What to expect when you’re engineering

What to expect when you’re Persuring engineering


After months of waging war against countless entrance exams you’re finally here! And while you enter your college for the very first time you’re not thinking about your AIEEE rank or where you would have been had you scored 1 more mark. You’re imagining what you’re life is gonna be for the next four years. This is a place you can finally call your own.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      One of the biggest changes from school to college life is that you don’t have to dress up in the same uniform everyday. Engineering is not a fashion parade. I’m not being a hypocrite or anything. Its not like we like dressing up like nerds, but after a while you feel comfortable in your own skin. A casual top and jeans is all you need and you’re ready to go. Life in engg is laid back and you soon get used to it.And while fresher’s party, cultural fests, technical fests, concerts etc. become an integral part of your life, the real “carnival” is the exams. The real taste of engineering comes from exams. The last thing you want to do after spending last 2 years giving exams after exams is to give some more exams. Engineering is the art of giving exams. It just is.

So when you go for your viva, just keep this thing in mind “you have no dignity. You will spend the next 15 minutes being shouted at that you are not fit to be an engineer.” There’s no point preparing for it. They have lots of questions and you don’t have many answers. A viva isn’t meant to test your knowledge. It is a chance for bitter teachers who did not want to become teachers to vent their frustratAnd then the exams: A time for those who make notes feel good about themselves. Notes have brand value. If you get good marks last sem your notes are priceless. Exams make photocopying the most lucrative business in the world. Sitting for 3 hours in a stuffy exam hall and filling a full exam sheet when you clearly have never heard of the question before is a skill you need to learn quickly.ion on you. Respect their feelings. Smile a lot. And say thank you in the end.

So to all the prospective first years, you’re entering something new, something exciting. The hard part is done and now is the time to enjoy. Just remember- “you can call your senior any foul name in the world, just don’t call them bhaiyya/didi. They won’t like it.”