Do you get involved in a faulty machine at home? If yes, then the technical industry may be your cup of tea. The conventional and reputed career in engineering occupies the top slot of this industry. But, gone are the days when you would become a plumber or electrician just because that was the only job available and on-the-job training was the only way to excel. Increased demand for trained and professional lower-rung technicians has formed an unconventional career line in this industry. Pallavi Smart and Puja Pednekar explore the different career options in the technical industry for recent class 12 pass-outs interested in machines.
Conventional career options
A career in engineering has always been a popular choice with students who excel in subjects such as mathematics and physics etc. A degree in engineering is currently offered in diverse areas, including civil, mechanical, computer and electronics to materials, environmental, mining and geological engineering etc.
While The Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and National Institute of Technology (NITs) are the elite institutes offering undergraduate and post graduate degrees, almost all regular universities have bachelors and higher level courses in different streams of engineering.
Traditionally, one has to clear entrance examinations such as IITJEE (IIT joint entrance examination), state-wise-CETs (Common Entrance Test) etc. To make things easy, the ministry of human resource department is going to initiate a single entrance exam for all engineering courses offered by different institutes. However, the decision is not final as yet and whether or not the single entrance test will be implemented from the coming academic year is unclear.
Unconventional Career options
With the increase in demand for professional and trained lower rung technicians in India as well as abroad, vocational education has emerged with several career opportunities for youngsters who may not excel at regular studies but do have an aptitude and interest in machineries and other technical objects.
In Maharashtra, the Directorate of Vocational Education is the prime institute for candidates wanting to make a career here. Also, there are some private players in the market who run such training courses. Class 12 pass-outs from any recognised board are eligible to apply. For some courses, even a class 10 passed student can apply. The courses offered are of different levels starting from certificate to degrees. Recently, the All India Council for Technical Education has decided to initiate such vocational courses to be run with regular colleges. While such formal vocational training has already begun in CBSE schools, the scheme is yet to become popular at diploma and degree level.
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