How I chose my course and college: Shreyansh Goyal

I chose Science as my stream of study when I entered 11^th standard. I was not good at lengthy calculations but I wanted to go for Science due to my interest in the subject. I thought about choosing Arts but Hindi or English was not my cup of tea. To be honest, I was weak in these subjects. The thing about Science was that it always had something new to learn which attracted me towards the subject. Also, I chose a non-medical field because I loved computers.

Now, coming to the course. Computer Science is the most preferred course because of the growing IT sector and availability of jobs in the domain. People asked me for reasons I did not choose MAIT for Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. My reason is: I preferred course over college.

I cleared JEE Mains but my rank was not good enough to get into DTU, NSIT or even NITs. Thus, I was left with options like IP University and BITS. My BITS score too was not good enough to get me the branch of my choice – CS. Thus, I chose IP University and my first preference was Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology(BSIT).  

How did I crack my college admission

I appeared for IPUCET which is not a tough exam. All you need to do is manage time. For my preparations, I studied NCERT and took a crash course of a month to crack the exam. The exam is more factual than conceptual. So, it’s better to focus more on CBSE course books and the facts mentioned there.

The best and the easiest way is to buy the Previous Year book for IPU by Arihant. More or less everything is covered in the book. You would get a fair idea on how to prepare for the exam.

First, try to solve the mock papers on your own, even if it’s only 10% of it. Then, compare the answers with the solution given and comprehend your mistakes. Try and solve the remaining questions you haven’t attempted. This will help you boost the confidence later on and will also help in time management.

Questions asked in IPUCET are very basic and you need to have a good practice so that you can maximise your score. You would have a lot of time to take mock tests daily but while solving questions, remember you have got limited time. This will help you a lot to score good marks in the exam.

How do I spend my college days

I get bored in college. Its feels like a 9 to 5 job of attending lectures. My college starts at 9:15 am and ends at 5 pm. It’s not easy to just sit and attend all the lectures. So, I bunk a few classes.

There are several societies in our college that you can be a part of including dancing and singing. I am a part of CSI (Computer Society of India) of our college. Even though, I am least interested in College activities but the fests are pretty good and enjoyable. If given a chance, I would change some of my subjects, reduce my lectured and concentrate of UI/UX.

Corona is our annual techno - cultural fest, which is organized in the month of March. As fart of the fest, cultural events like Fashion show, Mr and Miss Corona, Music and Dance Events, Star night and Technical events like Web Lop,Gaming,C/C++ Programming are organised. Avalanche of cash prizes and gift vouchers are distributed to the winners.

BPIT conducts its biggest literary fest “ELOQUENCE” with many interesting events. Events like BPIT - MUN, Treasure Hunt, Book Seller, Eloquent Personality are a part of the fest. There is an air of zest, zeal, fun and excitement. Loads of interesting prizes are given to the winners that include cash prizes and gift vouchers.

Freshers' party/orientation day is celebrated every year to welcome new students to the institute. The motive of this orientation day is to acquaint the new students with the college life which provides freshers an opportunity to unleash their talents.

An Inter-Branch (stream) sports meet is held each year in the month of February. Students participate and compete in various sports like Soccer, volleyball, cricket and even indoor games such as chess and carom .

About the Author:

My name is Shreyansh Goyal and I am currently pursuing BTech from Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology. I like playing football and reading novels. I get really excited for anything related to scientific fiction. I want to be UI/UX developer and love this due to its quick responses.