SRIJAN 2002-2003(1st Edition)

free me of 75% attendance rule.
Not exactly! It is true some people don't like classes and like to study by themselves, and many people feel sleepy in many classes.
But it's easy to grasp the things when someone who already knows it very well, tells it to you. You'll never feel sleepy if you remember
the questions "why", "how" and the family. Each line of the lecture can ring a question in your mind. You can relate it to something
you previously learnt. Don't be afraid to mouth your doubts and questions in the class. It'll make the learning process a lot easier and
fun.
Everyone has his/her own unique style of studying-- some like to make notes, some like it with music, some like it alone, some
like partnerships, some like the library while some like the room. Learn by studying in whatever way you are comfortable with, but
simply learn. Know the basics.
Learn at night; learn at day, learning is the key.
But the facilities here are not good. Very limited. Nowhere will you get the whole world at your disposal. Each place has its own
good points and some limitations. You're an engineer, so you have to carve out a way of using those good points to overcome those
limitations. Will learning all these basics sincerely, get me the top rank and a 20K job. Frankly speaking at this point I draw a blank.
Marks, I believe will easily fall into place, if you know the basics well and you can put that last night fight. It is the most important
part of engineering. You come to know the capability of an engineer. Finishing 5 chapters in one night when one took two days.
And about the job, everyone will tell you his/her own story. Even if you miss out on the campus, any institution or organization
will like you to join them, if you have the knowledge. The bottomline is to know the basics. And along with the basics, another key
thing is practical knowledge. You ought to have the feel of the things by your own hand. Whatever you learn, know it practically. How
does it look in reality? How is it implemented in practice? How and where it is used? What are the requirements for it? What
precautions are to be taken while using it?
Practical knowledge will give you a distinct advantage while using it for building your marvels or working in the field with it.
Those big dams, high tension DC lines, the accurate radars, GSLV, a crash proof operating system, a mission to the moon, robots in
your campus, a highly automated lathe, design of buildings like no one has seen before.
TINGLING FINGERS!!!
It is ironic that this article comes from a guy who did everything in four years at college except studying. But dear friend, this
world is full of paradoxes. Everything seems to be at a place where it should not be. Just enjoy it, the basics, the books, the lab
equipments, the Tingling in your fingers.
But I thought college is fun! Who said it isn't? You have to have a lot of fun. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Fun
you'll get in Rotaract Sundays, ISTE quizzes, • in HILL'FFAIR, sports day, farewells , freshers, dancing sessions in the hostel, chat
sessions in the canteen. It's all fun.
But that's only few days in a year, what about rest of them?
Common Yaar! A weekend movie and visit to the town is fun. And nothing can be more exciting than the girls on the Mall Road.
So fun it is... basics....
Currently I am doing a Diploma in Embedded Systems Design at CDAC, Chennai
All those.who want to kick me for this boring article, can do it at san_deep210@rediffinail.com .
Enjoy Life.
Sandeep Kumar Chawla
Sandeep Kumar Chawla, a 1998 Electrical Engineering Batch student (passed out in 2002) is pursuing Diploma in Embedded Systems Design at Centre For Development
Of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Chennai. He can be contacted at san_deep210@rediffmail.com
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Excellence is when a man asks of himself more than others do.
(2oon-o3)