Career after 12th

What are the common mistakes that candidates make before/during Preliminary Exam of CSE-UPSC? How to rectify it?

2021-02-27T02:19:00.000-08:00

What are the common mistakes that candidates make before/during Preliminary Exam of CSE-UPSC? How to rectify it?

The common mistakes that I noticed candidates making before/during prelims, some of which even I made and hoped that I hadn’t are as follows:

Not sleeping well before the exam! Not a good idea at all, especially because you need to give two exams, one in the morning and another in the afternoon so you need enough stamina/mental alertness/concentration etc to last the whole day. Sleep for at least 8 hours on the day before the exam.
Completely neglecting CSAT because it is qualifying. This is THE most common mistake I have seen people make. I agree you need only 66.66 marks to clear CSAT but over confidence or completely ignoring this paper might land you in a very sorry position where you get exceptional marks in Paper 1 while you don’t even qualify Paper 2.
Not utilising the 3 hour break between the two papers appropriately. Generally after the first paper a candidate feels that the pre exam is over as all depends on the first paper. This is far from the truth. You still need basic qualifying marks in the next paper. So DO NOT spend the break in random chit chatting/ gossiping or engaging in paper discussion! Use it to relax and calm your brain for the next exam.
Attempting way too many questions without knowing the answers. Flukes generally do not work in the UPSC CSE prelims examination. If you are unsure of an answer don’t just blindly attempt thinking more questions = more marks. In the first round attempt those which your are absolutely sure of, you should be done with this in the first one hour 15 mins. After that go back to only those questions where you are down to 2 options, here you can still make an intelligent guess. Note the keyword being INTELLIGENT.
Having a pre determined cut off in mind and trying to ensure that you attempt enough to achieve just that much marks in the first paper. I met quite a few people who attempted less questions or more questions purely based on an imaginary cut off in their head. They thought getting marks equal to that will ensure their selection but instead last year’s cut off turned out to be more than they imagined! So please just attempt whatever you know and leave what you don’t. Don’t try to achieve a random cut off.
Completely skipping current affairs for pre. Many people expect pre to be purely based on NCERTs and other basic books, while this was the trend a few years ago it certainly isn’t now. Current developments is very important and bulk questions are asked from it in the prelims exam as well.
Focussing too much on just the core subjects like Polity, Economics for prelims while neglecting the others. It is being observed over the last few years that relatively questions on Environment, Art and Culture and Current Affairs are asked more in the exam. I have met quite a few candidates who completely ignore these thinking that they can scrape through prelims by just the basic subjects. This plan backfires.
Not carrying an ID proof along with admit card. Some centres ask the students to furnish a photo ID proof along with their admit card to cross check their identity. In my centre the same thing happened and we saw many students were not carrying ID proofs. These students were allowed to appear in the exam but they lost valuable time from their 2 hours of the paper 1.

These are a few mistakes I could recall now, if I remember more I’ll add those here.

What are the common mistakes that candidates make before/during Preliminary Exam of CSE-UPSC? How to rectify

2019-06-18T09:36:00.002-07:00

What are the common mistakes that candidates make before/during Preliminary Exam of CSE-UPSC? How to rectify it?

The common mistakes that I noticed candidates making before/during prelims, some of which even I made and hoped that I hadn’t are as follows:

