Careers in Taxation

Taxation is a process of imposing financial charge (tax) on the citizens who earn 'taxable' income. Tax collected by the government is used on various government running schemes. Taxation offers a good career opportunity to the students who have a good observation, can play with numbers and have a attention to details.  A career in taxation involves dealing with direct taxes, filing returns, assessment of taxes and providing advice on indirect taxes. Direct tax is the tax collected directly from the people in the way of income tax, property tax, wealth tax etc.; on the other hand  indirect tax is the tax collected from the customers on the goods purchased or for the service provided. For eg : VAT, sales tax, excise duty, customs duty etc.  Many institutes in India are offering courses in this field, to produce competent professionals who can work in the field of taxation.

Course Details
Numerous colleges and universities in India are running courses in the field of taxation, at diploma and certificate levels. To pursue the graduate level courses, the aspirants must have passed 10+2 from any recognized state/national Board. To be eligible for the PG courses, one has to complete graduation in the relevant stream.

Career Prospects
Good number of jobs are available both in private and public sector undertakings for efficient professionals who can deliver good performance in the field of taxation. The aspirants can join any related organizations as Employment Tax Specialists, Tax Accountant, State Local Tax Attorney specialists, Tax Recruiter, Tax Policy Analyst, tax advisor, Tax Manager, Collectors, Revenue Agents, Tax Examiners, etc.

Institutes Offering
Some of the prominent institutions in the area of taxation are Nagpur College of Taxation, Annamalai University, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Indian Institute of Taxation. Apart from this, commerce colleges have included taxation as an important part of their curriculum.

Remuneration
Remuneration in the field of taxation differ from organization to organization. However, beginners can earn a salary of Rs 15000-Rs40000 per month.

Careers in Photography

Do you like photography and you spends most of the time taking some good photos. If you are a hobby photographer and wants to make a living from the photography then a career in photography can be a good option for you. With the booming of the communicating networks, advertising media, fashion industry, and digital photography, career in photography is developing as one of the most challenging professions with great commercial value. To be a professional photographer one should possess skills like an eye for aesthetical details and composition with good visual and communicating ideas, along with the requisite technical expertise. Through proper training, one can polish his/her skills and acquire the adequate knowledge about light, background, color, shades, visual effect, human expressions, and nature, to outshine in this lucrative field.

Career in Photography = Business and Technical knowledge + Creative eye

Course Details
Photography courses are available in many institutes across India. Most of these institutes offer traditional courses in photography, whereas some institutes offer photography as a secondary subject. There is option of part-time or full-time professional courses and crash courses in photography, ranging from 7 days to 3 years in duration. Photography can also be learnt by pursuing degree/diploma/certificate courses, according to his/her own choice and convenience. Many domains are available in photography, such as professional photography, motion picture photography, fashion photography, basic photography, fashion photography, advanced photography, digital photography, and photo journalism. After completing 10+2 level examination, one can enroll for a graduate degree, Diploma, or Certificate program in photography and its related fields.

Career Prospects
A good no. of lucrative career options are available in photography after completion of a photography course. The available job options are as ad and fashion photographer, press photographer or photo journalist, portrait photographer, industrial photographer, wildlife photographer, feature photographer, forensic photographer, and scientific, technical and medical photographer. As a professional photographer, one can have job offers from many places such as magazines, advertising agencies, newspapers, fashion and design houses, news channels, industrial houses, and various government departments. There is another option of working as freelancer and making money without any fulltime commitment. As a freelancer one can work on wildlife photography, travel, wedding, sports and environmental photography. There is also an option of working with a company and designing specific themes and click pictures of brochures, catalogues, product manuals, company layouts, and newsletters in advertisement agencies and industrial houses.

Institutes Offering
Many institutes in India offer several courses in photography. The most prominent institutions are: Sir JJ School of Applied Arts, Mumbai; Shari Academy of Photography and Digital Imaging, Mumbai; Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad; National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad; College of Art, Delhi University; Ambitions 4 Photography Academy, Chennai; Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai; National Academy of Photography, Kolkata; National Institute of Photography, Mumbai; Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication, New Delhi; Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi; Academy of Photography, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata; Film and Television Institute of India, Pune; Creative Hut, Ahmedabad; Ravishankar University, Raipur; Fergussen College, Pune; Delhi School of Photography, New Delhi; Vineye Photo School, Maharashtra; Garware Institute of Career Education and Development (GICE), Mumbai; Southern Film Institute, Thiruvananthapuram; Quick Photographic Technical Institute, Thiruvananthapuram; and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata.

Remuneration
Earning for a fresher is not very good in this industry. But after one year experience one can start earning some good money. At the entry level stage of assisting, you can earn about Rs. 8000 per month. If you get placed in some good company chances of higher packages are also there. The income in this industry depends on one’s talent and experience. With experience the income also goes up.

