whats next after examination medical engineering mba preparing for competitive exams yes college examinations will be over soon and youngsters will be pestered with career related questions from all quarters but heres a solution how about taking a break from studies for a year to follow your passion thats exactly what some youngsters here have planned they are opting for gap year to indulge in activities close to their heart gap year doesnt mean that ill be wasting time it shall give me a chance to explore a new country i will be visiting western european countries from october this year it took me months to convince my parents to allow me to take a gap year but when i told my parents about the importance of the same which includes volunteering they gave a nod along with a leisure vacation i will be taking up random jobs in europe and travel to almost 10 countries i will be couchsurfing the trip and not staying in hotels explains engineering student sameer hedao while travel is one major part of the gap year checklist of the youngsters some are taking a break from studies to pursue their hobbies arts student monica lalwani says i will be going to mumbai to pursue a course in french language since i want to study fashion in france i want to learn the language along with being a breather from the studies learning a foreign language will open more career prospect for my futurethere are those youngsters who are at the crossroads when it comes to their career and gap year helps them find their true calling it was this dilemma which has compelled interior designing student rubina joseph to opt for a gap year she says i want to know whether i have a future as an artist for this after my results i will be interning in new delhi under an artist and learning finer nuances of painting for one full year for the creative souls a yearlong break is nothing less than a reward to pursue what they are passionate about bba student nikunj shah has opted for a gap year dedicating it to his love for dance post my graduation i am joining a singapore based dance troupe and we will be travelling around asia for a year this is my first step to live my dream as a dancer i can go for higher studies later says he