Make in India, but quality of our engineers is poor

September 26, 2014 12:15

After the buzz over India's mission to Mars and the Prime Minister's high-decibel Make-in-India, both meant to be showcases of the nation's engineering talent, here is the latest, grim reminder of the quality of freshly minted engineers:

-- While 97% want jobs either in software or core engineering, only 3% are good enough to be engineers in software/product roles, and only 7% can handle core engineering tasks.

-- Only 11% find jobs in knowledge-intensive sectors because their English skills are poor (74%), as are their analytical or quantitative skills (58%).

- A student from a tier-3 college will get Rs 66,000 per annum less than a student of equal merit from a tier-1 college. Read more

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