Is your Degree worth it?
36% of IIT Bombay graduates fail to get placement.
BiryaniEnthu
Stealth
6 months ago
Seeing a lot of non tier 1 graduates posting this over LinkedIn
BiryaniEnthu
Stealth
6 months ago
😂
Stems from the pressure we had to go through to get to them, irrespective of our choice
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Controversial opinion, but if you're relying on campus placements, your degree is worthless. This system is just so absolutely pathetic and useless. People should be encouraged to go out in the real world and learn to find jobs rather than expect one to land in their laps. I know it's not their fault, these institutions just never train students to work in the real world or get jobs, but still...
Kungfupanda
Student
5 months ago
Easy to say… the job market is garbage for freshers right now
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Learningmind
Stealth
6 months ago
Hell yes worth it, agree on not if you have degree from IIT you will get job, I have friends who have 3-4 years of gap and are still able to get jobs (of course you need to be good at something).
It's the best safety net one can have in life
I'm a dropout from a tier 3 college and I cracked almost every company I applied in the last 6 years. Colleges today are nothing more than glorified expensive tuition centres teaching decade old syllabus.
GrimBeard75
Stealth
5 months ago
This just means you had a shitty college and had to compensate for it with your own time. That's not the case with IITs and the likes.
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I’m an IIT grad working in TCS as a UX designer since 4.5 years.
Let me tell you something.
Degree is just going to give you an initial push,
Later on, it’s all about hard work.
In this day and age, education is democratised- thanks to YouTube. All you need is to work your ass off.
Of course, it gives you good networking opportunities, you’ll be among the ‘smartest’ minds etc- all these are worthless if you don’t work your ass off even after graduation.
I relied completely on my degree hoping that it’ll save my ass etc in the future while I’m making a switch. Living in this cocoon thanks to WFH , not interacting with peers made me to live under this falsehood that degree will help me out etc.
here’s my current scenario- I have no skills as I didn’t upskill. That degree had made me lazy, arrogant and ignorant. I had superiority complex and this stopped me from asking for help. Now, I don’t have a project in hand and I’m bench- all thanks to not upskilling.
Your degree is as good as a toilet paper if you don’t have skills.
I did work hard in IIT. I took a few bad decisions regarding my projects etc but in the end, I was appreciated in my work. But for how long can I live in the nostalgia? Success has an expiry date. You achieve something, celebrate today and tomorrow, get back to work as if nothing happened.
Degrees are worth it if and only if you make the best out of it. No degree can save your ass after a year of graduation. Later on, it’s just skills, skills and skills. Nothing else.
I wish I realised this earlier. Now I am 30 years old and I have to learn the skills what a 20 years old guy is learning. Amazing, right?!
DaringTrain
Stealth
5 months ago
Think IITB posted on Twitter that the number is close to 7% (people who wanted jobs and didn't get it). Anyways, just a degree doesn't get you a job. It surely opens the door, but then you have to work on your own
It comes months after IIM Lucknow and BITS Pilani seek alumini help for placements.
Qwerty2398
Stealth
6 months ago
Yes and NO.
The college degree gets your first job. The brand name of your college decide the quality of the role. After a few years, it doesn't matter as your ability to change jobs/roles depends on the business environment and your decisions. Your promotions depends on your network and your last job.
Think of it like this - Career is climbing like a 100 floor building. If you are from a T1, then you get a elevator ride to the 50th floor. From normal below grade college you have to use the stairs.
samosa
Stealth
5 months ago
IIT were never supposed to be the hub for "jobs", they are meant to provide the diverse environment, amazing/talented friends, feeling of competition which motivates you to learn/grow more.
No matter what people say, these are the reasons IITians on an average do better than others.
This post is misleading.
36% students don't get on campus placement jobs after sitting for placements.
This data includes PPO, off campus selections, students going for UPSC and all.
The usual trend is around 30%.
This year it is higher due to slow market.
Got this info from a Twitter thread from a IIT B alum.
It doesn't. It's the number of people registered for placements. Aren't UPSC etc not registered / blocked from placements?
It's a case of not getting decent employers. I don't think IIT invites TCS lol
Jobs are dwindling in India.. either become the top 1% in a profession.. or start your own business.. no other way..
ChinChinChu
Stealth
5 months ago
IIT Madras normally had placements in the range of 65-75%. Almost everyone registers for placements but ones who want to go for higher studies, who want to puruse entrepreneurship or who get off-campus placement remain in that 25-35% group.
Iam not from any IIT but usually even IITs usually have some 30% people not getting placed.
Well he has a degree from a premium institute. You and others like you my friend should think about yourself as you don't have that.
PerfectPower
Stealth
5 months ago
I was expecting this sh to popup here but remember we don't have to go this far and this topic is not relevant unless it's for gossip without any roi.
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