Are you embarking on the right engineering course?

Unlike the west, where engineering is one of the many options such as Basic Science, Literature, Business, Law, Medicine, Economics, Sociology and so on. In India, engineering seems to be the option for a vast majority of the students aspiring for a successful career. One could have given a simple answer to this trend by saying that the job prospects of an engineering graduate are much more compared to those in other disciplines in India. However, the answer in reality is not so simple. In fact, the number of factors contributing to this is large, such as the steep rate of economic growth in India, advent of Information Technology, success of Indian Professionals abroad etc. etc.

 In recent times, the additional factors that have added to this are the increased pace of research culture in Indian industry and academia, the sudden emphasis on entrepreneurship and start-ups and advent of computer science vs computer engineering such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Virtual Realities and so on.

 In this backdrop, let us examine the current opportunities of an Indian student in the arena of Higher Technical Education.