Initiative · Education
Studying further is a decision. For many students it is only a default.
People who went on to an MTech, an MS abroad, an MBA or research — and people who chose to work first — describe what each route involved, what it cost and where it led, while there is still time to prepare for the one that fits.
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Most students choose a route after engineering by watching what their friends choose.
The decision is usually made late and second-hand. A coaching centre recommends GATE. A consultant recommends a country. A relative recommends an MBA. Each of them is describing the route they sell or the one they took.
What a student rarely gets is several people in one room who each chose differently, saying what it cost, what the work was like, and whether they would do it again. That comparison is the entire session.
It is not a session in favour of higher studies. One of the routes on the table is always working first.
Who this is for
- Third-year engineering students, while there is still time to prepare
- Final-year students weighing an offer against further study
- Departments and placement cells asked about this every year
- Parents' meetings, where the question is often the family's as much as the student's
A session may cover
- MTech and the GATE route, including public-sector recruitment through GATE
- An MS abroad: choosing, applying, and what it really costs
- An MBA straight after engineering, or after a few years of work
- Research and a PhD: who it suits
- Working first and studying later
- Paying for it: loans, scholarships and assistantships
- What each route led to for the person describing it
- How to decide, and by when
The format
A panel of three or four people who each took a different route, a short account from each, and then questions. No coaching institute, consultancy or university is represented; speakers describe their own experience and agree not to promote a service.
Also available on request
8 further topics in this area. Tell us which fit your group and we will find the right person for it.
- Routes After Engineering: A Map
- MTech and the GATE Route
- MS Abroad: The Real Cost and the Real Process
- MBA After Engineering: Now or Later
- Research and a PhD: Who It Suits
- Work First, Study Later
- Paying for Higher Studies
- Deciding Between an Offer and Further Study
What you should come away with
- A clear view of the routes open after a BE or BTech, and what each demands
- An honest account of cost, time and where each route leads
- The difference between studying further for a reason and studying further by default
- A realistic preparation timeline for the route a student is considering
- Somebody who has done it to ask afterwards
Who runs them
Sessions are run by people who do the work
Practitioners, not trainers. Nobody here is paid to speak.
Scheduled
Nothing scheduled yet
This one is not in the calendar yet
It runs when a college, company or community asks for it. That is usually how the first one gets scheduled.
How GullyFuture works
What each side brings
Most sessions are free for participants. Institutions provide the group and a suitable space. Contributors give their time and experience. GullyFuture shapes the format, coordinates the people and documents what happened.
Bring this to your group
Tell us:
- Who the participants are
- Their current stage
- Approximate group size
- City and institution or organisation
- What you want them to understand or practise
- Preferred timing
Contribute
You do not need to be famous or senior. You need relevant experience, the willingness to speak honestly, and respect for the no-selling rule.
You can contribute as a speaker, mentor, interviewer, reviewer, facilitator, host, partner or volunteer.
Contribute your experienceWhat we record
Counted from what happened, never estimated.
- Sessions completed
- Participants reached
- Contributors involved
- Practice or feedback activities completed
- Participant usefulness feedback
- Follow-up actions and resources provided
- Participants who later return as contributors
Participation is free for students and individual participants unless a programme says otherwise. Speakers may explain their work, but a session is never a sales pitch.
Participation is free for students.
Bring this to your college.