In
the recent days, when I come across the counselling status of TNEA 2013 in Anna
University website, I could find a stagnation of seats in the Computer Science
and Information Technology studies. Most students don’t prefer CSE or IT. But,
before 7 years, CSE and IT were the most preferred studies in the domain of
Engineering.
What
is the reason for this downfall?
The
major reasons are misconception, lack of quality and lack of knowledge on what
happens inside the industry or reality.
This
part of the blog could hopefully give a snapshot of the demanding needs of the
industry. These are not cooked-up stories to improve the intake of Computer
Science seats, but facts from various reliable sources like Bureau of Labor
Statistics, National Science Foundation, College Board and Association for
Computing Machinery.
According
to a survey by the above bodies, it has been predicted that there would be at least
10,00,000 more jobs than the number of students who complete their
specializations in Computer Science or Information Technology, which
incorporates a billion dollar business. The impact of Information Technology
has made things easier to be done by the Government bodies as well the public.
Information Technology has addressed the challenging barriers between the
service sectors and the public. Moreover, a large number of projects have been
initiated by various government bodies to have a centralized access over data.
It
could even be found that Computer Science is the Highest Paid College Degree
and Computer Programming Jobs are growing at 2X as a national average. The
resource market may not be able to match the job market if the number of people
opting Computer Science as their career decreases. This is not specific for any
domain of Engineering, rather is common for almost all the branches. There
should be an even distribution of people over all the domains to manage the
balance. One sided preferences may totally slide the job market to one side
which totally affects the employability of budding engineers.
Another
survey states that the overall outcome of Computer Science Graduates would be less
compared to that outcome 10 years before.
Another
criterion that plays a vital role in a Computer Science Graduate’s job is the
quality of education. Professional bodies like ACM provide a better outline of
Curriculum which would come up with the Industrial Demands. A syllabus when
framed is done only after a number of considerations to improve the logical,
analytical and problem-solving capabilities of the engineers, especially in the
domain of Computer Science and Engineering. It would be better, if the student
could seriously make an attempt over it relatively than trying to by-pass it.
This would improve the quality of the graduate and he could make himself industry-ready.
Leave
the fear…! Have in mind, the topmost entrepreneurs in the world are none other
than Computer Science Graduates, whoever may be Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg
or Larry Page or Drew Houston….! There are a lot of tracks where you can apply
Computer Science! Find the one that suits you!
There
is NO TOMORROW without a COMPUTER!
BE
THE ONE WHO CREATE TOMORROW’S WORLD THAN BEING A SPECTATOR, WHO JUST USE IT!
