Are Medicine and Engineering Overhyped as Career Options?

Immediately after 12th standard or even before that students are preparing for medical or engineering entrance. It could be peer pressure or from the parents, medicine and engineering have become celebrity careers. Despite so many other creative fields around students are thinking of only these two

1.6K Views|Posted 2011-12-29 16:51:44

Started by Manmeet Kaur

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Prianca Saini | Beginner-Level 1

2012-05-19 21:11:47

its not true...its not always the pressure...bt also the interest of individual....it all depends from person to person....many get attracted as its better dan others.....

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Dr. Tabrez Ahmad | Beginner-Level 4

2012-05-16 12:48:20

I am in full agreement with the statement. There are lot of opportunities in the fast changing socio-economic scenario of the world. But still in India the young generation mostly from the middle class families whose first are second generation is in education,have become fetish and feel that the En

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Aditi | Beginner-Level 3

2012-05-15 22:38:47

INDEED EVEN TODAY THE MOST SOUGHT OUT N PREFERRED VOCATION ARE OF DOCTOR/ENGINEER.. I THINK THERE IS A TREND.. FOR SOME YRS MEDICAL WAS AT ITS PEAK N NOW ENGINEERING THE CHILDREN WHO R NOT INTERESTED IN THE 2 ARE MOSTLY CREATIVE BUDDINGS.. OR MAY BE LESS INCLINED TOWARDS STUDIES.. AS THESE 2 R THOUG

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Durgesh | Beginner-Level 2

2012-05-15 15:43:58

i m a student of class 12 ,Despite so many other creative fields around students are thinking of only these two as their first choice because student's find that there is more sources of income in these fields.......

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Mona | Beginner-Level 1

2012-04-03 23:31:55

yes i do think so....i see many students around me who take up engineering just because their parents say so even if they are not happy....another reason i feel is....lack of awareness. many courses are available nowadays but we hardly know about them.i think along with arts, science, and commerce o

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Rahulk2192

2012-03-29 08:16:53

yes d abv mentioned carriers r getting overhyped nowadays n apart frm d reasn of good salary n job opportunities another reasn is dat these fields r gettng more popular nowadays.. as d xperts said earlier counseling should b done not only of d students bt also of their parents.. this will help them

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Dr. Tabrez Ahmad | Beginner-Level 4

2012-03-11 08:36:08

This is true that these two professions are overhyped because the middle class families or families who are first or second generation in education due to lack of proper information and because of these courses 's direct utility to the society, and also due to the immediate monetary returns provide

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Prakruti | Beginner-Level 1

2012-02-10 18:49:03

The rural areas are most effected because the students there hardly know about the broader options and when it comes to decision making of students they hardly have their parents or teachers to support them. Most of these people still think that these are the only two areas where there ward will ge

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Kamaraju Pulugurtha | Guide-Level 14

2012-02-02 14:10:52

it is much more comfortable if the boy gets a seat in medicine or engineering and there is no doubt about it.but, any failure should not be viewed a great human fallacy.there is a place for others also in the world and the roads do not close at a particular point

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-27 16:36:57

Undoubtedly medicine and engineering are the overhyped career options now a days, most of the parents are obsessed about their children becoming either an engineer or a doctor, due to this there is too much burden on students, students are joining the medical coaching and engineering coaching classe

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Pooja Kohli | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-26 13:51:50

Well after going through everybody's opinion I would like to say only one thing, that yes these professions might be over hyped but student who is opting for these profession should first think about his own caliber and capabilities which plays the most important role in once career. So, I think it

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-05 16:23:37

@||Priya|| Thanks!

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Manmeet Kaur | Guide-Level 12

2012-01-05 14:10:15

@||Arvind Joshi245|| well said!

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Manmeet Kaur | Guide-Level 12

2012-01-05 14:09:01

I would like to invite @||Pooja Kohli|| @||Prof Garain PhD|| @||Gomtis Corner|| @||Nikhlesh Mathur|| @||Khushwant Jain|| and others to participate and share their views!

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Manmeet Kaur | Guide-Level 12

2012-01-05 13:49:49

@||Prashant Chauhan PC|| well said! I too agree that the knowledge regarding the career field is to some extent missing. And another factor added to this and which cannot be ignored is the family / peer pressure, herd mentality that hinders the growth of an individual.

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Priya Saxena | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-05 11:45:52

I would not title the two professions as Over Hyped, but definitely these are two most demanded careers....However, one cannot compare these professions to other disciplines as there certainly seems a huge gap in terms of the salaries paid but again it all depends on a professional's performance tha

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Rahul Chauhan | Contributor-Level 9

2012-01-04 21:51:09

Till the early 1990's only 3 prestigious entrance exams were known to students that were IIT, IIM and UPSC. With the invention of the coaching class culture in metropolitan cities like delhi, mumbai, bengluru, kolkata etc. the children of rich and upper middle class stated joining these classes in h

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Aastha | Beginner-Level 1

2012-01-04 17:08:41

wel datz true...dese career optionz though pay u a hefty amnt...dey do curb an individual z talent

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Shaban | Guide-Level 11

2012-01-04 16:26:16

I would request experts like @||Arvind Joshi245|| @||Govind_S|| @||Gomtis Corner|| to share their valuable opinion.

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Prashant Chauhan | Contributor-Level 9

2012-01-03 19:16:05

I think lack of knowledge about other available options is also a bigger factor while deciding a career path, normally student doesnt have appropriate information about available options for their field of interest so ultimately they choose one from all available traditional options. Another factor

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