Results of JEE 2013 have been declared and many parents whose
children could not secure medical & engineering seats of their choice might
be spending depressed days and sleepless nights worrying about the future of
their children. Do not worry so much my friends; there are many avenues for
your children to pursue for a bright future.
Most of us have developed a misconception that medical and
engineering are the only fields of study that would ensure a bright future for
our children. There is no denial that these professions are the first choice
for many talented people. But we must not forget that every field of study
offers good scope for those who excel in whatever they study.
The present state of technical education in our country is
highly discouraging. The Vice Chancellor of a reputed Technical University
recently told that more than 70 % of the engineering graduates in our country
are unemployable. The commercialization of professional education has lead to
the mushrooming of engineering colleges in many states and the result is the
production of lakhs and lakhs of unemployable engineers. Therefore, one should
be more careful before selecting his / her college of study so that he /she could
get themselves included in the list of employable engineers.
I would give a simple statistics regarding the state of affairs
of engineering education in my home state Tamilnadu so that you could assess
the condition of the same in the other states. There are 560 engineering
colleges in Tamilnadu and nearly Two Lakh B.E seats( 50% of total seats) are reserved to be filled by the Govt. on merit basis. This year, out of
this two lakh Govt. quota seats only one lakh twenty three thousand seats are
filled and 77,000 seats remain vacant and get lapsed. Interestingly, NO seat
remain vacant in Govt. colleges where as there are no takers for large number
of seats in many private colleges. The reason; students are well aware of the
quality of education offered in those institutions (Shall we dream of such a
situation in Nagaland?).
Even though the state of medical education has not deteriorated
like that of technical education, the trend is definitely not encouraging.
Everyone knows the cost of seats in the private medical colleges but the
worries of getting admission in private medical colleges are now restricted
mainly to the elite class of our society.(Ultimately the common men have to
reimburse the cost of study of these upper class doctors through the
unnecessary medical bills).
In the present situation, the conventional degree courses stand
as one of the best options for many talented students. Numerous choices are
available for the students and there is good demand for research scholars in
all the subjects. Parents and Teachers should help children to identify their
inherent field of interest and should expose them to the variety of courses
available in the fields of Arts, Science, Commerce, Humanity, Music, Fashion
etc. so that children could get admitted in to the right course in the right
institution.
Let us keep one thing in mind. In the coming decades very few
jobs would be available in the Govt. sector and most of the works would be
outsourced to the private sector. The degrees alone will not help to find a
placement because the private sector would recruit only those who have
knowledge and competency.
