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If my younger self was about to take admission in university and asked me for advice today, honestly, as someone with 6 years in software engineering, I would tell him to think very carefully before choosing Computer Science in 2026.

For the first time in years, even billionaires and tech leaders seem confused about what the future of tech jobs will actually look like. AI has changed the entire direction of the industry in a very short time. America is trying to control it, China is open-sourcing it, and the whole world is racing without fully understanding the long-term consequences.

AI has benefits, no doubt. But for students starting university now, this uncertainty matters a lot.

From around 2019 onward, universities in Pakistan saw the IT boom and started launching endless degree programs:

BS Computer Science

BS Software Engineering

BS IT

BS Cyber Security

BS AI

BS Data Science

Every university suddenly became a “tech university.”

The problem is that many of these programs overlap heavily, but they are marketed as completely different careers. For universities, it became a business model.

Now combine that with Pakistan’s reality:

weak startup culture

almost no serious research ecosystem

no major labs or innovation hubs

very limited product-based companies

oversaturated freelance/development market

Then ask yourself: after graduation, what exactly is the plan for thousands of students every year?

Most end up chasing the same few paths:

web/app development: already overcrowded and heavily impacted by AI tools

graphic design: tools have reduced the entry barrier massively

freelancing: unstable and extremely competitive now

teaching: one of the few remaining routes for many graduates

And then comes unemployment.

I’m not saying “don’t learn tech.” Tech skills are still valuable. But blindly spending 4 years on a degree because “IT ka scope hai” is becoming dangerous advice.

In my opinion, students should seriously consider fields that connect to real-world infrastructure and physical industries too:

hardware & electronics

networking

automation

industrial tech

electrical/mechanical fields

skilled technical trades combined with modern tech

The world still needs people who can build, repair, manage, operate, and work in the physical world, not only people making dashboards and CRUD apps.

Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe tech creates another boom again.

But if someone asked me today for honest advice as a senior developer from Pakistan, I would say: don’t follow the 2020 hype blindly. Look at the ground realities before committing your future to a degree.

If my younger self was about to take admission in university and asked me for advice today, honestly, as someone with 6 years in software engineering, I would tell him to think very carefully before choosing Computer Science in 2026.

For the first time in years, even billionaires and tech leaders seem confused about what the future of tech jobs will actually look like. AI has changed the entire direction of the industry in a very short time. America is trying to control it, China is open-sourcing it, and the whole world is racing without fully understanding the long-term consequences.

AI has benefits, no doubt. But for students starting university now, this uncertainty matters a lot.

From around 2019 onward, universities in Pakistan saw the IT boom and started launching endless degree programs:

BS Computer Science

BS Software Engineering

BS IT

BS Cyber Security

BS AI

BS Data Science

Every university suddenly became a “tech university.”

The problem is that many of these programs overlap heavily, but they are marketed as completely different careers. For universities, it became a business model.

Now combine that with Pakistan’s reality:

weak startup culture

almost no serious research ecosystem

no major labs or innovation hubs

very limited product-based companies

oversaturated freelance/development market

Then ask yourself: after graduation, what exactly is the plan for thousands of students every year?

Most end up chasing the same few paths:

web/app development: already overcrowded and heavily impacted by AI tools

graphic design: tools have reduced the entry barrier massively

freelancing: unstable and extremely competitive now

teaching: one of the few remaining routes for many graduates

And then comes unemployment.

I’m not saying “don’t learn tech.” Tech skills are still valuable. But blindly spending 4 years on a degree because “IT ka scope hai” is becoming dangerous advice.

In my opinion, students should seriously consider fields that connect to real-world infrastructure and physical industries too:

hardware & electronics

networking

automation

industrial tech

electrical/mechanical fields

skilled technical trades combined with modern tech

The world still needs people who can build, repair, manage, operate, and work in the physical world, not only people making dashboards and CRUD apps.

Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe tech creates another boom again.

But if someone asked me today for honest advice as a senior developer from Pakistan, I would say: don’t follow the 2020 hype blindly. Look at the ground realities before committing your future to a degree.

