Higher studies in Engineering : Benefits

B. Tech is a basic engineering degree. There are lakhs of colleges offering BE/B.Tech degrees in India. BE/B. Tech market is over-flooded with lakhs of students each year. Most of the students in colleges do not get placed as it is pretty impossible. The job market is limited and not growing at the pace of outflow of students. Moreover, the economy is in pretty bad condition for some time after US-China trade wars and US expelling Indian technocrats. Meanwhile, COVID19 has made things miserable. No one knows how long COVID will stay. But, I guess it will be here for a long time. The vaccine may come but it cannot hit the market by March 2021 due to various rules regulations regarding new drugs. Considering these facts, there are limited options for students. One can pursue higher studies such as M.Tech and MBA. For M.Tech, one needs to clear GATE. MBA requires CAT score. Having done M.Tech myself, I can cast light on the M.Tech only. How is it like to do M.Tech?      

I did my M.Tech in Tezpur University. In those days, Tezpur University used to have its entrance exams. GATE students got direct entry with a monthly stipend of Rs 8000/- in 2009. I got admitted through the university entrance exam. So I was not eligible for a stipend. Well, getting selected for higher study was a great joy. I was not concerned about stipend since my family supported me. The M.Tech is a two-year degree. We had four to five theoretical subjects with one or two laboratories in each semester up to 2^nd semester. The last year was dedicated to the final year project. We did good projects back then. Now a day one or two subjects are also included in the final two semesters related to the course.

M.Tech is a fast course. You get to live for two years only in the campus. Furthermore, one becomes more mature in those two years. His thinking gets high and decisions become more refined. At last, one will never suffer inferiority complex for not continuing masters. 

For insight into B.Tech life, you can read B.Tech Guide Book available on amazon.