Construction & Civil Engineering Insights

Choosing the right construction management course has become one of the smartest career decisions for Civil Engineers and Architects. Among the many construction project management courses in India, students increasingly prefer programs that combine practical learning, software training, live projects and industry exposure over theory-heavy education.

Why Civil Engineering Graduates Face a Skills Gap

India's infrastructure sector is growing rapidly, yet employers continue to struggle to find job-ready engineers. Traditional academics build technical knowledge but often provide limited exposure to planning, estimation, contracts, scheduling, project controls and construction software.

Why Skills Matter More Than Degrees

A degree helps you qualify for an interview, but practical skills determine career growth. A well-designed PG in Construction Management equips graduates with planning, coordination, cost control, quality management and leadership capabilities expected by employers.

PGDM Construction Management vs PG in Construction Management

What Employers Look For

• Construction Planning & Scheduling
• Quantity Surveying & Estimation
• Billing & Cost Control
• Contract Administration
• Primavera P6 & Microsoft Project
• Advanced Excel & Power BI
• QA/QC
• Communication & Leadership

Why Choose Construction Project Management Courses in India?

The best construction project management courses in India integrate classroom learning with live documentation, BOQs, drawings, contracts, software, internships and placement preparation. Graduates become ready for roles such as Planning Engineer, Quantity Surveyor, Billing Engineer, Contracts Engineer, Project Coordinator and Assistant Project Manager.

How to Choose Between PGDM Construction Management and PG in Construction Management

If your goal is a faster path into a managerial track with exposure to business and operational decision-making, a PGDM Construction Management program may align better with your ambitions. If you prefer to strengthen technical execution skills first, such as estimation, billing, and site coordination, before moving into management, a PG in Construction Management focused on hands-on training could be the stronger fit. Either path should be benchmarked against the same checklist: live projects, software training, internship placement, industry-experienced faculty, and a verifiable placement record.

Whether you choose a PGDM Construction Management program, a PG in Construction Management, or evaluate the wider landscape of construction project management courses in India, your focus should be on industry readiness rather than the qualification title alone. The right construction management course transforms engineering graduates into professionals capable of planning, executing, and managing modern construction projects. Before enrolling, compare every program on practical learning, internships, software training, faculty expertise, and placement outcomes.

FAQs

Which is the best construction management course after Civil Engineering?
The best construction management course is one that combines practical training, industry-relevant software, internships, and dedicated placement support, rather than relying on classroom theory alone.

Is PGDM Construction Management better than PG in Construction Management?
It depends on your career goals. A PGDM Construction Management program often leans toward management and business exposure, while a PG in Construction Management can offer stronger hands-on, site-execution training. Compare based on curriculum and placement outcomes rather than the title alone.

Which are the best construction project management courses in India?
Look for construction project management courses in India that offer live projects, industry-experienced faculty, software training on tools like Primavera P6 and MS Project, internships, and strong placement assistance.

Who should pursue a PG in Construction Management?
Final-year engineering students, fresh graduates, architects, and working professionals seeking to move into project management, planning, or site leadership roles should consider a PG in Construction Management.

India’s construction sector is expanding rapidly, from large-scale infrastructure to premium residential developments. While the industry is adopting advanced technologies and AI-driven tools, a critical challenge remains: a shortage of industry-ready civil engineers and architects.

Despite thousands of graduates entering the workforce annually, there is a widening gap between academic learning and practical industry requirements. This is compounded by rising attrition among Gen Z professionals, whose expectations for flexible environments and rapid growth often clash with the long hours and gradual learning curves traditional to construction. Frequent turnover leads to repeated hiring cycles, higher training costs, and a loss of institutional knowledge.

This disconnect directly impacts project performance. Inefficient planning, inaccurate estimation, and poor stakeholder coordination—often caused by a lack of practical skills and team instability—lead to material wastage, rework, and delays. Industry observations suggest that deploying non-job-ready engineers can result in hidden losses of up to 5% of total project costs.

