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Engineering career is presently the most sought after ones. As new exciting technologies emerge, they open new avenues of applications, which in turn will create demand for a huge technical manpower.
Engineering courses have become the launch pad to a successful career. There is a demand for qualified engineers in top companies across India and abroad. Pursuing an engineering course can make one eligible for these lucrative jobs.
These days, engineering has become a common professional degree with ever-growing number of engineering colleges both in govt. and private sectors in India. While about 17 lakh of students are passing out every year from engineering colleges, not all of them are assured with a promising career. This is because lack of employable skills among the graduates.
Hence, it is important for the students to develop themselves industry ready. Indeed, there are a lot of resources available for them to improve their learning. It is crucial for the students to start their work towards this goal from the first year itself. They must orient themselves towards an effective learning path to get a good foothold in engineering education.
Unique and evergreen
Though engineering has become a common professional degree, it is always a unique and evergreen course to pursue. While pursuing an engineering degree, the students will undergo a total transformation not just academically but also personally. They develop attitude to face problems head-on and to arrive at intelligent and innovative solutions.
No spoon feeding
Students enter into engineering programme after getting habituated to a lot of spoon feeding during their school and junior college days. However, they should not expect similar spoon feeding during engineering. If so, they will surely be disappointed. Lecturers may present overview of any subject with in-depth discussion in a few topics wherever they feel important. Rest of the things, students will have to learn on their own.
Hence self-learning is a very important quality one should acquire. Otherwise, they will lag behind. Sometimes, lectures may seem to be boring. It may be either due to your disinterest in the subject or the teacher is unable to present the concepts clearly. In either case, there is no point in blaming the subject or the teacher. It is better if the student develops interest in the subject on his own by doing some homework on understanding the applications of such subjects in engineering career.
Raise your hand
Students must be active in the class and be good learners. In case, if any concept being dealt with lecturer is not clear, raise your hand and ask humbly for clarity on the same. Students should be active learners by being more interactive in the class with faculty which will make them learn effectively. Do not sit dumb in the class as it would make you a passive learner.
First year include
First year of engineering generally include subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry with focus on their applications in engineering. A few core subjects such as Engineering Drawing, Computer Programming and Workshop Practice giving a basic idea of their stream of engineering will also be introduced. English is also taught with the support of language labs in most of the engineering colleges. Students should attend classes regularly to keep up to date on the topics discussed in the class. In case if they are absent for any classes, they must check with their classmates what topics were covered by lecturer during such periods of absenteeism.
Special attention
As there is little pressure of learning engineering core subjects during first year, students should focus on their personality development. Spoken and written English skills shall be developed during this time. Particularly, students coming from rural areas need to overcome their weakness in communicative English during the first year. Most of the colleges/ institutions have exclusive English language labs where the students can polish their spoken English. Written aspect of English shall also be given priority as it matters a lot in professional communication. The students must get used to the new methods of learning such as writing assignments, collecting study material from library, making use of online resources and doing a lot of self-study.
Focus on acquiring skills
The students should use any leisure time available to acquire other skills such as participating in Group Discussions and Team Events. Learning to build good vocabulary, word power, quantitative/ analytical ability and logical reasoning should be done on a continuous basis as these things cannot be acquired overnight. Read reputed newspapers, especially editorials to get an insight into the current issues from various dimensions. Watch English programmes in foreign TV channels to understand different accents of English language and converse with friends /classmates and teachers in English only.
Important components
Extra-curricular activities have to be taken up as they will also form important components of your resume when you start applying for jobs and higher studies. The students should aim to participate in various competitions in different colleges at state and national levels. This gives them confidence and an exposure to things they otherwise wouldn’t have known. Students can learn how to manage things while working in a team, improve their communication skills, perfect their time management and a lot more. Exposure to practical things teaches many new aspects to the students. And one should also identify one’s' weaknesses and should find ways in overcoming them to build self-confidence.
Should not fail
Maintaining a steady percentage of marks during four years of BE/B.Tech. course is very important. It is not necessary to be topper in the class. However, it is always important to be in the top 10% in the class as long as you are able to build on your overall personality. Students should not fail in any subjects as it would jeopardize their initial job opportunities. Most of the companies hiring freshers are imposing a condition that candidates should not have any history of backlogs during their engineering coursework. A balance between academics, extra-curricular or co-curricular activities is a must. It is very important to balance studies and college fun equally. A student should not totally concentrate on one and lose focus on other. Time management, team work and multi-tasking are very crucial skills to be acquired by practice.
Organising skills
Students should also cultivate event management skills by organising numbers tech fests and events in the college. If target is to get a job in Multinational Company, then learning a foreign language would be of a great help. Students targeting software jobs should be good in programming and soft skills. Attending mock Group Discussions and mock Interviews would help the students a lot in their preparation for campus interviews.
Key challenge
Selecting good friends during the first year is a key challenge, though it doesn’t look to be such a serious task. Do not get carried away with friends who are not sincere about academics. They may try to distract you for other outside activities whose main interest in having fun. Avoid such friends who bunk classes and show careless attitude towards learning.
Groom yourself
Remember, your parents have lots of dreams about you they pin their hopes on you. Aim to live up to their dreams. Never forget that you have a responsibility in making the best of every rupee that is spent by from hard-earned money of your parents. The parents do not expect you to give them back their money after you start earning. They wish that you conduct and behave well and groom yourself into an all round engineer who is also a good human being! And the seeds of such personality growth are sown in the first year of engineering. Be sincere, focused and disciplined. Aim bigger and try to reach greater heights!
