Visakhapatnam: Data analytics, cyber security, cloud computing, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, digital marketing could be emerging sectors in the IT sector, say experts. “Students equipped with the right skills will have plenty of job opportunities in the future. However, virtual and augmented reality, data analytics, robotics, computer numerical control laboratory, etc could play a key role in the future job market,” said G.S.N. Raju, vice-chancellor of Centurion University.
He predicted an impending shift in the job market from traditional job roles to innovative roles. According to experts, the WannaCry ransomware attack is an example of how the malware threats can create lakhs of cyber security jobs in the future. They suggested engineering students to learn new competencies and skills to capture future job market. According to reports, India will have a shortage of one million cyber security experts by 2020 and about 2 lakh data analysts by 2018.
