Careers after MPC
MPC: maths, physics and chemistry
MPC is the stream most families choose, usually with engineering in mind. It keeps more doors open than any other group, from architecture and flying to data science, statistics and the merchant navy, and every career that's open from any stream is open to MPC students too.
- 37 careers on our list are open after MPC.
- 15 that MPC leads to, and 22 open from any stream.
Careers MPC leads to
Grouped by the kind of work a student enjoys, each with one common way in. Some are open from other streams too.
Thinkers like asking why
You like working out how things work: asking why, testing ideas, solving problems.
- EngineerMPCB.Tech, through JEE Main or EAPCET
- 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, then a master's
- Research scientistMPC, BiPCBS-MS at an IISER, through the IISER Aptitude Test, or a BSc
- 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 2A
Helpers like working with people
You like teaching, caring and listening, and making things better for someone.
- Speech therapistBiPC, MPCBASLP (audiology and speech-language pathology)
Leaders like making things happen
You like persuading people, leading a team and making things happen.
- 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.
- ActuaryMPC, MECActuarial exams, starting with ACET
- 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
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 DGCA Class 1 medical, then a commercial pilot licence
- Merchant navy officerMPCThrough the IMU CET
Entrance exams after MPC
The exams MPC opens, beyond the board exams. Dates and rules change every year: check each exam's official notification.
- JEE Main
- JEE Advanced (IITs)
- TG EAPCET and AP EAPCET (engineering)
- BITSAT
- NATA (architecture)
- IISER Aptitude Test
- IMU CET (merchant navy)
- NDA (air force and navy wings)
Open from any stream, MPC included: CUET UG, CLAT, LAWCET, NIFT, NID DAT, UCEED, NCHM JEE, CA Foundation, CSEET and the NDA's army wing.
Open from any stream, MPC included
These 22 careers don't depend on the Inter group, though each has its own entrance exam or course, and a few prefer some subjects. See the way into each.
- Clinical psychologist
- UX designer
- Animator
- Fashion designer
- Journalist
- Filmmaker
- Interior designer
- Teacher
- Social worker
- Sports coach
- HR manager
- Lawyer
- Entrepreneur
- Civil services officer
- Marketing manager
- Hotel manager
- Chartered accountant
- Company secretary
- Bank officer
- Supply chain manager
- Chef
- Armed forces officer
Ways in change from year to year, and a course may ask for particular subjects or marks. Your counsellor checks the current rules with you. Careers after BiPC, MEC, CEC, HEC.
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