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Acquire technical skills, VC tells students

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PEP TALK: Jayaprakash A. Gandhi addressing students at the career guidance programme in Tiruchi.

TIRUCHI: Students should be allowed to pursue the course of their choice and not compelled to study the course preferred by their parents, the Vice-Chancellor of Anna University – Tiruchi, V. Ramachandran, said on Sunday.

Addressing students during a counselling and guidance programme for professional courses organised by the CARE Chemistry Tuition Centre here, he said that in the current scenario marked by a stiff competition, it was imperative for the students to read many books to acquire fundamental knowledge in core engineering subjects. This would give them the confidence while pursuing their first year in engineering.

He said one lakh students came out from 320 engineering colleges a year compared to just 1,000 engineers from six institutions in 1980. With big companies scouting for those with core engineering background along with knowledge in information technology, it was essential to apply IT in core engineering.

Innovation and creation should be the hallmark of professional education, he said while calling upon the students to acquire technical skills within their respective institution and not outside the campus. Attainment of technical skills would not only boost the confidence level but also the aptitude of the student, he remarked.

Career consultant and analyst Jayaprakash A. Gandhi said parents should allow students to take a decision as opportunities were available in every field. All that was required from the students was to have the spirit to achieve in their life.

Getting over parental and peer pressure, students should identify their interest, get the required information from various sources including the internet and talk of professionals regarding the course and its scope before choosing their career.

It was vital on the part of the parents to encourage their wards to go to libraries and present papers in seminars. The thinking skill of the students should be developed by the teaching community. The possession of skills, intelligence and confidence would enable the students to emerge successful in their career no matter which course they chose, he observed.

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