A two-minute career check
Fifteen quick choices between everyday activities. You'll see which kinds of work you enjoy most, and careers that match, well beyond engineering and medicine.
- For students in class 9 to 12. Parents can try it too.
- There are no right or wrong answers.
- Your answers stay on this device unless you choose to send them.
Takes about two minutes. Pick the one you'd rather do, even if both sound fine.
Which would you rather do?
The check needs JavaScript. Meanwhile, here are all the careers it covers.
Careers by what you enjoy
The careers this check covers, with the streams that lead there and one common way in. There are many more, and your counsellor helps you find and compare them.
Thinkers like asking why
You like working out how things work: asking why, testing ideas, solving problems.
- EngineerMPCB.Tech, through JEE Main or EAPCET
- DoctorBiPCMBBS, through NEET UG
- Data scientistMPC, MECB.Tech, or a BSc in maths or statistics
- BiotechnologistBiPC, MPCB.Tech or BSc in biotechnology
- Forensic scientistBiPC, MPCBSc in forensic science
- EconomistMEC, CEC, HEC, MPCBA or BSc in economics (maths in Inter helps), often through CUET
- Research scientistMPC, BiPCBS-MS at an IISER, through the IISER Aptitude Test, or a BSc
- Clinical psychologistAny streamBA or BSc in psychology, then a master's and RCI-recognised training
- PharmacistBiPC, MPCB.Pharm, through EAPCET
Creators like making new things
You like making things that didn't exist before: designs, stories, videos, spaces.
- ArchitectMPCB.Arch, through NATA or JEE Main paper 2
- UX designerAny streamB.Des, through UCEED or the NID entrance
- AnimatorAny streamB.Des or BSc in animation
- Fashion designerAny streamB.Des, through the NIFT entrance
- JournalistAny streamBA in journalism and mass communication
- FilmmakerAny streamA degree or diploma in film-making
- Interior designerAny streamB.Des or BSc in interior design
Helpers like working with people
You like teaching, caring and listening, and making things better for someone.
- TeacherAny streamA degree, then a B.Ed and TET, or the four-year ITEP after Inter
- NurseBiPCBSc Nursing
- Social workerAny streamBSW, then an MSW
- Speech therapistBiPC, MPCBASLP (audiology and speech-language pathology)
- Occupational therapistBiPCBOT (occupational therapy)
- Sports coachAny streamA BSc in sports science or a four-year BPES, or a degree then a BPEd
- PhysiotherapistBiPCBPT (physiotherapy)
Leaders like making things happen
You like persuading people, leading a team and making things happen.
- HR managerAny streamBBA, then an MBA in HR
- LawyerAny streamFive-year LLB, through CLAT or LAWCET
- EntrepreneurAny streamAny degree; start small, and early
- Civil services officerAny streamAny degree, then the UPSC exam
- Marketing managerAny streamBBA, then an MBA
- Hotel managerAny streamHotel management, through NCHM JEE
- Investment bankerMEC, CEC, MPCB.Com or economics, then an MBA or CFA
Organisers like order and detail
You like numbers, plans and systems that work, and getting the details right.
- Chartered accountantAny streamCA Foundation, then Intermediate and Final
- ActuaryMPC, MECActuarial exams, starting with ACET
- Company secretaryAny streamCS, starting with CSEET
- Bank officerAny streamAny degree, then the IBPS or SBI exams
- Air traffic controllerMPCA BSc with physics and maths, or a B.Tech, then the AAI exam
- StatisticianMPC, MECBSc in statistics, or B.Stat at ISI
- Supply chain managerAny streamBBA or B.Com, then an MBA
Makers like hands-on work
You like working with your hands, with tools, machines, plants or the outdoors, and seeing something real at the end.
- PilotMPCA commercial pilot licence (DGCA)
- Agricultural scientistBiPCBSc Agriculture, through EAPCET
- ChefAny streamHotel management or culinary arts
- Merchant navy officerMPCThrough the IMU CET
- Wildlife biologistBiPCBSc in zoology, then an MSc in wildlife science
- Armed forces officerAny streamNDA after Inter (air force and navy need MPC)
Ways in change from year to year. Your counsellor checks the current rules with you.
How this check works
Each choice puts two of six kinds of work side by side: making, thinking, creating, helping, leading and organising. They come from John Holland's interest types, a model career counsellors have used for decades. Your answers are counted on this device. Nothing is sent unless you send it yourself.
It's a starting point, not a verdict. Interests are one part of a good choice. Strengths, marks, money and what your family needs matter too, and your counsellor looks at all of them with you.
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