Could you list the skill sets an electrical engineer needs to possess and what career prospects can a graduate in this branch expect?

Hazari Srikanth, Hyderabad

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING graduates should possess the following characteristics:

Ability to adapt to changes and adopt new ideas; Aptitude for mathematics and science (especially physics); Analytical ability to interpret plans, diagrams, test materials and products; Ability to identify and discriminate colours; Ability to work well with others as part of a team; Good communication skills, both verbal and written; and willingness to upgrade one’s skills and knowledge on a continuous basis.

Electrical engineers have a key role in all kinds of industries and firms - large and small. They find jobs in power plants - atomic, hydroelectric or thermal. They can build careers in public and private sectors such as railways, civil aviation and all types of manufacturing plants.

Apart from these, they can find employment with companies involved in manufacturing consumer electronics, electronic components, computer hardware, radars, medical equipment; firms engaged in making power, energy, automation and control systems; private utility companies and companies producing electrical appliances and instruments.

They can also join railways, steel plants, heavy electrical plants, Akashvani and Doordarshan, Post and Telegraphs, atomic energy establishments, civil aviation, Defence Science Research Organisations, electricity boards and undertakings and Public Works Department of Central and State Governments. A career in electrical engineering offers challenging opportunities in a wide range of activities from research and design to operations, management and planning.

Institutes offering

M.Sc Nursing

I am working as a staff nurse after completing B.Sc (N). I wish to pursue M.Sc (N). Would you please tell me which institutes offer this course? Is any institute offering the course through correspondence?

Sowjanya, Chittoor

THE FOLLOWING universities and institutes offer Masters degree in Nursing: NTR University of Health Sciences, College of Nursing (Hyderabad-500082); Rajkumari Amrit Kaur College of Nursing (New Delhi-110024);

Manipal Academy of Higher Education, College of Nursing (Manipal-576119); St.John’s National Academy of Health Sciences (Bangalore-560034); Father Muller’s College of Nursing (Mangalore-575002); Institute of Health Sciences (Mangalore-575013); KLE Society’s College of Nursing (Belgaum-590010); MS Ramaiah Institute of Nursing Education & Research (Bangalore-560054); College of Nursing, Medical College (Thiruvananthapuram-695011); SNDT Women’s University, Leelabai Thackersey College of Nursing (Mumbai-400020); Christian Medical College and Hospital, College of Nursing (Ludhiana-141008); Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (Chandigarh-160012); Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, (Porur, Chennai-600016); Christian Medical College and Hospital, College of Nursing (Vellore-632004); Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, College of Nursing (Coimbatore-641044); Omayal Achi College of Nursing (Avadi, Chennai-600062); Sacred Heart Nursing College (Madurai-625020); Vivekananda College of Nursing (Tiruchengode-637205); and Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals (Chennai-600077).

Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi offers B.Sc Nursing for a duration of 3 years and the eligibility is a 10+2 with three years diploma in General Nursing & Midwifery or any other nursing course of 6-9 months duration in lieu of midwifery with 2 years experience in the profession

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj University, Bhopal offers B.Sc Nursing for a duration of 3 years and the eligibility is a 10+2 with 3 year Diploma in General Nursing & Midwifery with 2/5 years experience

Travel and Tourism course

I am in my B.Com final year. I wish to do a course in Travel and Tourism. Please provide me details about the requisite qualifications, the universities offering the course and career prospects in the field.

Srujana, Karimnagar

THE FOLLOWING universities and institutes offer Post-graduate course in Travel and Tourism. The eligibility is a bachelor’s degree in any subject.

Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa 486003, M.P. Course: Master’s in Tourism Administration (MTA);

Jiwaji University, Gwalior 474011. Courses: Master’s in Tourism & Travel Administration (MTA); 1-yr full-time PG diploma in Tourism & Travel Management;

Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 605014; Course: MTA; University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007. Course: MTA; Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021. Course: PG diploma in Tourism Management;

Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management (Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India), Govindpuri, Gwalior (M.P.) 474011. Course: Diploma in Tourism Management. (Duration: 14 months, full-time. Eligibility: Graduation in any discipline. Age: 28 years. Selection Procedure: Entrance test, group discussion and interview.);

Skyline Business School, Campus at Laxman Public School, Hauz Khas Enclave, New Delhi 110016. Course: PG diploma in Airlines & Travel Business Management. (Duration: 1-yr, part-time.); Institute of Rail Transport, Room No. 17, Rail Bhavan, Raisina Road, New Delhi 110001. Course: Short-term Certificate course in Travel & Tourism Management: Eligibility: Graduation;

Institute of Tourism Management, MMS Birla Hostel, Moti Mahal, 2, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow 226001. Duration: 16 months;

Institute of Management Studies, C-238, Bulandshahr Road, Ghaziabad 201009. Course: PG diploma in Tourism Management, (Duration: 2-yr, full-time. Selection Procedure: Admission test.)

Tourism professionals can get employed with airlines, travel agencies, tour operators, hotels, etc. A post- graduate degree holder or an MTA (Master of Tourism Administration) would be in charge of departments such as ticketing operations, tour operations, finance, service marketing, computers and communications in large Travel agencies or Airlines.