If it came to deciding between a preferred stream in a lesser known college or other streams in a reputed college during engineering admissions, one should always choose the reputed college, said Ramesh Prabbha, educational consultant and Chairman and Managing Director of Galaxy Group of Companies.
Speaking on engineering admissions at The Hindu EDGE Career Counselling for Plus Two completed students here on Friday, he said that chances of getting employed were always better with a reputed engineering college.
“The demand for different streams keeps changing. You may be opting for a particular stream while joining. However, it may not have same demand in the job market four years later. Hence, it is wise to choose the right college instead of right stream,” he said.
With around 2.75 lakh available seats, Mr. Ramesh said that while getting engineering admission was the easiest thing to accomplish in Tamil Nadu, finishing the course and getting a decent-paying job were the toughest.
He appealed to the participating students and parents to collaboratively decide on a college or a stream, with adequate importance given to the interest and aspirations of the students.
He said that students could confidently choose any streams in the 27 government-run engineering colleges and three government-aided colleges. He also advised them to focus on admissions in the 30 National Institutes of Technology, Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology in Chennai, Central Electro Chemical Research Institute in Karaikudi and the engineering courses offered by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
Mr. Ramesh also elaborated on how counselling for engineering admissions happened in the State and the procedures to be followed by the students for the same.
M. Venkatesulu, Head, Department of Information Technology, Kalasalingam University, who also spoke at the function, elaborated on how Information Technology sector had transformed India’s reputation in the western countries.
Pointing out the list of persons of Indian origin who are heading multi-national companies in IT sector, he said that the industry had the potential to give a plenty of opportunities in the future for youngsters, who were passionate about their careers.
