I (Harini) Came across this post by accident – Overall Graduate Education in India is Pathetic.
While the comparisons pretty much hit the nail on the head could you guys stop and think that there is more to this world than just engineers?
While the Govt of India spend lakhs on an IIT student and while the rest of the engineers either make it out of the country or get decent MNC jobs somewhere in India, what about the other losers like me who love science, the other science, I mean Biology.
While you don’t get a second glance in India even with a Master’s I came here to the US to pursue a PhD.
NO I am not considered brain drain and my GREEN PASTURE was just higher education.
Now after 7yrs of PhD, I am stuck as a postdoc for years now.
While an engineering Masters guy who shared an apt with 10 other similar people drives a Mercedes 3yrs later, I am stuck with a old Camry.
While the new US educations system is all gungho about science and technology there is nothing rosy about the future of science in the US too.
I don’t have a green card ( my boss makes me work 55 hr shifts for 45K and wont let me think about my future), cannot travel to India(no money) and seriously thinking of applying for WIC or any other govt assistance I can get since I am in my late thirties and with 2 kids.
They say there are jobs in the industry, but neither I nor the scores of other post docs I know how to get an interview.
However friends who have completed their PhD from India and stayed put are in decent Govt jobs which pay close to a lakh per month and ofcourse are having all the fun.
While they are celebrating Diwali today, I am sneakily typing up this post and hoping my boss does not catch me and dump another 5 hrs worth of experiments on my head.
There is no green pastures any where for us from this side of the science world. Cheers!
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Wow! this is a really interesting post stating my oponion abt the difference btw science and IT! well as the writer says the reality of science future its very hard for people like me to decide upon what to do?? I m one big fanatic abt biology (i m from biotechnology background) i also am a big fan of luxury and i dont mind accepting this as every human needs it!! i see my friends who are from a B.tech background are now earning a pretty good salary and on the other side my classmates have shifted their fields or got adjusted with jobs of a normal salary just meeting their domestic expenses …..!This always gets me thinking about my contribution to
science right now and as i am now applying for MS and thinking of pursuing PhD later i am hopelessly confused! well one thing i always remember is i take proud in doing something that is understood by only some ppl and that is a million dollor feeling not even a ferrari can satisfy! Anyone have any suggestions plz let me know!!
when you choose biology you should think about its future . so if you want luxury in life you should avoid biology . on the other if you want to feel the real beauty of biology then you have to avoid luxury . you cant change the whole system but can change yourself . If you are steady in you position nothing can frustrate you , all IT graduates
are not well paid and theoretically they are frustrated . Dont be shaky , enjoy your life .
HI,
I had also encountered almost the same problem in India even. I had to left my PhD after working almost for 2.5 years to met my immediate needs. I had to wait for 6 months to get a perfect job & I am feeling better now. However I still love to do science & to get a PhD and that too from US.