Invest in fresh ideas, say tech students of CBIT

Hyderabad: To change the image of India from just an outsourcing hub to a country that has more manufacturing units, students of the Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology stressed on the need for more capital investment firms and government schemes that will take up fresh, practical and viable ideas from college graduates and aid them financially.

“In countries like the USA, there are many capital investment firms that encourage fresh graduates and aid their projects,” said Yaswant Adiraju, a fourth year engineering student. Anirudh Kulkarni, a second year computer science student added, “More support and endorsements from private firms that willingly associate with the public sector will create enough scope and opportunities for experimentation and bring in the exposure that is now required at the global scenario. Our education pattern and teaching methodology must be upgraded with emphasis on research.”

Another fellow CBITian, Chitra Naidu, said that the government should focus on opening more master schools in India. “This way students would not move to another country to study. We need to tap the resources in the country and build from there.” Surya Teja, a computer science student, added, “We have so far seen only epicentric development and the rural population has always been neglected.”

Meanwhile CBIT principal Dr Chandra Keshav Rao wanted an increase in manufacturing units, so that engineering colleges did not continue to produce unemployed graduates. “Of the lakhs of graduates, only 15-20 per cent get decent jobs. The growth of manufacturing sectors are extremely slow unlike in China, Japan or even Taiwan and is unable to absorb numerous fresh graduates, while the service sector is booming.”

Associate professor Naveen Kumar added, “With many engineering colleges cropping up, there is a dilution in the quality of education, lack of infrastructure and subject experts.”

Meanwhile Dr. Sandhya Reddy, associate professor at CBIT demanded security for women employees at workplaces. “Females are vulnerable at workplaces and many suppress incidents owing to fear of losing their jobs.”