Careers in Hospitality

India is a big country and it has good travel spots which attracts domestic as well as foreign travelers.   This is enough reason to for the growing importance of hospitality in the country. The word ‘hospitality’ can be defined as a relationship between a visitor and a host. In other words, hospitality mainly concentrates on the services provided to the customers. The field of hospitality requires personal skills, like helpful and friendly nature, sense of responsibility, and attractive appearance, along with good presence of mind. In India National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Tourism, look after the tourism related courses. Good no. of job opportunities are available in the hospitality sector, including hotels, travel and tourism, and aviation.

Course Details
Most hospitality related institutes in India offer courses in hospitality at diploma, certificate, and postgraduate diploma levels. However, some institutions also impart programs in hospitality at undergraduate and postgraduate degree levels. Some of the  common hospitality courses are Diploma in House Keeping, Hotel Reception and Book Keeping, Certificate Course in Hotel and Catering Management; and Restaurant and Counter Service; Craftsmanship Course in Food and Beverage Service; Diploma in Front Office, Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics and Hospital Food Service; Diploma in Bakery and Confectionery; BA in Hospitality & Tourism Management; Bachelor of Hotel Management & Catering Technology; and M.Sc in Hospitality Administration. Eligibility for UG programs is 10+2 level of examination, in any stream, from a recognized state/national board. For PG courses, graduation in relevant stream from any recognized University is mandatory. Students are imparted technicalities about various aspects of the relevant subjects, apart from practical exposure and theoretical knowledge.

Career Prospects
A trained person in hospitality,  can become a specialist in the field and work as a catering officer or chef in hotels, fast food chains, restaurants,, and allied sectors. Customer relations executive, management trainee, and marketing/sales executive are other prospective positions to look out for. Moreover, one can join as a lecturer in hotel management institutes or food craft institutes, as an executive in tourism development corporations and resort properties, and as cabin crew in national and international airlines and cruises. The extensive hospitality industry attracts young aspirants in service apartments, Ayurveda, health care,  and spa centers, cafés, bars, discotheques, clubs, etc.

Institutes Offering
Some prominent hospitality institutes in India include:

• FHRAI Institute of Hospitality Management, Greater Noida; 
• Angel Institute of International Hospitality and Management (AIIHM), Greater Noida; 
• Amman Institute of Hospitality Management and Computer Application, Salem; 
• College of Hospitality Administration, Jaipur; 
• Brilliant Institute of Hospitality Management, West Bengal; 
• College of Hospitality and Tourism, Gurgaon; 
• Indian Institute of Hospitality Management, Maharashtra;
•  Hope Institute of Hospitality Management, Delhi; 
• Institute of Hospitality Management, Goa; 
• MS Ramaiah College of Hotel Management, Bangalore; 
• Saptagiri College of Hotel Management, 
• Mangalore; Army Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Bangalore.

Remuneration
Remuneration in the field of hospitality vary from one organization to another. At the fresher level, the salary may be a little bit low, but with experience, one can be offered high salary packages.

Careers in Fashion Merchandising

Positive increase in the income level, coupled with better standards of living, has brought new demands for fashion makeovers in terms of clothes, styles, and accessories. In addition to this, the internationalization of markets, styles, colors, and choices of customers are continuously changing. Looking at India’s gripping hand in the global market; fashion merchandising is emerging as a stipulating career option these days. This mainly includes the sales and distribution of the finished product.

Fashion merchandisers are coordinators, who are involved in each and every stage of the garment's development, right from concept development to sales. Their work involves studying the buying trends and the buyer's needs, and coordinate between the market and production process. They are also required for business planning and analysis, customer management, order fulfillment, concept and product development, production cost control, sales and preparing income projections, and many more functions in fashion houses, designing organizations, and retail stores.

Course Details
Many courses of fashion designing and merchandising are offered by numerous fashion institutes all over India. The candidates has to be creative and evaluative skills, along with an eye for fashion. The duration of various courses of fashion merchandising can be two-year degree course, four-year degree program, certificate courses, diplomas, and advanced study programs are currently offered in fashion or apparel merchandising. These courses can be in the area of fashion designing and clothing technology, apparel marketing and merchandising, apparel production engineering, apparel designing and textile designing to fashion designing, garment construction, and fashion retail management. Undergraduate courses are offered to the students who have passed their 10+2 exam in any stream. However, only graduates are eligible for post-graduate courses in fashion merchandising. These courses include a basic understanding of fabric, fibres, weaves, cutting, sewing, and finishing, along with know-how of international marketing and trade.