Not sleeping well before the exam! Not a good idea at all, especially because you need to give two exams, one in the morning and another in the afternoon so you need enough stamina/mental alertness/concentration etc to last the whole day. Sleep for at least 8 hours on the day before the exam.
Completely neglecting CSAT because it is qualifying. This is THE most common mistake I have seen people make. I agree you need only 66.66 marks to clear CSAT but over confidence or completely ignoring this paper might land you in a very sorry position where you get exceptional marks in Paper 1 while you don’t even qualify Paper 2.
Not utilising the 3 hour break between the two papers appropriately. Generally after the first paper a candidate feels that the pre exam is over as all depends on the first paper. This is far from the truth. You still need basic qualifying marks in the next paper. So DO NOT spend the break in random chit chatting/ gossiping or engaging in paper discussion! Use it to relax and calm your brain for the next exam.
Attempting way too many questions without knowing the answers. Flukes generally do not work in the UPSC CSE prelims examination. If you are unsure of an answer don’t just blindly attempt thinking more questions = more marks. In the first round attempt those which your are absolutely sure of, you should be done with this in the first one hour 15 mins. After that go back to only those questions where you are down to 2 options, here you can still make an intelligent guess. Note the keyword being INTELLIGENT.
Having a pre determined cut off in mind and trying to ensure that you attempt enough to achieve just that much marks in the first paper. I met quite a few people who attempted less questions or more questions purely based on an imaginary cut off in their head. They thought getting marks equal to that will ensure their selection but instead last year’s cut off turned out to be more than they imagined! So please just attempt whatever you know and leave what you don’t. Don’t try to achieve a random cut off.
Completely skipping current affairs for pre. Many people expect pre to be purely based on NCERTs and other basic books, while this was the trend a few years ago it certainly isn’t now. Current developments is very important and bulk questions are asked from it in the prelims exam as well.
Focussing too much on just the core subjects like Polity, Economics for prelims while neglecting the others. It is being observed over the last few years that relatively questions on Environment, Art and Culture and Current Affairs are asked more in the exam. I have met quite a few candidates who completely ignore these thinking that they can scrape through prelims by just the basic subjects. This plan backfires.
Not carrying an ID proof along with admit card. Some centres ask the students to furnish a photo ID proof along with their admit card to cross check their identity. In my centre the same thing happened and we saw many students were not carrying ID proofs. These students were allowed to appear in the exam but they lost valuable time from their 2 hours of the paper 1.

These are a few mistakes I could recall now, if I remember more I’ll add those here.

What type of questions are asked in UPSC CSE interviews?

2019-02-27T02:18:00.002-08:00

What type of questions are asked in UPSC CSE interviews?

Rank : 58
Attempt No : 1st

Board: Professor H.C. Gupta
Date: 9 June 2015
Time: 4:30 pm

Academic Background: B.Tech, Electrical IIT Delhi (2013)
Job Experience: RBI & Samsung (both intern), Estee Advisors (current)
Hobbies: Learning language, chess, teaching.

-------------- (Chairperson) ---------

CP: So are you working ?

Me: Yes sir.

CP : Where and what are you doing?

Me: Sir, I am working as a technical analyst at Estee Advisors Private Limited, Gurgaon

CP: What's your role.

Me: Sir, I write softwares for High Frequency Trading platform.

CP: In which stock exchanges does your company trade?

Me: NSE, BSE, MCX, CME, SGCX, DGCX

CP: Recently the govt has launched a scheme related to gold. Do you know about it?

Me: Yes sir. It is called Gold Monetisation Scheme .... details followed.

CP: I think it's a completely useless scheme. People are emotionally attached to their jewellery and therefore they would never put their jewellery in bank.

Me: Sir we can offer higher interest rate and moreover all our gold is not in the form of jewellery.

CP: (not convinced by my answer). It's the bureaucrat like you that give such nonsense suggestions. Tell me some measures to improve the scheme.

Me: (.. gave some measures).

CP: (again not convinced). The steps suggested by you have been tried earlier in many different forms. If they did not work in past then how will it work in future?

Me: Sir, it's better to have hope than be pessimistic.

CP: Do you think having hope will run the country ?

CP suggested to other members to ask questions.

------------------------------------------ (Member - 1) ------------------

M1: So Bhavesh, tell me what's a blue water navy?

Me: I told him the definition etc.

M1: What is India doing in this regard ?

Me: Told him about our PMs visit, navy rescue efforts, joint exercise, upgradation etc.

M1: He asked me about some warfare ships imported from Russia.

Me: Sorry sir, I don't recall the name

M1: Your hobby is language learning. What languages do you know?

Me: Sir, I like learning scripts and I can read and write in all major Indian languages.

M1: Can you write your name in Tamil .

Me: I wrote my name in Tamil.

M1: So your name is Bhavesh and not Bhaavesh.

Me: Yes sir !

Lady Member (from Bengal): Write your name in Bengali

Me: I wrote my name in Bengali

Lady Member: Great, this guy can be posted to any corner of the country.

M1: Why are you learning these languages.

Me: Told him about my project to digitise all Indian texts from ancient to medieval era in a searchable format.

---------------------------------- (M2 : Lady Member) --------------------
M2: So you have worked in RBI?

Me: Yes ma'am.

M2: Do you think RBI role is as important today as it was 20 years.

Me: Gave some standard text book answers.

M2: Why 21st century is called Asian Century.

Me: A standard reply follows ...

M2: Give some reasons why Bollywood will supercede Hollywood in 21st century.

Me: Large diaspora, diversity, music, huge population etc ...

M2: Which was the last book you studied?

