What are the top overseas career choices for Indian students?

More than 22% of Indian students have expressed interest in Fine Arts as a likely overseas career option. These had appeared for their SSC exams in 2019 from Mumbai. The figures have been revealed by the Education Department that held interest and aptitude tests.

More than 16 lakh students from Maharashtra had appeared for these tests in 2019. It includes 3.51 lakh students from the Mumbai division, as quoted by the Hindustan Times.

Fine Arts and Uniform Services have emerged as the top 2 preferred overseas career choices for students in Maharashtra. 18.17% and 17.83% of students in the state have shown interest in these 2 areas.

Commerce emerged as the 2nd most preferred choice in the Mumbai division with 18.14% of students opting for it. This was followed by Uniform Services with 17.83% of students showing interest in them.

The State Education Department has been holding the aptitude tests from last 3 years. This is with the assistance of Shyamchi Aai Foundation. It is to help students in making choice of their overseas careers after the board exams.

The tests were administered online until now with the computers in the schools. However, from 2019, schools will have to make use of smartphones that has an installed application in it. This was informed by the Shyamchi Aai Foundation’s Founder-Director Sheetal Bapat.

Y-Axis Study Overseas Expert Usha Rajesh said that many overseas career options are now coming up in Fine Arts. This could have attracted the students to this field, she added.

Many opportunities are now present for artists said the Study Overseas Expert. This includes roles such as Art Curator to Art Education, she explained. There are several areas that have emerged today with abundant job opportunities. However, Commerce also continues to remain a popular choice due to career prospects, added Usha.

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