Showing posts with label engineering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label engineering. Show all posts

On the passage of one great year at an Engineering College

It isn't unusual for me to start blaming the system and start a past , as a way of keeping that style of mine, let me begin with. The title itself will reveal about what I am gonna scribble up in this post.

1). Rules are supposed to be broken.
I don't know who the hell yelled this thing out. I'd never mind smashing his cheek if I find him. This statement will look better if its about "changing the rules". Broken rules gave broken memories too ,in the first year.

2). Submit all the assignments before deadline.
Do this and you're gonna get screwed by batchmates .
Don't do this ,you're still screwed by the faculties. Internals matter. !
Submission deadlines are always supposed to be extended.

3). Shortage of girls.
This a very big problem , for those who needs to feel the presence of X-Chromosome in the classroom. We do have this problem in our classroom , which I don't care about or which I had rectified by finding someone else outside.
Lets not discuss about that. That's better.

4). The lab assistants, drivers and the watchmen are one of the most respected people. I believe I don't need to give an explanation for the same.

5). The HOD is the person most feared name.
This needs and excemption. He is one of the most nicest and friendliest person I've ever come across.

6). There is an option called "supplementary" or the so-called supply.
Common guys ,drop a subject in first year and get screwed for upcoming semesters. I am looking forward whether I am gonna have one of them .

7). There is always a lecturer in the college who cant speak proper "english". After all ,this is India.

8). Friend in need is a guy who can provide you with the xeroxed notes of all subjects.

9). Music is the most important refreshing tool to crack the bloody exams.

10). All the time ,you will be in arguement with students of other branches claiming their branch is the best.

11). The most important tool..the nuclear weapon is the "bit" in which the words can be understood only
by the person who wrote them (most of them which were caught during the exam were proven to enhance the capabilities of a faculty in breaking cyphers).

12). The freshers are the most sought after..be it in the canteen,the "free" periods or for completing the records,assignments.

13). Ragging ;
The highest sort of injustice in a college ,some people think it's do necessary for imbibing a better attitude t o face up challenges ,I don't actually join with this.

14). Engineering Mechanics : The Father of the mother of all Engineering subjects. Amen !

15). The second years are the ones who feel like being the don of the college ,they feel like having the heriditary power being transferred to them . Screw the thought !
The third years are the ones with the "so-many-backlogs" feeling and the poor souls get down to studying after bossing around in the college for so long. But the fun still continues. I had to mess with one of them. (First , he came forward. )

16). The fourth years have thick connection with the college whatsoever ,unless the sem fall is about to arrive ,with less interest in  ragging etc. They know everything is gonna end up soon and all they want is good memories for the future and ofcourse : a good placement and a nice GPA.

17). The first three years are spent in cursing the system .

18). But towards the end of the fourth year,people tend to feel nostalgic about the pure unadulterated fun they have had for 4 years.Now the very system they disliked,the very canteen they cursed,the time that they spent
there, the birthday bums they suffered..all these seems like heaven to them.

19). The one big thing that I still can't understand : "GIRLS". What the hell are they doing ?

20). The tech and arts fests is the event in which the whole college wakes up and boasts regarless of branch and course.

21). Libraries are multi-purpose areas. I hope you get the point.

22). The satisfaction you get while bunking each class is unexplainable. (But ,attendance matters.)

23). Machines aren't too good to operate than they look.

24). Browsing for free and freedomwise is damn mandatory.

Too retensive for the spidey to hold on !

I never thought in my entire life that climbing ladders and kicking up footballs were that damn big  processes described inside this.

