University education just helps the graduates get a good placement

University education just helps the graduates get a good placement

University education just helps the graduates get a good placement or do they benefit the society and individuals in a much wider way?
Discuss both the sides of the statement and take a stand.

The reason there is no word in English vocabulary as “overeducated” is that there is no education which goes waste or which satisfies just a sole purpose of a job. Education is enlightenment and the more one receives it, the better it is for his/her holistic development.

However, it is true that the major reason students opt for University education is to get a good job and a growing career. But at the same time, studying for a degree also paves a path for their personal growth, and provides a platform of meeting new people. It helps to enhance one’s “people skills” and instills a sense of competition. It makes a student more prepared for the challenges of the Corporate World.

At the same time, University life is not just about acquiring a degree, but is also about making new friends, having fun and exploring one’s interest areas and goals. But not every University provides this ideal environment.

How a University’s education impacts a student, depends upon the University itself. All of them do not operate at the same level of quality. One such case is that of Management Education in India. There has been a mushrooming of B-Schools in India over the last two decades. Most of these are autonomous bodies and do not follow University guidelines as they are not affiliated with any. They are just approved by AICTE as they may meet the minimum basic requirements of AICTE to get an approval. Hence, it becomes nearly impossible to keep a quality check on these institutes. Hence, though they are known to provide post graduation diplomas, the level of academic input in them becomes debatable.

However, a true University education is meant to benefit individuals and the society at large. The world is always changing and it is changing very fast. In order, to be always ahead of these changes, we need people with higher education. Technical experts who can cause technological breakthroughs, doctors who can make delicate and extremely specialised medical procedures, politicians who can make crucial policy, strategic, economic and financial planning decisions.

However, it would be a cliché to say that one cannot succeed in life without University Education. Bill Gates is the classic example of the same.

Hence, it can be concluded by saying that it is important to have higher education both for the individual and society but higher education does not mean merely acquiring the degree. Its scope is much beyond that.