Offbeat options

Updated on: Monday, June 21, 2010

Did you know that every state in India offers some unique, niche programmes?

If you want to do something different — out of the ordinary and offbeat take a look at these courses and make them the springboard for your career…

Andhra Pradesh:
Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam Certificate Course: Hipnotherapy
P.G. Course: MA Criminal Justice, MSc Nuclear Medicine
Website: www.andhrauniversity.info

Assam:
Guahati University, Guwahati
M. Phil: Folklore
Website: www.gu.nic.in

Gujarat:
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat
Advanced Diploma: Medicinal plants.
Website: www.sgu.ernet.in

Himachal Pradesh:
Himachal University, Shimla
Diploma: Population Studies
Website: www.hpuniv.nic.in

Jharkhand:
Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
B. Tech: Mining Engineering. Admission is via IIT-JEE.
Website: www.Ismdhanbad.ac.in

Karnataka:
University of Mysore, Mysore
PG courses: Jainology and Prakrit.
Website: http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in

Kerala:
Kerala University
M.Phil: Manuscriptology in Sanskrit, Malayalam and Tamil MA elective: Manuscriptology for Sanskrit and Hindi.
Website: www.keralauniversity.edu

Meghalaya:
North Eastern Hill University, Shillong
PG Diploma: Folkloristics (Two semester course).
Ph. D programmes: Folkloristics, Music, Visual arts
Website: www.nehu.ac.in

Punjab:
Punjabi University, Patiala
The Department of Dance offers a two year MA and a three year BA degree in Indian Dances; the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies offers a two year MA.

Tamil Nadu:
Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar
Part-time Certificate Programme: Reprography and non- book materials.
Website: www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in

Uttaranchal:
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun
BBA programme: Petro Marketing.
Website: www. upesindia.org

West Bengal:
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Masters degree: Film Studies
Website: www.jadavpur.edu

Delhi:
National Museum Institute of History, Janpath

MA programme: Museology
Website: www.nationalmuseumindia.gov.in

Chandigarh:
Panjab University, Chandigarh
MSc: Solid Waste Management
Website: www.puchd.ac.in
(This is not an exhaustive list)
 

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