If a career in health and wellness is on your
mind and if the human anatomy interests you and you are intrigued by the way
the bones, muscles and nerves function in a human body, then you can be a
healer.  With a good understanding of the
human body and lot of patience, you can perform well as a physical therapist.

Course details, duration and Fee            

To pursue a career in Physiotherapy, a basic 10+2 with physics,
chemistry and biology is a pre-requisite. The various diploma and degree
courses in physiotherapy prepares the students to understand the principles of
physical therapy and the skill development associated with it.

Institutes – (Eligibility –
10+2 with PCB as subjects and 50% marks + Entrance test)

• Amar Jyoti Institute of Physiotherapy, Delhi (http://www.ajipt.org/)
• Apollo
  College of physiotherapy, Hyderabad (www.hyderabad.apollohospitals.com)
• KJ Somaiya College of Physiotherapy, Mumbai (www.somaiya.edu)
• JSS
  college of Physiotherapy, Mysore ( www.jss-physiotherapy.com)

Duration –  3 years to 4.5 years

Fee
– Rs.50,000 to Rs.200,000                                                                                                                                             

Job Profiles –

• Physical Therapist
• Physical Trainer
• Rehabilitation Experts
• Health care specialists
• Therapy specialists

Job providers – Hospitals,
Health Centres, Nursing homes, Rehabilitation centres, Clinics, Fitness
centres, Sports clubs.

Expected Salary – 10,000 to
15,000 for beginners

Some Prominent Names : Nikhil
Latey, Jatin Choudhary, Dr. Rajesh Pal,

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If you have a keen interest in medicines and it compositions and wants
to develop a career in healthcare, then you can consider taking up pharmacy as
a career option. Additionally, if you have a compassionate mind to understand
the patients and their needs, you can be successful as a pharmacist.

Course details, duration and Fee            

As a pharmacist you need to learn the art of providing medication in
correct doses. You can enrol for any pharmacy courses, diploma, degree or
post-graduation in Allopathic, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Yunani or any other as per
your interest.

Institutes – (Eligibility –
10+2 with science stream. May be subject to Entrance tests for admission)

• MET Institute of Pharmacy, Mumbai (www.met.edu)
• Delhi
  Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, Delhi (http://dpsru.edu.in)
• Arya
  College of Pharmacy, Jaipur (http://www.aryapharmacyjpr.com)
• Susrutha
  Advanced Ayurveda Nursing School, Thiruvananthapuram
  (www.schools.susruthaayurveda.com)

Duration –  6 months to 4 years

Fee
– Rs.10,000 to Rs.100,000                                                                                                                                             

Job Profiles –

• Pharmacist
• Research & Development
• Quality Controller
• Medical Representatives
• Drug Inspector
• Drug Controller
• Marketing and Sales

Job providers – Hospitals,
Pharmacies, Healthcare Centres, Drug Manufacturers, Regulatory Bodies.

Expected Salary – 10,000 to
30,000 for beginnersSome
Prominent Names : Dilip
Shanghvi, P. V. Ramaprasad Reddy, B. R. Shetty, Ghewar Chand Surana 

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Mental health is as important as physical health for one’s
wellbeing.  If you are passionate about
the mental wellbeing of the people around you and can help them cope with their
stress and depressions, failures and misfortunes, by befriending and listening
to them, then surely you can choose counselling as a career.

Course details,
duration and Fee

Counselling deals with difference types of health conditions
like anxiety, depression, drug misuse, eating disorders, long-term illnesses,
etc and counsellors are taught to cope with this personal and emotional issues
of people. To be a counsellor, you should pursue a course in psychology after
10+2. 

Institutes – (Eligbility
10^th & 10+2)

• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (www.tiss.edu)
• Indian Institute of Psychology & Research,
  Bangalore (www.iipr.in)
• Techware Institute of Technology, New Delhi (www.twit.ind.in)

Duration –  3 years

Fee – Rs.
30,000/- to Rs. 120,000/-

Job Profiles you can
consider –

• Helpline counsellors
• Educational & Career Counsellor
• Marriage and Family Counsellor
• Mental / Health Counsellors
• Drug / Alcohol abuse Counsellors
• Rehabilitation Counsellors

Job providers –
Educational institutes and organisations, Clinics, hospitals, health centres,
orphanages, old age homes, Sports centres, industries, NGO, Counselling
Centres, Rehabilitation centres, helpline centres.

Expected Salary –
Rs.15,000 to Rs.25,000/-.

Some Prominent Names :  Kum Kum Tandon Dr. Vasantha R. Pathri ; Dr.
Sanjoy Mukerji

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The changing lifestyles have given rise to a population of obese people in the society, which is turn leads to other illnesses, like diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension, cardiac arrests, etc. If you have a desire to see all people fit and healthy and you like working out with people and training them to achieve their fitness goals, then you can choose to be a fitness trainer.

Course details,
duration and Fee

Health is not just about being free of illness.  It is also about feeling and looking
good.  “Prevention is better than cure”
and this exactly what the fitness trainer is for. A fitness trainer can
specialize in any of the fitness courses like physical education, gymnasium,
yoga or aerobics.  And mainly he should
be a motivator.

Institutes – (eligibility – Physical fitness)

• Indian Academy of Fitness Training, Mangalore (www.iaftworld.com)
• Reebok Instructor Alliance (in Major cities) (www.fitindia.co.in)
• The Yoga Institute, Mumbai (www.theyogainstitute.org)

Duration –  Minimum 60 hours.

