I am an Engineering (B.Tech) student frown in half
way to qualification. I have a doubt, if anyone can answer me, it will
be of great help to solve the greatest puzzle in my mind. My doubt is
“Why engineering degree ??” – is it for finding something useful for the
upcoming engineering career or with an intention that only very few
should achieve this degree ?? You may sometimes say ‘BOTH’, but I’ll
stand for the later argument only. Because very few of what is taught in
Engineering is needed for the future – an information obtained from
some pass-outs. Industries spend millions of money each year training
the Engineers, a fed up small scale entrepreneur once told me “How would
you expect us to feed these rascals, why do they go for engineering ?
To play ??”. Then I assumed it as a mistake of the referred engineers.
But now I reckon that it is not the poor engineers who are responsible,
its the society that makes them so. It is not only engineering branch of
higher studies that is hence ruined. But having experience in only this
field, I am worthy to talk about it only.
I joined engineering with some crazy dreams worth
laughing at – to make a mobile phone on myself, to control the nerves of
the computers, to build an amazing home full of security, a James Bond
style security breach etc.; for which I badly needed deep knowledge in
electronics and communication. So I thought of taking it up as a career.
Secondly, being told for years, computer engineers work at the cost of
their life’s enjoyment, families etc., I was also influenced my many
such people echoing the same lines, which included my teachers, parents,
acquaintances and many others. I am not blaming them for my misfortune,
I is my sole responsibility to take up my fate – as mentioned in the
famous Mortal Kombat – “every man is responsible for his own destiny” –
it is not others to be blamed for what all non-sense we have committed.
Or when you learn to take up the.........(Read More)
