Mass Communication & Media

Hi!
Modelling can be roughly categorized into print modelling, ramp modelling and television modelling. You don't need any educational qualifications to be a model. Both men and women have promising careers in the fashion and modelling industries. Participation in Photo shoots from the early age is the added advantage. To make a good model, the person should have the characteristics like optimistic view, high level of confidence, patience, perseverance, good facial appearance, optimum height and solid body along with photogenic face. Once you are ready with your portfolio, start applying to various modelling agencies. These agencies might charge you some commission but they will provide you with necessary requirements and jobs.

Hi Saurabh!
With the boom in advertising, media and the fashion industry, photography has emerged as a lucrative and thrilling career option for today's Indian youth. Photography offers a number of opportunities and the range of the fields that you can venture into. You can seek to make career in fashion photography, Photojournalism, Wildlife Photography, Industrial Photography, Scientific Photography and so forth. You can be employed with press, E-commerce companies, Magazines or even work as a freelancer. Photography as a field has no particular or fixed career and salary structure. One can start as an assistant to senior photographers in which you would be paid Rs 3500 to Rs 6000. Once you are established, you would be paid as per the assignment. The range can be from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000. Fields like commercial photography pay higher compared to the other fields. Beginnings can be made at Rs. 15,000 which may grow over a period of time.

Hi Soumyadip!
There is no point in pursuing a course that you don't like. Between photography and social work also, you need to figure out which one you want to take up as your career. You are eligible for both the courses as you have completed your 10+2 already. If you wish to pursue photography, please refer to this link https://www.shiksha.com/careers/photographer-88
On the other hand, a career in social work is personally very satisfying and rewarding. If you wish to pursue a degree in social work, you may consider applying to these colleges:
1. Tata Institute of Social Sciences
2. Department of Social Work
3. Madras School of Social Work
4. Department of Social work, Jamia Milia Islamia
5. Loyola College of Social Sciences.