibilities under various laws. Opportunities for Cost Accountants are in the Private Corporate Sector, public sector to advise the government in cost pricing and in framing the appropriate fiscal and tax policies. A CFA is trained in financial/investment management and management accounting. The Reserve Bank of India, the International Development Bank of India, the Industrial Finance Corporation of India and the Indian Railways recognize the CFA program and employ CFAs. Stock Brokers work in stock exchanges which are like market places where stockbrokers buy and sell securities for individuals or institutions. An MBA will open up options in all industries in Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, IT & Systems and Operations. CS, ICWA and CFA are certifications you can get by ICSI (icsi.edu), ICWAI (icwai.org) and ICFAI (icfai.org) respectively. You may also explore banking jobs in nationalised banks and private banks. Openings are available at various levels, from Bank Clerical to Probationary Officers.Although you are not interested in CA but we would like to say that CA is a very reputed course with great prospects. A career in CA is much sought after because they possess the knowledge of identifying risks and designing control mechanism to counter those risks. There are opportunities in corporate houses, private or public organizations, starting his/her business.