Career planning is one of the most crucial aspects of any person's life. A lot of attention has been devoted to this area both by the print media and the electronic media. However, ultimately, it is you, who, as an individual, has to make the final decision after weighing the pros and cons of various career options. When you plan your career, you should be in a position to set a time frame to achieve your goal and work towards this end with a disciplined mind, setting milestones in your life

The choice of a career is influenced more by friends, seniors, quick monetary benefits and the media rather than by an individual's personal priorities in life. The key in pursuing a successful career lies in 'knowing yourself'. While planning for the career, one makes the following assumptions:

	The external environment will remain relatively stable and predictable.
	An individual's assessment of his/her natural ability is reasonably correct.
	An individual is clear about his/her career objective and the prerequisites to attain the same.

Choosing a career is not an easy process. Beyond gathering information on factors such as different career options, the eligibility criteria, the premier institutions from where the required qualification for a certain career could be acquired, variables such as attitudes, abilities and inclinations al play a major role. In today's competitive environment the best jobs go to the best informed and the best prepared. This section is meant to serve as an eye-opener to the various major career opportunities available to the youth of today at different stages of academic life.