Fee – Rs.30,000/-
to Rs. 75,000/-.

Job Profiles –

• Gym instructor
• Aerobics instructor
• Yoga instructor
• Exercise specialist
• Personal trainer

Job providers –
Sports authority of India, educational institutes and organisations, hotels and
resorts, health and fitness clubs, Celebrities.

Expected Salary –
Rs. 15,000 to 25,000/-

Some Prominent Names :  Satyajit Chaurasia, Vinod Channa, Samira
Jaura, Manish Advilkar

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A dietician or nutritionist is the one who prescribes the
right diet.  Many illnesses can be
overcome with a proper and nutritious diet. 
If you are very particular about what you eat and how much you eat, and
if you think you can influence the people around you to follow the diet rules
for a healthy life style, then you can consider being a dietician or a nutritionist.

Course details,
duration and Fee

A dietician prescribes the right diet, and a nutritionist
prescribes how much of nutrition one’s diet much have.  Both being related the courses are same if
you consider any of the two options.  The
course generally teaches you food measurement techniques for measuring calories
and nutritious elements in the food.

Institutes –  (Eligibility 10+2 + Admission Test)

• National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad. (www.ninindia.org)
• S.N.D.T College of Home Science, Pune (www.sndthsc.com)
• All India Institute of Hygiene and Public
  Health, Kolkata  (www.aiihph.gov.in)
• Lady Irwin College, New Delhi (www.ladyirwin.edu.in)

Duration – 1 to 3 years

Fee – Rs.5,000/- to Rs.50,000/-

Job Profiles you can consider –

• Dietician
• Sports nutritionist
• Health coach
• Clinical dietician
• Dietic technicians

Job providers –  Hospitals, nursing homes, government health
departments, health care centres, hotels, Cruise Lines, educational institutes,
Food related business houses, Pharmaceuticals,

Expected Salary –
Rs.10,000/-. to Rs.20,000/-.Some
Prominent Names :  Raksha Changappa, Ishi Khosla, Rutuja Diwekar

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If you look forward to specialize as a healthcare professional, then you can opt for paramedical services, like physiotherapy, occupational therapy, Dental Hygienist, Audiology and speech therapist, Pharmacist, Optometrists, medical laboratory technologist, Radiology, x-ray technology, etc,

Course details, duration and Fee

Many a time pre-and-post treatment schedules or alternate ways of
treating play a major role in the recovery of patients. This specialised way of
nursing and treating the patients is called paramedics.   There are certificate, diploma and degree
courses for any of the subjects under paramedics.  So, you have your choice of specializing in
any field that you are keen on.

Institutes – (Eligibility –
10^th & 10+2)

• Impact Paramedical and Health Institute, Delhi (www.iphi.edu.in)
• Delhi Paramedical and Management Institute,
  Delhi (www.dpmiindia.com)
• Premlila Vithaldas Polytechnic, Mumbai (www.pvpsndt.org)
• CEDP Skill Institute, Mumbai (www.cedp-edu.com)

Duration –  2 to 3 years.

Fee –  Courses starting at Rs.25,000/-.

Job Profiles you can consider –

• Physiotherapist
• Speech Therapist and audiologist
• Pharmacist
• Medical Representatives
• Occupational Therapists
• Dialysis therapist
• Cardiac technicians
• Lab Technician
• Radiography technician

And many more options.

Job providers –  Private/ government hospitals, orphanages,
old age homes, rehabilitation centres, armed forces, red cross society, educational
institutes, industries, Indian Nursing council          

Expected Salary – Rs.15,000/-
to Rs.25,000/-.

Some Prominent Names : Patrick Farhart – Physiotherapist ; SLP Sanjay Kumar – Speech Therapist

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Nursing thought to be the most noble profession also happens to be the oldest and most popular career choice when it comes to vocational courses. If you have a caring nature, if you like to help the weak to recover and be strong, if you have the patience to attend to suffering patients, then you have all the qualities to be a Nurse.

Course details, duration and Fee

A nurse mainly takes care of the weak and the ill and is expected to be
compassionate.  There is a wide range of
opportunity for nurses with specialization opportunities as per one’s interest.   General nursing courses can be attended after
Class X. For advanced courses 10+2 with science subjects is essential.

Institutes : (Eligibility –
10+2 with science & Nursing Entrance Exams)

• Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Pune (www.sihspune.org)
• Dayananda Sagar Institutions, Bangalore  
  (www.dayanandasagar.edu)
• Bombay Hospital College of Nursing, Mumbai (www.bhinursingcollege.com)
• Noida International University, Noida (www.niu.edu.in)

Duration –  1 year to 3 years.

Fee –  Rs.10,000 to 450,000/-

Job Profiles –

• Staff Nurse
• Ward Nurse
• Department supervisor
• Community health nurse
• Midwife
• Gerontologist

Job providers –  Private and government run hospitals, nursing
homes, orphanages, old age homes, rehabilitation centres, armed forces, red
cross society, Educational institutes and industries, Indian Nursing council

Expected Salary – Rs.7,000/-
to Rs.15,000/-.

Some Prominent Names : Florence Nightingale; Mother Theresa ; Usha Banerjee; Suchita Sawant; Lini Puthussery

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