Career Prospects
A qualified fashion merchandisers can work with any national or international lifestyle or fashion company. Good jobs are also available in ready-to-wear production companies and large retailers/chain stores. Export houses and Export fabrication companies also recruit merchandisers to coordinate between the foreign retail stores and production houses. Fashion merchandisers can work with fashion designers and can come up with a new product, taking the latest trends into consideration.  Visual merchandising, where products are promoted by visual display, also offers great opportunities in this area. Merchandisers can look for positions in boutiques, clothing wholesalers, retail management in departmental stores, importers, designers, and manufacturers as fashion advertising agents, store managers, fashion product developers, fashion retailers, event planners, window dressers, and fashion promotion specialists. With adequate experience, fashion merchandisers can even set up their own small-scale industries as well as big export houses.

Institutes Offering
Fashion merchandising courses are offered by several institutes in India like:

• Society of Fashion and Technology (SOFT), Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur; 
• Mumbai; International Institute of Retail Management (IIRM), Delhi; 
• National Institute of Fashion & Textile Technology, New Delhi; 
• Footwear Design & Development Institute, Noida; 
• National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi; 
• National Institute of Fashion Design, Chandigarh; 
• Pearl Academy, New Delhi; Wigan & Leigh College, New Delhi; 
• Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore; 
• Foreign Trade Development Centre, New Delhi; 
• School of Art and Fashion Technology (SAFT), Dehradun; and Academy of Fashion and Textile Technology (AFTT), Chennai.

Remuneration
Remuneration in fashion industry is decided by the personal skills and fashion competence of an individual. Normal pay packages of fresh graduates in this industry are Rs. 12,000 - 15,000 per month. With gradual experience and talent, one can easily move up to Rs. 30,000 - 40,000 per month. Fashion merchandisers having their own export houses have varied revenues as per the size and nature of their business.

Career as Wildlife Photographer

Wildlife photography is an exciting and thrilling career option for the youth who have the courage to go to in jungles and take photos of animals. The main work of a wildlife photographer is to take photos of animals in  jungles. These photographs are taken with very high quality cameras. These photographs may be of a roaring lion, yawning tiger, an alert leopard, a jolly elephant, or huge flying pelicans. To become a wild life photographer one needs to have immense passion for wildlife, nature, and to, along with in-depth knowledge of the subjects. One should also have the good knowledge of photography, willingness to work outdoor in all weather conditions, have a patience to wait for the perfect moment to take a great photo. He/She must also have strong interpersonal communicating skills to deal with the wildlife park authorities in order to seek permits and visit the restricted areas.

Course Details
There are not  regular courses in wildlife photography in India. A aspirant willing to make a career in this field of photography can pursue Bachelor’s degree course in photojournalism. A large number of good institutes offers part-time as well as full-time Degree/Diploma/Certificate courses.

Career Prospects
With a huge geographical and weather differences, India is a good place for wildlife photographers. Professional wildlife photographers generally take assignments from magazine, editors of newspapers, publishing companies, advertising agencies, and government agencies. Many NGOs also offer good career opportunities to wildlife photographers. Besides, they can also host exhibitions and send their work to photography contests to get their talent identified and recognized in the industry, thereby earning the desired name and fame. Wildlife photos clicked by them can be used for designing cards and calendars or for launching brands related to them. Wildlife photographers can re-license photos to editors and exhibit pictures in museums as well. Other options include running photographic workshops and selling related retail products.

Institutes Offering this course
Few institutes in India offer specialized courses in wildlife photography. Young aspirants can take up courses in photography, which are offered by many eminent institutes in India.

.   National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
    www.nid.edu
.   Asian Academy of Film and TV, Noida
    www.aaft.com
.   Fergusson College, Pune
    www.fergusson.edu
.   Canon Education Portal
    www.usa.canon.com

Remuneration
The wildlife career option offers a non-predictable pay to professionals. At the beginner’s level, one can expect a salary of Rs. 6,000-10,000 a month, depending completely upon the ingenuity of the person. With the experience the salary of people keep increasing. Popular and reputed wildlife photographers easily earn pay packets ranging from Rs. 35,000 to Rs. 5 lakh a month.

Career as Tour Operator

People go to holidays to rejuvenate, to get energized, and to spend quality time with their loved ones. To have a great tour experience people look for the tour planner who can plan some best holidays at a desired destination in reasonable budget.  Now, a tour operator typically combines tour and travel components to create a holiday. Tour operators plan and organize tours to various tourist destinations and manage the travel and stay of the tourists. Tour operators sells the concept of traveling to the prospective travelers and then manage the total experience of the tourist by  managing modes of transportation, accommodation, and lunch and dinner.

