10 Unique And Surprising Courses Offered By Indian Varsities

By siliconindia  |   Tuesday, 10 February 2015, 18:27 IST
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4. Tea tasting



What could be better than tasting awesome teas and getting paid for it? Working as a tea sommelier can be high paying if you get the right opportunity. You can get a starting salary of 50, 000 per month in a five star hotel. The sommelier not only tastes the tea but also gives advice, does branding, and has a good knowledge of cultivation and manufacturing.



Enjoy tea time all day as a tea sommelier for hotels and consumer companies. A sommelier doesn’t just taste tea, but also needs to have a good knowledge of cultivation, manufacturing, branding and business.



Places to Study: There are many places that offer courses in tea tasting, marketing and management, both degree and diploma: Dipras Institue of Professional Studies, Indian Institute of Plantation Management Bangalore, the Tea Research Association and the Tea Tasters Academy.



Job Prospects: The starting salary of tea sommeliers is Rs 50,000 per month and goes up with experience.



5. Public Health Entomology



The huge number of livestock deaths in parts of Africa due to Tse Tse flies causes a loss of millions of dollars in revenue every year. Even worse, malaria is still the number one cause of death in the world. Public Health Entomology is a course specifically geared to tackle that problem. The field is focused on the study of arthropods and insects that affect human health and economy.



Places to Study: Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, The Indian Institute of Science Delhi and the Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC) at Pondicherry University offer a two year Post-Graduate Degree course in this field



Job Prospects: Many government organizations, chemical companies and universities look for people trained in this field.



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