INDIAN IT ENGINEERS: END OF THE ROAD?

摘要

Mohit was a lower middle class boy from Bijnor in UP. Coming from such a semi-urban hinterland, it was not unexpected that his family and upbringing had ensured that exposure to a 'modern metro' life was minimal for Mohit. His surroundings had ingrained on him that a passport to a better life was to become an engineer. More precisely an engineer in the IT sector. A graduation course from one these fledgling private universities in Noida was followed by a job in Wipro in Bengaluru. And the first 6-7 years passed off well—Mohit got married, bought a car, got annual salary raises, bought a bigger car and then booked a flat. He and his family were living the Bijnor dream. Till March 2017 when Wipro handed him the pink slip. Not only did Mohit lose his job, after desperate attempts in Bengaluru and other cities he is getting 1-2 job offers from 'unknown' companies with salaries not even half of what he was getting at Wipro. Unable to pay his flat and car EMIs and maintain his family, Mohit is back now in Bijnor supporting his father's small shop in the local market.