Naguesh Bhatcar <[email protected]> wrote thus to Gerry: Currently, Goa College of Engineering has an annual intake of 320 students...Agnel Charities Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, Verna takes in 240 students...Shri Rayeshwar Institute of Engg. & Information Technology, takes in a further 180.... Don Bosco Engineering now adds a further 240 seats, according to the Times of India report...That is a total of 980... Besides, there are Diploma Engineers from Government Polytechnic...
The rate at which Goa is churning out Engineers, there is simply no industrial infrastructure to absorb them... It is my opinion, that, it does not make any sense to keep on adding professional colleges without an adequate industrial infrastructure.. COMMENT: I do not agree with Naguesh. His argument, while it contains some merit, automatically assumes the following: a: That teaching institutions have an implied obligation to find employment for the graduates it churns out. b: Students are forced by society (or these Engineering colleges) to attend these engineering (or medical etc) institutions. They do not have minds (or aspirations or even sense) of their own. c: Goan graduates MUST work in Goa. They should not choose a profession of their own liking and should not compete on the open market i.e. Globally. BTW: I believe that NO sensible institution would have offered a course or discipline IF there was no demand for that course or discipline. Naguesh's argument reminds me of the thought process of certain socialist and other closed societies and minds. I say ...(as with MOI), let the parents and adult students decide. If they are unable to find suitable employment in engineering, let them be what they can be....till the right doors open for them....IF and WHEN they open. At least, they will be prepared for the rare opportunity ....rather than look back and wonder ......IF ONLY! jc
