How To Explore Career Options After Engineering

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'ENGINEERING' a divine word for mostly all the students who opted for science (Physics, Chemistry and Maths as their subjects in XI standard). It has become a trend in India nowadays. Every year nearly 7,50,000 engineers from almost 4000 colleges  graduate every year in India. When students enter in XI standard, they have lot of zeal and enthusiasm to prepare for IIT's, NIT's and other prestigious colleges and universities in India. Kota, Delhi etc. has become second home for students. 'Foundation course for two years duration',' Target course for one year duration', 'Special batches from class IX' has become the catchy line of hoarding and banners of various coaching classes.

In this blind race some students get succeed in their attempts and become the cream (students of topmost colleges) of India, while others have hard luck and get admitted in not so good colleges and from here the actual journey starts. Journey of studies leads to journey of never ending exams, journey of friendship leads to journey of lifetime memorable fun and excitement, journey of relationship leads to journey of love and journey of hard work leads to journey of forthcoming bright career. Mostly students from topmost colleges get placed in reputed companies with handsome package. Problem mainly occurs with the students from not so good colleges. Some get placed, some don't and some get confused. So this is our sincere effort to help the engineers in need.

Firstly what should an engineer do when he/she enters in his/her B.tech first year :

1. Try to befriend with the environment of your college, colleagues and teachers no matter how the environment is. You have to give your best shot.

2. Don't get frustrated with the fact that you are not in a good college. Always keep in mind that you are there to learn, to achieve, to become a good technocrat. Don't give excuses that teachers and are not up to the mark. We all know that some faculties don't teach well and are unable to provide adequate knowledge to the students. So try to teach yourself and become your own teacher. Remember its your four years not the teacher's.

3. Try to learn and innovate things, keep experimenting. Don't excuse that 'Our college doesn't provide enough facilities' because Where there is a will, there is a way.

4. By the end of 2nd year you should realize what you have to do exactly or in which field you have to go. As I said that your prime focus should be to become master of your stream either it is Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or Computer Science Engineering etc. Various options in the technical field :

• Crack GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test In Engineering) and pursue Masters program from reputed college and go in research field after your doctorate.Publish technical papers of your own work and innovate in your field.
• After masters degree you can also apply for jobs in various technical universities and colleges.

Other options in technical field :

• Join PSU's by cracking GATE or their individual exams such as ONGC, BHEL, SAIL, GAIL NTPC etc. (Maximum of the PSU's are for Mechanical Engineering branch )
• Get placed in the technical companies of private sector.
• Apply in government jobs such as railways, banks, ministries, defense etc which require different technocrats from different streams.

 If you are unable to cope up with the technical environment then here comes the various options:

• CAT (Common Aptitude Test) for the selection in various IIM's (Indian Institute Of Management) and other prestigious colleges for MBA (Master Of Business Administration) and other management programs. Apart from CAT there are other individual tests for other colleges such as NMAT for Narsee Monjee Institute Of Management Studies, IRMA for Institute Of Rural Management etc. By getting into a good management institute, you can get placed in a good company with handsome salary.
• Civil Services.
• Banks (IBPS PO, Clerk, RRB's).
• Railways.
• Various exams conducted by SSC (Staff Selection Commission).
• Armed Forces.
• Police Force. etc etc.

These are the few common fields in which a graduate can apply, otherwise there are many. But most important thing is :

1. Listen to your heart.
2. Do what you like or you think you are good at either in any of field singing, dancing, swimming, acting etc and give your 100 percent in it. You will surely get succeed.

Because there is a truth that the world is being run by people of different fields, and from those people 90 percent are engineers.

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