“What is Future Skill Focus in Engineering Education ? Technical skills or Non-engineering general education component i.e. soft skills or Both skills ??-Analytical study from Employers Survey”

This article is based on the analytical findings of the survey of employers which recruits fresh engineering graduates. The study helps to find the employers’ perceptions on the desired skills from the engineering graduates. This study also studies weather technical skills need to be possess by the students, or nonengineering general education component (soft skills) or both skills. In today's competitive world engineers are always uncertain about employment due to lack of skill set desired by employer. This is due to technological advancement, industry-academic skill gap, availability of resources, global recession, economic factors, competition etc. So, focusing on the desired skill set by employer i.e. Technical skills or Non-engineering general education component i.e. soft skills or Both skills will definitely help not only employers to get right person for right job within short time but also to future engineers who wish to achieve good career.