EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS-A STUDY ON THE PERCEPTION OF THE ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND THEIR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS IN INDIA

This paper aims at studying the perception of Employers along with the employees regarding the employability skills required by the Entry level engineering graduates to possess for getting employed in the Multinational Software Companies. It seems to be an experimental study. For evaluating the perception of skill set required by the engineering graduates and their employers, two sets of questionnaires were developed by the researcher. The data was collected and its study revealed the significant differences between the opinion (perceptions) of the graduates and the employers. It is the disparity which makes the graduates prone to less likely to be employable to various MNCs requiring the software skills. The Indian Engineers’ Employability skills haven’t been into light in terms of its literature and research. The available study reveals the perception from the employers’ sides. This paper covers both the graduates’ as well as employers’ perception regarding the employability skills they have and the skills which are required.

To Be or Not to Be on H-1B Visas: Engineers from India in the United States

Foreign-born scientists and engineers are increasingly present in technology companies in the United States. Some of them are immigrants, that is, aliens admitted to the US for lawful permanent residence; others are non-immigrants, that is, aliens admitted to the US for a specific period of time for temporary work. Whether immigrant or non-immigrant, an overwhelming majority of foreign-born scientists and engineers enter the US technology sector through one single H-1B visa program. Using a case study of Indian engineers, this article shows different sub-paths of the H-1B visa program, which leads to significant differences in their immigration, work, and socio-economic experiences. The article is based on the secondary sources and 40 in-depth interviews conducted with Indian engineers working in US technology companies.