The woes of an engineer

IT is very unfortunate of us that we are a part of a society where thousands of engineering students graduate every year and only a handful of opportunities are available in the job sector. Quality is immensely compromised and surprisingly many universities, which are even smaller than a primary school, are awarding PEC (Pakistan Engineering council) accredited degrees to hundreds of students every year.

These conditions have promoted hopelessness and merit has been severely overlooked by the job givers. An Engineer who doesn’t have a relevant background ends of staying jobless for years and thus, considerable amounts of them turn towards getting jobs abroad or quit their profession. More than that, getting involved in illegal activities and businesses has become one of the most worrying potential consequences of this scenario.

Engineers are the foundation of a country and if the higher authorities want to see a better future of Pakistan, Pakistan Engineering Council should either set a threshold amount of engineers every year, or create more job opportunities in the industry. There should be a proper monitoring and regulation system which will act as a bridge between the industries and educational institutions. Balance promotes harmony and we are in dire need of that. ZEESHAN NAYYAR Lahore