Unemployment in Civil Engineering Graduates Predicament?

Civil Engineering is not a technician’s trade, it’s an art. -  Leon Crie 

Civil Engineering is the backbone of the infrastructure development of a country. It is one of the crucial factors in boosting the nation's economy. According to Chitkara University, Civil Engineering is the 2nd largest industry which employs near to 40 million people & contributes 10% to the GDP of the nation. Considering the point that it is a core field that provides comparatively higher opportunities for career & success but here the question arises.

"Why is there an opportunity crisis, and why are so many civil engineering graduates unemployed?"

Hung up on Mob-mentality

Currently, the mob mentality is taking our new generation to the field which is now too saturated & that is the reason even employed people are ranting about their job & their lifestyle which is not happening. As mentioned above, civil engineering is the backbone & a backbone consists of 33 individual bones stacked one on top of the other, similarly, civil engineering also consists of many fields like Building, Highways, Geotechnical, Structure, Environmental, Dams, etc but the mob-mentality is just focusing on one bone i.e., Building or Highway. It is not wrong to build a career in that but there are many other sub-fields that are less explored & carry great potential but the mob mentality, makes these fields unexplored.

Lack of Awareness

Due to unawareness, people who want to make a great career are failing as the competition is too high to grow, in this situation, one must explore other fields also. Some of the major segments which are fresh & have great potential in civil engineering are Waterproofing, Retrofitting, Repair & Maintenance. As discussed above, it has a lot of opportunities & is less explored which is the reason it can offer great career opportunities with handsome pay. Just because people are running towards something which is thronged, results in the blur vision for opportunities of other segments hence its worth is not clear.

Growth is as slow as a snail.

If a person builds up his career in an established company, then the chances of his learning, and his career growth in terms of both position and financials comparatively at a low rate. The justification is just doodled as it already has a set of tasks assigned & being in the established company you are not allowed or do not have the access to explore & learn instead at times it becomes monotonous. As the saturation level is high because it is ubiquitous, the competition is too high resulting in a low growth rate. This is a major cause of dissatisfaction among the people already working in the industry. They are doing the same task for years to comparatively low wages with a scanty growth rate. This, therefore, causes a slump in quality.

Dud Education System 

When we have discussed all these factors, it is equally important to put some light on the education system as well. Now here comes the crucial strand, as the Engineering institutions provide us with quality but theoretical education whereas the need of the industry is a candidate with competent practical & theoretical skills. There is no doubt that the candidate will not perform well but the concern that comes here is the need & demand of the industry which creates a chasm. The repercussions of this are that the candidate somehow gets a job in the highly saturated market but the remuneration as per the industry to a fresh candidate is not more than a peanut. The panacea for this is to indulge more the practical exposure in the studies so that it will be an easy ride with a scope to learn & grow.

To conclude, it can be said that these are some of the main factors that are stumbling blocks in the way of getting the best opportunities for the emerging talents in our country and allowing them to contribute to this field up to their higher potential.

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