To address this, the industry must prioritize practical project management skills and meaningful exposure. Recognizing this need, Infini Institute, Pune, in collaboration with SIILC, has introduced the “Train–Hire–Retain Model.” This program prepares graduates in essential areas, including:

• Project estimation, planning, and scheduling
• Budgeting, billing, and contract management
• Quality control and safety practices
• Modern construction technologies and professional ethics

For construction companies, this model provides access to job-ready professionals who can contribute immediately, significantly reducing the time and costs associated with recruitment and attrition.

As India pursues its ambitious infrastructure goals, building a skilled and committed workforce is a strategic necessity for the future of our industry.

Role of civil engineers will be of paramount importance in developing sustainable infrastructure to facilitate a bright future for modern India. Growth of the country is highly dependent on modern and facilitating infrastructure. Recent thrust of the Government of India on ‘Make-in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ will trigger industrial growth at electrifying speed. To facilitate this growth, industrial corridors and smart cities will be created by the Government supported by state-of-the-art infrastructure with investments in astronomical figures. Modern highways & flyovers, bridges, high speed rail corridors, rapid transit systems, new ports & airports, coupled with rapid urbanization and modern high-rise buildings are all set to emerge as a part of this initiative. India requires investment worth Rs 50 trillion (US$ 777.73 billion) in infrastructure by 2022 to have sustainable development in the country. The infrastructure sector has become the biggest focus area for the Government of India.

Looking at the past, civil engineers have been playing critical role in enhancing the lives of our citizens for decades by developing better infrastructure. They have to play a vital role in achieving targets set by GoI to construct roads worth Rs 15 lakh crore by 2022, to construct 100 new airports by 2024, to develop the transport infrastructure worth Rs 1.69 lakh crore, communication sector development worth 0.38 lakh crore and Railways worth Rs 0.72 lakh crore. Indian energy sector is expected to offer investment opportunities worth US$ 300 billion over the next 10 years.

Many of the projects will prove to be marvels of civil engineering design which will be accomplished by high calibre Civil Designers, while trained and skilled Civil Engineers will play an instrumental role in driving the mega projects of imminent future with their competence and plethora of versatile skills. Integrated approach towards construction project management and interdisciplinary approach in Industrial 4.0 revolution will set a new benchmark in this development. Multi-skilled and specially trained professionals will be on high demands in coming years.

Note: Investment figures are referred from IBEF report dated 4.9.20.

Answer of this question depends upon who you are. ‘Who’ shall describe your personality or character and not just your qualification & gender or a family background. Many get fascinated by business; actually, by the authority that comes along with a ‘businessman’. Authority is misunderstood with power. Authority comes with responsibility which you forget. In business you are the boss- actually a ‘leader’ who is responsible to take right decisions & give direction, supervise & guide the crew to avoid mistakes, bring business & do timely payments, tackle market risk, look after HR, accounts, compliance, approvals, legalities etc. Many think the authority gives them a right to use power for accusing others. But it’s wrong practice. The authority is given to give justice to the responsibilities. You may agree that many civil engineers don’t want / able to do job and hence opt for some business. Beforehand you need to answer this- if I am not able be a good service person, what is the guarantee that I can be a good boss?

Most people connect job with punishment, hectic schedule, harassment, work pressure, delayed increments and slow promotions. They think that in job one has to always be a culprit to accept faults of others. There you don’t have your say but get exploited in the company politics. Some of you may have fear of job transfer, risks to losing it etc. Right? Let me correct you. Being a businessman, you think you will get rid of all above problems. You conveniently forget that every rose has its thorn. If in job there is risk to lose it, in business there is a bigger risk of losing it. In job you are worried about your salary and promotion, in business, you have to first think of salary of all staff and their promotion. In job you worry about your home or car EMI; while in business there are big loans, taxes and investments. You may say that in business growth is faster and bigger. True! But remember, not all start up ends in successful businesses. 90% of the start-up fails. Tensions, risks, profits, growth are all subjective things. It depends upon who you are, how you take them and motto of your business.

