{"id":1168,"date":"2016-03-23T16:05:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T10:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2020-01-24T12:38:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T07:08:17","slug":"top-5-reasons-to-study-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/top-5-reasons-to-study-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Studying Engineering? Here is how to stand out in a crowd 1.5 million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">If you have a natural inclination and love for mathematics, the ability to think logically and analytically, a liking to solve problems ranging from small mind puzzles to complicated issues and obstacles, then you are suited for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/career-guidance-for-engineering-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>engineering<\/strong><\/a>. However, also remember that along with these traits, you must also have the required aptitude for science and other required subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">India produces <strong>1.5 million engineers<\/strong> annually out of which only <strong>17%<\/strong> are found employable generally, as per the National Employability Report<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">97% of engineers apply for jobs in the IT industry and core engineering out of which only 18.4% and 7.5 % are found employable in the IT industry and core engineering respectively<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">According to the above-cited report, <strong>54%<\/strong> of the engineers are rejected as they are not trainable in soft-skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Experts have long since complained that the majority of engineers have no practical knowledge through which they can contribute to the organization where they want to work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">A huge number of engineers, after graduating, pursue careers in completely different and unrelated streams<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">A huge number of engineers selected it as their career because they were forced to do so by their parents<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">The mammoth number of <strong>1.5 million<\/strong> may scare you, but the truth is, standing out in the <strong>1.5 million<\/strong> is not only possible but also interesting. The first thing you need to understand is that your competition is not within 1.5 million. It\u2019s rather with the <strong>17%<\/strong> who are found employable; the rest is just a crowd. And here is how you can avoid becoming part of the crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1) Become an engineer \u2018by choice\u2019 and not \u2018by chance\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Unlike the olden days, there are varied and numerous career options requiring a different set of skills. Choose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/5-trends-that-are-killing-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>engineering<\/strong><\/a> only if you are interested in studying it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>2) Study at a college, not a degree-production factory<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">With a positive and confident mind, select a college which will help in learning. Don\u2019t study at a place which is nothing but a manufacturing plant for degree-holders. Don\u2019t jump at advertisements promising <strong>100%<\/strong> placements.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>3) Don\u2019t worry about placements or job yet<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Now is the time to concentrate on your learning, not jobs and placements. Study to learn and prepare yourself as much as you can. The more you learn, the higher are possibilities of getting a job.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>4) Don\u2019t become a robot, learn soft skills<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Do not become a robot that has information uploaded in its memory. Learn social and soft skills. Pay serious attention to learning verbal and written communication. This will give you a massive advantage in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Soft skills have become an important factor based on which employers identify good engineers. Communication has become as important a skill as the subject knowledge of the engineering stream. \u00a0All this is possible if one gets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/future-of-career-counselling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>expert counselling<\/strong><\/a> and advice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have a natural inclination and love for mathematics, the ability to think logically and analytically, a liking to solve problems ranging from small mind puzzles to complicated issues and obstacles, then you are suited for engineering. 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