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Permalink Reply by Siddhartha Shankar Ray on November 20, 2015 at 19:43

Dear Sri Ramesh,

Thanks for your post and the issue you have raised.

However, I am afraid that I can not agree with you fully.

Well, this trend does exist but it varies from subject to subject.

For Science subjects, specially on applied Sciences, this trend is common because, the best students generally opt for research careers (to National Laboratories); of course a significant number of them stick to academic profession because of mental attitudes and personal/familial obligations.

The case of other subjects like Humanities/Social Sciences where research prospects are limited, on an average 7 out of 10 people opt for teaching. Some of course go for Corporate career but as you see majority opt for teaching career.

I was associated with National Research Institutes belonging to both Life & Social Sciences for more than 36 years (17+ years in each) and I had opportunities to interact with M.Phil students & Doctoral researchers and as I understood post 2006 (post 6th. CPC) young scholars belonging to Non Science disciplines seem to feel academic (teaching) profession to be the most coveted career. I can say with full responsibility that Research prospects in Non Science disciplines (like Social Sciences, for example) in India is pathetically underfunded and thus, gloomy!!.

Apart from exceptions like IIMs and sporadically, some departments in IITs/NITs there is hardly any Social Science Research Institutes in India having a robust financial outlay. At this juncture all they can do is basically desk research unless they are lucky enough to get outside project for empirical research! The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) which was established in 1969 with tall theoretical ideologies, has been, in real sense, a crippled child since its birth!!.

Finally, opting a career often depends upon the individual's own mindset. Personally speaking, I had opted to refrain from academic career simply because of following three reasons:

(1) I was confident that I won't be able to do so much reading as I had seen my teaches used to do.

(2) I never had strong interest in theoretical discourses, rather I had always been (& so I am even today!) fond of practical applications of knowledge.

And (3) honestly speaking, career in Libraries of National Scientific Research Laboratories were much lucrative in our days!

If the above three issues appear to be same to youths of these days, I presume that these might be the possible reasons behind their decisions!!

Sincerely,

Siddhartha S. Ray

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Permalink Reply by Ramesh on November 25, 2015 at 0:51

Thanks sir for In depth analysis of this issue. i think your experience would definitely help me to motivate my students to connect to this noble profession.

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Permalink Reply by Munesh Kumar on November 20, 2015 at 21:14

Dear Sir, Ramesh

Where did you found that teaching is not a good profession and youth are considering as not good to go for it. I don't think so. Choice comes before the motivation and professional. What the points you would like to mention herewith. From my side there are no such points.

Thank you.

 

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Permalink Reply by Subhash Khode on November 22, 2015 at 18:24

Now a day many engineering and PhD degree holder apply for lower government jobs.

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Permalink Reply by shraddha shahane on November 22, 2015 at 23:23

back door entry se vacancy bhari jayegi to interest kahan se aayega . yaha to vacancy ke intejar me hi thak chuke hai

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Permalink Reply by Munesh Kumar on November 23, 2015 at 1:08

Madam,

itni vacancy to aa rahi hai aap kahti hai ki vacancy nahi aati hai, kaise?

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Permalink Reply by shraddha shahane on November 29, 2015 at 20:03

sir vacancy ke advertisement nikalana aur use fill karne me bahut difference hota hai. india me apko aise institutes/universities ki  list bata sakti ho jo matra advertisement nikal kar show karte hai

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Permalink Reply by Ramesh on November 25, 2015 at 0:41

Vacancies are not less in this field you can have a glance at employment news paper.
http://employmentnews.gov.in/career_details-career-in-teaching-233.asp

but back door entries in these Jobs are still existing. Thanks for raising this issue. This may be a valid reason in all likelihoods.

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