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Hi,
Some of the top universities in India for a course in English and Literature are as follows:
1. Jadavpur University: The Faculty of Arts was ranked as the 2nd best in an India Today survey and the department of English has always received tonnes of applications.
2. Delhi University: The University was ranked as one of the top 100 places in the world to study English by QS World University Rankings as well.
3. Hyderabad Central University: The university has earned itself a reputation for imparting superior courses in English language and literature.
4. Presidency University: As quoted by a student in his review for this university online, he mentions, "Presidency has a livelier campus than DU. Education beyond the classroom. DU is more or less limited to classroom."
5. Jawaharlal University: It has been ranked one of the best 100 English Departments of the world.
Some of the top colleges:
LSR
St. Stephen's College, New Delhi
Miranda House, New Delhi
Hansraj College, Delhi
Madras Christian College (MCC), Chennai
Hindu College, New Delhi
Sri Ram College of Commerce(SRCC), Delhi
Fergusson College - Pune
Ramjas College - Delhi
Indraprastha College for women - Delhi
Stella Maris College - Chennai
Sri Venkateswara College - Delhi
St.Xavier's College - Ahmedabad

Hello,
Geography offers several career options with numerous specializations.
-Cartography
-Survey
-Urban and Regional Planning
-Town Planning
-Remote Sensing
-Climate Change Analysis
-Geospatial Analyst
Depending on the area of specialization, geographers might work as forest managers or in agricultural or economic institutions or as demographers in govt. and research firms. A background of geography is also helpful for a successful career in the field of travel and tourism, particularly for travel Journalism. You can also work as climatologists, geomorphologists, GIS specialists, and hydrologists.
As mentioned above about the area of specialisations related to geography, I would justify the importance of pursuing a G degree in the same because a UG degree in geography gives you knowledge about all the fields associated with geography but a specialisation course in the stream of your choice will make you an expert and will help you in fetching more specific and highly paid jobs in the industry

Hello,
International relations at graduation level mostly focus on the trade with between countries. But the course has evolved significantly over past few years with the dynamic nature of how things work internationally.
Now the focus is shifting from proper trade to social change and its impact on the relations between the country.
The course now also talks about how finance works between countries. The concept of transfer pricing in the international relations is introduced as per the revised and new curriculum.
The subjects talk about globalisation, finance, marketing, the social-economic impact between countries.
This gives an overview of how things work in the era where geographical boundaries are becoming less complicated yet more complex in terms of background workings.
All the best.

The integrated programmes offering dual degree has many advantages apart from year saving. Mainly because of their course structure.
As the focus is more on humanities subjects in addition to other core subjects, this provides a chance to the candidates to explore more and judge what is better for them.
This provides the area of opportunity to play with different fields of studies so that a student can choose the niche stream as per his/her interest. Subjects apart from the core subjects provide students to choose electives according to the job they want to pursue in the future. Initial years of degree provides a basic foundation root and then a specific field can be chosen as per requirement need.
Candidates are advised to utilize initial years to develop an interest in the particular field.
All the best!

Hello,
Below is a list of the study areas in sociology for better and interesting career opportunities:
a- Project and product management
b- Market planning
c- Quality planning
d- Social and economic management and evaluation
e- Service planning
f- Structure management
g- Resource Management
h- Behaviour management
I- Agreement management
j- Planning of region
k- Development of a geographical area
l- Development of various products and evaluation
m- Providing social guidance and consultation
n- marketing strategy
o- PR and publicity
p- Social and HR analytics
q- Business consultation
r- Conflict resolution
s- Marketing negotiations
t- Communication consultancy
Above list provides main topics of focus areas for Sociology as far as career is concerned. Vast opportunities are out there to explore over and above the list.
All the best.

Hello,
Philosophy is the ability of the mind to put things in perspective. It's the ability to differentiate between nuances of similar thoughts. It's about ethics, it's about logic.
It's a very interesting and fascinating subject. The subjects that are taught at graduation level are Indian Philosophy, Western Philosophy, Ethics, Logical reasoning, Problems in Philosophy, Philosophy of religion, etc. The names may change from university to university but contents are similar. The aim of all these subjects is to give a solid grounding to the student to enable him to be perfect in ethics, logic and logical analysis.
This is one subject that has seen a great evolution in course contents. Advancements in neurology, various developments in thought processes have forced the authorities to keep on evolving the course content. Maybe because of this, it's one course that is nearer to modern times.

Hello,
Graduation in archaeology is offered in many universities and colleges across India. Fundamentally this course equips the student to decipher history by observing and analysing artifacts found during digging ancient sites.The curriculum primarily consists of an introduction to archaeology, museology, ancient history, ancient cultures, numismatics, record keeping, conservation of museums etc. In short, anything to do with the collection, display, analysis, preservation of ancient artifacts and of course knowledge of related fields like ancient cultures, ancient numismatics, etc. This is one programme where the contents are evolving even today. It's one continuous process going on for many years. Idea was to give young graduates all required knowledge in related fields to make them capable of handling each and every aspect pertaining to archaeology.

I would like to suggest you to opt for political science over history. Although history is also not a bad option but the way career in political science is increasing, it made me say this. If you have studied political science as a subject in your graduation or post graduation level, you have plenty of options available besides being a politician. In the government sector, a wide range of government occupations, from urban planning to legislature to intelligence bodies, are available for those with a major in political science. It is a common belief that political science graduates are all just made for politics and govt. agencies, but that's not true. In India, with this degree, you can make your career in journalism (You can prepare political reports, articles, blogs and interviews for print and online publications, as well as television and radio broadcasts), or can do research (you can write UGC-NET exam. After clearing it, you will be eligible to work as lecturer and pursue Ph.D side by side). Hence, by opting for political science, you can have almost any type of job provided that you must have to be dedicated to your studies and choose your college wisely. Hope this helps.
Best of luck.

Nowadays getting a job with a high salary is quite tough but in these following sections, economics has more paid jobs because it is more useful in the market and share policy. This is a broad subject which covers not only its subject matter but also covers scientific nature, ability to pass judgment and give ideas to solve the practical problems. Job opportunities have increased manifolds privatisation and globalization which has merged the world economy. There are a lot of job opportunities for economics students in the government sector such as Indian Economic Services, Reserve Bank, PSUs and many finance companies. They can also get into the private sector such as private banks & companies, business journal in a newspaper, MNCs KPOs and BPOs.
There are various types of job opportunities after graduation or Masters in economics: They include:
Accounting
Auditor
Banking and Finance
Insurance Investment
Marketing
Stock Broker
Media Analysis
Meritorious Students can get job easily.
Hope it helps.

The syllabus of TISS NET:
1) English- 30 marks
2) Maths and logical reasoning- 30 marks
3) General Awareness- 40 marks
The topics in English include:
Reading Comprehension, Antonyms, Synonyms, one-word substitutes, odd man out, right usage of word in fill in the blank, homophones, idioms and phrases
The topics in maths include:
Percentage, profit and loss, average, ratio, number system, Time and work and basic geometry.
The topics in logical reasoning include:
Number series, alphabet series, eye for detail, coding-decoding, arrangement, assumptions, conclusions, argument, puzzle, vein diagrams, cubes.
Topics in General awareness:
Current affairs, Environment & Ecology, Politics, History, Governance, Law, Economy/ Policy, Gender/Health/Education, Labour, Media, ICTs, Literature, Art, Culture, sports.