However, even the aspiring blind students can pursue B.Tech. as has already been done by a few of our list members. This can give them equal competence in the job market.
-Kartik On 11/25/10, Sandeep Kaler <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Prashant, > > Software development is not an easy job by diploma holders. Diploma holders > are to compete with the B.Tech degree holders in open market. Out of them > only a few can become top level developers. > > I am not going to discourage the students to become developers but one > should > > keep in mind the capabilities / challenges of doing such jobs . > > Thanks > > Sandeep Kaler > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Prashant Naik" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 2:20 PM > Subject: [AI] Guidence on programming career > > >> Dear Accessindians, >> >> I have following queries especially for all those who are into >> programming profession like Harish, Dinesh, Manish Agarwal, Zujar, >> Charu, Sai, Dipendra, Pranav, Prashant Verma, Shreenivasu and many >> more from these list who are into actual programming and IT / Testing >> field . >> >> Generally a lot of our students are interested in IT field as a >> profession. And in IT sector they feel programming is the only option >> which is not a fact. They always inquire about how and where they can >> learn programming? What is a career scope for them? What about >> screen reader accessibility with different programming languages, >> technologies and environments? And so on. >> >> Many of these students are from non-IT background like either pursuing >> their degree in arts or degree / master holder in arts stream, etc. >> Few are good computer user with jaws and few are not so good in even >> basic operation of windows, office applications and jaws. >> >> During career seminars or workshop most of the VI students will have >> desire to go for IT and in particular programming. >> >> So following are my few queries. >> 1. What basic skills they need to have? >> 2. How they can test themselves whether they can do programming or not? >> 3. Any preliminary exam / test they can give to test their logic >> development and basic program development skills? >> 4. You have option to go for programming training at training >> institutes like N I I T, Aptech, etc. or you can do it from NAB >> Karnataka, NIVH, GTL, etc. what we can suggest considering factors >> like fees, duration, market recognition, course content, training >> quality, etc. >> 5. What about communication skills, English, Maths knowledge? >> 6. Students and their parents spend huge amount in enrolling them for >> programming course from private institutes but is it worth? >> 7. What is a current status on getting break into programming job? >> Many IT companies do prefer engineering and computer application >> degree as entry criteria. and what about accessibility at work place >> for differnt programming situations, remote servers, GUI development, >> sharing terminals, team support, seniors / colleague awareness, etc. >> 8. What you will advise these students in general? >> >> Hoping to have a good discussion and response on this topic. >> >> Best regards, >> Prashant Naik >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download > Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