Me: Surely You're Joking Feynman - Richard Feynman

M2: What's it about?

Me: Told her about the life of great physicist etc....

---------------------------------- (Member - 3) ------------------------------

M3: Why our agricultural policy is flawed?

Me: Gave a very long reply - compromising on long term gains vs short term benefits etc. ....

M3: Did India liberalise too early?

Me: Again a long answer followed. I gave ample data both in favour and in against ...
----------------------------------------------- (Member - 4) ----------

M4: Tell me something about John Nash. Which disease was he suffering from?

Me: Narrated his life history in detail .............

M4: Who gave the concept of Game Theory first?

Me: Sorry sir, I don't recall the name.

M4: How many Nobel prizes have been awarded in the field of game theory.

Me: I told him 6 but 11 was the answer.

M4: Why IITians don't join DRDO?

Me: Gave a long reply .............

M4: I will have to talk to DRDO !!

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Chairperson: Thank you Bhavesh, your interview is over.

My Assessment:
I really had a fun time in the interview. Contrary to what others tell, the board members are extremely cordial and friendly. Prof H.C. Gupta is a genius. He did his PhD at the age of 20 / 22 years !!
Although he seems intimidating at first but he actually tries to put you through stress test.

Overall I was quite satisfied with my effort. Now waiting for marks; although UPSC is known for giving very less marks even if you think that your interview went fine.

EDIT: I got 209 / 275 marks !

Some career advice that people usually learn too late in life...

2019-02-27T02:15:00.002-08:00

Some career advice that people usually learn too late in life...

Work to be successful, not in the fear of being unsuccessful.

There are some fantastic answers here. I especially agree with Matt Cohler - too many people are doing the wrong things for the wrong reasons.

Because you cannot and should not be good at everything, surround yourself with opposites to compensate for your deficits. For example, I am very high-level and hate the details. I can do the details, but it takes me longer than someone who loves them.

Therefore, I make sure I have some colleagues around who LOVE what I am not great at doing.

Keeping things pretty simple, I have three operating ‘lessons’ that I wish I had known very early on in my career - Passion, Partnership, Possibility.

Passion

Focus on what you are passionate about and power your day, life, profession – whatever it is – with that passion.

That’s not possible all the time and every day. That’s life and responsibility. Become mostly focused on that passion.

Your lack of sleep shouldn’t occur from the fear of the unknown, but rather from the excitement of what’s to come!

This allows you to build a life of empowerment and become powerful.

Partnership

Do what’s right. Not what is right now.

Surround yourself with people who will tell you what you need to hear and not what you want to hear. Commit to the same – especially to yourself.

It’s impossible to be confident in being honest with others until you become confident in being honest with yourself.

Develop a great partnership with yourself and don’t act on everything at the moment. Take a moment, a breath, and really look ahead past that ‘moment’.

That keeps your ‘operation’, relationships, partnerships and YOU sustainable. It also avoids building a life and career full of reactionary chaos.

Possibility

Operate with your legacy in mind – not your competition. I’m a businessman, so I’m not naive.

Be aware of the competition, but don’t react to everything your competition does – you’ll just become your competition. That’s boring.

This really comes back to knowing yourself, your passion and staying as true to that as possible.

It’s what will make you unique.

It’s what will allow you to be the ‘first’ to do something.

It’s what will inspire others, yourself and that’s an innovation of happiness.

This makes you that ‘you’. That ‘you’ that is so unique, so proud, so innovative, and so happy. And pretty damn cool too.

Be Happy.

Living your life to be happy is monumentally different than living your life in the fear of not being happy.

Be brave. It will build your confidence and impact - that build innovation.

Make your decisions out of the absolute excitement of possibilities – not from fear.

Do the right thing – not what is right now. Operate each minute with your legacy in mind.

Most of all, be happy.

What are the best careers after 12th science PCM?

2019-02-11T23:13:00.001-08:00

What are the best careers after 12th science PCM?

12th standard is the last stage of a student’s school life. After 12th standard, a student has to decide his path and his career. This step has to be taken after lots of planning and thinking. You just can’t afford to choose what to do after 12th standard carelessly. You must take into consideration various factors like- your interests, job scope and opportunities etc while choosing your career. I think this article will help you deal with it.

There are many courses available to students after 12th standard. Courses like Engineering, MBBS are main stream, but I will also focus on slightly unknown and unique courses. Please make sure that you take your own time and think before you choose a particular course.

