Higher Education Cell a Perfect Guide for Perfect Career

Due to increased stiff competition among students and the global economic crisis, job searching has become tough task for many engineering graduates during recent years. Hence Higher education is an important commitment that requires willingness and dedication. It is often the next step on your professional ladder after studying a bachelor’s degree, and can be a worthwhile investment for your future. There are numerous students willing to go for “Higher Education”, but, how many of them actually bring their dream in reality. There are multiple students who started dreaming from childhood itself regarding obtaining higher studies from Abroad, IIT’s, or IIM. Lakhs of students passed out every year from engineering colleges, but not many of them are able to build promising careers. Indeed, what assures them a promising career? How a student should prepare oneself during their engineering for higher studies and work to get a good career opening in this competitive world? Higher studies will generally help you to develop important transferable life skills – such as public speaking, research skills, presentation and report writing. It is therefore important that you choose your field carefully, and select a course that benefits you and is relevant to your career path.

  After completion of engineering there are various ways of obtaining master’s degree like ME/M.tech, MBA, and M.S. and afterward if one is still enthusiastic can go for PhD. But to urge these Master’s degree student’s need to appear  for various exams e.g. For M.Tech/ME- GATE, for M.S-GRE, for Master in Business – CAT/MAT/GMAT, and different exams  like TOFEL,IELTS, civil services exams like CSAT, and IES. So, to face these competitive exams students desire support not solely from folks however conjointly from college. Therefore engineering colleges ought to have some committee to promote awareness of higher studies among students. The ideal role of Higher Education committee at college level is to promote students for higher studies and to make sure maximum enrollment of students. They can inspire students by arranging some expert seminar’s and group discussions.

Challenges faced by students and Parents willing to obtain Higher-Education.

•           Many college students face the realization that their previous academic record was not at that level which is needed for the Master’s degree.
•      There is always a stress of making a good decision because of many carrier paths.
•      There is a maze of things to figure out –which courses to take, where to go for this or that.
•      One question that always comes into their mind, whether they’ve made right choice, and if they get depressed they may change their carrier path.
•    Students might become excited about whole new areas of study and may change their career goals and major plans. Parents who believe their student’s goals and dreams are fixed in stone could also get surprised.

          Pimpari Chinchwad College ofEngineering is the top engineering college  in Pune, it realizes that higher education is stepping stone for bright career. PCCOE has built one higher study cell to provide proper direction to students. It understands the issues faced by students and provide guidance in various ways. Like guest lectures, seminars of various career counseling agencies for higher studies, special talks, and group discussions with Alumni can be arranged to share their experiences and guidance.  

Functions provided by Higher Education cell of PCCOE.

• Find out willingness/career options from every student once admission to Engineering Course through necessary guidance.
• Application processing for competitive exams through the higher studies cell.
• Opportunities that are offered for students by India and foreign countries are Maintained and updated daily in database by Higher Education cell.
•  Deliver sufficient references in the form of books, CD’s for preparations of competitive entrance examination such as, GATE, GRE, CAT, GMAT, TOEFL etc.
• Provided an environment conducive for higher studies.
•  Cooperation with reputed institutes, universities within the country and abroad regarding admissions, fees, financial assistance schemes etc.
•  Construction of student community to help, support, and guide outgoing students for admissions and alternative issues.
•  Arrangement of various expert lectures, seminars of various career counseling agencies for higher studies.
•  Form self preparation/ group preparation through student clubs such as GATE club, GRE-TOEFL club, CAT-GMAT club if needed. Guidance through Internal faculty or External resources can be provided.

Above tasks are conducted by PCCOE’s Higher education cell to increase awareness of higher studies. For providing training of associated competitive exams, PCCOE have additionally started GATE, GRE, and CAT training courses by hiring external agencies that facilitates students to build up their dreams.  This can surely assist students to achieve their dreams.