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It has been many years to be told by some peoples that engineering in India doesn’t worth nowadays, engineering is dying, the scope for government jobs for any engineer is very low, specifically for IT field it is almost zero. As an engineering student I have listened these types of comments before so many times. In this article I will tell you my opinions why people tell so and what the truth really is, and if it is true what the reasons are responsible for that and many more.Recent studies on engineering:
1.As per recent studies, 20-30% out of the 15 lakhs engineering graduates passing out every year face the risk of not getting a job at all. For those who do, the entry-level salary is pathetically low. CP Gurnani, CEO & MD of Tech MahindraNSE -0.86 %, has said that 94% of engineering graduated were not fit for hiring. "The top 10 IT companies take only 6% of the engineering graduates. What happens to the remaining 94%?" he said in an interview to TOI .2.When we compare any engineer salary in India with that of in America we have to remember that around 15 lakhs engineers pass out from India while just 95,000 from America.
3.In academic year 2019-2020 a number of 78 institutes are in the list of AICTE Approved Progressive Closed Institutes. In the academic year 2018-2019 the number was 54.
So now the question is why the huge number of engineers is not getting jobs.
Well, we can see it from different perspectives. One from the perspective from a engineer student who did very well in his 4 crucial years of engineering and one from that of a student who did not.
The reasons:
1. Lack of self-innovation: Engineering education in India has curriculum which does not invoke innovation from students unless the individual is self driven and wants to do innovative work from his own mentality. Once I have read somewhere that many colleges just teach 'history of engineering' from the books that they have learned from. We all know about engineering that it focuses on the idea of innovation, practical applications of the theories & facts of science you learn. Some students don’t even learn the basic concepts of their respective trade. How can such students even think of jobs ?2. Improper guidance: After 10th exams many of the students decide to study science stream and then to be engineer after 12th. Most probably the eye catchy packages of IITs drive them to this way. No one dreams below this. But very few of them can crack entrance exam to get into the IITs. A huge number of students could not get into IITs. One has to remember that engineering is not just about packages.
3. Institutes without approvals: Since engineering in India earlier was said to be very promising career, many businessmen started their business in this educational field, started their engineering course without proper curriculum and approvals. Those who were able to catch aspiring candidates carried on their works. They were not able to give proper placements but the desire to be engineers doesn’t resist the students to get admissions. But AICTE closed the institutes later. The students who were earlier admitted as well faced the issue of no recruiters as well.
4. Low vacancy: Let’s talk about a general case. Once students get into any company the vacancy decreases but same number of vacancy is not increased in return. Some state companies reduced their vacancy as well. Our government is not creating enough opportunities for students so that they can work for their own country. They are compelled to leave the country.
5. According to some the syllabus of some trades of engineering are quite outdated. In engineering we have to be updated about all the recent researches going on. Especially in the IT field you have to be fully updated about the new software being developed all around the world etc.On the other hand some areas of engineering needs expertise more than one gets from Bachelors’ degree.
6. There are many other engineering branches which do not have such level of competition and good jobs are on offer. The only thing preventing people to opt for these courses is lack of exposure.
7. Institution matters: One of main reasons to consider here is that we have to remember that for specifically jobs the Institution from where you graduated really matters. It is very clear that you will not get packages like IITs in a state college. But if one truly aspires to be a good engineer nothing can stop him/her.
I will be discussing the solutions regarding this problem in the next post.
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