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Once you're a graduate you become eligible to compete for prestigious All India Services. These examinations are conducted by Union Public Service Commission on yearly basis.
Career in All India Services: Once you're a graduate you become eligible to compete for prestigious All India Services. These examinations are conducted by Union Public Service Commission on yearly basis. Civil Service (formerly Indian Administrative Service) examination is open to graduates of all disciplines. Upon selection candidates are allotted administrative (IAS), police (IPS), foreign (IFS) and allied services like Indian Audit and Accounts Service, Indian Railway Traffic Service etc. To appear in Indian Forest Service examination you should be a graduate in Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Mathematics, Statistics, Geology, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science. Graduates in Agri-culture, Forestry or Engineering are also considered eligible.
All graduate engineers (B.E/ B.Tech. in any discipline) are eligible to appear in Indian Engineering Services examination.
Indian Statistical Service examination is open to those graduates who have completed their degree with any one of Statistics, applied statistics or mathematical statistics.
Selection process to all of the above in three stages of preliminary, main examination and comprehensive interview. More details can be had from the website upsc.gov.in
State Civil Services: On the line of Civil Services examinations, in most of the states their Public Service Commission conducts examination for filling up administrative positions. If selected you would be working within the same state.
Exploring jobs through competitive examinations: Your being graduate makes you eligible to apply for clerical and officers position in public sector banks and insurance companies. Combined examination is held for all public sector banks, while insurance companies recruit individually. These positions are filled through written test and interview. There is no interview for clerical posts. Officers position are filled on all India basis where as clerical vacancies are announced state wise. State Bank of India conducts its examination separately.
Staff Selection Commission conducts various examinations for filling up vacancies in central government departments, Keep visiting their website ssc.nic.in to learn about opportunities.
Graduates are eligible to apply for sub-inspectors' posts in police forces. Recruitment is at state level.
Jobs in public sector organisations: Here the reference is to public sector oil (ONGC, IOL etc.), power (NTPC, Powergrid Corporation and others), gas (GAIL, Petronet LNG etc.) and other companies such as BHEL, HAL, REC etc. Many of these have trainee scheme in management and engineering. For engineering trainee graduate engineers (in required discipline) are eligible. In many cases a GATE score is required to apply for such position. At state government undertakings like Gujarat State Petronet, similar opportunities may be available.
Jobs in Indian Army: We all know the respect Indian Armed forces command. After graduation there are multiple avenues to join army. Graduates with 'C' certificate from NCC have a special scheme for recruitment of men/ women. Other entry schemes for graduates are Short Service Commission (Technical/non-technical) Combined Defence Service which may take you to Indian Military Academy/ Indian Naval Academy /Air Force Academy /Officers Training Academy for comprehensive training before launching you as a full-fledged army officer.
Website joinindianarmy.nic.in will provide you more information about army careers. It is not necessary to continue in the army till the time of your superannuation. Army allows you to come back to civilian life after completing commissioning/ defined period.
Jobs in private sector: Liberal government policies and growing ease of business have helped private enterprises to grow and expand in our country. This is good for jobseekers. Counter and sales related jobs may be available to graduates in private banks, insurance companies etc. While being open to private jobs, you need to carry a strong persona so that you're not found gullible and are not taken for a ride. This aspect is highlighted as there are many dishonest elements to exploit jobseekers with fake job offers.
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