which is better to pursue in terms of opporuties n jobs after graduation......PG in economics or PG in journalism? what course will give direct high pay job
Hello,
First of all, both the field you mentioned caters to different domain , you should pursue a career in journalism or media if you're more creatively inclined in the sense that you are interested in writing, publishing, editing or even in the film or television world there are various scope, these are all different aspects of creativity. And today technology has changed so much, if we look at the media industry it's developed from print, electronic to now digital medium, today social media has been growing at an incredible fast pace, so this field has got ample amount of opportunities, and even in the future thanks to the development of technology it will continue to grow at fast pace,
On the other hand, post graduation in Economics will bring opportunities in various fields of finance, management, in government sector you can appear for one of the most reputed exam, Indian Economics Services, similarly other government organizations such as Ministry of Economics Affairs, National Sample Survey, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy,
Some of the common areas covering both these courses in government sectors are qualifying NET or SET and becoming assistant professor, or appearing for exams like UPSC, SSC CGL, State PSCs, Banking or Insurance( there are specialists recruitment that takes place for people with Economics background ) to name a few. There are also scope for private banks for these candidates.