In business you shall have enormous patience, motivation, calmness, cognitive mindset, decision making skills, superb communication and teamwork. I am talking about a construction business like contractor, builder, consultant. So, if you are an introvert and shy, you may not fit into a role of businessman. Businessman is a risk taker, strong headed individual, supposed to be creative and innovative, principled and disciplined who also shall know the art of delegation. There are more sacrifices in his life as compared to that of a service person. While a service person needs to be a good follower, listener & executor. There you need to be focused on your task, precise, honest, loyal, good in oral, written and verbal communication & also in observation. You can become a most appreciable if you can prove to be a multi-tasking, good at people management and logical thinking. Some jobs demand you to be good at situational responses, analytical skills, trouble shooting and detail oriented. Aggression is needed in some profiles.

In short, you need to be self-aware to know what you are. Based on your response style and thought process you can choose the best option. Here you can’t blindly follow anyone. There are other businesses also like material, equipment & labour supply, concrete & estimation consultancy, arbitration services, liaisoning, material testing, ERP provider, BIM Modeler etc. which are related to civil industry. Point is that you need to first match the job skills requirement & your personality traits and then chose what suits you the best. Money, pride, authority, power, dignity, esteem, prosperity, satisfaction will all follow once you explore the best within you. What matters is ‘who’ you are & ‘what’ you love to do?

Happy quarantine! Yes, that is what I can wish you all. I know, pause is not an end and show must go on. In this uncertain situation, one possible next normal is that decisions made during and after the crisis lead to less prosperity, slower growth, widening inequality, bloated government bureaucracies, and rigid borders. The good is at next door and one needs to pass the first one. There are chances that decisions made will lead to a burst of innovation and productivity, more resilient industries, smarter government at all levels, and the emergence of a reconnected world. Neither is inevitable; indeed, the outcome is probably more likely to be a mix. Resiliency and efficiency will be the key to survival and long-term prosperity. (McKinsey & Company Report, April 2020).

Digital commerce and automation will prove to be the decisive turning point. Indeed, as businesses are forced to do more with less, many are finding better, faster, simpler, less expensive ways to operate. The coronavirus is forcing both the pace and scale of workplace innovation. The construction industry, sooner or later, will be the part of this change. We are marching towards ‘contact free economy’ and the one who will adopt changes only will survive. Hence it is a high alert for all working professionals and also professors to go with the flow and help make this change better, easier and smoother.

By now, the anxiety of lockdown is over but everyone is confused and waiting for next normal way to put life back on the track. Students are worried of exams, graduation and jobs, competitive exams & results. Working professionals are worried of job security, income, loan EMIs, meeting expenses etc. Businessmen are waiting to get go ahead to restart sites. Institutions await for government’s signal to cancel / take exams. Everyone is having some sort of fear!

Whatever happens, happens for the best. If it is true then we have to look for that ‘best’. Companies in absence of enough labors, engineers & material supply can’t start sites. Cutting cost and restricting overheads is a prime motto for them now. Institutes are trying hard to switch most of the operations to online mode. Teaching online is ok but online examination are posing many questions and risks. Not all students and working professionals are able to give justice to learn & / work online. Network is an issue. 24 x 7 sitting at home has posed challenge for mental and physical health fitness. All recruitments are on hold. What is positive in this?

If you look around, you will see that nature has become more pleasant. Yes, its rejuvenation taking place all around for a better tomorrow. It’s all ok to be a part of this. Company authorities can review their strategic business plans, do performance benchmarking, review / audit / draft SoPs and yes, develop human assets. Working professionals can invest in self-development, reskilling and upskilling. Civil engineering students can undergo selected online courses, develop new hobbies. We all can invest in mental and physical health, soft skills & personality. If stress management is needed in professional life, let’s get hands-on in this lockdown, let’s make ourselves efficient and resilient for better tomorrow.

Be safe, Be online..

There was a headline in between: “Civil engineers today are collecting degrees despite not being skilled enough to be a productive part of the Indian economy”. It is a fact that not even 12% civil engineering graduates are found employable today. What’s wrong is happening with them and the civil engineering education in India?

Today’s civil engineer has plenty challenges. Few are listed here:

For working professionals:

• Not getting a (good) job;
• Even if gets a job, salary is very low;
• No better growth and options to switch over the department (of liking);
• No job satisfaction
• Irregular salaries;
• No promotions and regular increment;
• Can’t handle work pressure and stress;
• Hectic schedule and no family life;
• No proper growth;
• Victim of politics.

