Your counsellor repliesAfter completing my Plus Two (science) this year I would like to read for a degree programme in physiotherapy. Please advise.Nalini Shah, AhmedabadPhysiotherapists employ a regimen of exercises, electrotherapy, manipulation and massage to heal the injured, disabled, sick and convalescent of all ages. They prescribe and interpret tests and measurements for building muscle strength, motor development and respiratory and circulatory efficiency. Physiotherapy is offered as a four-year bachelor‚s degree programme followed by a six-month internship. To qualify for admission you have to write an entrance test after class XII. Physiotherapists find employment opportunities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, rehabilitation and sports coaching centres and in homes (when patients need it). There is also a huge demand for physiotherapists abroad.I‚m in third year B.Sc (computer science) and have completed a diploma programme in graphic design. I‚m interested in studying communication and graphic design further. Which reputed design schools offer this course in India? Do design schools abroad offer financial aid?Uday Kamath, MangaloreAdvertising, packaging, television, catalogue illustration, animation film-making and video programming, graphic design or graphic animation film design are basic disciplines within the ambit of communication design. You could try for admission into the four-year graduate diploma programme in design offered by the Ahmedabad-based National Institute of Design. Admission is on the basis of performance in an entrance test followed by a workshop and personal interview. For details visit www.nid.edu. On the basis of your educational qualifications, you are not eligible to apply for admission into NID‚s postgraduate diploma programme in graphic and animation film design. But you can apply to read for the film and video communication or software and user design courses. You could also try for admission into local art and design colleges or polytechnics which will put you through an aptitude test and/ or intermediate grade drawing exams. Admission criteria for entry into design schools abroad, include submission of a portfolio of your work. Expectations of financial aid should not form the basis of your plans for training abroad.I‚m a second year B.Com student and would like to enroll in a chartered accountancy course.Nalini Gupta, MumbaiYou can pursue a chartered accountancy study programme after completing Plus Two by registering for the Professional Education-I or you can complete your graduation and start off with Professional Education-II (PE-II) course. A student must register at least ten months before the examinations of these two programmes. After passing the Profess-ional Education-II exam, candidates are eligible to be inducted as articled clerks in accountancy firms for practical training and for admission into the final study programme ‚ a three-year course. Prior to commencement of practical training, a student has to attend and successfully complete at least 250 hours of computer training with hands-on experience. For more information write to The Western India Regional Council Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Anveshak, 27, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005.How can I become a qualified commercial pilot? I‚m currently doing my B.Sc.Ajay Singh, New DelhiIf you have completed your plus two with physics…
