Welcome to Fluther. First, take a breath. Relax a little bit. Lift up your chin and look out at the horizon (seriously). It’s a long way off, and so is the end of your life. Farther than the horizon, that is. You’re young, and you have a long life ahead of you. I know that you’re in India, and things are different there than they are here in the States (where most of us live, but we have jellies from all over), and I know that because I’ve been there and I work with people there a lot. But some things are not so different. Parents always want what is best for their children, but they don’t always know best. If your strength is in software, and if you like software development and have skills in that area, then maybe it’s time to thank your parents for their sage and well-meant advice – and definitely pay attention to the specific things that they warn you about! – and go where you feel is best. And from what I know about the Indian power sector – and believe me, I know more than I want to know about that – I would strongly advise against that career until the inevitable shakeup occurs and BHEL is fully divested, along with NTPC, and a viable “market” for power emerges. That is, a market where people actually pay for it, for one thing.