My college helped me in choosing the right path for my career, says Sasidhar Varma

By: Sasidhar Varma

I attend most of the classes as attendance is mandatory in our college. We have soft skills sessions and aptitude classes which I never miss attending as they help me in enhancing my personality and prepare me for placement tests.

I was very much interested in Mathematics since my school days. I was doing great in Mathematics since school time only. Also, I had given many competitive exams in Mathematics. I never found Biology interesting as I always felt there is a lot of stuff to remember in Biology which I can’t do. Eventually, I decided to study Mathematics in 11th-12th class. So I decided to choose PCM group in my intermediate.

I studied a lot and worked hard after my intermediate to get into IIT and NIT. However, I was not able to get into any IIT or NIT. So, I started researching for some private colleges like SRM, VIT, GITAM and SASTRA. I applied in these colleges to get an admission and I got admission in some of them. But I didn’t go to any of those private colleges because of some personal reasons. While researching for the colleges, I came to know about Saveetha Engineering College. I did detailed research about Saveetha Engineering College. I came to know that it is a good college offering amazing placements. My brother was a mechanical engineering student. I was a bit influenced by him and was thinking of choosing mechanical engineering but I didn’t. I have always wanted to become a software engineer and I thought it would be best to follow my dreams. After completing my 12th, I chose Computer Science Engineering as I was interested in programming. That's how I ended up at Saveetha Engineering College.

I completed my 12th in Andhra Pradesh. So, I wrote entrance tests like EAMCET and JEE Main. I didn’t take any coaching classes. My elder brother helped me in the preparation of the entrance exams. I didn’t get admission in IIT and NIT. However, I got admission in some local colleges with my EAMCET rank but I didn’t join as they were not that good. After the result of my EAMCET and JEE Main, I wasn’t satisfied much. So, I decided to join some private colleges. I also applied and gave entrance tests for VIT, SRM, SSN and GITAM. I also tried to get admission in SASTRA as I had a good score and was eligible for it. Unfortunately, I didn’t get admission in SASTRA also. I was selected in some of them but I didn’t attend counselling in those colleges because their tuition fee was high and there were some other reasons too. I searched for some good colleges in Tamil Nadu offering decent placements. I came across Saveetha Engineering College and decided to join it. Being a candidate from another state,  there was no entrance test for Saveetha Engineering college for me. I got admission under management quota considering my 12th class performance without any entrance exam. This is how I got admission at Saveetha Engineering College.

I attend most of the classes as attendance is mandatory in our college. I like to attend Mathematics, core subjects like Artificial Intelligence, Data Structures, Machine Learning and laboratory classes because I can learn new things in them. We have soft skills sessions and aptitude classes which I never miss attending as they help me in enhancing my personality and prepare me for placement tests.

In my free time, I often go to the library to read some journals and non-subject related books to gain extra knowledge. Our college has a big playground where we play cricket after classes. I like to hang out with my friends during the break at the canteen. One day we bunked the class and went for a movie, it was quite an adventure for me. The faculty helped me gain knowledge and also motivated me to try out new things in academics. I and my friends had done a project with proper guidance from the faculty. I am maintaining a good CGPA of 8.4. 

I am not a part of any extracurricular activities. Although I have participated in some events during fests and attended some quizzes conducted in our college. I have presented a paper along with my friend at the National Conference on Paradigm shift in pedagogy to improve employability which was conducted in our college. If given chance, I would like to organize events and fests. Also, I would like to publish some research papers along with my faculty members on various subjects.

I have made a bunch of new friends. I have also experienced a plethora of things and enjoyed a lot. I have met a lot of people at this college. I have got to know about their behaviour and it taught me how to be a good person in society. My college helped and guided me in choosing the right career path for my future.

About the Author:

Sasidhar Varma is from Tirupati. He is pursuing BE (final year) in Computer Science at Saveetha Engineering College with a decent CGPA. His hobbies are cooking, playing online games and reading books. In his free time, he experiments with different cooking recipes and water plants. He is planning to go abroad for his Masters after completing his engineering.