80 % Engineers Unemployed In Gujrat
In Gujrat, less than 20% of graduate engineers get jobs. In some branches like civil engineering, the campus placement situation is very disappointing. The figure in the placements is extremely low at 5%. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) data for 2015-16 discloses that only 3,407 students out of 11,190 students passed out in computer science got jobs.
In the same year, 17,028 students completed the course of Mechanical Engineering, out of which only 4,524 students got placement. Other branch statistics in engineering are also quite disappointing. Out of the 71,000 engineering seats in the state, 27,000 seats were vacant in the admission procedure conducted by Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) 2016.
About the disappointment placement of graduate engineers, experts say that due to the demand for higher engineering graduates, quality of education, big gap between curriculum and industry needs and lack of soft skills are the reasons for the lack of campus placements. Let’s know what are the main reasons behind this and what are the opinions of others.
Campus Placements vs Jobs
Gujrat Technological University Director, Rajul Gajjar said, “It is a bit tricky to comment on figures provided by AICTE as they include figures only of campus placement. Many students go for further studies, while some get placed later on, so their figures are not recorded. Employment and placements are completely different aspects.”
Colleges In Remote Area Most Affected
GP Vadodaria, Principal of LD College of Engineering (LDCE) and ACPC member secretary said, “You can’t paint all the colleges with same brush. To name a few, colleges like LDCE, PDPU and Nirma have a good track record when it comes to placements. It is only colleges in the remote areas whose fresh graduates find it comes to placements. It is only colleges in the remote areas whose fresh graduates find it tough to get jobs”.
Greater Quality Of Teachers
Professor of electronics and communication at Vishwakarma Government Engineering College Alpesh Dafda said, “Besides, professor appointed in government colleges are well- screened through various entrance exams, but the scenario in private colleges is different. Self financed colleges find it tough to find quality teachers. More often than not their teacher lack experiences and have halfknowledge which is passed on to students. Education and placements are collateral damage.”
Engineers Demands
Director of SAL Technical Campus Rupesh Vasani said, “Students pursuing MBA and MCA are paid peanuts in the name of salary which is between Rs. 6,000 and Rs. 8,000. However, engineers have high expectations. Even though companies offer between Rs 10,000 to Rs. 15,000, fresh engineers decline it.”
Practical Knowledge Required
Janak Khandwala, president of Association OF Self Finance colleges of Gujrat, said that there’s urgent need to align course curriculum with industry needs. Also, colleges need to work out internships for their students and expose them to real world.
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