Course Details
There is no specific course for becoming a tour operator. However, pursuing a Degree/Diploma/Certificate course in Travel and Tourism can give one a professional outlook and provide an edge over other candidates. Most of these courses have set the minimum qualification to 10+2 pass. At the PG level others require a Bachelor’s degree to apply for admission. To be a good tour operators one needs to have certain desirable skills, such as good oral and written skills, good interpersonal skills, competent organizational and sales skills, a competent grasp of geography, excellent communication skills both over the telephone and face-to-face, and ability to cope under pressure with enthusiasm, confidence, flexibility, more than obtaining degrees or diplomas in this field.

Career Prospects
One of the the best option available to a tour operator is starting his/her own tour and travel agency. However, before establishing his/her own venture, he/she should have ample practical experience of conducting tour operations. On the other hand, one should have adequate capital to start a tour company. However, one can also work with ,major tour/travel companies as a tour operator. Tour operators can seek suitable employment opportunities in government tourism departments working at state level.

Institutes Offering
Any course related to the travel and tourism sector can give you an insight into the functioning of tour operations. Such courses are available in various colleges across India. Some important institutions are: the Government of India Tourist Offices; Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) at New Delhi, Kolkata and Gwalior; Delhi University, Delhi; Agra University, Agra; Kurukshetra University, Haryana; Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu; National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Hyderabad; MS University, Baroda; Tezpur University, Assam; Institute of Tourism and Future Management, Chandigarh; Guwahati University, Guwahati; Utkal University, Puri, Orissa; University of Calcutta, Kolkata; Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana; Awadh University, Madhya Pradesh; Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla; and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi.

Remuneration
Career of a tour operator is highly paying. A trainee tour operator working with a travel/tour company can easily earn Rs. 9,000 - 15,000 per month. On gaining 4-5 years of experience, one can set up his own tour operation venture. Income in self-employment venture depends upon the nature and size of operations.

Careers in Hospitality, tourism and catering

Careers in hospitality presents an unique opportunity to the students who want to serve people. India with its rich cultural heritage and beautiful flora and fauna, is a good traveling destination.  The word ‘hospitality’ can be defined as a relationship between a visitor and a host. In other words, hospitality mainly concentrates on the providing good  services to the customers. The field of hospitality requires personal skills, like helpful and friendly nature, sense of responsibility, and attractive appearance, along with good presence of mind. A number of institutes are offering courses in this field, under the administration of National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (NCHMCT), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Ample job opportunities are available in the hospitality sector, including hotels, travel and tourism, and aviation.

Course Details
Many institutes in India offer courses in hospitality at certificate, diploma, and postgraduate diploma levels. However, some institutions also impart programs in hospitality at undergraduate and postgraduate degree levels. Some of the most common hospitality courses are Diploma in House Keeping, Hotel Reception and Book Keeping, Certificate Course in Hotel and Catering Management; and Restaurant and Counter Service; Craftsmanship Course in Food and Beverage Service; Diploma in Front Office, Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics and Hospital Food Service; Diploma in Bakery and Confectionery; Bachelor of Hotel Management & Catering Technology; BA in Hospitality & Tourism Management; and M.Sc in Hospitality Administration. To take admissions in UG programs, one has to clear 10+2 level of examination, in any stream, from a recognized state/national board. For PG courses, graduation in relevant stream from any recognized University is mandatory. Students are imparted technicalities about various aspects of the relevant subjects, apart from practical exposure and theoretical knowledge.

Career Prospects
After completing the course in hospitality, one can become a specialist in the field and work as a catering officer or chef in hotels, restaurants, fast food chains, and allied sectors. Management trainee, customer relations executive, and marketing/sales executive are other prospective positions to look out for. Besides, kitchen management and house keeping management are other areas to seek lucrative jobs. Moreover, A person has some other career options like one can become an executive in tourism development corporations and resort properties, as a lecturer in hotel management institutes or food craft institutes, and as cabin crew in national and international airlines and cruises. 

Institutes Offering
Some of the good hospitality institutes in India include:

• FHRAI Institute of Hospitality Management, Greater Noida; 
• Amman Institute of Hospitality Management and Computer Application, Salem; 
• Angel Institute of International Hospitality and Management (AIIHM), Greater Noida; 
•  Brilliant Institute of Hospitality Management, West Bengal; 
• College of Hospitality and Tourism, Gurgaon; College of Hospitality Administration, Jaipur; 
• Hope Institute of Hospitality Management, Delhi; 
•  Institute of Hospitality Management, Goa; 
• Indian Institute of Hospitality Management, Maharashtra; 
• Army Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Bangalore; 
• MS Ramaiah College of Hotel Management, Bangalore; 
• Saptagiri College of Hotel Management, Mangalore.

Remuneration
Remuneration in the field of hospitality is good and may vary from one organization to another. At the fresher level, the salary may be a little bit low, but with experience, one can be offered high salary packages.