some common MYTHS about Engineering :D ;) Juniors please go through u ll find many gud topics to ask us : #featured_postjsr Hey guys n gals(if any :) !!!Yup Yeh Engg hai Bhidu! ;) :D _/\_ ) Here are some common myths about engineering, courses, institutes etc. Basically meant for telling 12th std students what engineering really is and debunking various myths associated with it.Feel free to add to this topic as comment with hashtags.All discussions will be in comments. some of them are about our institutes..yes 800 corores has been sanctioned to NIT JSR for infra development and all those stuffs.With our Director From Bits pilani we are ready to see many wonders here..let me tell you about everything in general.. A) The People MYTH 1 Those studying in top engg. colleges are absolute nerds and geeks who just cant do anything but study. They are arrogant, self-centered and introverts :twisted: . They are complete wimps who cant talk to a girl :oops: (or a boy if we are talking about a female engg. student) .They lack communication skills and other soft skills. TRUTH Those who are making these allegations have probably seen the future engineers while they were preparing for their competitive exams. Such sacrifices are necessary and none of us in NITs(and also the IITians) regret it.8) We enjoy ourselves a lot becuz we in such reputed instis. It isnt just the facilities that are available to us, but also the BRAND status we enjoy. We pursue various hobbies ,from painting to sports and often are good at it. Personality Development and soft skills?Sure we develop them too. In the IIMs, the last 2 batches had 3/4 of the students from engineering background 10% from the arts background. Going by the detractors, shouldn?t arts ppl be crowding the top management instis? MYTH 2 College means GIRLS!(This is basically 4 guys) TRUTH Well NO! Engg colleges have very few girls Sad , usually NIT Jsr(last 2 batches) arnd 12 to15% and the IITs 8-10%.And usually these elite instis are located far away from the city, so no girls just outside the campus either(Major exception to this is IIT Delhi) But youve got to have priorities in life.If your aim is to simply party and date, you shld be in DU(Delhi University) or in 1 of the arts coll. of Mumbai. But if u really want to build yourself a career, then ud have to give up these things. But after you passout, money and status is guaranteed. Its up to you then to woo ur girl. Your father-in-law wont mind his daughter marrying you, after he sees your business card! MYTH 3 Vinod Khosla ,the Co-Founder of SUN Microsystems , did Agri Engg from IIT-Kgp! *** and A Textile Engg. from IIT-D joining TCS or Sarath Babu, a Chemical Engg from BITS-P starting a food catering service or Engg. Grads being lapped up by McKinsey/Lehman Bros etc amazed Vinod Gupta did Agri Engg from IIT-Kgp and he is the founder and ex-CEO of InfoUSA , which is a 750mn$ Internet company.He also donated to set up the VG School of Mgmt at IIT-Kgp.Sorry for the mistake. TRUTH Engineers are very versitile,creative and analytical. 8) They can fit into just about any field because of these characteristics. Thats y engg grads start more new companies than say arts or medical or humanities students and also are absorbed into such diverse sectors. Keep this in mind when you read the MYTH about what branch you should choose. B)The Institutes MYTH 1 The India Today Survey is the gospel of God or My uncle thinks that college is good or Wow! Infosys and TCS and Microsoft visited Ganpati bappa College of Engg :) !Must be a gr8 place to study! TRUTH The only ppl who can give you reliable info about any coll are the ppl studying in it and teaching in it .AND NO ONE ELSE Exclamation . Dont only go by which company went where and what was the highest salary or 150% placement. Instead ask How many from ur coll. went to IIMs and XLRI and How many went abroad for MS on Scholarship and ?Name some imp Alumni? .These are very imp things .Also remember Empty vessels make the most noise?. You see LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY taking out a lot of ads but NITs and IITs don?t MYTH 2 NIT Jsr and DCE/NSIT TRUTH DCE is a great place as far as placements is concerned. They get good media coverage too. Though its infra stru is poor(yes it is, I have seen it first-hand) but the extra co-curricular activities are great. Their fests get a lot of funding(being in Delhi).It isnt a brand either.Their hostels are pathetic and have no LAN(till last year at least).