Career Options for Graduates after B.E. / B.Tech
Career Options for Graduates after B.E. / B.Tech – Scope | Roles & Responsibilities
Engineering remains one of the most sought after educational disciplines in India. Every year thousands of young engineers graduate from different colleges & universities but with the limited number job opportunities for the fresh engineers, competition to get a lucrative career start remains extremely high. Here are a few popular career options after B.Tech / B.E
1) Work as an Engineer – After studying for four years, most graduates prefers to work as an engineer. Campus placement is one of the ways to get into the corporate ecosystem while getting jobs through walk-in interviews is also a way ahead. Graduates choose job roles as per their engineering specialization & preferences.
2) Prepare for Civil Services – Civil services is also a popular career path being opted by many engineering graduates. Unlike, other jobs, civil services offer lucrative job responsibilities & pay checks. Civil services exam has been conducted by UPSC and is the toughest entrance exam in India.
3) Join M.Tech / M.S – Pursing M.Tech degree is a perfect option for the graduates with “technology as a passion”. In India, premier institutions like IITs offer M.Tech in specialized streams while there are many private institutions as well having engineering & technology courses at the PG level. In foreign countries universities offers MS degrees where emphasis has been given on research & innovation.
4) Join MBA – Engineering plus MBA has evolved as most sought after UG & PG combination. Many B-Schools also offers specialized courses for engineering graduates like Operation Management, Digital Marketing etc to gel up the technical expertise of the students with the managerial skills. Even recruiters also prefer candidates with technical background to manage technology driven processes.
5) Join Armed Forces – Defense sector also offers lucrative career opportunities to the engineering graduates under various trades. Now-a-days , armed forces (Army / Navy / Air force / Para Military Forces) have been offering competitive pay packages & perks beside exciting work environment.
6) Go the “Startup” way – Startup ecosystem is booming in India. Investors are funding & mentoring innovative ideas having potential to solve common problems or to fulfill demands. If you have such innovative business idea, you can definitely move forward with it.
