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Jamshedpur, May 30: Bob Dylan’s The times they are a changing may have become the mantra for generations across the world, but career preferences of the youth here seem far from changing.
Engineering, followed by medical and management, was the top draw among students exploring career options at Eduquest, a fair organised by The Telegraph and saraswationline.com, at the Beldih Club today.
The fair saw about 150-200 visitors of the city turn up on the inaugural day and most queries centred around options in engineering, medical and management.
Chief guest Rajnish Shrivastava, the director of National Institute of Technology, said: “I am happy that a fest like this has been organised for students. I hope this will help those in need.”
Jamshedpur Women’s College faculty member Lakshmishree Banerjee was the guest of honour.
“There are good avenues coming up but students as well as their parents still want to take up core subjects, which promise a stable future. We have got ample queries about mechanical engineering and BTech courses,” said Manas Ranjan Panda from Orissa, one of the participants at the career fair.
Other participants representing Pailan Group, NSHM College Campus, Calcutta, and IIAS School of Management nodded in agreement.
“We have got the maximum number of queries for BTech and MTech followed by management programmes, in which finance is being preferred. Students are also asking about new avenues like retail and insurance management,” said Devang Mehta of Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University from Rajasthan.
The fair also provided other options including aviation, media sciences, aircraft maintenance and engineering.
Fresh graduates aspiring to pursue higher studies outside Jharkhand were more than happy with the fair that had opened up several opportunities in universities and institutes outside the conventional cities.
“I wanted to try for IIT but I couldn’t crack it this year. Though I am going to try next year, I have now come to know about other universities offering engineering. If they promise good placements, why not choose them? The fair has come at a time when I needed it,” said Jamshedpur Co-operative College student Saurabh Anand.
Vivek Vidyalaya student Ragini Singh agreed. “I was confused, thinking about what to do with my career. But I see I have ample choices. It does not matter where you study from but what you are. I think I have a bright future as there is no dearth of educational institutes,” she said.
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