For freshers:

• No jobs in absence of experience;
• No choices in selecting a job (it’s like a beggar without choice..!);
• Not aware of career options;
• Unable to connect theory with practice;
• Not knowing the industry requirements;
• Not having career vision;
• Lack of confidence and self-awareness;
• Fear of speaking in English;
• Stage fear & not able to express properly;
• Not equipped with latest knowledge and practices;
• Lack of industry awareness;
• Mentally and physically not fit to accept work pressure.. and more.

Because of all these challenges, today he is confused, depressed and has lost confidence. Industry is not ready to pay even Rs 10,000/- a month to a fresh civil graduate. A decade ago, the scenario was different. Civil engineers were getting good packages of 18 to 20000/-. But in between demand has reduced while supply increased and hence salaries reduced. Believe that there is NO JOB CRISES, there is a skills crisis.

On one side the quality of education is declining year after year; gap in Industry & Institute is increasing; while on other side demand of industry / project challenges are increasing. In all this, a civil engineer gets sandwiched. It’s not like that he doesn’t want to improve, prove himself; but the environment is not suitable to get transformed in to a professional. It is like education has become a business for most of the institutes. It is a machine producing engineers. In this race, ‘QUALITY’ is completely overlooked and a poor civil engineer is getting hampered.

It calls for a revolution in the traditional education system focussing on skills building, improvement of mental and physical health, confidence and clarity; enhancing essential soft skills and values.

We at Infini focus on overall development and character building. Our PGP course in construction project management aims at transforming a graduate into a civil professional and future project manager. It is now open for architects as well. This course opens up better career / job opportunities and can be considered as a must do course for civil engineers.

Yeah, it’s a million dollar question today. Most of the civil graduates and working civil engineers are worried about their future. Many of them have witnessed poor salaries. There is a lot of frustration and I noticed that they are loosing confidence by witnessing poor packages and decreased jobs. Supervisory roles are being asked them to do with salaries less than a mazdoor can earn! A fresh graduate whom I met last time was planning to do MBA after civil engineering in search of a lucrative career option. Considering all this scenario one can say, Civil engineering is not a good career choice today..!! Wait, wait.. it’s partially true. There is always an other side of a coin which we normally ignore.

Jobs are available, but to those who meet job requirements; lucrative salaries are there, but to those who prove deservedness. Ayush, a fresh BE Graduate from Nagpur (2015) is now working as a Manager-QS on Railway project with package of 6 lakh. Shubham Hake, another civil graduate (2016) is now working as a Project Engineer on Industrial project earning 4.56 lakh. There can be hundreds of other engineers whose examples I can quote here. Those were ordinary civil graduates but later acquired advance level skills which helped them change their growth pattern and differentiate from all others. Isn’t it surprising that a normal graduate becomes a Manager just within 3 years? What made Ayush transform from a graduate to an engineer and then to a manager?

My civil engineering friends, today you don’t have your vision, your personal brand, your career path to lead a life and hence, industry drives you the way it wants..! You need to get confidence and job skills to handle work responsibilities. Once you are trained into it, industry will pay you good salary, offer higher posts & appreciate your knowledge. Other than designing and site engineer posts there are other options available to day for you such as – Engineer Estimation / QS, Quality control, Planning, Contracts, Project Coordination, Procurement, Billing etc. These all are skilled positions and you need to get trained for it. Industry is desperately looking for skilled work forced to handle these responsibilities. A civil engineer can surely get a good job in these options.

Here at Infini Institute, Pune in Construction Management course we help you create your ‘personal brand’ by transforming you from a graduate to an engineer and prospective project manager / businessman. It can create a new horizon for you to lead your life and make career into it.

Think career.. Think Infini’s PGP.

