Youngsters preferring B.Ed – Demand drop for B.Tech

As unemployment rate is increasing in India and the number of unemployed engineers were raising in the country, youngsters are now preferring other options over Engineering courses.

With more jobs in Banking sector, youngsters are aiming to do a basic degree and apply for the PO positions, post completion of the degree. In this scenario, B.Ed is being preferred the most as the students can apply for teachers position as well as the banking jobs. This degree gives maximum chance to get a government job.

As per the statistics, youngsters applying for B.Tech fell by almost 5 lakhs in last 5 years span while B.Ed applicants raised by 5 lakhs. MBA and MBBS continue to be the most sought after courses while CA too is gaining interest of the youngsters.

Starting salaries for B.Tech pass outs is declining and as most of the engineers were preferring IT industry, the starting salary saw a steep drop in the last decade. Demand continues for the core engineering jobs and the salaries too were up to the mark.