Teaching is one of the more flexible professions. It permits career-breaks and late entries. It is particularly suitable for married women who may want to take a break when their children are still young. Teachers who return on a regular full-time or part-time basis are entitled to be paid at a scale no lower than that at which they left off. 

Other avenues are also open to teachers. Giving tuitions on a full-time or part-time basis is an attractive alternative Tutorial classes have come up in a big way in all the large towns and cities, as educational needs expand and schools with large numbers in every class are unable to provide the detailed attention required by students preparing for competitive exams. 

Private tutors fill the gap. They provide individual and group coaching to students for various competitive examinations. Most tutors specialize in particular subjects whether it is for Class 12 examinations, the eleventh or Civil Services entrance examinations, MBA or bank recruitment examinations, or even preparation for the entrance examinations to foreign universities. 

Teachers who run these tutorial classes are normally those who have experience in teaching in schools or colleges, or even retired from service. As there are no fixed rates for classes, teachers of tutorial classes earn as much as the market can sustain. 

Those with administrative experience can open their own school or institution. There are also ample research opportunities in the form of research scholarships and fellowships for those inclined towards private study.

RELATED CAREERS

Social work; languages.

CAREER STRUCTURE

There is no strict promotion structure in teaching. Some teachers take on additional administrative assignments in a school, which could pave the way for assuming charge as Vice Principal/Principal.
However, designations and functions are not consistent and depend on the character of the teaching institution. Colleges may have a more rigid career structure.