instead of chilling or hanging out with friends students prefer taking up vocational classes to earn an extra buck from dance to mehendi classes painting cooking to music classes these hobbies seem to be the hot favourite among the students dance instructor navin tolani who conducts western dance classes shares we have special batches for ssc and hsc students the students usually join a dance class out of interest but gradually realise the opportunities in the sector and then take it up as a profession they later join in as assistants a fun activity that helps you earn an extra buck is an advantage and if you find your passion within these activities then nothing more like it career counsellor dr sucheta kochargaonkar who is also the principal of bhosala college explains youngsters these days prefer an expedited learning process quick money and early settlement is what they are looking for they dont want to rely on parents for pocket money while completing their graduation she further adds they spot opportunities in their hobbies and once they know that there is commercial value to their skill they monetise it therefore a huge chunk of students is going for skill based courses i feel it is high time that universities introduce such short term skillbased courses in its curriculum entrepreneur anju nanda has planned a vacation workshop in dramatics and confidence building for students city students have potential and they are now exploring newer avenues entertainment industry has excellent opportunities for youngsters but city students are unaware about it therefore we plan to get eminent personalities from national school of drama and give city students an opportunity to explore the entertainment sector as well she shares like anju veteran guitar teacher narendra pulee finds joy in teaching and conducts music classes for students he says students come to learn guitar and see themselves playing the instrument professionally therefore during the crash course for ssc and hsc students our focus in on teaching them music which they can take up professionally in the future hemlata parekh who has been conducting hobby classes for the last 10 years shares the courses like mehendi rangoli craft painting and others are extremely popular with girls boys take up painting and crafts only if they are interested in a creative field girls intelligently choose the courses they do they know that they can easily get a job of an assistant mehendi or rangoli designer courses like graphic and website designing are also extremely popular with youngsters komal shinde who appeared for her hsc exams says after my ssc i had taken up a course in mehendi and rangoli and in my junior college i got a job of assistant with a professional i used to work parttime at my convenience i didnt have to go to my parents for pocket money being independent is what youngsters are looking for pratik mule who appeared for his ssc exams this year says i am taking up a website