One month on being a brahmachari in technology

Its been one month since I began my college life at SNGCE and just like tenth graders were excited about plus two , so were us : new era idealess freshers !
The first day , began with a little fun by seniors. Ofcourse , it has to be so ,right ?
If to talk about my class ,50%+ are from far off places as compared to other classes.
The common backbencher praising stuffs are some bullcraps . Sit in second last bench , that's more preferable. It has valid reasons too.
As the Bible says , no door will be opened unless you knock it , the first thing to make the door get opened is to find the door. Ofcourse , it's like that. You need to reach there. It's a long way there.
But when the classes has begun and reached full fledge , things were found to be entirely different .
First thing I understood was :
Though some parts of syllabus are damn boring , all you've got to do and could do is to mug up the entire thing or the university is gonna screw you from all possible sides. I was looking for some technical books for my first year common electrical syllabus and I got to realise some facts:
The present day electrical engineering syllabus is the same thing that my dad studied 30 years before .Thank god my grandfather never did a BTech , in that case I might had to compare that.
Nandan Nilakeni in a TED X talk why only a small percentage of passed out graduates from Indian universities are instantly employed. Now I understood a part of that.
Even though people want to do engineering , many of them are addicted to common 'system'eering non-senses ; people still want that degree from an aided college . Screw the traditionalists , university released BTech results recently and I found that Tyre toppers were from private colleges. Many government engineering colleges are in pity conditions , when you look at their infrastructure .I accept the degree from such colleges are having a higher brand value , but the attitude of some people towards private colleges can't be tolerated. Some were still trying to get hibernated from here.
'Girls' are that organisms that are excessively present in all branches except mechanical engineering and in a small amount in naval architecture.
(Pardon me girls, for refering you as organisms , we too are.)
All institutions will have that bunch of guys/girls who won't do the things or won't let others to get the stuff happened.Ofcourse ,here too there is a gang. Internals are something precious to be guarded for ,I found a guy near the drawing class who was supposed to pass out in 2009 , but couldn't afford to get a paper cleared as he lacked internal marks even though he passes university exam . Now he is working for the internals . Buses are the place to get some sleep ,I never used to go by school bus during school days , when I grew up ,I've got to go by college bus.On the very fine day when I was on the uniform for the first time ,Mr. Collector declared a one week holiday .Teachers were someone ferocious only during school days , here these posts are actually filled up by nice people.
Some people will seem to be looking highly cunning, intelligent and being one among the brightest minds of the country, unless they open their mouth and solve all our doubts .This place had a lot of them.

The keam Run : final stage !


My dear passed out +2 Brothers and Sisters !
Hope everyone of you is happy with your results .
I know the word everyone doesn't actually imply anything.

Engineering seat allotment is about to be announced in kerala according to kee rank and options candidates have registered . So ,many of us are in big anxiety.
Hope everyone had chosen a stream in which you are more interested in . Don't listen to the talks of others especially your relatives.Parents may remain quiet, because they may be in a dilemma . But the remaining members (in the name of Relations) would spoil your interest & career .
So Please don't listen to them . Be strong & sure in what you want to do and which would suit more for your career and more of it :YOU !Go for your passion . But certain courses are research oriented and has less opportunities.Its a fact.
People may say ,if you take this particular stream , you will end up jobless. Etc. ,it may be sometimes correct. For example ,taking up courses leading to aviation industry is risky as the industry isn't stable for opportunities. But ,firstly you've got to be satisfied ,not someone else !
Like Aamir Khan says in 3 idiots ,Passion matters ! Always and every time. !

I had come across a news in matrubhumi yesterday regarding seat allotment process ,that government is favoring private self-financing colleges in allotment process. Apart from last years, there are only 2 allotments this time ,if any govt. merit seat remain unoccupied after allotment ,the management of that college has the right to make it management seat ,if the allotted candidate isn't making admission procedures to the allotted college ,they've got to pay fine .Now ,the people are protesting against it .
But ,may I ask why ?
Why these people are protesting ?
All the rules and regulations regarding the entire Kerala engineering and medical entrance thing is specified in the KEAM BIBLE :"the 128 paged keam prospectus" .
All these are also clearly mentioned during option registration as guidelines ,it's meaningless to protest now.
Self-financing colleges run on there own , according to present rules 50 % of their seats are to be filled by the government allocations .It's a fact that for many years ,many of these seats were remaining unfilled at many colleges throughout Kerala. It means a great loss to them . Many people simply gave random options at these colleges and later if they claim that they were not seeking admission there ,what do we call these people as ?

Last year thousands of engineering seats were remaining unoccupied in Kerala. When these facility is available in our own state ,I've seen many people going to some engineering colleges in very poor condition  at Tamil Nadu ,Karnataka etc.

Getting an engineering seat is not a big issue nowadays. There are lots of engineering colleges all around. There are around 150 engineering colleges in India including government colleges ,government controlled self-financing colleges,aided,private self financing colleges etc.
If you've money you could get one . I've seen many people spending lot of money in luxuries ,buying high end gadgets throughout years ,when they have got to spend something for education ,they don't have any . So awesome !

Wish everyone get the trade seeking at the college they want it !

 But , there too : you had to choose the stream first ,then the college.