Government & Defence Entrance Exam

Hi Kajal,
BA graduates do plenty of things with their lives:
1. They appear for government jobs: Banking jobs, SSC Railway and even civil services. They appear for almost every exam.
2. They go for Law (LLB): Many want to become a lawyer. Humanities study give them edge also. Many lawyers and judges have arts background before law.
3. Some also go for MBA: Arts background students have edge in CAT exams as IIMs looking for diversity. Many arts students try management also mostly in Marketing and HR which are less quant heavy.
4. Majority go for higher studies in their respective fields: A BA in history will go for MA in history and then either a teaching position or a lecturer position in colleges.
5. Teaching career: Arts students mostly B.Ed or PhD and go for teaching career either in school or in university.
6. Journalism as a career: A chunk of population also chooses this field. Many top journalists have arts background.
7. Social work / Social Entrepreneurship: Humanity studies make them socially aware. They know the problems of society. Thus many choose to work in NGOs and some open their own.