Are You in Dilema Over Choosing A Right Institution or Right Branch ? Innovate Factors that Support Yourself to Take Ideal Decision!!

Abstract:

The logical thinking, objectivity and decision-making you will develop are key in engineering jobs, as well as being transferrable skills for other careers. Engineers make great managers and, as a result, engineering is the most common undergraduate degree among Fortune 500 CEOs.

But how, here is the answer 

The two most prominent questions anxieting parents & engineering aspirant children these days are: 

 1. Which institute is right?

 2. Which branch is suitable?

  3. Which university is reputed?

You are Welcome to the admission season. This is in addition to summers, winter & rains, we in India have to acclimatize with this additional season.

Keywords

Institutions, Branch, University, Admission, Career, Ideal, Employment, Final Thought

Learning Outcomes

After undergoing this article you will be able to understand the following 

1. Why engineering is preferred choice for professional career?

2. The changing Scenerio of getting quality education in engineering 

3. Why are many unemployable engineers churned out year on year?

4. The parents woes 

5. Options Gallore: Handful of engineering courses 

6. Tips to wisely select the right branch of engineering 

7. Conclusions

8. FAQs

1. Why engineering is preferred choice for professional career?

There are multiple reasons to choose engineering as a career. Let us explore them one by one:

High Salary Potential

Engineering is one of the most reputed careers in the job market. It requires unique skill sets. The technical expertise you bring to the table helps you bag a secure and high-paying job. 9 of the top 10 highest-paid degree subjects are engineering-related. The average salary of an engineer in India is 5.9LPA. These are nearly double to that of graduates in English and linguistics. With training and experience salaries can be even higher.

Job Satisfaction

Having a good salary can never be enough if you are not satisfied with your job. Job satisfaction leads to good mental health which is extremely important these days. The biggest factors contributing to the job satisfaction of engineers are evolving challenges that their work presents which indeed help them stimulate every day. Another reason is that they get an opportunity to work for the welfare of society. Job satisfaction is a by-product of the engineer’s employment contract.

National and International Opportunities

The world needs engineers in every field. From water supply to technology, everything requires engineers. Companies hiring engineers are global, majorly spanning America, Asia, and Europe. For a degree as global as engineering, international opportunities are inevitable. The engineering colleges in India like Chitkara University, are accredited to international standards giving an extra boost to the resumes of aspiring engineers. This helps them bag international job offers.

Diverse Career Opportunities

From electrical to computer and from environmental to biomedical, engineering offers it all. All the fields in engineering are interconnected and hence help the students to have a flavor of all in their first year. Students get to choose their field after experiencing all the courses. Engineering also offers students to have an interdisciplinary career. This career flexibility is unparalleled among the other fields.

Beyond Learning Experience

Engineering is an application-based field and hence one can learn much more than what they learn from a faculty in class. Research is the top seed in engineering leading to the growth of advanced technologies. There are events in the colleges dedicated to innovation in various streams of engineering. Engineering nurtures you beyond your knowledge from textbooks.

The Perfect Blend of Creativity and Professionalism

There have been a plethora of innovations in science and technology in the history of humankind. From vacuum cleaners to bullet trains everything started with an idea. An idea followed by research and finished with design is what completes the process of innovation. Every idea needs the wind of creativity and engineering teaches you exactly that. To keep up with the modern products and pace of technology, creativity is the pre-requisite. From the corporate world to a research lab, working with a team comes by default and that is where professionalism comes into the picture. Engineering not just presents you with great career opportunities but also improves your creative and professional side.

Now to admission season... Akind of climate change 

In this climate one get’s to savour enticing advertisements from various colleges imparting professional education. 

Since long, engineering has been the most preferred & “rest assured” choice for a professional career. 

It has been time and again proved that engineers are highly versatile when it comes to identifying employment. 

We have seen engineers getting into multifarious career ventures like creating a milk revolution, telecom revolution or may be becoming a politician, an author, a cricketer or even a magician. The great entrepreneur of this generation are from engineering background only.

Getting an engineering degree was once like a dream achieved, today it is no more a lucrative profession to pursue.

2. The changing Scenerio of getting quality education in engineering 

Imparting knowledge and skills, namely providing technical competence, is a necessary and perhaps the most important ingredient for all our engineering students. The situation in which mankind finds itself is not comparable to anything in the past and makes the adoption of revolutionary measures a compelling necessity.

At the global level, engineering education is experiencing a paradigm shift from teacher-centric to student-centric teaching- learning process, content based education to outcome based education, knowledge seeking to knowledge sharing classrooms, teachers to facilitators, traditional engineering discipline.

One significant change is the shift from traditional textbooks to digital resources. E-books, online libraries, and interactive multimedia platforms have made learning more engaging and accessible. Educational software and applications also cater to diverse learning styles, providing personalised learning experiences.

The story beyond engineering college is not very encouraging these days because jobs do not come automatically to the fresh pass out engineers. 

While there is no denying that in general engineering is a stream that is going to be there forever, but its high time that we come of age and work towards creating engineers that are ready for life not just a job or career. It’s high time that we go beyond the theoretical knowledge to making our students future ready engineering with critical thinking and decision making abilities so that they can adapt to any other stream irrespective of the job switch.

A very important question to be answered is the reason to worry for the future.