If my younger self was about to take admission in university and asked me for advice today, honestly, as someone with 6 years in software engineering, I would tell him to think very carefully before choosing Computer Science in 2026.

For the first time in years, even billionaires and tech leaders seem confused about what the future of tech jobs will actually look like. AI has changed the entire direction of the industry in a very short time. America is trying to control it, China is open-sourcing it, and the whole world is racing without fully understanding the long-term consequences.

AI has benefits, no doubt. But for students starting university now, this uncertainty matters a lot.

From around 2019 onward, universities in Pakistan saw the IT boom and started launching endless degree programs:

BS Computer Science

BS Software Engineering

BS IT

BS Cyber Security

BS AI

BS Data Science

Every university suddenly became a “tech university.”

The problem is that many of these programs overlap heavily, but they are marketed as completely different careers. For universities, it became a business model.

Now combine that with Pakistan’s reality:

weak startup culture

almost no serious research ecosystem

no major labs or innovation hubs

very limited product-based companies

oversaturated freelance/development market

Then ask yourself: after graduation, what exactly is the plan for thousands of students every year?

Most end up chasing the same few paths:

web/app development: already overcrowded and heavily impacted by AI tools

graphic design: tools have reduced the entry barrier massively

freelancing: unstable and extremely competitive now

teaching: one of the few remaining routes for many graduates

And then comes unemployment.

I’m not saying “don’t learn tech.” Tech skills are still valuable. But blindly spending 4 years on a degree because “IT ka scope hai” is becoming dangerous advice.

In my opinion, students should seriously consider fields that connect to real-world infrastructure and physical industries too:

hardware & electronics

networking

automation

industrial tech

electrical/mechanical fields

skilled technical trades combined with modern tech

The world still needs people who can build, repair, manage, operate, and work in the physical world, not only people making dashboards and CRUD apps.

Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe tech creates another boom again.

But if someone asked me today for honest advice as a senior developer from Pakistan, I would say: don’t follow the 2020 hype blindly. Look at the ground realities before committing your future to a degree.

If my younger self was about to take admission in university and asked me for advice today, honestly, as someone with 6 years in software engineering, I would tell him to think very carefully before choosing Computer Science in 2026.

For the first time in years, even billionaires and tech leaders seem confused about what the future of tech jobs will actually look like. AI has changed the entire direction of the industry in a very short time. America is trying to control it, China is open-sourcing it, and the whole world is racing without fully understanding the long-term consequences.

AI has benefits, no doubt. But for students starting university now, this uncertainty matters a lot.

From around 2019 onward, universities in Pakistan saw the IT boom and started launching endless degree programs:

BS Computer Science

BS Software Engineering

BS IT

BS Cyber Security

BS AI

BS Data Science

Every university suddenly became a “tech university.”

The problem is that many of these programs overlap heavily, but they are marketed as completely different careers. For universities, it became a business model.

Now combine that with Pakistan’s reality:

weak startup culture

almost no serious research ecosystem

no major labs or innovation hubs

very limited product-based companies

oversaturated freelance/development market

Then ask yourself: after graduation, what exactly is the plan for thousands of students every year?

Most end up chasing the same few paths:

web/app development: already overcrowded and heavily impacted by AI tools

graphic design: tools have reduced the entry barrier massively

freelancing: unstable and extremely competitive now

teaching: one of the few remaining routes for many graduates

And then comes unemployment.

I’m not saying “don’t learn tech.” Tech skills are still valuable. But blindly spending 4 years on a degree because “IT ka scope hai” is becoming dangerous advice.

In my opinion, students should seriously consider fields that connect to real-world infrastructure and physical industries too:

hardware & electronics

networking

automation

industrial tech

electrical/mechanical fields

skilled technical trades combined with modern tech

The world still needs people who can build, repair, manage, operate, and work in the physical world, not only people making dashboards and CRUD apps.

Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe tech creates another boom again.

But if someone asked me today for honest advice as a senior developer from Pakistan, I would say: don’t follow the 2020 hype blindly. Look at the ground realities before committing your future to a degree.