A civil engineer / graduate has following options to make career into. It shall be a wise decision to Choose Career to ensure continuous growth:

1. Most of the graduates nowadays opt for higher studies. There are plenty of options available such as PGP or PG in Construction Project Management / Structures / Soil / Transport / Environmental / Hydraulics etc. are some of the options. Most of the students go for Structures without identifying real opportunities. Comparatively Construction Project Management is a new field and has more potential of career opportunities. MBA also can be opted for by those who would like to go for business. One shall remember the job positions and eligibility while choosing the PG specialization.
2. Service / Job in construction industry as Trainee Engineer / Jr. Engineer in various departments like Estimation, Billing, Execution, Quality Control, Planning, MIS, Materials / Procurement, Tendering / Contracting etc. Some of the positions need earlier experience.
3. Higher studies such as PG (ME or MTech) or MS or PGP. Some may choose MBA. For these studies qualifying exams need to be cleared such as GATE, GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, CAT, MAT etc.
4. Government services can be joined after clearing respective exams such as IES, PSU, IFS, PWD or some state govt. exams, as well.
5. Teaching field can be joined by interested graduates. It needs to have two year full time PG degree approved by AICTE. In future one needs to have PhD.
6. Business option will get open after few years of experience in the respective field /area. Family background and financial support along with market contacts are preferred.
7. Materials supplier also can be a good option. It needs family background / financial support and market contact.
8. Consultancy is also a good option but obviously one shall be master / expert of that particular service. Consultancy in Structures, Project Management, Soil testing, Construction contracting, MEP, Green Building, Testing etc. can be started. Memberships of various professional bodies will surely help here.

It shall be remembered that you shall have career vision first. Second important thing is that your personality shall match to the option / position you are looking at. Your job skills shall match to the job requirements. Sufficient exposure in that area will help you opt for good salary. If interest doesn’t match with vision / career goal then what one gets is just frustration and limited growth.

We at Infini Institute provide 1 Yr. PG Program in Construction Project Management. It is best platform for fresh as well as experienced (2-3 yrs) engineers. Along with international certification, graduate get many other benefits of placement opportunities. It opens doors of various positions like Engineer Planning / Execution / Estimation & Billing / Quality Control and /Contracts. We train graduates on-site with lots of practical exposure. Higher technical knowledge, software training in MSP, Primavera, BIM, Revit, Excel, training in soft skills help transform a graduate into a skilled engineer. Personal attention is an added advantage. It is a professional training aiming at “building skills, shaping mind, transforming lives”.

Todays Civil graduate is found worried of getting a good job after studying 30 various subjects in his graduate studies. 4 years of study doesn’t give him an insight to begin a right career. He finds himself helpless, confused and tensed. Investment of around 6 to 7 lakh fetches no result. Though he gets a job, salary range is just 8 to 9000/- which is not attractive and worth getting. Alas..! Costly further education, existing loan and family background many times prompt him go for option of MPSC and competitive exams. As this option is selected without knowing facts, suitability and future analysis, he dares to spend a year or two and few more lakh of rupees; but finds himself back to square one again. Now he becomes demotivated and frustrated. He compares himself with his other friends who may be doing some or the other job, PG or NICMAR or MS etc etc. It bothers him like anything. But helpless Civil Engineer then may think to give up or get whatever job comes to his way. Here start journey of dissatisfaction.

Actually getting a good job is easy. It needs introspection and special training in area of interest. We at infini help such civil engineers with counselling to find a right path. Our Short term and full time PG program are helping many to get a RIGHT Career path with apt salary and job of their choice. Remember Qualification and Experience makes you eligible but Confidence, Practical Knowledge, Skills, Vision and Attitude make you deserving ..!

I am a private construction industry which has potential to provide immense job opportunities and fulfil dreams of most of civil engineers in terms of financial and personal growth. Other than joining me, there are other avenues for fresh civil engineers such as making career in to government service, teaching, training, business, consultation, manufacturing and material supply. Those who want to join me shall be skilled, honest, sincere and ready to solve challenges of project time and cost overruns in all means possible. I have a pool of civil engineers but many are just qualified and experienced. I find them lacking in skills –mainly non-technical skills such as soft skills, functional skills, critical thinking, behavioural skills, life skills.

Unfortunately ignorance of various career options, their pros and cones, risks and benefits, lack of confidence, a common civil engineer follows a herd mentality & join me. It happens mainly because they don’t have their own vision and a career path to live their dreams. This non visionary troop, which is found living dreams of somebody else, is generally not happy with their own achievements, and there starts a journey of dissatisfaction, job hopping, and failure.

