Should I pursue design as a career in India? 12th grade student confused. Need serious advice asap
I’ve currently been promoted to grade 12th (PCM)
who’s gonna appear for CET as well next year.
Honestly, I chose PCM just to keep more options available in the future cuz I’m still unsure about what I wanna do in life and my skills n interests also my parents and the ppl around me had convinced me, there’s no other way other than engineering as the success rate is 100% n every person in that field ends up getting employed at some point. I know it solely depends on how much efforts you put but I really don’t think I can do exceptional in my case, I’d rather not fall into the conventional 9–5 mindset society pushes.
So the thing is that I’ve always had a keen interest in art n creative things but I always doubted myself that maybe I’m not capable enough cuz I see some of the ppl I know who’s gotten into NIFT and how dedicated and insanely creative they are. I love art though…I’m simply not as innovative as them which is why I chose not to go into designing. I’m going through a major crisis right now, the thought of becoming an engineer as be stuck in a mess I never wanted to get into terrifies me. My career councillor analysed my interests and filtered out two careers. Designing and engineering. I don’t wanna lose my only chance of flipping my life into something I’ve always wanted to in the back of my mind. Should I join classes and start preparing for NIFT n NID plus other priv cllg exams? Ppl I’ve consulted told me it’s not too late as a lotta ppl ends up doing this. I don’t know how I’m going to prep for both CET n design exams as well, is it possible if I give it my everything? Or am I gonna end up losing all of it? Also the thing is that I don’t really know about fashion designing but rather graphic designing, UI/UX designing, animation, web, textile , accessory, product and interior designing so other exams should I opt for? Oh and I didn’t study shit in 11th grade. Is there a way I can combine both of these fields?
I’m really confused rn and I need to make a decision at the earliest. My schedules gonna be hectic cuz pcm classes start at 8 to like 12.30 n the designing are gonna be for 2-3 hours plus their practice stuff too. help.