• COURSES FOR MATHEMATICS GROUP STUDENTS (P,C,M SUBJECTS)

1 ENGINEERING COURSES

After finishing 12th science stream schooling, one may go for undergraduate B.E. or B.Tech. Engineering program. The course duration is 4 years. After B.E./B.Tech., one may also go for M.E./M.Tech., which is master degree course in Engineering! M.E./ M.Tech. program lasts for 2 years. Some of the prominent branches of Engineering are-

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Computer Science Engineering

IT Engineering

IC Engineering

EC Engineering

Electronics Engineering

Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Petroleum Engineering

Aeronautical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Automobile Engineering

Mining Engineering

Biotechnology Engineering

Genetic Engineering

Plastics Engineering

Food Processing and Technology

Agricultural Engineering

Dairy Technology and Engineering

Agricultural Information Technology

Power Engineering

Production Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering

Motorsport Engineering

Metallurgy Engineering

Textile Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Marine Engineering

Naval Architecture

Those were some of the well known Engineering branches. One may pursue any of the above mentioned courses after 12th Science. Biotechnology Engineering is one such course that both Mathematics and Biology group students may pursue!

After Engineering, one may easily find relevant jobs both in private as well as public sectors! If B.E./ B.Tech. Degree is followed up with M.E./M.Tech. Degree, one may also venture into the teaching field and become a College Lecturer!

Job profiles available after completing the course are-

Chief Engineer

Assistant Engineer

Supervisor

Consultant

2 BSC COURSES

After Engineering, http://B.Sc. programs are what 12th Science students choose often. When it comes to http://B.Sc. program, the course duration is 3 years. After graduation, one may go for PG course- http://M.Sc. It lasts for 2 years. Some good http://B.Sc. courses are-

http://B.Sc. Agriculture

http://B.Sc. Horticulture

http://B.Sc. Forestry

http://B.Sc. IT

http://B.Sc. Computer Science

http://B.Sc. Chemistry

http://B.Sc. Mathematics

http://B.Sc. Physics

http://B.Sc. Hotel Management

http://B.Sc. Nautical Science

http://B.Sc. Sports Management

http://B.Sc. Electronics

http://B.Sc. Electronics and Communication

http://B.Sc. Biotechnology

http://B.Sc. Aviation

http://B.Sc. Animation and Multimedia

The beauty associated with http://B.Sc. program is that many top Universities are offering attractive scholarships for meritorious students! Also, when http://B.Sc. is followed up with http://M.Sc., one may build a good career in Research and Development field!

3 B.C.A.

B.C.A. stands for Bachelor of Computer Applications. Like http://B.Sc., B.C.A. too is a 3 years long course. This course focuses on Computers, software and applications, programming languages etc.

After getting B.C.A. Degree, one may also go for PG course- M.C.A. It is a Master program and lasts 2 years. Talking about job opportunities, one may find jobs in both private as well as Government sectors. But private sector chips in with more job opportunities! Especially IT MNCs recruit B.C.A. Graduates in large numbers! One may also venture into the teaching profession after doing M.C.A.!

Job profiles available after completing the course are-

Software developer

Computer Engineer

Project Manager

Software tester

4 B.ARCH.

B.Arch. stands for Bachelor of Architecture. Explaining in simple terms, it is a branch that deals with planning and construction of homes, buildings, commercial structures, public utility structures etc.

Duration of B.Arch. course is 5 years. Talking about job opportunities, one may get into MNCs and top players operating in the Construction as well as building sector. Also, if you are creative and passionate, you may also start up on your own, planning, designing and creating homes and small projects. Gradually, you may climb the ladder and branch out onto bigger ventures!

Job profiles available after completing the course are-

Chief Architect

Assistant Architect

Resource Manager

Planning & Design professional

Consultant

5 B.PHARMACY.

Many might be surprised on seeing B.Pharm. in this section! But yeah, even Mathematics group students may go for B.Pharm.!

Pharmacy course is all about the pharmaceutical sector. It deals with topics such as making medicines, chemicals involved in making medicines, uses of medicines etc. This course is 4 years long.

After completing B.Pharm., one may follow it up with the Master’s Degree- M.Pharm.! Talking about job opportunities, Pharmaceutical companies are the prime job providers. One may also get job in hospitals that hires chemists. Government sector jobs are also available for graduates, such as- in Government hospitals, as an Officer in the Drugs department etc.

Opening one’s own shop is another option! A combination of B.Pharm. and M.Pharm. can also ensure you a job in Research sector as well as teaching sector!

