>> It is not the degree that matters. It is the interest >> towards >> coding/programming and IT. But IMHO Ethics is dead and >> there are no >> passionate IT developer in the industry today.
>You are absolutely right. > On the other hand today's requirement in Indian software industry is such > that you don't need any great software skills or brains. The work that the > westerners hate to do is outsourced to india due to cheap labour. which is > unfortunately hyped up by the software giants. You can use a 10th or 12th > std qualified student for nearly 75% of the tasks that is being done by a > BE in big software companies in india. It is not just engineering which is poorly taught in India. Every single degree is very poorly taught. Very few of the students in any professional field have any interest in the subject - let alone a love for it and this is made worse by the way the subject is taught and exams are handled in Indian universities. I have been told by a person who works part-time as a lecturer (for architecture) that the college where he teaches as a visiting faculty forbids him from ever giving any student less than 75% marks in an internal exam - and this is for a professional degree like architecture. Also almost all projects and assignments are fudged. So pretty much anyone who gets into an engineering college will get a degree even if they don't have the slightest interest or inclination for the field they have entered. This is true of even the IT field with most software professionals having absolutely no interest in CS and related subjects. Actually, this is the primary reason I read ilugc because I get to read comments from other software professionals, academicians and students who seem to share a love for CS. So even though I may not agree with everything which is said on this list, I learn a lot. Thanks, PK _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
