This document provides information on promising career options for class 12 students who have studied PCB (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) besides medical. It outlines 6 career paths: botany, microbiology, zoology, environmental science, bioinformatics, and allied health sciences. For each field, it provides a brief description of what the work involves, potential career opportunities, and recommendations for top colleges to study each subject. In conclusion, it states the career opportunities for allied health sciences are vast in specific fields like hospitals, labs, and private practices. Top colleges for various allied health programs are also listed.

1. Career Guidance: Career Options
For Class 12th Students
Promising career options after 12th standard, for PCB Students besides Medical
1. Botany :
A well-established branch of biology which deals with study and research on plants. A botanist
discovers new species, study interactions of plants with organisms in their ecosystem, plant’s genetic
formation, etc.
Career Opportunities: After graduation with Botany, you will get opportunities in natural resource
centers, landscape industries, environmental firms, or as a researcher, teacher or professor,
taxonomist, nursery manager, and environmental consultant.
A few top colleges: Delhi University, St. Xavier’s College, St. Teresa’s College, Loyola College, Stella
Maris College, Ferguson College, Mount Carmel College, Christ University, Presidency College, St.
Joseph’s College

2. Career Guidance: Career Options
For Class 12th Students

3. Career Guidance: Career Options
For Class 12th Students2. Microbiology :
The students study microscopic organisms and their interactions with flora and fauna and other organisms.
Microbiologists research and find out how different microorganisms affect our lives.
Career Opportunities: Clinical researcher, lab technician, research scientist, quality control, working in the
pharma sector, health sector, breweries, food industries, agriculture, etc.
A few top colleges: Delhi University, Madras Christian College, Ferguson College, Ethiraj College for
Women, The Oxford College of Science, Osmania University, Punjab University
3. Zoology:
This field involves the study and research on the animal kingdom. Zoologists analyze structure, life,
genetics, physiology, classification, and detail the interactions of various species by observing animals in
their natural habitats and laboratories.
Career Opportunities: A zoologist can become a researcher, wildlife rehabilitator, animal breeder, wildlife
biologist, conservationist, teacher or professor in institutions.
A few top colleges: Xavier’s College, St. Albert’s College, Oxford College of Science, Delhi University,
Presidency College, Loyola College, Christ University, Madras Christian College

4. Career Guidance: Career Options
For Class 12th StudentsEnvironmental Science:
An essential field which involves the study of the chemical, physical and biological components of the environment
and their interactions.
Career Opportunities: They are hired for researches and other for various industries like mines, fertilizer plants,
water-treatment plants, etc. and several government departments and agencies like pollution control board, forestry,
agriculture, etc.
A few top colleges: Delhi University, Mount Carmel College, Fergusson College.
To mention that environmental science specialization is offered mostly at PG level in India.
6. Bioinformatics:
This field combines biology, IT, and computer science. Professionals in this field develop and use tools and
techniques to analyze biological data
Career Opportunities: You can start working as an analyst with pharma or biotechnology companies, pharma,
healthcare organizations and with research agencies after graduation.
A few top colleges: The best institutes offer specialization only at the postgraduate level. Some mentions are Punjab
University, Bangalore University, Mumbai University, Stella Maris College, AIIMS, Pune University, Institute of
Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Delhi University, etc.

5. Career Guidance: Career Options
For Class 12th Students
Career Opportunities: The career opportunities for the above careers in allied science pertain to a specific
field, and is very vast. A common workplace is hospitals, pathology labs or private practices as in case of
Physiotherapists.
A few top colleges: AIIMS, Jamia Hamdard University (Optometry); Indian Institute of Public Health; Tata
Institute of Social Sciences, Christian Medical College, All India Institute of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation (Occupational Therapy); Asian Institute of Health Sciences (Clinical Research); Kasturba
Medical College (Radiology); Maulana Azad Medical College, Armed Forces Medical College (Audiology);
Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Institute for Physically Handicapped (Physiotherapy).
Hope this information helps you on career guidance in deciding what next after class 12.
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