Subject knowledge what we gain while pursuing an degree in electronics background( practically speaking about students pursuing graduation in india )is just not enough to get into a vlsi core company. The subject is vast it's not about marks anymore the percentage printed in the mark sheets does not matter anymore when it comes to this field. One should be very much careful while analysing the problem, because the problems what we encounter while working in a project is a real time one. For example if you working with apple and its next release is 6plus, Practically speaking you will continuing the iphone6 project file and adding new features to it. The margin for error is zero. All the physics what you been studying from your high school will be the stepping stones for getting into a core company.
Clear understanding of core concepts is essential for higher learning!