+ u share a room even in the 3rd yr with 2 more ppl. But that?s not a prob for those living in Delhi. About infra same goes with Nit jsr..frank but true.DCE and NSIT are till date better choice than Jsr. MYTH 3 NIT Jsr and Bit Mesra if money is not something you consider then go for BIT MESRA. It is lot better compared to jsr.Yes,though i will advice you to go for gud branch instead of taking chemical in mesra.you may enjoy 4yrs of campus life but also think about your life after cllg.Plus jsr will see many drastic improvements in coming 4 yrs so dont want to regret missing those changes.. C)Choosing the Branch MYTH 1 CS is the best stream TRUTH What do you know about CS? Question CS isnt just about playing games/surfing the net. If you had taken Comp Sci in 11th and 12th only then would you have a good idea what youll be doing in CS . Otherwise don?t jump to conclusions. CS is good 4 u if u r good at logical ability and Boolean and developing algorithms .Otherwise you might want to choose something else. MYTH 2 ?I want to take up CS cuz I love Coding for Google Developers? or ?I really love robotics (though I don?t know much about it) and saw college kids making robots. I think I?ll take up Mech/Electronics? TRUTH No! These are hobbies and though they are related to to CS/Mech/EEE you need not take up those branches. The only time you have to take part (in a relaxed state of mind) in Inter-coll techfests is in the 1st and 2nd years. You?ll be very busy in your 3rd and 4th.BUT YOU?LL BE DOING THE COURSES RELATED TO YOUR BRANCH MAINLY IN YOUR 3RD AND 4TH YEARS. (First 2 yrs usually basic sciences and basic engg. So , basically by the time you have the complete knowledge, it?ll be too late. ) Don?t depend on your college to train you so that you may pursue your hobbies. You?ll have to start learning on your own. If you love coding but didn?t take Comp Sci in +2, pick up Sumita Arora for CBSE and start studying C++ ON YOUR OWN. Same for other Tech related hobbies. IN NIT JSR you will learn coding in CSI society and GOOGLE DEVELOPERS GROUP. Robotics with Team NARM. MYTH 3 Metallurgy has no scope/I don?t like it cuz I don?t like chemistry TRUTH Metallurgy has huge scope especially in the steel and aluminium Industry which is making huge profits. Meta Engg is NOT completely really related to Chemistry, rather it is about how to develop the industry which manufactures Metals and minerals. Your job would be to build and operate refineries and Boilers. You?d need to know about materials, their strengths. Also u?d need to know about Reactor Designs , about various mass and heat transfer operations(Eg. your bathroom geyser). Metallurgy engg is infact quite related to mechanical engg cuz they share 45% some courses. It is no doubt related to Chemistry but it has a lot of other stuff too. The salaries are good with companies like Tata Steel paying huge sums. MYTH 4 Civil is not worth it.It has no scope. TRUTH Civil has huge scope, if not in India but outside. Civil isn?t just about building houses and drains; Civil engineers also build Oil Rigs , Space Stations, really long Tunnels ,Huge Warships etc. Watch Discovery/NGC/History channel, especially Modern Marvels to get a really good idea. MYTH 5 Engg Branch vs. Top College TRUTH Remember what I said about ?Engineers are very versitile , creative and analytical?. It depends on what kind of person you are: a)?I know about the branch I really want it cuz I have researched a lot about it. I know a reliable person who knows in-depth about that branch. I know what I am supposed to be learning and I have seen some of the course material related to that branch. I am really interested in that branch and wish to make a career in that branch. I certainly wont join some financial company and work for them. Rather I?d love do further studies and do a job related to what I have studied? Ans: Choose the best college you can BUT DON?T COMPROMISE ON YOUR BRANCH. You are bound to succeed even if you don?t do it from a top college. b)?I am good at PCM and really don?t like arts. I?d love to do Engg but I really don?t mind the stream ; any will do for me/I really dont know much about a particular stream. As it is , I?d want to do an MBA after engg .Even if I dont, id probably get into a managerial job or start my own company.I am certainly not going into research .? Ans: Choose the best college you can. Any outlandish course will do. Most likely , you?d get bugged of doing any course ,even if you?d have got CS there .But that?s OK cuz believe it or not , most ppl in Top colleges are like you!(I?ll talk about that in the next myth) So finally ,I think I?ll end the post here. :) :D ;)
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:59:44 +0000
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