Education, Careers & Professional News
What you should know
Source
HINDU
Date
2005-07-08
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Youve heard how many engineers does it take to change a lightbulb? but how many experts does it take to make sense of professional college admissions? A few good ones will do the trick, we hope.
Navigating through the labyrinthine puzzle that is engineering admissions requires expertise, no doubt. And thats exactly what thousands of anxious students on pins-and-needles were looking for at the University of Madras Centenary Auditorium on Friday.
Prof. P.V. Navaneethakrishnan, Academic Dean, Pratyusha Engineering College and education advisor, Jayprakash Gandhi answered their queries.
How does one judge the quality of education at self-financing colleges?
Dr.Navaneethakrishnan
Ask students from the college about the quality of education and find out how ex-students have fared. Also look at the cut-off marks for previous years.
What is aeronautical engineering and how good an option is it in the light of job opportunities?
Jayaprakash Gandhi
While aeronautical engineering may sound very exciting, the truth is that in India only one company makes aircrafts Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Aeronautical engineers can apply their skills in aircraft maintenance but then again, fresh graduates are rarely recruited for this purpose. While the chances of finding relevant employment may be remote, students who are very serious may get lucky.
What are the career prospects for biomedical engineering and what are the cut-off marks required?