43 Pct Engineers in India Can't Write Correct English

Bangalore: India produces the maximum number of engineering graduates in the world. But in a shocking revelation by a survey, four out of every 10 engineers in India are unable to understand English, which includes their day-to-day conversations and writing correct sentences. A surprising 43 percent of engineers in the country can’t write correct English‎.

According to the survey by employability measurement company Aspiring Minds, English learning level among engineering graduates is very poor in India. More than 25 percent of engineers do not even possess the English comprehension skills required to understand engineering school curriculum.

The survey which analyzed the English skills of over 55,000 engineers in 250 different engineering colleges in India, said "around 36 percent of engineering graduates would be unable to read official reports and transcripts and derive information out of them, even when the information is explicitly stated."

The findings of the survey are in sharp contrast to the fact that English fluency is considered as one of the key qualities that recruiters look for during the interview process.

The survey found that only 57 percent of the respondents can write grammatically correct sentences in English and less than 48 percent can understand moderately sophisticated words of English.  It was also revealed that around 50 percent engineers possess grammar skills that are not better than a Class VII student.

(With PTI inputs)