Will We Ever Develop ?

“We are the No: 1 MBA institute in the country” read the advertisement in a newspaper. 14 years of school education, 4 years of engineering life though not from IIT and 2 years of MBA from not-so-popular B’School and 6 months of internship in a leading mobile manufacturing company had left me nowhere but sitting at home and read the supplement copy of newspaper to find a job vacancy. “Why didn’t I attend IIT or IIM?” I asked myself. Yeah! Only they have the rights to get the best jobs in the country. What about the rest? Sit and read newspaper to find a job? Why the companies are more focused on employer branding? So you feel that there is no talent at the less recognized institutes? There were many such questions that ruined my mind. I wanted to shout from the rooftop, however I couldn’t do it. I was frustrated because I didn’t have the basic amenity of a middle class family – The job. Not just a job but a job that could make my dreams come true. Owning a house and getting married to some good looking rich girl is what remains the dream for young educated India and obviously my dream was not different. After spending approx.6 lakhs just for the college education my parents are now calculating the ROI (Return On Investment) they can expect from me in upcoming months. Believe me, Indian parents are the best entrepreneurs in the entire world. They don’t spend money for their children’s education but they invest. I did engineering just because I was told that engineers get guaranteed jobs. But I was not told about the terms and conditions of that guarantee. I was successful in getting an engineering degree in spite of realizing somewhere in the middle of my course that engineering is not what I wanted to do. But it was too late. Since I was not from the elite institution of the country I couldn’t get the best job but a job in IT industry. Neighbors, relatives, family friends and almost everyone I know had already started forecasting my CTC since I was the first engineer of my family. I had different plans – MBA. “Are you an idiot?” was the buzz among all those who heard about my decision.

 

 

 

“Why MBA after engineering?” said all oldies. I could have started up my career as an engineer in an IT company but I was pretty sure that I would end up my career as the same. I needed a change from power & voltage and MBA was the only hope and it was my first decision on which I was strong and confident. But I didn’t know that corporates had stopped recruiting MBAs but IIMs. If only IIMs can get jobs then why there are very less IIMs in our country where there are bars located at every corner of the road? Why the government is not taking measures to improve the quality of education in the institutions? Why there is only one IIT in a city and 1000’s of wine shops in the same? Why can’t every college be a reputed one? Why can’t every institute adopt the IIM way of teaching? Why there are more engineering colleges coming up in the country when there are jobs for engineers getting deteriorated? Why don’t we have IIT/IIM in every city of India? Why are politicians fighting over the syllabus of a school instead of making it with best quality? Why the so called elite and prestigious college remains still the elite for so many decades and no other college/university has come up with the same brand or reputation? Why the government had stopped showing interest in building brand new colleges/institutions but focusing much on shopping malls and entertainment zones? Why education has become a mere business of politicians in our country? Are we really progressing towards a better India or “Scam” India?
At least those with the good communication will get some BPO job after a struggle, but what about those who are so called engineers and MBAs who can’t even speak English but hold a degree with distinction? Will Kalam’s dream of developed India ever come true?
Don’t we deserve the answer for these questions in a democratic country?