I am looking for professionals ready to solve my issues and challenges and not just worried about monthly salary, increments and promotions, those experts who have their vision & passion to live them. I remember few lines of poem by Robert Frost..

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference.”

Rs 6000 to 8000/- a month. Do you know what this is? Salary of a BE Civil Engineer SORRY, BE Civil DEGREE HOLDER. What is the root cause of this panic situation? Today Civil Engineers have lost their dignity of being called as an ENGINEER. Industry has started treating them a as "educated Supervisor, may be labors” in some cases...! A mason today earns 700/- per day i.e. min. 21000 per month and daily wage of Mazdoor is 150 to 200 per day i.e. 6000 a month, that proves the statement made above..educated labor..!

What made a civil engineer loose its dignity? Whom to blame? Education system? Industry? Teachers? Whom..? The fact is, ultimately, a civil engineer becomes a culprit, a end sufferer of all this and not AICTE or UGC or any Institute. How to overcome this? It is like chicken first or egg?

What's job guarantee? Many students & parents during counseling ask this question to me. It's just like asking to clamp with single hand.! ..एका हाताने टाळी वाजवायला सांगण्यासारखे आहे .. Still I dare to say them, yes we can give guarantee SUBJECTED to you put your 100% in this course..isn't it logical? It may not be their mistake because after BE Civil today AICTE has declared that more than 80% engineers are unemployable.

Question here is why? If a student is investing 4 yrs and few lakh in becoming BE Civil, why institutes are unable to place him? Are there no jobs in the market? No, there are jobs available but industry is not happy with the quality of BE Civil student. Engineer is one who is able to apply fundamentals into practice, and today's BE Civil degree holder is not confident of doing anything correct, not even taking measurements on site..! How will he solve issues / challenges of the industry? Why shall he call himself as an ENGINEER then? Hence industry treat him as 'TRAINEE' any pay similar to mazdoor..here start the journey of dissatisfaction, regret, disappointment, and unhappiness.

Do you agree that a Civil Engineer today has lost his dignity? Where a fresh IT or Comp graduate gets 35K to 40K starting salary (for sitting in AC cabin & work), why a Civil Engineer is paid less than 10K for working in hot sun & heavy rain / cold? Can't Civil Industry afford higher salary or..a civil engineer doesn't deserve it? Ask yourself.

Didn't this question disturb you in BE? Might be, but then what a civil engineer does? A smart one chose easy way of changing the stream from Civil to IT..!!! If not this, then another smarter choice is GOVT EXAM. Why? (May be a wrong question). I know, you will say sir, ऐसा क्या, प्रेस्टीज, जॉब सेक्यूररटी है ना, वो प्राइवेट इन्डस्ट्री मे कहााँ है ??Waw ! It means जो लोग प्राइवेट इन्डस्ट्री में काम करते है उनको प्रेस्टीज है ही नहीों ..वो सब जॉब छोड के घर बैठे है ..

No my friends. Think twice. Prestige is to be earned, it won't come 'free' with the post and not the property of GOVT to offer it to you with job. And Security! It is needed by those who don't have confidence in themselves, who are not enough potential of accepting job responsibilities. Why to fear to loose job? Is it so difficult to get a good job and maintain it? NO, NEVER. In Infini, i have seen my students (BE Civil + 1 yr PGP with 0 yrs of exp) getting 20K, 25K and profile of their OWN CHOICE - Engineer Estimation, Engineer Planning + Execution.. Why did it happen?

Friends, remember, हम शादी उसी से करते है जो हमें पसंद हो ..जिसके 'गुण' हमारे 'गुण' से मिलते हो.. Industry also search for the 'BEST MATCH'.. The match between 'job requirements' and 'skills set'. If you fit in to it, you get job. You just need to prepare for it (job skills).

याद कीजिये ये वो ४ साल जो इंजीनियरिंग में बिताये है..हमारी हालत वो गजनी के आमिर जैसी हो गई है .. But it is also true that without a good civil engineer, life is hell. Choice is yours..!

