‘Skilled engineers will remain in demand’

Resilience and focus crucial for a successful career, say experts at webinar

Is engineering too hyped or can it really provide a good career? This was the point of discussion at the webinar on career counselling organised by The Hindu Education Plus and Sona College of Technology on Saturday. The panelists said there was a plethora of opportunities, should the students focus on their goals. At the webinar on choosing engineering and finding career opportunities in entrepreneurship and research, the panelists, all of them engineers, emphasised that to carve a career in the domain the candidates must realise their potential and interest. Chockalingam Valliappa, vice-chairman of Sona Group of Institutions, said that thousands of students graduating from his group of colleges had not only built a career in engineering but also turned out to be entrepreneurs. Many of them even took up research.