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It has been observed that from the candidates, who apply for SSC jobs have Engineering as their education. Five out of every ten candidates are Engineering Graduates. It is also seen during the interview round that there are several Engineering candidates to get interviewed. This trend is observed especially after the boom of the IT sector in the first decade of the 21st century. Initially people were not so interested in government jobs, but now their sole purpose of taking an engineering degree is to get a job through SSC. Let's find out the reasons behind this:
Numbers of Engineering graduates are now entering into SSC jobs as clerks or officers. This has become a common phenomenon for the aspirants to start preparation of SSC after graduation. Let’s look at the reasons:
Now-a-days several engineering colleges are setting up all across the nation producing lakhs of engineers every year, most of which remain jobless or underpaid. The reason being employment opportunities are less than the number of candidates passing out.
Most of the engineering candidates lack employability skills as the jobs demand practical skills, while engineers lag behind in these skills. This has created great difference between demand and supply of the engineers.
The Staff Selection Commission is more welcoming as candidates only need a graduation degree in order to become an officer in the Government Departments and Ministries. One can rise up to higher job posts by clearing the departmental exams.
Most of the engineers get jobs at little salary in small IT organizations or at any other organization after obtaining the Engineering degree. While the starting gross salary of officers amounts somewhere to Rs. 45,000 per month through SSC. In addition to this, you also get several allowances like accommodations, newspaper allowance, etc.
Employees get very less job-security in IT sector. These IT companies may throw you out any time during the time of recession. While in the jobs offered through SSC, you get job-security and no one can throw you out of the job until you have done something illegal.
Officers are respected very much in the society. The social status that you enjoy in the jobs offered through SSC, you do not get in the jobs offered in IT sector.
Engineering courses are not designed as per the needs of the industry. In addition more candidates are passing out every year from engineering colleges than needed. Due to this most of the engineering candidates prepare for government jobs in banking, insurance and other departments of the government.