Vocational education is becoming more and more significant with passing time because that prepares people to work as a technician. Vocational education is sometimes referred to as technical education or career education. Type of school specifically designed to provide vocational education is known as a vocational school. Vocational education can interact with the apprenticeship system and can take place at the post-secondary, further education, and higher education level. 

Details Regarding B.Voc

B.Voc or Bachelor of Vocation is an undergraduate course that can be pursued in a wide range of fields starting from hospitality, food technology and healthcare to creative fields like graphic designing and beauty & wellness. It is an emerging course in India that provide adequate skills required for a particular trade to candidates. It deals more with application-based studies rather than focusing on only theoretical knowledge so the course is different from traditional academic programmes. Candidate has multiple exit points during the programme and continued industry exposure and it is one of the biggest advantages of pursuing BVoc against common degree courses. In tie-up with different industries there are a number of colleges and universities in India that offer BVoc courses. 

Skillset for BVoc Aspirants

• Good communicator
• Good observer
• Ability to work with a team
• Willing to learn new techniques
• Professional ethics and values
• Hardworking
• Focused
• Committed
• Confident
• Patient
• Innovative
• Problem solver

Duration of BVoc

Duration of the course is 3 years or 6 Semesters. For a minimum of 4 to 8 weeks every semester, all students are required to undergo industrial training or project work in addition to the regular curriculum. For the first two semesters students also needed to pass a bridge course program of 180 hours.

Eligibility for Bachelor of Vocation

• Candidates who wants to take admission in B.Voc should have 10+2 education completed in any stream from a recognized educational Board with a minimum aggregate score of 50% (45% for SC/ST/OBC candidates). 
• Candidates are also eligible who have Class X qualification with successful completion of ITI 

Fee for the course

For the total duration average course fees charged in India ranges between INR 30,000 - 5 lacs.

Specializations offered

• health occupations
• marketing
• industrial arts
• agriculture
• business
• computer science

Admission Process for Bachelor of Vocation

You must take part in the relevant entrance exam in order to secure admission into a good Govt college. These exams are being carried out at College, State and National levels each year. You must score well in relevant entrance exam if you want to get into a good college. Reputed institutes give admission on merit-based admission process. On the basis of their performance in relevant entrance exam seats are distributed among deserving candidates under this system of admission. Some private colleges give admission on the base of marks obtained in the intermediate exam. They are known to carry out the direct admission process. 

IPU CET Exam Pattern for B.Voc in GuruUniversity Gobind Singh Indraprastha 

• English Language and Comprehension.
• Numerical Reasoning. 
• Logical Reasoning. 
• General Awareness including Computer Awareness.

Career Scopes

For the development of skill-based higher education as a part of college/university education the University Grants Commission (UGC) launched a scheme in February 2014. Students can gainfully participate in accelerating the growth of India’s economy so this program focuses on providing undergraduate education with the aim of building specific job skills in students.

Employment Areas

• Research Scientist 
• Home Economists
• Managers and Accountants
• Vocational teacher
• Trainer for Private Companies
• Food Technologies
• Engineers
• Organic Chemists
• Biochemists
• Analytical Chemists

Top-Companies Recruit

• Amul
• L & T
• Ashok Leyland
• Mahindra & Mahindra
• Haldex India
• Bajaj Auto
• Godrej Industrial Limited
• Dabur India Ltd.
• PepsiCo India Holdings
• Britannia Industries Ltd., 
• Parle Products Pvt Ltd 
• TELCO