The good response of my first blog motivated me to write the second one. So here goes…..
The time again has come to think and decide what to do ahead. Most of us are in state of Discombobulation, The question
“Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?”
Seems really daunting….
Many have already have the thought about it and reply instantly while the rest reply …”dekhein ge bhai itni kya jaldi hai…”…” jo milega wahi kar leinge”Though they answer in a non serious fashion I am quiet sure most of them dissemble their feelings and somewhere in them a serious thinking process starts…
“What to do…an MBA or an MS…..ya a job would be enough….”
There is a general perception in IIT that those who don’t have an healthy CPI, those who are fed up with technical studies and cant stand BJT’s, Fourier, PDEs, equations, etc even in their college years and pass their lab time gossiping, letting others do their, and even if they do something they do it n the “pharzi” way. For what I write above it may seem that the left over consider an MBA. But the situation is not as bad as it seems, seeing the trend of the last few years (including ours) people with the top DR’s are craving to get into one of the IIM’s. What is their in this that drives the brightest mind in India who spend most of their time in their +2 levels locked up in their room working their level best to get into one of the best technical institute of the country?
The Basic curriculum of an MBA involves subjects like accounting, marketing, finance, management, manufacturing, etc. What attracts engineers most is that more and more companies are opting for people with technical background who also have idea of management and business. It would not only help the company in terms R&D but also help them in making technological decisions which can profit them more. You can control both the manufacturing and marketing of your product and Being its manufacturer you would be knowing its pros and cons and can present it accordingly. An graduate degree accompanies only a limited growth rate, however with an degree in management you can rise up to the CEO(you would be needing something else if you want to reach up their with a simply graduate degree). Still I would like to ask, preparing for the IIM’s, is it worth it? According to last years survey their rank is 68 in the world.Why not do a job and earn enough to go abroad for a better college. After all the need for an MBA is only realized after few years of Job.
Now MS…. well only people with good CPIs, good project, good GRE, Toeffl scores can think of applying for an MS. The rest, untill unless you have enough money(around 50 lakhs) can fund their own(but if you have so much money why do anything after graduation…).An MS is tough to get. Even if you reach the states you would have to do part time jobs, work as TA’s in the lab or in the library. The Road down there is tough but the end result is really fruitful. Being specialized in your field you not only earn a direct entry to the R&D department but also have a hefty pay package, with a decent growth rate. A simply graduate degree would require atleast 3-4 years of work experience to get into R&D. But its no good coming back to India after that. You would be earning about 1/4th of what you earn in the states and the job profile would also not be satisfactory. So what go ahead explore your talent, utilize 4 years of your engineering, try doing a PhD in your field. After all studying it is the second most coveted job in USA.
Finally I would like to say ……Why limit yourself to a this-or-that choice? We can go for both. We are dynamic, energetic and most of all young. Good luck!
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