Dear Sir, My relative's son is pursuing B Tech in Computer Science, 3rd year from Bengaluru. He is finding it difficult to pursue/memorise the theoretical aspects, including hard-core s/w coding part. He is very good in creative design/ graphics, origamy and software utilisation related aspects. Also, he is very good in minute instrument related design handling. May I request to kindly suggest any innovative new PG Diploma/course in computer/design/Graphic/management related fields where the focus of suggested course(s) is more on implementation of software rather than hard coding/memorisation of it. If yes, which Institutes are offering these courses? Regards.

Ans: Hi,

Best option for you is to open a Senior Citizen Saving Scheme (SCSS) account with 10 lakhs. This will give interest of 8.2% pa payable quarterly. Time duration - 5 years lockin with 3 year extension.
Make an RD of the quarterly interest payout.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

You have done great by accumulating so much at your age. This is commendable.
you want to retire after 16 years at the age of 58. Let us go through your financials in detail:
- Monthly contributions in PPF, EPF and NPS - 35k - good, continue it. This entire amount is going into debt instruments and will be helpful to cover your expenses immediately after retirement.
- Current HL outstanding - 1.25 cr at 7.1% - this is quite cheap. Do not rush into prepaying the loan. Take 10 years time and pay it slowly. Rather focus on increasing contributions towards MF as that will build your long term wealth.
- 33 lakhs MF corpus with 52k SIP at 15% annual stepup. This will generate 9 crores corpus when you turn 58 (more than your target). Stay focussed and make sure that you have chosen right funds wrt your goals. Investing on random tips and only direct index funds is not sufficient.
- Term cover - 50 lakhs - can be increased to 1cr.
- Health - take a super top up of 50 lakhs considering high medical costs and your increasing age.

Overall things are going good. You just need to maintain the discipline. You can also consider consulting a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
https://www.instagram.com/cfpreetika/

Ans: Hi Ashraf,

Both are equally good. Can invest 30% in gold etf and 70% in mutual funds. But make sure investments do not depend upon only better part. Invest wrt your individual profile. Work with a professional and focus on wealth building.

Can consider consulting a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
https://www.instagram.com/cfpreetika/

Ans: Yes, you’re eligible for JEE Main in 2027. Your year of passing is 2025 (NIOS), and NTA allows JEE Main for three consecutive years after that: 2025, 2026, and 2027. You’ve used 2025 once, so you still have 2026 and 2027 attempts left. However, I also suggest taking a reliable psychometric career assessment to get an objective idea of suitable career options for you and then choosing a UG program/branch that genuinely matches your strongest interests and passions. ALL the BEST for Your Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Under CBSE rules, Class 11 and 12 form a two?year course. After passing Class 11, a student cannot normally offer new Class 12 subjects not studied in Class 11, and any subject-change request must be made early in the session (before 15 July) through the school.

So, a direct PCB to Humanities shift in Class 12 is generally not allowed; options are repeating Class 11 with Humanities, changing to an open school board (like NIOS), or requesting rare special permission via the school and CBSE regional office. I suggest you approach your school authorities first to get this clarified further. ALL the BEST for Your Son's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Dear Anonymous,
First clue would be them asking you out on a date verbally. If there’s no confirmation of such nature, you can try and gauge their behavior, but that’s risky business because some people are just being nice and kindness can be mistaken as flirting. If you are unsure, ask your other colleagues if they too feel that your co-worker is flirting with you or if you are assuming it.

Hope this helps.

Ans: Target private colleges like Thapar, Jaypee, Shiv Nadar University, VIT, SRM, and Manipal Institute of Technology.

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Ans: At 94.4 percentile, her expected JEE Main rank is around 65,000, which usually clears the OBC?NCL cut-off. As an OBC girl, she may get newer NITs or lower-demand branches, but CSE/ECE in top NITs like Trichy is unlikely; keep IIIT/GFTI options open too. If possible/affordable, have 3-4 other best options in Tamil Nadu itself such as SSN, SNU, Sathyabhama, Saveetha, PSG etc. ALL the BEST for Your Daughter's Prosperous Future!

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Ans: Hi
Go with BCA. BCA colleges are more flexible with % and background.
You can try
Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth
Amity University Mumbai
DY Patil University Navi Mumbai