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The future of big data is really bright. Per IBM, 90% of the data that we have in the world today has been generated in last 2 years. Every day we are generating 2.5 Quintilian Bytes (2,500,000 Terabytes) of data. This data comes in from all over the place such as social media, sensors, transactions, pictures, videos and so on. The growth of this data is expected to be even faster in coming decades. Bottom line is that Big Data is here to stay and will require a lot of data scientist and machines to churn through this data to draw actionable insights and intelligence. What it means to you? If you are job seeker with ML/AI Big Data skills, at least the next 10-15 years will be a booming period for you, where tech giants such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, other companies across all verticals, and startups across the world will be equally interested in hiring a talent like yourself. If you are an entrepreneur with a good ML/AI Big Data related idea, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to raise money to fuel your business growth. Per a Kalaari statistic, $6B USD has been raised by AI startups since 2014.
I think you should go ahead with Big Data.

Hi, based on the search results, there are several best CA (Chartered Accountancy) related courses that candidates can pursue. As per a source, the top 11 best courses to do along with the CA course are Audit and Taxation, Project Finance/ Financial Advisory/ Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Banking, Government Sector Jobs, Law, MBA (Master of Business Administration), CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), FRM (Financial Risk Manager), CPA (Certified Public Accountant), ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), and CMA (Cost and Management Accountant). Another source mentions the top 10 certification courses for CA students, which include MBA, Financial Modeling, CPA Dip IFRS, and many more, depending on the career path that the candidate chooses. Additionally, there are several alternative courses for CA such as CS (Company Secretary), ACCA, MBA, CFA FRM, CPA and others. Therefore, candidates are advised to check the official websites of the respective courses or contact the admission cell of the colleges for the latest updates and notifications related to the courses offered, eligibility criteria, admission process, fees, and other relevant details.

There is the usual phobia with the non-engineers with regards to CAT. They feel that the Engineers are better than them. The normal queries I get from students from non-engineering background before they join the batch is that are there Engineers in the class. If they are then how will we cope with them, they are better than us. Unfortunately, this attitude is what lets the students from Non Engineering background down. They already feel that Engineers are better than them and it will be difficult to compete with them. My experience with teaching students for the CAT exam shows just the opposite. I feel non engineers can cope as well as if not better than engineers when it comes to topics in Quant. Usually I start teaching short cut methods right from the first lecture. To adapt to those methods, students have to unlearn their old methods to learn the new methods. Some engineers feel that they know a lot and come with a lot of prior learning. This makes it difficult for them to unlearn their old methods and therefore they are not able to learn the new methods completely. Non Engineers come with an open mind in the class and they can easily cope with the new methods taught to them. They are able to grasp the new methods better. Statistics from my class is that about 50% of the students who have got calls from the Iims (this is even true for CAT15) are non-engineers. This itself shows that non engineers are no less than engineers when it comes to scoring marks in the CAT exam. What non engineers need to do is to build a right attitude towards exam. Firstly they need to believe that they can crack the exam. Secondly they need to go through the right methods. If you go the formula way that is taught in books - which is the forte of engineers - you will lag behind engineers as they are much better as using them. Instead learn methods where you can use options or any other nontraditional method. The sums are CAT are designed in such a way that there is not great advantage for engineers. So if you learn the right methods you can definitely perform better. It is said that 'Faith can move mountains. Doubt can create them. '. Believe in yourself and work hard.