There was an article in the education plus " THE HINDU" on 24/05/2010 titled 'teaching as a career for engineering students' by Director of National institute of technology(NIT) Tiruchi.
The article clearly spelt out the monetary benefits in the NIT's after the 6th pay commission implementation with cost to college in respect of various positions in the NITs. The CTC of young Asst. Prof is starting at Rs. 7.20 lakhs which is more than any industry standard. Further the article goes on adding the quality of like Maximum of 8 hours vs. minimum of 12 hours in the industry , the intangibles like respect in society, freedom, excellent work/life balance, inner satisfaction and joy of shaping next generation etc.
The article reinforces my belief that such article should turn the young & bright minds to turn towards teaching, R&D etc. It is the turn of Govt R&D organisation to highlight this points with CTC benefits, the intangibles, quality of life etc. If you see any advertisement of govt departments it is merely a pointer advertisement directing you to go to a particular web site. Compare this with a advertisement form software industry it is a half page add with colour photos , inspirational slogans, catchy phrases. I think this could be one of the reasons where we lose out.
The benefits of Govt jobs are discussed at length and if you are a first time reader you are requested to go through earlier articles.
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