Why are good students 'Engineers'?

After 10th, my parents had decided to put me in a boarding school. I was immensely exited, and the thought of independence, overhauled my career objectives. I was good in Maths, and Physics excited me. So, quite naturally, I ended up taking the Science stream.

After successfully completing 12th Standard in 2008, like thousand others across India, I had only 1 choice - Take up Engineering! Pretty obvious, isn't it? I ended up taking ECE of course, in the prestigious College of Engineering, Guindy. But, I wasn't intimidated in doing so, like many of my friends. I truly believed that my interest lied in Electronics, and I could create an impact in that field.

Here's where the problem started. The teachers had always played an important role in my schooling days. I would attribute my interests to them. But, in college, teaching was utterly gruesome. I can confidently say that, irrespective of the branch, the first 2 years of Engineering, is most important. When weighty subjects are not dealt with properly, the student(me) naturally loses interest in the course. Nevertheless, last minute study yielded modest grades, and finally, I understood what Engineering is all about. 70% of the Engineers (80% of ECE) would tell you they detest the course.  If you ask them what they enjoy doing, barring a few, they'd have no answers. So an Engineer basically has:

1. Multi-faceted personality. 

2. Unexploited brain power.

3. High Stress Level Toleration.

4. Good Aptitude.

5. Decent Attitude.

The above 5 points hold good for the corporate world. An Engineering degree is simply a passport to getting there. Visa is analogous to the companies you get into. 

Today, if you have a look at the top management institutes in our country, it's pretty clear that it is filled with 'Engineers'. The situation has gotten so drastic that it's prompted the IIMs to have Engineer's quota in admissions. It's ironical that the best of the 'technical' minded people in India end up managing the top MNCs, and our research wing continues to be isolated. 

I am no different from anyone. In early September last year, the objective of taking up Engineering had more or less been accomplished. I got into one of those MNCs, and I had been exalted. I enjoyed it initially, but when I pondered over the situation I'd gotten into, it was grim indeed. I would just be any other individual come 5 years down the line[BE + MBA]. I've fallen into the 'trap', which would:

1. Satisfy my parents

2. Satisfy family and friends

3. Satisfy my pocket

But, will I be satisfied? Time would decide that, I guess.