Job profiles available after completing the course are-

Pharmacist

Medical representative

Research professional

6 B.B.A.

B.B.A. stands for Bachelor of Business Administration. This course has nothing to do with science stream. Still, science stream students are eligible to pursue it!

B.B.A. program’s duration is 3 years. On completion, one may also go for M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration), which lasts for 2 years.

Job opportunity includes private sector jobs mostly. Managerial posts in MNCs will be a good place for B.B.A. grads to start off! Job profiles include-

HR Management

Material Management

Administrative roles

7 COMMERCIAL PILOT TRAINING

After 12th standard, Mathematics group students may also go for Commercial Pilot training and become a Commercial Pilot! For this, they have to attend a Flight Training school. Please go through this detailed guide that I’ve written regarding Commercial Pilot Training.

The course duration varies from one institute to another! In general, it lasts between 2-3 years. After finishing training, one may land the job of a Ferry pilot or Commercial pilot in Private or Nationalized Airline companies! After retirement, one may also become a trainer. This, according to me is an added advantage that this field offers!

8 DIPLOMA COURSE IN FIRE SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY

This is a job oriented Fire and Safety course that 12th science Mathematics group students may pursue. There are many private institutes offering Diploma as well as certificate programs, when it comes to this course. Duration of the course may vary from one institute to another. But usually, it is between 1-3 years. Job profiles consists of-

Safety Engineer

Fire Safety Officer

Safety Management professional

Instructor

Safety Technology Consultant

9 MERCHANT NAVY RELATED COURSES

Looking from career prospects’ point of view, Merchant Navy is a well rewarding sector! The remuneration is generally high. But the work involved requires hard work and determination.

Talking about Merchant Navy sector, there are various job posts available, like- Marine Engineer, Sailor etc. Based on the job post, there are number of courses available too. Some of the courses are- marine technology and engineering and diploma course to become sailor.

10 JOIN ARMED FORCES

Yes, this is a good option, but there is an age limit. You have to be 19 years old or younger to appear for NDA (National Defence Academy) exam. You must also have completed your 12th standard exams with A group. If you manage to pass NDA exam and SSB interview, you will get admission in NDA, Pune. You have to do a Bsc course there along with military training and studies. After 3 years in NDA and a year at IMA (Indian Military Academy), you will get a job in Indian Armed forces as an officer.

11 DIPLOMA COURSES

If you don’t get admission in engineering, you can take admission in Diploma engineering (Mechanical/Chemical/Electrical/Civil and most other prominent Engineering disciplines). After completing your diploma, you can go for a degree. After you get your diploma, you have to attend an engineering college for only 2 years to get a degree.

Apart from the traditional Diploma Engineering programs, there exists many other job oriented Diploma courses too. Some of them are short term and some others last more than a year, when it comes to duration. Some such job oriented Diploma courses that one may pursue after 12th Science stream are-

Diploma in Print Media Journalism

Diploma in Animation and Multimedia

Diploma in Film making, Video production and Editing

Diploma in Biotechnology

Diploma in Interior Designing

Diploma in Jewellery Designing

Diploma in Education Technology

Diploma in Retail Management

Diploma in English Teaching

Diploma in Fashion Designing

Diploma in Banking and Finance

Diploma in Yoga Education

Diploma in Event Management

Other than the above mentioned Diploma courses, there also exists the traditional technical Diploma engineering courses also. Maths group students, who have less marks may pursue Diploma instead of Degree engineering course. After completing diploma education, they may take admission in Bachelor’s Degree program using the lateral entry scheme! Some traditional technical diploma courses are-

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Diploma in Civil Engineering

Diploma in Chemical Engineering

Diploma in Mining Engineering

Diploma in Computer Science Engineering

Diploma in Marine Engineering

Diploma in EC Engineering

Diploma in IC Engineering

Diploma in Metallurgy

Diploma in Sound Engineering

12 OTHER GOOD COURSES

There are various other good courses like Hotel Management, Fire Safety Technology, Welding Technology and Software/Hardware courses. These courses also offer good job opportunities. Make sure that you get admission in an institute that is approved by the Government. Diploma course to become Air Hostess is another hot course for 12th passed students. Students who wish to have an exciting and adventurous career can opt for this course. The job involves lots of traveling and the pay scale is promising. After retiring from the profession, one can take up secondary jobs in fields related to hospitality. Even males can take up this course since male flight attendants are also in huge demand these days, due to new private airlines opening up. Science stream students are also eligible to pursue courses from other streams also. For example, they are eligible to pursue http://B.Com., Chartered Accountancy and even relevant B.A. programs also! A list of such courses are as follows-

http://B.Com. (relevant fields like statistics)

