confused about what to study after grade 12 do you think you can be successful in life only if you choose to take up a regular professional course here are a few offbeat courses that are offered in institutes and colleges in india that might have you rethinking your career optionshave you heard of gerontology does the term sound unfamiliar gerontology is the study of social psychological and biological aspects of aging gerontologists include researchers and practitioners in various fields like nursing medicine social work psychology and many more tata institute of social sciences offers a diploma in gerontology there is even calcutta metropolitan institute of gerontology which is involved in research publication training and service programmes in gerontologytake a professional spa course have you thought of spending an entire day at a spa and making money from it then this is the course for you to choose so take a professional course on how to run a good spa and make a career out of it also if you are joining a spa as a fresher you may earn more than a therapist without a certificate there is ananda spa institute in hyderabad that offers spa diploma ayurvedic spa therapies diploma and ayurveda foundation programme or look for certificate courses in institutes like orient spa academy in jaipurget a degree tasting tea if youre someone who loves tea this could be the best career option for you yes you will be paid for tasting tea and determining the quality of a particular tea you could be placed in star hotels once you complete a course in tea tasting the course also makes a student knowledgeable in cultivation and manufacturing of tea there are institutes like birla institute of futuristic studies that offer a threemonth tea tasting course to universities like assam agricultural university that has a department of tea husbandry technology since 1969why not a course in puppetry this is one of the oldest forms of entertainment and now puppetry is considered to have more importance than just a medium to entertain people puppetry plays a major role in teaching various topics the art form is also used widely by sociallyoriented organisations to spread social messages at public places the art form faced a lull some time ago but with more stage performances it is back in the spotlight while mumbai university offers a certificate course in puppetry calcutta puppet theatre is in the process of opening a puppet academy soonwow a course in pet grooming this one is for those who keep falling in love with pets learn about enhancing a pets hygiene appearance and spotting health issues the professional way you may take this as a parttime or fulltime career depending on your fondness for pets this is fairly a new concept in india but it might pick up fast as there has been a great interest shown in pet care by owners you may check out institutes like fuzzy wuzzy pet grooming school in bangalore