It is very evident
that in recent years many graduates want to pursue their higher studies. Many
countries around the world have brought international programs with attractive
scholarships and better funding to encourage eager minds. This incentive has made
many students to opt for higher education rather than to start working full
time after their graduation.
In
professional courses like engineering, medicine or business management, the
graduates are taught only the basics and as a result get only the overall idea of
the subject. Even though internships and projects are provided as a part of the
curriculum, the depth of knowledge required cannot be obtained at the graduate
level. A postgraduate degree or higher education would help one to specialise
in their subject of interest and thereby would help them to be the master in handling
their situations relevant to their subject. Moreover, in today’s competitive
world, there is an inevitable pressure for a candidate to be the best, which
has made higher studies mandatory for better professional placements.
Even though,
in higher studies, one is trained to become a specialist, there are certain
jobs like auditing, doctor, teaching which requires long years of practice to
become an expert. Nothing can match work experience that aids in acquiring
practical knowledge. The bookish knowledge that one would get by studying
higher education can never match a hands-on learning and on-site experience. An
illiterate fisherman would be able to navigate around the sea; where as a
marine engineer has to study to do the same.
Thus, the requirement of higher graduate degree completely depends upon the field of study and complexity of the subject. In addition, at times, work experience cannot be replaced by higher education.
