Higher Studies

Off late I get bored over the weekends. Don’t know how to spend time and I hate to go out in Bangalore as most of the places are crowded and hardly any air to breathe plus traffic. Most of the weekends, I spend in sleeping or watching TV which is making me lazier day by day.

So lately I have been planning to take up another PG course. Since I am a B.Sc (Electronics) graduate, I feel M.Sc (IT) would suit my background and help me in at my job as well. And I am almost done with MBA (just the project submission is pending and that will get over may end.) If any thought comes to mind, I do it immediately. Checked a few websites and I felt KSOU and Sikkim Manipal University had the same program and finally decided to go with KSOU as my brother is also pursuing the same course.

Then I went to the Bangalore regional office to get the application forms. The coordinator, suggested me to go for Kuvempu university as they have an option where, if we have a graduation+ 3 yrs IT experience we get a direct entry to 3rd semester. So I just have to study for a year instead of 2 incase of KSOU.

I felt it as a better option and in fact my parents also liked it.

I am a born confused soul, so thought of discussing with my friends if I made the right choice. Oh my God!! Trust me that confused me even more!!!
Look at the answers/suggestions I get:

1. Why do you want to do a PG? Do some computer certification.
2. Don’t do a PG from these universities. Do it only from IIM and any similar reputed institutes
3. Why don’t you quit and pursue a full time PG?
4. Kuvempu University?? Wrong choice. It doesn’t have a good reputation
5. Why do you want to waste time again studying?
6. If you want a PG, you can get a certificate if you pay well. Why waste 2/1 yr for that?
7. Why don’t you do it from any foreign university?

Many more…

Now I don’t really know what to choose or how to proceed. Is it really necessary that I have to spend lakhs of rupees and do a course from IIM, IIMB, ICFAI or any such place? I understand that the standard of education in these institutes is different and has good standard. Still that’s not the only option for everyone. I think what we learn, how we learn and how we implement matters than the place from where we have got the PG.

I always remember one thing that my Principal Dr. Balachandra Rao said when I was in college- “What is your age now? 20, 21 or 22 years. You have a long way to go in life, at least another 40years. Don’t stop your studies with just this graduation. Keep learning throughout your life”
I know it’s not a punch line or any well known words. But it does make a lot of sense when we think about it.

Anyways, my issue is still not solved. I am yet to decide about my PG course. Hope I can do it soon :)