Hi,The future is very bright for Linux in India. Open source software is going to be in a big demand.System Admin is the way to begin. Programming on Linux platform another career option.Linux consultancy is also a growing area. You can be a Linux consultant on a particular distro. Try to know as much as you can about that distro and help small to medium size companies, charities, local schools to adopt Linux. Even many experienced IT professionals have never used Linux. So whatever your plans are, your future is bright, provided you focus and update yourself.Certifications are useless if not followed by proper experience. My friend has many certificates, but he never touched those technologies. Waste of money basically.ThanksJames