Career Options for Students at

RGUKT

Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Vice-Chancellor

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies Hyderabad

– 500 028

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Career Directions for an

Engineer

• Researcher/Designer/Teacher/Engin

eer

• Technical executive

• Executive/Manager

• IT and Software

• Entrepreneur

• Civil servant

• Political career

• Representative in an NGO, Others

Engg

Non-Engg

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Career Options in Core

Engineering

• Researcher/Designer

• Teacher/Faculty of engineering

• Production engineer/Executive in a manufacturing plant

• Executive in a service agency

• Software engineer (domain specific)

• Maintenance engineer

• Executive / Engineer in an organization (procurement,

installation, maintenance, operations,…..)

• Executive / Engineer in a service agency (procurement,

installation, maintenance, operations,…..)

• Technical support for Sales

• Entrepreneur

• Consultant

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Career in Information

Technology

• Network engineer

• Systems analyst

• Systems developer

• Multimedia programmer/specialist

• Applications developer

• Database administrator

• Games developer

• Information systems engineer/manager

• IT consultant

• IT sales professional

• IT technical support officer

• IT trainer/Technical author

• Entrepreneur, Service provider

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Career Options for CSE

• System software (OS, Compilers, middleware, plug-ins

• Network engineer

• Network security

• Chip designer

• Computer hardware and peripherals

• Embedded systems

• Mobile applications

• System admin / Network admin

• All IT jobs

• Entrepreneur, Service provider

• Consultant

Teaching as a Career Option

• A reputed Professor, Scientist, Technological

leader, a visionary, an academic planner.

• Academic Excellence Lecturer (Asst Prof of

UGC) Asst Prof Asso. Prof Professor . .

. .

• Research excellence Doctorate, guidance for

Doctoral students, Mtech, MS, Btech;

• Technical excellence Research projects,

industrial consultancy, technical leader

• Educational and technical planning leadership

in institutional building Opportunity for training

and participation in curricular design, lab

development, university planning

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

What RGUKT did for its

Students?

• Empowering with quality education with lab support

and an examination system of a v. good standard

• Soft skills training, human values

• We went ahead for a 6 week exercise (training)

involving all students.

• Self supported English training

• RGUKT run English coaching

• On – line aptitude tests

• Revision for GATE

• Lectures by eminent people

• Aggressive campus placements, despite 1st batch

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Possible Composition of

Career Choices

• Higher education (IITs, IIMs, NITs, RGUKT,…): 20 - 25%?

• Software industry: 35 - 50% ?

• Pvt core industry:10 - 20% ?

• IES, APPSC: 5 - 15% ?

• Govt org through paper notifications (GATE and

non-GATE): 20 - 30% ?

• Own setup: 5 – 10 ? (I wish this is 30%)

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

The Placement Scenario at

RGUKT

• In 2013, about 10-15 % slump in job offers over 2012.

• 23% of students of a reputed IIT with no job by Sept

2013.

Out of total 1421 students who registered, only 1099

students got a job.

• We could impress upon companies to recruit from the

three campuses despite it is the 1st batch.

• The 1st phase is on.

• Many more to come and the process will till June.

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Time Schedule of Campus

Placements

• Placements from 1st Oct to 30th May and then to 30th July

2014.

• GATE results: March 28, 2014.

• Completion of BTech : 15th May 2014

• PG admissions: 1st June – 31st July

• Recruitment by Govt dept: 23rd March to Dec 31st

• IES Exam advt.: Reg-March, exam- June, result

announcement: Nov 2014, joining in 2015.

• IOCL: On-line application - 2nd March 2014 through GATE

• Civil services - Registration: 17th May 2014

• APPSC: July 2014 to July 2015

• Own setup: June 2014 to any time

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

What the Students Should Do?

• Empower themselves further by improving English

skills, soft skills, strong project work while studying

2nd semester of E4.

• Applying in time for higher studies (IITs, IIMs, NITs,

RGUKT,……)

• Availing the campus recruitment opportunities created

by RGUKT

• Applying in time for jobs advertised in news papers

• Appearing in time for competitive examinations (GATE,

IES, CAT, APPSC, Civil services,….)

• Applying for companies on-line as well as by

personally approaching

• Exploring options for starting on own.

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Beware of the Folloing

• Placements can cause peer pressure and could be

stressful. No selection can be unreasonably dejecting.

• Often be blown out of proportion and viewed as a sign

of failure.

• Classmates, not so informed parents, neighbours, . . .

may be asking and it can cause pressure.

• Such pressure may be unnecessarily damaging to you!

• It may be dejecting Do not allow it to happen.

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Remember the Following

• It is highly subjective: Outcome may be dependent on many

factors – short exercise, mood of the interviewer, his/her gut

feeling,

• There are so many external factors influencing the decision

• Some people of incredible technical calibre struggle under such

close scrutiny

• The company may be a wrong one for you and vice versa.

• Selection of 3 out of 400 Non-selection of 397.

• If 10 different companies are asked to select 10 each, the

selection list of each can be widely different. No selection is not

rejection or failure. It is non-suitability at that subjective exercise.

• Out of 20 attempts, 20th may be an ‘yes’. That is what you need.

It is the same story for many, everywhere!

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Please Note the Following

• Failures are stepping stones for success.

• Every successful person has several failure also.

• Some people of incredible technical caliber also

struggle at times.

• World is full of opportunities. You have your right place.

• If today it is not your day, tomorrow or a day next

week/month/year would be yours.

• You need one opportunity and need not be more.

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

What Would you Do?

• Learn from your experiences

• Instead of dwelling on your disappointment, keep your

mind focused on other opportunities and continue to

present yourself to the best of your ability.

• Analyze what went wrong and make corrections.

• Look for a company which is right for you.

• Do not be too rigid about the company about which you

are not too sure of.

• How many in the world get what they want? Do not be

rigid about the job or salary or type of work.

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

See What Great Men Said about some

Realities, Learn and Move Forward

Hope you have followed, do not be negative,

face the situation, stand up and work for a

better tomorrow for you.

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

RGUKT Prof. R. V. Raja Kumar

Entrepreneurship

• There are plenty of opportunities – big and small

Small workshop/garage, souvenir manufacturing,

items for rural sector, small contracts, surveying,

small chemical plants, ice plants, network security

auditing, small services,… to big things.

• Some do not even need big capital.

• An idea can change your life.

• Listen to the success stories (no job turned

blessing!)

• Be patient and be ready to take some risks.

• Opportunities Govt support, bank loans,

cooperatives,…..

Thank You