वरवर पाहता थोडा अवघड वाटणारा प्रश्न आहे हा, बरोबर ..? आणि महत्वाचा पण ..! मित्र हो, कुठलीही गोष्ट अवघड तेंव्हाचं होते जेंव्हा आपल्याला त्या गोष्टीबद्दल पूर्ण माहिती नसते, आणि आपले त्या गोष्टीबद्दलचे वीव्हज क्लिअर नसतात. बऱ्याच वेळा आपल्यालाच काय नक्की करायचंय तेच माहित नसत किंवा पूर्णपणे पटलेलं नसत.. असं का होत बरं? कारण आपण आपल्या मनाला प्रश्न विचारायच्या ऐवजी त्याची उत्तर बाहेरच्या जगात शोधत असतो. हे सगळं आपल्या मनाशी, स्वतःशी निगडित असत पण आपण स्वतः वर विश्वास ठेवायच्या ऐवजी दुसऱ्यावर जास्त विसंबून राहतो आणि इथेच गोची होते.

In case of YOUR career success, YOUR happiness, you ask questions to people around you and since people NEVER KNOW you completely, you will get misguided by their advice.

After BE Civil every one is in hurry to earn money. In hurry we miss to find and get a job of our choice / interest. Priority here is earning money, right. BUT what happens after 1-2-3 years is, because that job is not of your choice you won't enjoy it. There starts frustration, dissatisfaction. Here priority shifts from salary to job satisfaction. Any wise person will tell you that JOB HAPPINESS is always on top, not salary. (It doesn't mean salary is not important).

Friends, if you are looking for job happiness, you must know what makes you happy ..असं कुठलं काम आहे कि जे तुम्ही तासन तास जरी केलं तरी तुम्हाला कंटाळा येत नाही.. जस कि आवडीचा खेळ खेळणं .. मग ते Estimation करणं असेल, Planning / Designing / Site execution / software (ERP) / Quality checking / Contracting ..असेल .. You need to identify it and then look for a right opportunity that helps you do this. DON'T accept any job because you need salary.. It is NOT a right decision, it will pay you MONEY, not HAPPINESS in long run.

Refer picture where in life changing stories of Kumud and Shubham are given for better explanation of above funda.

How to decide? Is it a tough decision to take? ..umm.. ok. Let me make it simple. Before you take a decision, it is always important to understand BOTH SIDES of the coin means to know pros and cones of the job option. Are you really aware of what profile you will get after MPSC? May be not of your choice.. e.g. Department, Post, Roles /responsibilities, political pressure, type of projects, work culture/systems, increments, promotions, non technical works to be compulsorily executed ...etc. and are you prepared for it? I know one of my friends who got his 1st promotion after 17 YEARS in PWD. Understand this. You ONLY KNOW that there is power and job security .. right? But rose comes with thorns.. better know it first. TODAY there are 200 openings in MSPC out of which 19 are for open psots. Applications are more than 30 to 40 thousand. Do you have guaranty of selection? I think many are playing a gamble.. २०० जण १ पोस्ट साठी ..!!! लागला मटका तर लागला .. नाहीतर बघू .. पण किती वर्ष बघू ..? आणि नाहीच समजा झालं selection तर पुढे काय ..? वय वाढत, कॉन्फिडन्स कमी होतो, competition वाढत जाते, जबाबदारी वाढते .. नंतर कळत नाही काय नक्की करू ?

There are few positive points also. Posts have influential powers to execute orders, to make things correct and right, to ensure quality of work, to stop /check bad practices etc. But you need lot of courage to do so, even in the absence of conducive culture / system. People want government post for security and prestige. Does it mean that all other people who are not government employees have no prestige and security? My question here is who needs security and why? If you have guts, confidence, competency why to worry about it. And prestige has to be earned by doing all good actions in life.

While job in construction industry is definitely an alternative for govt. job.. There is a surety of job. Surety of posting, choice for selection of most apt job profile, increments are guaranteed and promotions can be achieved regularly with efforts. Here there is performance based appraisals. Here equation of success is based on your talent, and not only age / experience.. here are are lot of challenges and satisfaction as well..Here also we serve the NATION.. you need not be always employee of government to serve nation.

So friends, it is up to you.. to have hutke choice in you life..