These days, engineering has become a common professional degree with ever-growing number of engineering colleges both in govt. and private sectors in India. While about 17 lakh of students are passing out every year from engineering colleges, not all of them are assured with a promising career. This is because lack of employable skills among the graduates.
Hence, it is important for the students to develop themselves industry ready. Indeed, there are a lot of resources available for them to improve their learning. It is crucial for the students to start their work towards this goal from the first year itself. They must orient themselves towards an effective learning path to get a good foothold in engineering education.
Unique and evergreen
Though engineering has become a common professional degree, it is always a unique and evergreen course to pursue. While pursuing an engineering degree, the students will undergo a total transformation not just academically but also personally. They develop attitude to face problems head-on and to arrive at intelligent and innovative solutions. No spoon feeding
Students enter into engineering programme after getting habituated to a lot of spoon feeding during their school and junior college days. However, they should not expect similar spoon feeding during engineering. If so, they will surely be disappointed. Lecturers may present overview of any subject with in-depth discussion in a few topics wherever they feel important. Rest of the things, students will have to learn on their own.
Hence self-learning is a very important quality one should acquire. Otherwise, they will lag behind. Sometimes, lectures may seem to be boring. It may be either due to your disinterest in the subject or the teacher is unable to present the concepts clearly. In either case, there is no point in blaming the subject or the teacher. It is better if the student develops interest in the subject on his own by doing some homework on understanding the applications of such subjects in engineering career.
Raise your hand
Students must be active in the class and be good learners. In case, if any concept being dealt with lecturer is not clear, raise your hand and ask humbly for clarity on the same. Students should be active learners by being more interactive in the class with faculty which will make them learn effectively. Do not sit dumb in the class as it would make you a passive learner.
First year include
First year of engineering generally include subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry with focus on their applications in engineering. A few core subjects such as Engineering Drawing, Computer Programming and Workshop Practice giving a basic idea of their stream of engineering will also be introduced. English is also taught with the support of language labs in most of the engineering colleges. Students should attend classes regularly to keep up to date on the topics discussed in the class. In case if they are absent for any classes, they must check with their classmates what topics were covered by lecturer during such periods of absenteeism.
Special attention
As there is little pressure of learning engineering core subjects during first year, students should focus on their personality development. Spoken and written English skills shall be developed during this time. Particularly, students coming from rural areas need to overcome their weakness in communicative English during the first year. Most of the colleges/ institutions have exclusive English language labs where the students can polish their spoken English. Written aspect of English shall also be given priority as it matters a lot in professional communication. The students must get used to the new methods of learning such as writing assignments, collecting study material from library, making use of online resources and doing a lot of self-study.
Focus on acquiring skills
The students should use any leisure time available to acquire other skills such as participating in Group Discussions and Team Events. Learning to build good vocabulary, word power, quantitative/ analytical ability and logical reasoning should be done on a continuous basis as these things cannot be acquired overnight. Read reputed newspapers, especially editorials to get an insight into the current issues from various dimensions. Watch English programmes in foreign TV channels to understand different accents of English language and converse with friends /classmates and teachers in English only.
Important components
Extra-curricular activities have to be taken up as they will also form important components of your resume when you start applying for jobs and higher studies. The students should aim to participate in various competitions in different colleges at state and national levels. This gives them confidence and an exposure to things they otherwise wouldn’t have known. Students can learn how to manage things while working in a team, improve their communication skills, perfect their time management and a lot more. Exposure to practical things teaches many new aspects to the students. And one should also identify one’s' weaknesses and should find ways in overcoming them to build self-confidence.
Should not fail
Maintaining a steady percentage of marks during four years of BE/B.Tech. course is very important. It is not necessary to be topper in the class. However, it is always important to be in the top 10% in the class as long as you are able to build on your overall personality. Students should not fail in any subjects as it would jeopardize their initial job opportunities. Most of the companies hiring freshers are imposing a condition that candidates should not have any history of backlogs during their engineering coursework. A balance between academics, extra-curricular or co-curricular activities is a must. It is very important to balance studies and college fun equally. A student should not totally concentrate on one and lose focus on other. Time management, team work and multi-tasking are very crucial skills to be acquired by practice.
Organising skills
Students should also cultivate event management skills by organising numbers tech fests and events in the college. If target is to get a job in Multinational Company, then learning a foreign language would be of a great help. Students targeting software jobs should be good in programming and soft skills. Attending mock Group Discussions and mock Interviews would help the students a lot in their preparation for campus interviews.
Key challenge
Selecting good friends during the first year is a key challenge, though it doesn’t look to be such a serious task. Do not get carried away with friends who are not sincere about academics. They may try to distract you for other outside activities whose main interest in having fun. Avoid such friends who bunk classes and show careless attitude towards learning.
Groom yourself
Remember, your parents have lots of dreams about you they pin their hopes on you. Aim to live up to their dreams. Never forget that you have a responsibility in making the best of every rupee that is spent by from hard-earned money of your parents. The parents do not expect you to give them back their money after you start earning. They wish that you conduct and behave well and groom yourself into an all round engineer who is also a good human being! And the seeds of such personality growth are sown in the first year of engineering. Be sincere, focused and disciplined. Aim bigger and try to reach greater heights!
Published date : 15 Dec 2014 05:41PM
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