I™m a second year BE (electronics) student. After graduation I want to work with ISRO. Please advise. Mani Iyer, Chennai Focus on completing your engineering degree programme and aim for at least a first division. Visit www.isro.gov.in to know more about how graduates are recruited. Be prepared to face tough competition. I™m a final year B.Com student interested in a career in investment banking. What educational qualifications do I need to qualify for a career in this field? Anil Joseph, Bangalore To qualify as an investment banker, you need to sign up for an MBA (finance), chartered accountancy or any other finance-related course after graduation. Several private institutions and deemed universities offer courses in finance/management. I will complete my bachelor™s degree in interior design next year. Which reputed institutions offer Masters programmes in design? Neena Patel, Ahmedabad The top-ranked institutions offering postgraduate programmes in design are the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad; Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore; Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology University, Ahmedabad; and MIT Institute of Design, Pune. I™m interested in a career in food technology and want to enroll with the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore. What are the eligibility requirements? Nalini Rajan, Trivandrum Admission notices for the M.Sc (food technology) degree programme of the University of Mysore at the Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore (www.cftri.org) are usually advertised in May. The eligibility requirement is a B.Sc with chemistry, or agriculture/engineering/technology with maths at the Plus Two or degree level. An entrance/aptitude test is usually held in Mysore and New Delhi in July. After completing my B. Tech (biotech) degree in 2016, I want to write CSIR-NET (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Eligibility Test) as I™m very keen on teaching and research. Will I be eligible to write the exam? Sunil Trivedi, New Delhi CSIR has revised its study programmes to include chemical, earth, atmospheric and ocean, planetary, physical, and engineering sciences in its B.Sc (Hons), BS (four years), BE/B.Tech, B.Pharm, MBBS, integrated BS-MS and M.Sc degree programmes. To encourage engineering students to pursue Ph D and lectureships, CSIR has also introduced a sixth paper in engineering sciences common to all engineering disciplines. The sample paper and syllabus is uploaded on the CSIR website www.csirhrdg.res.in. The minimum qualifying percentage is 55 percent for general category (50 percent for SC/ST) students. Only the top 15 percent candidates in the NET merit list for each subject and category (based on aggregate scores) will qualify and become eligible for lectureships. After completing Plus Two I want to enroll in a five-year integrated LLB course. I™m keen on a career as a lawyer. Please advise. Sujoy Chakravarty, Kolkata You need to write law entrance exams such as CLAT, SET, ISAT-India exam, etc for admission into the five-year integrated law degree programme offered by several institutes/colleges to Plus Two school-leavers. I™ve been learning German for the past few years while reading for a BA degree. I want to pursue a career as a…
