Covid-19 – The technology adoption accelerator

One of the most conspicuous changes that the pandemic brought about is the rapid adoption and invasion of digital technologies into our lives. Schools and offices went online. Grocery, food and medicine delivery became dependent on mobile applications. Payments moved from physical cash and ATMs to the unified payments interface (UPI). While experts had predicted that emergent digital technologies would change the future of how we live and work, Covid-19 accelerated the transformation and opened up doors for innovation in the digital technology space.

B Tech computer science engineering (CSE) graduates are uniquely positioned to be ahead of the curve in career opportunities created by the monumental shift that the pandemic has created. The pervasiveness of technology has created abundant opportunities in the digital space, data science, cyber security, AI/ML, cloud, AR/VR, and Blockchain, to name a few areas. 

These opportunities are plentiful and hold solid potential for future growth. This growth comes in the form of both job opportunities and the immense potential for entrepreneurial ventures.

Given the dynamic and evolving nature, criticality, and complexity of technology world, especially in the post-pandemic era, it is important for B Tech CSE students to get early industry exposure as part of their B Tech degree. It is critical to start early —  as early as the first year of the degree — and continue working closely with the industry throughout the span of the course. While most engineering colleges and universities in India provide industry exposure, it usually starts late into the course. Providing early industry exposure helps students imbibe the latest technological developments alongside developing their theoretical capabilities. More importantly, the earlier the students get exposed to industry requirements, the sharper their mind set becomes in looking for problems and finding unique solutions to them.

Structured practical training in the form of classroom projects, summer internships, and extensive industry practice also plays a critical part in transforming B Tech CSE students to industry-ready and competent young professionals. Engineering colleges and universities that offer students the option to innovate and build their own start-ups, help students gain an added advantage of becoming real-world problem solvers.

If you aspire to excel as a B Tech Computer Science and Engineering graduate, make sure you choose a college/university that provides early and real-world industry exposure.

Among the few, NIIT University offers students industry exposure right from the first year of the B Tech CSE programme. The flagship ‘industry practice’ is an intense and immersive period of working closely with industry and learning. Taking the industry practice to a different level altogether, the university gives students the wonderful opportunity to build and develop their own start-ups.  Graduates at the university have established successful ventures in diverse fields from manufacturing to cyber security to green technology, such as drone manufacturer AT-Lead and global leader in web application security Astra Security among others. Read more.