Career

Hi Vaishali,
You may do game design or development to go further.
I'd be happy to understand your current stage of progress including academics, courses, hobbies and other interests to help you understand what in you can lead to game design and also what aspect of game design can suit you better.
In most cases a broader learning like a combination of graphics, multimedia, web design, VFX, 2D and 3D animation, can lead to a better preparation towards launching oneself into a gaming career. A specialization in game design is a useful add-on afterwards. Just to state the facts, none of the famous game designers in the world today have done anything remotely linked to game design. That said, do not take it as a bar to entry, but to elucidate the fact that a broad learning is always necessary to get into a challenging career such as game design.
Now let's go into the nitty gritty on game design.
To become a game designer, you must get a good knowledge of 3D software as well as pre-production. Games environment is created in 3DSMax and Character animations in Maya, only the models are made with less polygons and more textures. So take a program that teaches you these. It won't matter whether the program is called game design program or not. Rest, to become a level designer you must have a passion for game design. Also you must have passion for playing all kinds of games including card games, dice games, sports etc.
The 3rd option is Game Art (it's different from game designer), where you design the game itself, i.e. what happens on each level, and how things go about as well as the base story of the game. It is a stage that you reach due to your vast knowledge and passion and even exceptional technical skills cannot help you reach. This is usually the story designer.
May I ask, have you ever designed a game?
Finally, to do game programming you would require knowledge of programming in which usually a B.Tech/MCA would help. Typically game programmers usually would be knowing C#, Java, besides at least a game engine.
Here is a complete snapshot of Gaming Industry by me on Shiksha website:
https://www.shiksha.com/from-gaming-to-game-designing-article-5827-1.
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Hi Saumya,
There are several careers in media in writing, production or post production:
• You can become a reporter, actor or getting behind the camera to direct, cinematograph or do finishing work as an editor, compositor or a VFX artist who can add reality to 3D visualizations.
• You may even be a graphic artist who designs the screens, or an animator who brings stories to life as a proxy actor for onscreen characters.
• You can get into production, whether live or animated. You can be a story writer who writes for live and animated screens or even roll the story into a video/ PC game.
• You can be a script writer who would stop at nothing to give wonderful scene setups to bring the story to life.
• You could be an artist who designs characters or who storyboards the film for live or animated performance.
• You can also double up as a voice over artist who gives his/ her voice to the characters or dub for movie stars, or even be a radio star.
• You can alternatively look at web for a web of careers in web design, online marketing, search engine optimization, content writing, social media promoting.
Any extra skill can be used in this. So it turns out to be one of the most challenging as well as satisfying careers. Sure not recommended for the weak hearted.
Do remember that digital design careers (e.g. web design, graphics, UI design, animation, VFX, multimedia) give better profits since they can be delivered anywhere in the world and hence may earn in dollars, resulting in better rewards for designers.
Some people are passionate about acting, they must understand that acting cannot provide jobs since this is an assignment based industry and one must fit the role. So it could be better to enter this industry after acquiring a technical skill.
Remember, your career is a resultant of your knowledge combined with your passion and expression ability.
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Wish you the best for your career.

Tanmayee,
In commerce, there are lots of option you can do research on BBA , B.COM HONS , ECONOMICS HONS, ACTUARIAL SCIENCE, , CA , CS B.COM- FINANCE & INVESTMENT ANALYSIS . 10+2 Commerce students planning for further studies can take up careers in professional fields such as Company Secretary , Chartered accountancy (CA), Actuarial Science, ICAI and so on. CA is considered as one of the toughest examination and while doing CA, students should be aware of the fact that every year only a marginal percentage of candidates qualify for these examinations. It is better to pursue professional programs along with graduation or after graduation so as to fetch lucrative job opportunities. Therefore, a lot of students choose to do B.Com with a specialization in computers before going for CA degree.
Others can take up bachelor's degree in commerce (B.Com), followed by M.Com, PhD and M.Phil. There are wide range of career opportunities for B.Com graduates. Financial & Investment services, banking, marketing, insurance, stock broking, business process outsourcing etc. offers employment opportunities to these graduates. Accounts Officer, Budget Analyst, Finance Officer, Bank Officer and Accounts Executive are some of the job profiles available for B.Com graduates. Those interested in teaching field can go for B.Ed. But one should go for B.Ed in Commerce only after their post graduation in Commerce i.e. M.com. Other career avenues for commerce students are MBA, Computer studies and Banking.
I hope this information give you some hint to understand and if you have further question please feel free to post here.
All the best.

Hi,
Before you decide what to do it is important that you become aware of a critical factor for success in your chosen profession. Your exam scores are one part of it considering how competitive it is to land a seat in the hallowed campuses of the IITs and other prestigious institutions.
There are numerous branches of space science - astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, stellar science, planetary science etc. Originally, all these disciplines were considered as part of astronomy, but with recent developments and discoveries, they have become vast enough to be considered as separate fields on their own. Experts in fields such as robotics, satellite technology, medicine, biology, remote sensing, meteorology, etc. may also seek careers in space science after developing the skill sets necessary for the job.
There are quite a few institutes in India that train students for pursuing careers in space science and technology.
1. The recently established Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) offers graduate and postgraduate programs in space science and related fields. Apart from IIST, a few other institutes like:
2. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
3. ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC).
4. Space Application center (SAC).
5. National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA).
6. Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) also offer research opportunities in space science and allied fields.
Some of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) also offer specialization programs (M.Tech) in Space Technology, Astrophysics, Aerospace engineering, etc.
The eligibility criteria for joining programs in space science and technology vary according to the specific requirements of each job. Admissions to the undergraduate courses at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is made on the basis of a candidate's rank in the Joint entrance Examination conducted by IITs.
In other places, candidates with B.Sc., M.Sc., B.E., M.E. or Ph.D. are usually selected. Study of science subjects such as Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at undergraduate level is usually a mandatory requirement. However, before you join a career in space science, it is necessary for you to know the various requirements of the field - which skills to develop, which courses to take, where to study.
Hope this information helps.
Wish You Luck!