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Dr. Anand Samuel:Making
good use of an engineering degree needs careful thought before and after
making the decision
Looking at the number of
engineering colleges in India and the number of engineers coming out of these
colleges, the questions that form in everyone’s minds are, “does India need so
many engineers?” Are they all employable? The negativism brought forth by such
questions has crippled engineering education in India.
In this global era, rather than
focus on India, the question should be whether the world needs so many
engineers. The answer is a big, “yes.” Is there a need for scientists? The
answer is again, “yes.” The world needs in plenty well-equipped, talented
graduates with the right attitude. There are job opportunities for those who
have the potential. In addition, opportunities for self-employment are also
plenty for innovative and energetic minds.
Breaking free
I will look at the Indian education
scenario from the point of view of parents whose wards are applying for
admission to colleges. As the trend goes, most students would like to pursue
professional programmes such as medicine and engineering. Since fewer seats are
available for medicine, getting an MBBS seat has become extremely difficult and
the majority is left with the next popular option—engineering.
Our school education system offers
combinations of courses in the higher secondary level such that a student by
choosing these groups can pursue engineering or medicine, even though these two
streams call for entirely different aptitudes. The ideal higher secondary system
would orient the student towards evaluating their aptitude and choosing to
pursue one of the two streams. This would ensure that the chosen stream matches
their aptitude. This is not happening now.
In the absence of proper
orientation in the system, parents and their wards follow an inappropriate
procedure while selecting their branch of study in the college. During
counselling, we notice that the selection of a branch of study is based on the
following: (1) The most sought-after branch in counselling, (2) The branch
having good job opportunities as seen by the previous year placements, (3)
Parental pressure and (4) Peer pressure.
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