Life of an Indian engineering student

 The Official Apparel of 2020: MASKS! The year is about to end and you'd soon see the rewinds, the throwbacks, and some quarantine stories from the people. The year has given us as much as it has taken away from us. The perspective of looking at things has changed to a great extent. My friends who loved to eat from the restaurants have started enjoying cooking in their kitchen. The ones who couldn't spend time with their family enjoy their weekends with their loved ones. Work from home and Online lectures doesn't sound absurd anymore. The dressing sense has changed as well. The jeans that weren't supposed to get washed for weeks get washes once after 2 usages. The biggest thing that has changed while going out is the addition of apparel that is even more important than your favorite T-shirt or Hoodie. Yes, you got it right. It's the mask! Without a doubt, it is the official apparel of 2020. I'd seen Masks at my home since my childhood because my Dad used...

Online Sub-MISSIONS After it was decided to cancel the exams of most Under-Graduate programs, it became mandatory to submit all the experiment journals and assignments for all the subjects. It was because the scores were to be counted based on your midterms/end terms and the last Semester's score. Before the decision was made, the students were either enjoying their time at home or studying for the exams. In the first 13-14 days, everyone was relaxed and happy with the decision made by the university. As the professors asked for the work before the deadline, most of the students (including me) were shocked. Students wished that somehow the submission were should be canceled too. But life isn't all good and no hardships, is it? 😑 6 subjects with some of them including projects! We initially had to submit projects for 4 of them and write a report for it. Even if you use the internet to get some project and modify it, you'll take the time to make the complete rep...

The Big Decision (Exams Cancelled) It's a known fact that the COVID-19 has brought the world to a halt. Everyone was trying their best to make the most of their time. Some people were renovating their houses; some were trying out new recipes and some were studying for the exams. The majority of the students were treating this quarantine period as their summer vacation. Perhaps a vacation where you could do anything you want inside your house (Under the supervision of your parents which makes it not very cool). Please don't get me wrong, being able to spend time with your parents is a blessing. The phone usage of students rose significantly resulting in parents telling students how our generation is addicted to the technology. Every generation has pros and cons though. Social media, web series, animes became the part of every student's life. But deep down, every student knew that this was just an escape to forget the fact that exams can be conducted by the universi...

A Sports festival with joy and sorrow Just like every year, our college organized the annual sports festival! Everyone was happy and busy preparing for the festival. Students were selecting the teams for the different sports. Football, Cricket, Basketball, Relay races, and various indoor games were to be played in the college playground. The ground was leveled, the turf was cleaned and everything was set. 3 days at the sports festival gave us a chance to refresh our minds and a reason to bunk the lectures. Every college organizes such a festival. And if you look for yourself, all the names given to these sports festivals are weird sounding like the era of WW2. I’m pretty much impressed that such names manage to attract sponsors. Anyway, this event is pretty much fun. Some colleges allow participation from other colleges. This increases the competition, the crowd and the sponsors (Wink Wink). In our college, classes from all the branches and years form te...

Getting the assignments signed! I have already explained in the previous blog, how important it is to get your assignments checked and signed on time by the respective subject faculty! I think the students from most professional courses might understand what I’m saying. If we had to break this 3-month course of engineering down, the time spent by the students to complete the assignments is 2 months. This may sound easy but it’s not! It includes completing it on time and getting it checked before the deadline… With all the hard-work, head-scratching, sleepless nights and copying assignments, students finally get their files ready for getting them signed. Just like a mom takes her child for immunization whenever it is supposed to, a student is expected to take his/her file to the subject faculty to get it checked. It includes getting it signed, updating the marks in the faculty’s register… I’m extremely sorry to bore you in the second paragraph itself, but I can...

Assignments: Good or Bad? Engineering without assignments is like bread without yeast. The reason behind the fluffy nature of any bread is the yeast added in it. In a similar fashion, the reason behind the tough, competitive and busy nature of the engineering is the assignments that are assigned throughout the term. I’m not saying that students from other courses don’t have any heavy assignment work; it’s just that the workload of any student who has to attend college for more is immense. So how are assignments assigned? How do the students manage to complete the assignments on time? Let’s find out… To be honest, it’s not just the students who get busy because of the assignments. It’s the faculty who sets the assignments, it’s the faculty who checks the assignment before the allotted time by the university, and it’s the faculty who submits the marks of the students before time. So it’s not just the faculty’s fault. It’s just the nature of the en...

Attending the weddings By now, you all know that engineering students are probably the busiest students you’ll ever observe. But sometimes life allows to hang-out with their friends and family. And I admit this, hanging out with your friends and family is fun! It’s something every student needs after days of work. Winters and Summers are usually considered the seasons of weddings in India. And I think it is because people want their nephews, nieces, and students in their relation to attend their wedding. I had a winter break and most of it was spent attending weddings of my relatives. I’ve realized a lot of people are getting married this season! There’s no surprise population in India is rising rapidly… Weddings for Indians are more than just the reception. The Indian wedding includes the pre-wedding ritual (The ritual may vary in each state of India.), the actual ritual (The ritual carried out with the blessings of a priest.) and the reception (The fe...

I don't know Sir!😅 “ I know this for sure: Almost all of us, have been through a moment where we can’t answer the question asked by the interviewer, professor or any person who is supposed to ask you questions ." -  UNKNOWN I don’t know who said this but it is quite true! I’ve recently been through the same feeling… And to be honest, one out of every five students faced the same problem! What problem? VIVA! At first, I didn't know what it meant. But then I found out that it's the same oral test that we used to take when we were kids. It was just a professional name for the same old pre-exam routine. And as the years roll on, they kinda get tougher! And then the day comes when you have  to confess to the professor that you can't answer his/her question. The Viva in engineering course is actually a boon for the students. Many hear some terms for the first time. Their jaw drops when the examiner asks them about the things they ...