Are MBA oriented high paying jobs diluting the interest of engineers from research based jobs?

Hi, There are two sides to this argument, both having their own valid reasons. Research based jobs in India are certainly less lucrative and require long term commitment to have a decent chance of arriving at quality results. This requires a lot of patience and strong orientation towards the field based on which research is being carried out. On the other side, the corporate world offers multiple opportunities to MBAs across industries, in cross-vertical roles and as you have mentioned, pays impressive remuneration packages as well. For someone who just wishes to make a lot of money by his mid 20s itself, MBA from a top institute certainly is a far more safe and secure option. However, this doesn't mean that people who are strongly into research work are being driven away as quite a few people (especially from IITs) stick to their field of engineering and pursue research based career in India or abroad, depending upon their interests and opportunities available to them at the particular point of time in their careers.

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