bangalore there are many other avenues that a student can pursue after class x in fact career counsellors say many students who finish sslc are not really equipped or inclined to handle preuniversity college counsellor ameenemudassar said students find sslc very easy when they reach pu the course structure suddenly becomes very difficult and they are unable to cope with it that is because there is no relation between what is taught up to class 10 and in pu it is even more difficult for students to decide what they want to do after sslc because there is no readily available information lack of career counsellors in schools also leaves many confused and with nowhere to go except a pu college he added heres a look at what youngsters can opt for after sslc polytechnic colleges after sslc you can study in a polytechnic for a threeyear diploma course in engineering these are similar to what is offered in regular engineering colleges and recognized by the aicte if you wish to get a degree in engineering you can later join a college through lateral entry check the karnataka examination authoritys brochure for more details apply to acharya polytechnic peenya 1st stage adarsha polytechnic r t nagar bsf institute of technology yelanhanka defence for those who do not have a technical bent of mind but still like to rough it out there are options in defence getting into the national defence academy nda is the most preferred option and possible after class x for soldier general duties a candidate needs to pass sslc with a minimum of 45 marks in aggregate and 32 in each subject the age limit is 17 to 21 years recruiting office hq bangalore covers bangalore urban bangalore rural mysore kolar tumkur chikkaballapur ramanagaram mandya and chamarajnagar districts teacher training teaching is a noble profession and the job is extremely gratifying montessori education brainchild of italian educator maria montessori lays emphasis on the constructs and concepts of a particular subject a teacher uses tools that help the student not just to know concepts but also understand and internalize them for practical application in the montessori method there is no blackboard teaching it stresses on concretizing concepts with the help of materials and individual attention to the child said shamala rao director indian montessori training centre bangalore criterion required to receive training is class 10 pass or its equivalent all they need is a good base in spoken and written english candidates are taught both for english and kannadamedium added rao the classes start from july 2 and the course is for 10 months those coming after class 10 can teach children aged 2 to 6 for older ages there are different levels of training in bangalore there are over 100 montessori schools and the demand for teachers is increasing the montessori method of teaching is far superior to other methods it has also become fashionable for parents to send their children to montessori added