5 Offbeat Courses to Pursue Along with Graduation

1. Cartography

Cartography

Cartography is opening up prospective career path for both graduates and undergraduates. The demand for cartographers has increased tremendously in India in recent times, especially after opening up of the economy.

Cartography is the science as well as practice of drawing maps. Courses on Cartography help you learn:

  • The history of making maps
  • Techniques and methodologies of map making
  • Tools needed for creating maps

Career Prospects:

Private sector companies look out for professionals with cartography knowledge and skills for creating detailed geographical maps by using specific hardware, software, tools, and applications. The Cartographers collect latest information and display the locations on physical/online maps to help their users in multifarious activities. These maps are generally needed by bikers, mountaineers, tourist navigators, and various companies for their next trip, weather reports, railway line mapping, and other purposes.

Courses, Institutes, & Eligibility:

You can pursue PG Diploma courses on Digital & Geographical Cartography at leading colleges and institutes:

  • Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
  • Osmania University, Hyderabad
  • University of Madras, Chennai
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
  • Institute of Geo-informatics and Remote Sensing

Having geography during graduation will give you added advantage in pursuing this course. Some colleges also require geography as a main subject in graduation as eligibility criteria.