DEGREE OR KNOWLEDGE ?

With the revamping of the education system , students these days feel that it  is of utmost importance to secure a degree than to gain knowledge about the subject at the grass root level.Gone are those days, where students used to strive hard in order to master a particular subject, these days subjects are studied or rather called crammed just to secure the so called 'degree'.With the aim of securing a  degree, some students even become mafias.They rule the roost and no one dare oppose them.For a handful of bucks they  would manage everything for one who can pay.In this case there are 2 types of student organisations. The first one comprises of those who are willing to give up anything just for the knowledge about the subject be it either soccer or space .A man with knowledge and foresight  can achieve great heights even without a formal degree.But there are exceptions.Even without a degree,Bill Gates has scaled great heights by establishing Microsoft Corporation,which is a highly acclaimed corporation.The same thing can be said about Dhirubhai Ambani.Even without receiving a formal training in education,he established Reliance Infocomm-a 75000 crore empire,which is one of the most sought after enterprise in the whole world.The second type are those who do not have to enter the employment market.For them degreee is just a show piece which would adorn the likes of their visiting cards and letter heads.These days the students want to secure knowledge instantly just as having'instant coffee'.
                            So I hope the students will pay a second thought to this article of mine and feel that is in their interest to have knowledge before attaining a degree.

                                                                                        RADHIKA IYER
                                                                                           ECE(B)-II/IV