After B.E... -Rakshitha.K.

R, 7th ECE
Everyone is looking for the right opportunities. To dive into your dreams and make it a success, you can refer to the following: If u are interested it is better you go for your further studies. A specialization will always earn you more salary as well as priority during interviews and of course sound grip over subject. There are many master courses which are available. Go for M-Tech if you want to retain your study and want to do some research. -M.Tech: you can get admission into some world renowned colleges such as IIT's and bits by appearing in the exam called GATE which is for the admissions into master degrees. You can visit http://www.iitk.ac.in for details regarding GATE... If you have an aptitude for managerial kind of work, then you can go for MBA. For MBA you can appear in the test such as CAT for IIM's as they are the best places for it and also through GMAT, MAT and XAT exam. The salary package by pursuing it may be increased to 80,000 to 1 lac. - In fact MBA students can choose from four different program options, ranging from 12 to 24 months, and a wide variety of curricular options to build a customized degree program. For those looking for accelerated training, with a minimum disruption of their career path and maximum value, the 12 month option is the most intensive and shortest degree program. For students who want to gain more work experience or to change careers, internship and specialization modules can be added to create an MBA tailored for each students needs and career goals. Customized programs can be completed within 17 to 24 months. (The Lally School of Management & Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced the launch of its new full time, One Year MBA Program.(lallyschool.rpi.edu.)) - You can do it by distance learning with high end technology supported virtual classrooms with interactive faculty and students. Either go for GRE and TOEFEL to do MS or get a course abroad. Either go for UPSC exam(Union Public Service Commission). One of the functions of the Commission is to conduct examinations for appointment to Civil Services/Posts of the Union. In addition, competitive examinations are also held by the Commission under arrangements with the Ministry of Defence for entry to certain Defence Services, through the National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and the Officers Training Academy. The Commission usually conducts over a dozen examinations every year on an all India.

basis. These include Examinations for recruitment to services/posts in various fields, such as Civil Services like IAS, IPS, Engineering, Medical and Forest Service, etc. If you want to pursue a quick career to software engineering, then better option is to go for diploma courses in software programming or take up courses like SAP or Oracle. There are also certification courses and exams in VLSI and Networking like CCNA, MCSA. Then CDAC also offers programs for B.Tech students in different software and hardware streams. Can look for opportunities in research internships in MSR, IBM research, IITs and IISc. In industries (not service sector like Infy, Tcs), R&D is the money maker and if u want to get into R & D in u r stream u need an M.Tech degree. If u have talent, dont fall into service sector companies like Infy,Tcs,Wipro but try to get in St Micro St Ericsson Texas instruments ... or develop patents help India help the world. Some of the areas of specialization in the IT Industry are-Designing -Research and Development -Product Quality Control and Reliability Testing -Computer Manufacturing -Maintenance Service -System Developing /Programming /Software Engineering -Networking -Application Programming -EDP/ E- Commerce -Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) -Database Warehousing and Management -Operating jobs, Computer operators, Data Entry -Education and Training So you can choose course related to above specializations.

Non-technical post graduate courses.

If you are interested in job, you can venture into these areas ECE/TCE branch is decent to have an offer of job as there is great demand in core companies for core branches.

You can be offered job's regarding your branch after 6th Sem i.e., on-campus placements but if not then you can apply placements papers in companies such as HCL , TATA , INFOSYS , CTS ,etc You can go for junior engineer or GPO in Communication streams or telecom companies like BSNL, AIRTEL, AIRCEL and many more. You can go for jobs in S/W sector such as BSNL,MTNL,TCS,CTS,INFOSYS,Wipro etc Find a job in Govt sector like JTO. You can also start up a company where u can do projects of electronics on contract basis... Indian Engineering Services (ES) are the Technical Services that meet the technical and managerial functions managed by the public sector which extends to a fairly broad segment of the economy covering the Railroads, Military, Public works, Power, Telecommunications, etc .A combined competitive examination is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC); for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services (IES). Non-Technical / Off-beat Jobs: Career opportunities not linked to engineering, if one treats ones degree like a normal graduation degree. E.g., DJ, VJ, Fashion Designing etc.

There are a wide number of options. Best of luck.