Many young students ask me this question? Instead, they are more inclined to do careers in different fields except Engineering such as Banking (IBPS exams), Civil Services and other SSC exams. The reason for this is twofold. One, the declining number of on-campus placements for engineering graduates, and number two, the declining quality of engineering education at universities. Both of these reasons have affected both students and the general public psychology towards engineering education and a career option.

But, all these notions about Engineering do not consider a fundamental fact, that Engineering forms the basis of modern civilization and the importance of it is far from over. In fact, young graduates should keep themselves more informed and up-to-date with the latest trends in engineering, rather than thinking about changing their field entirely. One more reason, for young graduates who change career lines quickly, is that when you graduate from an engineering college, the main motto is to earn money and succeed. And, passing non-technical government exams is considered easy for these graduates. But, one misstep in the wrong direction when choosing a career can lead to a lifelong feeling of helplessness and frustration.

The main objective of this article is NOT to criticize what young engineering students think, but to give them an idea of ​​how the four years of their life, when used to think rationally and with reason, can bring them a life of success and happiness. . So how can a graduate engineer make a successful career and lead a happy life? Also, all the negative notions and anxiety that lead young engineering students to make the wrong career decisions is because, just like in the OLD days, CAREER and FUTURE are still the two most important things that they worry. In my personal opinion, a good career and future depends on:

1. Consciousness
2. Desire to succeed
3. Positive attitude when getting involved in the law: ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
4.Strategic Planning
5. Dedication
6. Hard work

The biggest structural conflict in the minds of today’s young engineers is that almost 90% of them think they are worthy of a good engineering job and career and feel powerless. The current reality and their negative attitude makes it difficult for them to achieve their goals and visions. But they completely forget that they have been given the opportunity to spend 4 years of their life to think as logically as possible, to be rational and reasonable in their approach to a problem. So, you should use all the tricks and guidance received during your 4 years in any engineering college to build a great career, and believe me, engineering is the way to go in the future!

One thing, young engineering graduates should keep in mind that future economic strengths will be made up of countries and societies that have a Solid KNOWLEDGE BASE. This can be put into easier words by describing the future economy as a Knowledge Economy. This means that the role of knowledge, in comparison to natural resources, physical capital, will take on, and has in fact taken on, a much greater importance. Economic success is now based on the effective use of intangible assets such as knowledge, skills and innovative potential. Education and training, information infrastructure, economic incentives and the institutional regime and innovation systems are of paramount importance.

According to a report, India will have a total of 204 million graduates, i.e. about 15% of the total global share of graduates. This means that we will have more graduates than the US by the year 2020! This further means that the effective utilization of this large number of young graduates will determine whether we are a superpower or not. Furthermore, according to a report by the Planning Commission, D&B India, the key driver of growth in the 2011-20 phase will be substantial investment in physical, agricultural and social infrastructure, as compared to investment in the service industry and the increase in demand for private consumption in the phase covering 1990-2010. This means that the government will increase investments in infrastructure development, which includes railways, highways, transport, projects, new thermal and refineries that are coming in the new decade. Infrastructure investment will rise to 12.1% of GDP for FY20 from an estimated 7% of GDP in FY2011 (source Planning Commission, D&B India). All of this means that new job opportunities will be created for engineers, and well-educated and well-trained engineers will be required to take up the challenge.

Now, the question arises, how do you get such a job, which will be created in the near future? The only answer is in paragraph 3 of this article, from points 1 to 6. The starting point for young engineers is that they should start preparing for GATE, while they are in their 3rd year of Engineering, so that by the time They pass their course, they know where to go and what to do, and they don’t rely on their engineering school to help them with placements. GATE stands for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, and it is an all-India test conducted by IIT every year to select deserving students for various ME/MTech programs at IIT, NIT and considered universities. Apart from this, a large number of Public Sector Units (PSUs) are recruiting through GATE scores. The future jobs mentioned in the previous paragraph will only be possible through PSU, so it becomes very important to take this exam seriously. An added benefit of working for PSU through GATE is that the starting pay packages for a GET and MT are around INR 6-10 lakhs pa CTC, which is much more than what a young recent engineering grad would get in a private organization. This means that, in recent years, GATE has transformed from a simple exam to a symbol of excellence and competence. And the day is not far off when even private sector organizations will start recruiting through GATE scores as well.

This exam, if taken seriously, can transform your life and help you build a great future and career. Not only this, GATE preparation paves the way for UPSC Engineering Services Exam preparation. Apart from this, many exams are held during a year, which recruit engineers through written exams that require preparation similar to GATE preparation. Some examples to back up my above award, ISRO recruits young engineers in April every year, SSC recruits JE for various departments in May every year, etc. This means that preparing for just ONE exam, ie GATE, can help you sit multiple exams.