The document appears to contain the results of a survey about careers, skills, and learning preferences among 117 respondents. Some key findings include: - Most respondents have been writing code for less than 5 years. - Over 60% study or work in computer science or IT fields. - The most popular career preferences are programmer/software engineer and system administrator. - Respondents feel moderately to very positive about succeeding in their preferred careers. - Internships, real-world projects, and making their own projects are seen as important skills. - Online resources, peers, and videos contribute significantly to learning. - Exposure and opportunities are seen as helping achieve necessary career skills.

1. 117 responses
Summary
How long back was it when you wrote your first line of code?
< 1 year 24 21%
< 2 years 35 30%
< 5 years 33 28%
< 10 years 16 14%
> 10 years 6 5%
Never 3 3%
What most appropriately describes what you study/work in?
Computer science or IT 72 62%
Electronics and Communication or Electrical Engineering 23 20%
Web or Ux. Designer 4 3%
Data science or statistics 10 9%
Other 8 7%
Can you narrow down your preferences to one or more of the following
Programmer/Software engineer 67 62%
Data scientist 9 8%
System administrator 22 20%
Consultant 12 11%
Algorithms designer 17 16%
Hacker/builder 11 10%
Other 7 6%
People may select more than one checkbox, so
percentages may add up to more than 100%.
What are your career preferences post graduation?
I am looking for a job (MNC's or start­ups or Non­profit organizations)
I feel home doing research, or want to get another degree
I haven't given a thought on this one (well you should think about it now, no?)
Other

2. How confident do you feel when you think about succeeding in your preferred career choice?
1 ­ Not at all sure 3 3%
2 2 2%
3 20 17%
4 49 42%
5 ­ Very positive 35 30%
Not at all sure Very positive
In your opinion, what would be a weight­age distribution for skills necessary for securing your dream job (assuming
you are a student)? ­ Grades
0­20% 8 7%
21­40% 19 16%
41­60% 33 28%
61­80% 40 34%
81­100% 17 15%
In your opinion, what would be a weight­age distribution for skills necessary for securing your dream job (assuming
you are a student)? ­ Internships
0­20% 5 4%
21­40% 18 15%
41­60% 26 22%
61­80% 50 43%
81­100% 18 15%
In your opinion, what would be a weight­age distribution for skills necessary for securing your dream job (assuming
you are a student)? ­ Contributing to real­world projects
0­20% 2 2%
21­40% 7 6%
41­60% 27 23%
61­80% 43 37%
81­100% 38 32%
In your opinion, what would be a weight­age distribution for skills necessary for securing your dream job (assuming

3. In your opinion, what would be a weight­age distribution for skills necessary for securing your dream job (assuming
you are a student)? ­ Making your own stuff (apps, robots, anything)
0­20% 5 4%
21­40% 11 9%
41­60% 29 25%
61­80% 41 35%
81­100% 31 26%
How much does each of the following factors contribute to your learning? ­ Books
0­20% 5 4%
21­40% 15 13%
41­60% 29 25%
61­80% 43 37%
81­100% 25 21%
How much does each of the following factors contribute to your learning? ­ Teachers (Course instructors, teaching
assisstents, tutors)
0­20% 10 9%
21­40% 16 14%
41­60% 33 28%
61­80% 41 35%
81­100% 17 15%
How much does each of the following factors contribute to your learning? ­ Online resources (Wikipedia, google,
social networks)
0­20% 4 3%
21­40% 13 11%
41­60% 29 25%
61­80% 51 44%
81­100% 20 17%
How much does each of the following factors contribute to your learning? ­ Peers (Friends, colleagues)

4. How much does each of the following factors contribute to your learning? ­ Peers (Friends, colleagues)
0­20% 2 2%
21­40% 24 21%
41­60% 32 27%
61­80% 41 35%
81­100% 18 15%
How much does each of the following factors contribute to your learning? ­ Videos
0­20% 13 11%
21­40% 18 15%
41­60% 42 36%
61­80% 28 24%
81­100% 9 8%
How would the following options fare in helping you achieve necessary skills for your preferred career choice? ­
Expert course instructors
0­20% 4 3%
21­40% 14 12%
41­60% 30 26%
61­80% 44 38%
81­100% 15 13%
How would the following options fare in helping you achieve necessary skills for your preferred career choice? ­
Facilitate access to online resources
0­20% 4 3%
21­40% 12 10%
41­60% 36 31%
61­80% 39 33%
81­100% 16 14%
How would the following options fare in helping you achieve necessary skills for your preferred career choice? ­ More
exposure and opportunities
0­20% 5 4%
21­40% 10 9%

5. 21­40% 10 9%
41­60% 22 19%
61­80% 46 39%
81­100% 23 20%
How would the following options fare in helping you achieve necessary skills for your preferred career choice? ­
Better skill evaluation procedure (OMRs, and other ways to automate evaluation)
0­20% 8 7%
21­40% 9 8%
41­60% 23 20%
61­80% 47 40%
81­100% 20 17%
Which of the following words sound familiar?
Topcoder 45 41%
vim 44 40%
gnome 45 41%
gcc 46 41%
Knapsack 19 17%
dynamic programming 75 68%
emacs 27 24%
memoization 24 22%
wordpress 65 59%
codecademy 17 15%
Ruby on Rails 32 29%
edsger dijkstra 14 13%
Khan Academy 16 14%
segment trees 18 16%
python 67 60%
Django 18 16%
STL 26 23%
matrix exponentiation 33 30%
Donald Knuth 17 15%
Miller­rabin primality 14 13%
People may select more than one checkbox, so
percentages may add up to more than 100%.
What is your age?