Hello Neelam,

I am pleased to hear about your decision to continue with your education. There are many programs both in India and abroad whoch will help you do so.

Adult Education programs in India:

• In India University of Delhi runs a department, Adult Continuing Education and Extension.
• The department offers non-evaluative, non-credit short term courses in areas of personal interest promotion, income generation and skill development.
• The department has developed programmes in the field of Literacy, Science and Sports Journalism, Legal Literacy, Public Interest Litigation, Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy, Human Rights, Life Skills – Health and Hygiene, Volunteer Management, Guidance and Counseling, Travel and Tourism, Rapid Reading, Radio-Broadcasting and English Language Proficiency Course from time to time.
• Delhi University’s Department of Adult, Continuing Education & Extension offers six short-term courses i.e. Counselling and Guidance, Science & Sports Journalism, Travel & Tourism, Physical Fitness & Sports Medicine, Volunteer Management and Human Rights, which is sponsored by UGC.
• Interested students can apply for the courses in the Department’s office from 10 am to 5 pm on weekdays. The application form fee ranges from Rs.20 to Rs.50.
• Each course has 35 seats and the selection is based on the academic performance in the last educational level and a personal interview.

Colleges and Courses offered are:

• Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences (Medical Nutrition Therapy; Food Safety; Energy and Technology)
• Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College (Certificate course in web journalism)
• Jesus and Mary College (Financial Management; Media Studies; Airlines, travel agent and airport handling; Interior Designing; Corporate Communication and Public Relations; Courses on Entrepreneurship; Effective Communication and Personality Development; Foreign languages: French, Spanish and Russian)
• Gargi College (Education for Special Children; Education for Peace Building; Introduction to Biotechnology and Bioinformatics; Historical Tourism, Professional Ethics; Theatre Workshop; Vedic Mathematics; Banking and financial services; Advertising and Marketing Communication, Counselling Skills; Tally Accounting Programme; Certificate and Diploma courses in Foreign Languages)
• Institute of Home Economics (Certificate Course in Nutrition for Health, Sports and Fitness; Certificate Course in Early Childhood Care and Education; Certificate Course in Management of Individual and Emotional Well-being; Certificate Course in Event Management and AUTOCAD & Interior Designing; Certificate Course in Radio Jockeying; Certificate Course in Computer-Aided Designing)

Like DU even Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) offers adult learning courses like Diploma in Gerontology, Diploma in Youth Leadership and Social Change, Counselling Skills Programme (Three Semester), Certificate Geriatric Care, Diploma in Dance Movement Therapy.

Study Abroad options:

• For admissions abroad you will need to excel in the exams of your respective field of interest. Some of the exams are SAT and ACT for general college admissions, TOEFL and IELTS for testing english, MCAT for medical, LSAT for law, GMAT for management etc. You will have to apply through UCAS in UK.
• You will need ot do preoper research as to what degree you want to pursue and according choose a programme. You will need great letters of recommendation. You will have an edge over the traditional students because of the years of experience you have and the skills you have developed in this period.

Top colleges in USA for adults going back to college are:

• Charter Oak State College, Connecticut
• Excelsior College, New York
• Walden University, Minneapolis
• Thomas Edison State College, New Jersey
• Northcentral University, California
• Brandman University, California
• University of Maryland - University College, Maryland
• Granite State College, New Hampshire
• Pierce College, Washington

Universities in New Zealand:

• Massey University
• University of Canterbury
• The University of Waikato
• Manukau Institute of Technology
• Otago Polytechnic

For grants and loans:

• You file Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Even as an adult student, the FAFSA determines your eligibility for financial aid whether you do or do not have financial need.
• Some private schools require the CSS/Financial Aid Profile. The Profile will delve deeper into your financial situation and your school will use that data to help them determine your eligibility for institutional assistance (money from the college). If your school requires it, pay careful attention to when you must submit your application.
• You can evel apply for student loans.

You can apply to countries like UK, Germany, Canada, USA, New zealand, Austra, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Korea, Mexico, Hungary, Netherland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Sweden.

All the best!

I hope this helps!

Do revert back in case of doubts.

hello nellam,

As you ae late for the under graduate course because there is a gap of 16 year which is not small, as there is an age limit for which you an not go for under graduate course. but as everyone know education has no age  limit you can lear and study at any age.

there is an age limit for ug course only but there are still many courses available for which you an go for such as language course whij ight help you in getting a job for teaching the language. as there is a valueof learning and doind course of internation language other than english.

there are many more courses such as fashion designing for which you may need to give an entrance exam for that to get eligible so that you can get admission in the college. as fashion designing has taken a huge play role in todays scenario, fashion designing is in demand nowadays. this is also a good option for your further studies.

basicaly all what matter is in which field you have interest. all what matter is your interest. go where you have intrest. as well as the marks are also important as you have scored 76% in your 10+2 you can easily get admission in these types of course.

Most importantly you an go for CA that is chartered accountant , this is one of the most professional course for which you can go for.  To do CA you need to complete the forst step of it that is CPT ( COMMON PROFESSIENCY TEST), this is the type of your entrance exam at a higher level , you need to clear this exam to get enter into the second step that is intermidiate.

according to m eyou must go for CA if you have intrest or you ahve something to do it. as the CA is most professional and difficult course no doubt. as well as the course is not that expensive.

so this is all up to you for which course you wanted to go for. all the very best have a great future ahead.

Dear Neelam, you haven't mentioned the subjects you studied in your 10+2. DU has various depatrments which offer courses based on your eligibility. It has Departments of Arts, Commerce and Business Studies, Education, Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Law, Management Studies, Mathematical Sciences, Medical Sciences Music, Open Learning, Science, Social Sciences and Technology. For admission into any of these courses you will have to appear for their Entrance Examination. There is even an Open University Department which means you can even opt for Distance Learning. So do let us know your subjects in 10+2 and your preferred course and we will help you.