Discovering Passion in B.Tech. at AITAM: A Student's Perspective

My College Journey!

Like every other college in India, my college is also very good in CSE (Computer Science and Engineering) and its related departments. Almost 65% of students in my college belong to CSE and its related branches. As a Computer Science student, I want to develop or create a website that is useful to society.  I have liked mathematics since my school days. So, I chose the PCM (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) stream in my intermediate. After taking PCM in Class 12, the majority of the students in India choose B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology), similarly, I also chose B.Tech. Actually, I did not have any passion before joining B.Tech., after joining my college I got some passion to do something. Now I am really passionate about my course. Because I want to design a website. I already have an idea to create a website, but I want to learn the required skills.

Path to AITAM:

When it comes to the growth of students in college life, every student sees some growth in their life after joining a college. It may be personal growth or professional growth. But one thing I should say is that the maturity level of students will grow when he joins a college. So, joining a college will definitely change your life depending on your behaviour. I got admission in my college through a counselling process conducted by APSCHE under Andhra Pradesh government. For admission, you need to take the entrance exam called AP EAMCET. If you get a good score in this entrance exam, then only you will get admission into B.Tech in Andhra Pradesh.

              For this entrance exam, I took online coaching and it is recommended for every aspiring student to take online or offline coaching class. While selecting colleges, I didn’t consider any other colleges than my Aditya Institute of Technology and Management (AITAM) college because this college is near to me and this college has had good placements in recent years. Also, I participate in extracurricular activities like playing cricket, attending competitions, etc. If given to me, I will also participate in competitions at intercollege level and state also. 

Advice for Aspiring B.Tech. Students

My suggestion to my fellow juniors who are willing to join B.Tech. is that in any college in India, college faculty will give you around 20-30% knowledge of the subject only. You will have to acquire remaining knowledge on your own. Then only you can survive in this competitive world. Next thing, college management will tell you that we will teach you all trending courses in your 4 years of B.Tech. life, but actual fact is they will only give you the basic knowledge, you have to learn on your own. For example, Python is a very important programming language that every Computer Science student will definitely learn, in that also they will teach you the basics. That is not enough for placements. So, you need to have in-depth knowledge on your own. Another thing is college management promises you guaranteed placements, but the real fact is that they just bring placements to the college, you have to work hard to crack a job to settle in life. My personal suggestion is to not go to college for classes or attendance, have fun in your college life. This college time will never come to you again. Finally, this is my college experience and suggestions to my juniors.

Note: The views expressed in this article are solely the author’s own and do not reflect/represent those of Shiksha.