Engineering myths: Busted!

India is home to an exceptionally large number of engineering colleges and resulting from this, a huge number of engineers. Although, engineering is one of the most popular and sought after professions in our country, multiple misinformed beliefs are held about this discipline.

Pune, also known as a student city has numerous engineering colleges. Engineering colleges in Pune and the engineers who graduate from these, can serve as testaments to the falsehood of most views maintained about engineers.

This article is to shake up some of the myths lingering around engineering as a profession and misplaced perceptions of engineers.

Let’s take a look at some of these:

Myth #1: If you are an engineer or one in the making, you are eligible to fix all household appliances like fans, fridges, the television set etc.

Myth Buster: It is true that engineers are responsible for making miraculous inventions like the television and the mobile phone, but for all those people who expect engineers to double up as electricians and repair men at home, please understand that an education in this field equips them with the basic theories and principles of this discipline and not how to repair things.

Myth #2: As an engineer you can single handedly design satellites, aeroplanes and the like.

Myth Buster: A project can be successful only with collaboration. Engineering projects in particular, require expert inputs from all branches of this discipline. For example, a project in mechanical engineering requires collaboration from the branches of computer science, electronics, telecommunication and many others to be successful.

Myth#3: Engineering students have non-existent social skills

Myth Buster: It is a common assumption that all engineers are book worms. Engineers like all other college students, enjoy a healthy social life, love extra-curricular activities and let their hair down when they have to. Face an engineer in a battle of Counter Strike and you’ll find out for yourself! Due to the rigor their curriculum demands, engineers are required to study hard, but that just makes them more capable of enjoying and utilizing their free time.

SIT, amongst the top B Tech Colleges in Pune focuses its curriculum on providing a balance of work and play to aspiring engineers. It is the ideal place to pursue your engineering from if you wish to develop holistically while gaining an excellent education in engineering.