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Grades 9 and 10
Two big things happen now: you choose your subjects and stream for Grades 11 and 12, and your first real opportunities open up, such as competitions, summer programmes and volunteering. Start with the Career Roadmaps, which show which subjects keep which doors open, then explore two or three careers that interest you. A career counsellor can help you narrow it down.
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Career Roadmaps: Which School Subjects Keep Which Doors Open
26 roles, from backend engineer to video editor, mapped to the subjects to keep, the Indian degrees and the entrance exams. A tool for Subject Choices Day.
10 Career Counselling Tips Every High School Student Should Know
Start with self-awareness, explore early and decide late, choose subjects strategically, go deep not wide, stay resilient: ten tips from a counsellor.
Two Numbers That Should Keep Us Awake: 69 Percent and Seven
Most teenagers can name only seven careers. A look at India's school report card, the careers students have never heard of, and how to widen the map.
Data: The New Currency of the Modern World
Notes from a school session: what data is, how every career now uses it, data careers that need no coding, and six habits to protect your identity.
Chemical Engineering and Why Research Matters
What chemical engineers do, where the jobs are, the research frontiers, and a seven-step way to start research at school. Notes from a school session.
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University Spotlight: Caltech
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