3. Why are these many unemployable engineers churned out year on year?

It seems there is lack of proper planning, appropriate guidelines, and corrective measures while sanctioning new institutions and disciplines. Thus a large number of institutions are being established taking only profit into consideration and with little emphasis on quality of education. Even many government institutions have become battlegrounds for political rivalry resulting in poor governance leading to poor quality of education. Most of the technical education institutions including the better known ones are understaffed and lack in qualified, competent and suitable faculty members.

Opportunities definitely follow those students who select the right academic slot. 

Choices are the hinges of destiny, said Pythagorus.

Especially when one is on cross roads of career and the decision taken today decides the course of future life.  

The programmes and their course content reflect lack of interaction among academic institutions and industries. 

In the process the curriculum quite often fails to meet the needs of the industries. 

Not many structural changes have taken place in the curriculum even though rapid developments have been taking place continuously in the fields of science and technology. 

New branches of engineering have been introduced with the structure remaining in the traditional mode.

4. The parents woes 

A parent visited me last week and wanted career counseling for their child. Father is a reputed owner of an IT consultancy  firm and desperately wanted his son to join his business. “Sir please guide my son to become a Computer Science Engineer”. It was a close ended request.

Father had not given any alternates to his son. On the first place I had doubts if the young lad even had an aptitude for engineering, leave aside computer engineering.  The kid confessed, he wanted to get into computer science engineering but his pop was pushing the professional need down his throat. In spite of all my counseling efforts, I am afraid; the boy might have to digest the course of computer engineering education.  

5. Options Gallore: Handful of engineering courses 

Mechanical, Mechatronics, EEE, Electrical, Computer Science, IT or something else?

The future of engineering is constantly evolving as new technologies and industries emerge. Some of the most demanding engineering courses in future will likely focus on fields experiencing rapid growth and change, such as renewable energy, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology. 

These fields are expected to play a major role in shaping the world of the future and will require a new generation of engineers with specialised skills and knowledge.

There are hundred plus varieties of engineering branches and sub branches available in the prospectus to select from. 

Deciding upon the right engineering branch is too tricky for both students and their parents. 

“It is just like medicines; every composition has some value and is helpful to cure some or the other illness but this happens only when the doctor reads the symptoms rightly and prescribe the right medicine.

Likewise all engineering branches lead to success – what is required is to have the right match.”  The need is to choose the branch as per the interest, aptitude and ability of the student. 

Selecting a branch of engineering also depends on the students career planning. It is must that students should be able to evaluate their inherent personality traits and match it against those which may be the mandatory determinants for success in any particular branch of engineering.

6. Tips to wisely select the right branch of engineering :

1. The big dilemma: Branch or College?

My Opinions: both are important, branch as well as the college and you have to be really fortunate to be the one to get both. 

Nevertheless in a situation where one has to make a choice, I suggest the students to first weigh the options available with them and research the credentials of the institute thoroughly. 

1. Study the college websites and ensure the basics of accreditation etc to be in place. 

2. You have all the rights to ask for these details. 

3. Review the past performance of the institute in terms of placements, teaching faculty and infrastructure. 

4. Even if the institute which comes your way might not be as rated as the top notch institutions, I would still suggest giving more numbers to the branch of your choice.

5. Faculties keep moving from one college to another and down the list institutes keep moving up in order if the management’s vision is right.

2. Stick to your interest

1. Many children get compelled either by parents or by peers to select some particular branch of engineering. 

2. All such students should take into cognizance the fact that future scope would be worthwhile only when you have the desired aptitude to work in the particular field. 

3. The fact remains that every branch brings about decent set of opportunities. 

4. However if you end up selecting a branch only on the basis of presumed job prospects, irrespective of your interest,  it might not lead you anywhere.

3. Look beyond four years

Engineering degree is not the end of journey for most of the students. 

A lot many students prepare for post graduation either in engineering or administration or management. 

It would be wise to plan for future and weigh the options of higher education, coaching etc available in the city where the institute is located. 

Students should try to understand the life after graduation thoroughly. 

Every branch of engineering terminates into a specific job role. 

Before selecting a branch of engineering students should try and meet as many engineering professionals as possible and understand their lifestyle and career prospects. 

This will give them better clarity about the profession and enable them to take the right decision.

7. Conclusion :

All branches of engineering have the potential to deliver a great future to the student. More than selection of the institute it is the selection of the right branch which is critical. Before finalizing on any institute a student should necessarily be satisfied with the institution’s accreditation status. Understand & analyse your aptitude, interest & skills and apply these details to select the right branch of engineering. Where ever required, do not hesitate to take professional help to select the right branch and the right institute.

Happy Engineering to you!!

8. FAQs

Q. How to evaluate branch vs college?

Ans : 

Branch Over College - 

This is a very tricky and subjective point. But if you listen to yourself, you can figure it out. Making it to the top colleges can be tough with the entrance examinations and the stiff competition from all around. 

Still, if your sole aim is to get into a good college irrespective of which course you take, you might want to revisit your instinct. 

Getting into a great college will provide you with quality education and a good job. But if you study a course that is not even in your interests, then it will make you regret your decision your entire life. 

You can always end up in a good position if you have the caliber. And that means you should pursue your subject of interest even if it means not studying in a mediocre college. 

But if both the course and college are in your hand, consider yourself very lucky!