Saturday 2 July 2016

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU SCORE LOW RANK IN ENGINEERING

Twelfth grade is one of the most crucial stage in any teenager's life. What you become or what you make of life depends, to a large extent, on how much you score for the final Board exam or the entrance for that matter. But mostly, children nowadays decide their future much before their senior secondary studies and they dedicate their youthful days to various entrance coaching institutes that have mottos "eat, study, repeat". And yet even after such gruesome trainings, not all who attempt the entrance exams are lucky enough to clear it. Now here are some suggestions on what you can do If you attempted an engineering entrance exam bu couldn't score as expected.

In this context, the first thing you need to understand is that just because you have a science background, engineering or medicine is not what you must do. The job that you take up should give you satisfaction and happiness. Follow your passion and not what others tell you to do. Only If you're sure that being an engineer is exactly what you want, need you read the rest this article. Otherwise there are countless other options that you could choose according to your aptitude.

Now presuming that engineering is indeed your genre and you really want nothing but this, don't loose heart If you don't manage to come out in flying colours in the entrance exam. Here are some of the things you can do-

1.REPEAT THE EXAM: Since the time of its inception, the Central Entrance Exam Board allows multiple attempts at the exam. Repeating the entrance, they call it. I would personally suggest you to join any good coaching institute when you repeat, because the one year you would want to be focused, kept apace on the right track and determined. Self-study might not give you enough momentum nor will you know how well your performance is compared to other repeaters. And when you repeat, then go for it with your heart and soul. Don't let any negatives deter you from reaching our goal. Work hard the second time so that success cannot escape from your gasp.

2.JOIN PRIVATE COLLEGES: If you do not wish to lose one year of your life corresponding to your friends, there are numerous private funded colleges that offer seats at not so high fee rates. However in most private colleges, there are more seats available than there are students willing to join, so before you join, try to get in touch with any acquaintances who'd studied there or is currently studying and a thorough enquiry should be made into the college's past placement statistics, which gives you a first hand idea about the quality of education provided. Searching and connecting with the alumni of the college will also help in deciding. If you have any relatives or friends working in prospectus companies that hire engineers, it could give you a hold onto being recruited to the same company when internship or job offers are at stake.

3.OTHER STATE ENTRANCES: The Entrance exams of other states offer a marginal quota for non-native students. For example, you can apply for the states of Maharashtra or Karnataka easily, though the syllabus for the former has been found to be harder than Kerala syllabus. However, Karnataka conducts an entrance exam called ComedK (for  both Medical and Engineering degrees including Architecture). In ComedK, all you need to do is get your name enlisted on the rank-list( even If it is low). That assures a seat in one of Karnataka's colleges with affordable fees.

4.OTHER BRANCHES AND OPTIONS: Another suggestion I will make is that you should be aware of all the different streams or trades that are being offered by various colleges. Don't be blindfolded by the misconception that only the 3 basic branches of Electrical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering are worthwhile. Newer trends have emerged in technology which has given rise to several less obvious branches that are slowly gaining popularity. Some such recent innovative branches are


5.NON-PROFESSIONAL DEGREES: Another way you can achieve the long term goal of being an engineer is by doing a Bachelors in your suitable fields like Software design, Computer science, Biotechnology or even Physics and later applying for a Masters using GRE (Graduate Record Examination) to study MS/M.Tech in foreign countries that offer ample oppurtunites for research and exposure to global education standards. Cracking the GRE with Adequate scores can win you scholarships from the world acclaimed universities in UK, US and Europe. In India, you can also do integrated BS-MS or dual degree programs which gets you a Bachelors-cum-Masters degree in 5 years. Lately there is an unprecedented trend visible in the IT companies like Wipro hiring graduates of such tech-related non-professional degrees each year in mass numbers.

6.BACHELORS DEGREE ABROAD: Instead of waiting to complete the undergraduate programs in India, to move abroad for further studies, some countries like Singapore and France offer scholarship to meritorious students who've scored well in their AISSE or equivalent twelfth grade board exam to pursue the course of their preference in those countries. Scholarships like ASEAN or SIA provide full financial assistance in order to cover the expenses of college, accommodation and food. You must keep track of the websites of these foreign universities and also the government websites of those countries. For such courses you can avail educational loans from banks with subsidized rates.


How so ever, I wish you all good luck in your life. With one last advice on not to make any hasty decisions as these are milestones of life you wouldn't want to regret later, I cap my pen. For any further queries, feel free to comment. After all, clearing an entrance or securing a high rank is not the end of life.
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Monday 5 May 2014

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

If anyone out there is thinking for a course like Diploma or ITI rather than Engineering, here is a piece of advise for you. Now a days almost everyone opt engineering course and the competition level for jobs are increasing. We have reached to a stage where even engineers without higher studies have no value. So why do you have to think of opting a course below Engineering. Let me tell you my experience- Myself after completing Engineering got job with a pay of 30,000 per month but at the same time diploma graduates will only get 12,000 per month. That means I am getting more than twice his salary and it will take a minimum of 5 years for him to reach my level. But is he really reaching my level? He will reach my level If I have no growth or If my salary remains the same. By the time he gets 30,000 per month, I will be getting a pay of 60,000 per month. The amount of increment or increase in pay per year will also be different for an Engineer and Diploma holder. That means there is huge gap between an Engineering graduate and a diploma graduate in every sense like pay, increase in pay, value, position, etc.

But still why do students opt Diploma in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, etc rather than Engineering. There are two possibilities which I have felt is the reason for this. The first possibility is the duration of course and students desire to enter a job and earn money as soon as possible. Diploma is a 3 year course where as Engineering is a 4 year course. And so many join Diploma, so they can finish their course fast and earn money but trust me after joining a company they regret a lot for not doing Engineering because they always have to work under an Engineer. The second possibility is the affordability of expense for Engineering. Since the fee is too much compared to Diploma many students limit their career with a Diploma course.

Well money is not a problem anymore because you can apply for scholarships and can get up to 3,00,000 per year. There are a lot of institutions and foundations who provides scholarships to students who has a strong desire to study. Scholarship preference are for students with low family income (with minimum marks of 60%) and for students with average family income who has achieved excellent marks for their 10th and 12th. Preferences are also given to outstanding students who has got prizes in dance, music, athletics, etc in the state level competition. Now a days almost all private colleges give scholarships for students with excellent marks. Scholarships are also given to minority students in India. But the problem is that the scholarship gets cancelled If you fail in any subject during your course. So try to get an average mark every semester and maintain it so that your scholarship is active for your entire course.

Everyone are searching for Engineering scholarships but the number of scholarships offered are limited. Be careful while applying for scholarships because there are a lot of fake internet sites which tells you to pay a registration fee. So be alert and don't fall into any fake internet traps. Even though Engineering scholarships are hard to get due to the rush of application forms from all over the country, do apply for the same because you might get lucky. An Engineering scholarship will change your life in all ways and you don't have to depend on anyone for your studies.  


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Friday 27 December 2013

GUIDANCE FOR PRODUCTION ENGINEERING-4

The subjects for fourth year production engineering are-

SEMESTER-7  
  1. Production Management
  2. Operations Research 1
  3. Maintenance Engineering and Management
  4. Management Information Systems
  5. Engineering Materials (Elective)
  6. Total Quality Management (Elective)
  7. Industrial Engineering Lab
  8. Metrology Lab
  9. Project
SEMESTER-8   
  1. Financial Management
  2. Computer Integrated Manufacturing
  3. Industrial Tribology (Elective)
  4. Supply Chain Management (Elective)
  5. Seminar
  6. Project
  7. Viva Voice