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— Varun Bhardwaj A Marine engineering gives you an opportunity to see the world. Well-paying openings for marine engineers exist with foreign and domestic shipping companies, firms involved in ship design, survey, maintenance and research, engine and ship building companies, port and harbour departments, consultants and government bodies. They are also recruited as ship and shore engineers in the Indian Navy and the merchant navy (cargo as well as passenger). Today, Indian marine engineers are making their mark across the globe. The Manpower Update 2005 report released by the Baltic and Maritime Council (BIMCO) and International Shipping Federation (ISF), the world’s largest private shipping organisation, clearly illustrates the burgeoning job opportunities for marine engineers from the Indian subcontinent. Traditionally, Europeans, Japanese and North Americans dominated the top slots in the maritime profession while the Far East and the Indian subcontinent was considered a rich talent pool for lower-end jobs like ratings. However, now bright young marine engineering students like you stand a great chance of reversing this trend. Here is why: Marine engineers from the Far East, including Indians below the age of 31 have already carved out a 25 per cent share in the shipping services job market, while their OECD counterparts have captured a mere 10 per cent of the pie. And your chances are likely to improve further as you gain in seniority. The percentage share for non-OECD officers in the age group 31-40 years is as high as 40 per cent as compared to the 15 per cent share for OECD officers. Much like the offshoring of IT and ITeS, Indians are being preferred as seafarers over their European counterparts due to the cost advantage. Very few Europeans are willing to bear the hardship and adversities of a life at sea when they can draw almost the same pay packet from an on shore job. With its large pool of technically sound, hardworking English-speaking professionals, India has a unique advantage of cornering a major chunk of this job market and fill in the gaps created by this exodus of European officers. However, I must add that although a career at sea appears glamorous and attractive, it entails being away from one’s family for long stretches of time. Be prepared for gruelling schedules, as this is no 9-5 job as you are always on duty. In spite of all this, life at sea pays very well and is full of varied experiences, thrills and challenges. Homing in on right job
— Rajveer Singh A You are in luck. The Punjab Information and Communication Technology Education Society is recruiting 2200 Computer faculty members under the ICT project. For applying for this post you need to clear the B-Level DOEACC course. Diploma holders (3-year) in Computer Science & Engg or BCA / MCA / MSc IT or Computer Science / BE (Computer Science) with 50 per cent aggregate score are also eligible to apply for this post. I hope you have cleared your matriculation with Punjabi as a subject and are below 35 years (on December 11, 2006). In the application form do remember to state your preference for District or Tehsil for Posting. However, these posts are being offered on a contractual and temporary basis. Selection will be done on the basis of a written test to be conducted on December 17, 2006. For details do log on to: (www.cdacmohali.in) Hurry the last date for applying is December 11, 2006. Flying start
— Shilpi Bassi A The typical height requirement for most airlines is (154 cm - 170 cm barefoot) though private airlines require you to be a bit taller at 157-160 cm so you just about scrape through. Most airlines prefer graduates or diploma holders in hotel management / catering / travel and tourism. Stamina, physical fitness, a clear complexion, pleasing personality, weight (in proportion to height), age (below 25 years. A few airlines extend it to 27 years) and normal eyesight are other essentials. You are allowed to wear contact lenses. While proficiency in English and Hindi is a must, familiarity with a foreign language is desirable. Knowledge of nursing/first aid and overall general awareness are an asset. Most airlines advertise for vacancies specifying the desired educational qualifications, extra-curricular activities and physical criteria. Shortlisted candidates are called for a written test and interview. Incidentally, some of the major airlines like Jet, IndiGo and Kingfisher have recently issued advertisement for recruiting airhostesses. All airlines impart their own training to airhostesses upon appointment, so there is no real need to enrol for an expensive air hostess training course. Besides, some media reports suggest feel that most these air hostess training institutes are ill- equipped to meet the requirements of the airlines. Map out future as a bureaucrat Q I am interested in joining the Civil Services. What are my chances of success if I take up geography as an optional paper in the Mains? — Simmi Chauhan A Geography is definitely a good choice, particularly after changes were introduced to the course curriculum. The new syllabus has a lot more theoretical content with more objective-type questions — which makes geography a very scoring subject. Familiarise yourself with the atlas and if you are good at maps it is theoretically possible to score 50 out of 60 in at least one question in each paper. Another advantage of map-based questions is that it saves time and gives you that much needed breather to tackle the more complicated sections. The syllabus is interdisciplinary and incorporates a confluence of topics ranging from science, economics and sociology to philosophy. You now have a greater choice of selecting topics that are more scoring. Focus on the economic, social and physical aspects of Indian geography including highlights of agricultural and natural resources. Also shore up on geomorphology, climatology, biogeography in Section A and population and settlement, economic models and theory in Section B, and you should easily be able to tackle all the answers and get good scores. The same applies for the second paper. The examiner is essentially going to grade you on the basis of your knowledge, clarity of concepts, organisation and illustration. There is a close correspondence between the contemporary issues in the second paper and Current Affairs section of GS, which makes life a lot easier for CS aspirants More about MBE Q Can you please tell me which other universities offer MBE? Please also give me the details for the admission procedure for DU? A Besides the DU, Master’s in Business Economics is offered at the following universities: University of Delhi, Department of Business Economics, South Campus , Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi 110021.Eligibility is a Bachelor's degree (H) in Business Economics / Economics / Commerce / Business Studies / Business Administration/ BSc / BE / BTech / BA (50 per cent). Selection is on the basis of a written test which will be conducted on February11 , 2007. The application deadline is December 22, 2006. For details log on to: www.mbe-du.org Besides the DU, Master’s in Business Economics is offered at the following universities:
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Q I am a second year, above average student pursuing BE marine engineering. Can you please tell me about the prospects of making it big in this field, especially on foreign liners? 
Q I have completed B-Level DOEACC course and am looking for a job for the past few months with no success. I am based in Bathinda and would like to take up work near my hometown. Please advise. 
Q I want to become an airhostess. What are the eligibility and other requirements? I am 157 cm barefoot. Am I too short to qualify?