Bachelor of Social Work

Mass Communication and Journalism (B.A. program)

Animation and Multimedia (B.A. program)

Performing Arts

Language Courses (Foreign Languages are promising)

Banking and Finance (B.A. program)

B.M.S. (Management course)

B.B.A.+M.B.A. (Integrated course)

Diploma in Film Making and Video Editing

Air Hostess/Cabin Crew training course

Diploma in Event Management

Ethical Hacking Courses

Digital Marketing Courses

• COURSES FOR BIOLOGY GROUP STUDENTS (P,C,B SUBJECTS)

1 MBBS

The most sought after course, in case of Biology group students. The duration of this course is five and a half years. Academic duration is four and a half years. This is followed by an internship that lasts a year. So, combining them together, the duration of MBBS program turns out to be 5.5 years!

2 BDS

BDS stands for Bachelor of Dental Surgery. The course duration is 5 years. Of those 5 years, classroom studies make up 4 years. 1 year is dedicated towards internship!

3 B.PHARMACY.

Pharmacy course is all about the pharmaceutical sector. It deals with topics such as making medicines, chemicals involved in making of medicines, uses of medicines etc. This course is 4 years long.

4 B.A.M.S.

B.A.M.S. stands for Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery. If you want to become an Ayurveda Doctor, B.A.M.S. course is for you! The course duration is five and a half years. Four and a half years are dedicated towards classroom courses and rest 1 year towards internship.

5 PHARM.D.

Pharm.D. is a unique course! Its name may sound similar to Pharmacy course. But it has got more to it than just the elements of Pharmacy program!

6 http://B.SC. NURSING

In Healthcare sector, the demand for well trained and qualified nurses is huge! The demand is increasing with time, but the supply, the number of qualified nurses graduating each year, is not satisfying this demand! In short, qualified nurses are well valued and are rewarded well for their service!

7 B.H.M.S.

B.H.M.S. stands for Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery. This course deals with Homeopathic medicines and procedures in detail. The course duration is five and a half years.

JOB ORIENTED COURSES THAT BOTH BIOLOGY AND MATHS GROUP STUDENTS MAY PURSUE-

1 AIR HOSTESS TRAINING

2 EVENT MANAGEMENT COURSES

3 HOSPITALITY DIPLOMA COURSES

4 LAW

5 ANIMATION, GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA

6 FASHION TECHNOLOGY/DESIGN

7 JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

8 WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGNING

How do I choose a career after 12th standard?

2019-02-11T23:09:00.000-08:00

How do I choose a career after 12th standard?

It is too early in life for you to choose a career. Please keep in mind career is AFTER you have done something, not what you plan to do. What you are anxious about is which profession you should go into. Anxiety will always make you take a wrong decision. Take it easy, go step by step - first choose your basic education (graduation onwards) wisely.

You have to chose what basic education you should take to become competent for a profession. For that, you will have to look at yourself, your likes and dislikes, and most of all what you are good / bad at. Only you know that; others know nothing about it - even your parents
If you are not proficient in Maths, there are a lot of choices which are not meant for you: Engineering, Physics, Economics, Statistics etc. If you hate the sight of injuries and blood, medical studies is not the line to take. If you are not able to relate to business and industry, Commerce is not for you. Conversely, if you like the idea of teaching, just about ANY line is good. Or if you are really persevering in research, a PhD in Engineering, Physics, Biological Sciences etc. is the direction to take. Doing Arts is a good choice if you want to target getting into Civil Services etc.
Don’t let anyone try to convince you that success is guaranteed by doing MBA after a graduation in any subject. The only job you will ever get by that is in low-level Sales or Marketing. For deserving anything serious, you will have to get work experience of a few years before doing MBA - you will not understand anything taught in MBA otherwise
Your choice of profession will change many times between now and when it is the time to choose a profession
Success shouldn’t be the goal of life. Whatever you do, put in your best - you are bound to succeed. Don’t take shortcuts - it never pays!
Don’t try to do what you love to do (people taking this route fail most often) - love whatever you do
DON’T chase money. If it is ordained for you, it will come. What matters is a balanced life, a balance between professional achievement and personal / family needs. If you chase money, you will realize after a very long time what you have lost in the bargain. And it will be too late then!