The Issue
instead they just wanted to
clear the semester.
Most colleges are not really
teaching you how to apply your
knowledge or theory that you
learn. They simply train you to
pass exams. And also they do
not
emphasize
on
communication skills or any
other basic skill as a matter of
fact. They just want you to do
well in your exams.
college. There is a general
argument that this is because of
out-dated courses. This is a
misnomer since the basic
concepts in our field have
remained same over years and
industry can quickly train
candidates
to
emerging
technologies if their basic
concepts are clear. Industry has
It is important that the
candidate has more than rote
learning and can actually apply
the domain knowledge to solve
problems.
Students caught in midst of
unemployment and money
shortage generally prefer
seeking jobs which may or may
not be relevant to their field. A
strangling 20% of job seeker
end up being a software tester,
basically Black Box Testing
while others may get indulge in
call centres and other low
profile job.
Another important department
of a college is its Training and
Placement Cell. How often have
you seen the T&PC faculty
interacting with students about
the placement and skill trends?
In about 95% colleges T&P Cell
is merely an office where they
keep calling companies to have
at least a visit in their campus to
glorify their claims.
Good English is required so as
to understand instructions and
be able to respond to them, but
not as high as the IT services
role
which
requires
communicating
with
international clients. The need
of such a diverse skill set makes
the employability in this role
one of the lowest (7.49%).
On an average, 60% candidates
lose out because of not having
requisite
domain
skills,
something they should learn in
the location of the college.
Colleges situated in capital
regions or metro cities do get
favour in the terms of company
visit. Frequent visits of
company do somehow keep the
moral of students intact.
Colleges in smaller cities &
towns lack the proper exposure
and also lack in infrastructure.
So it becomes solely up to the
student to fight against the
odds and excel.
no further expectation from the
candidate than a clear
understanding
of
the
fundamentals of the topic.
Unfortunately, most students
do not know the same, which is
very much a part of their
curriculum.
Another factor which affects
the employability of students is
The fortunate who end up
getting a construction job too
do not get satisfied with what
they are doing there. Basically
they are hired to manage
labour movements on the site
and do some testing. They are
not considered worthy to
handle any responsible or
strategic task. With the pay
scale as low as 7000 rupees a
month, could they ask for
more?
Another question arises here is
that, yes of course there are
jobs in construction industry
but are they really made up for
the graduates. We sought the
explanation from the industry
expert and here’s what they