tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post115020793445371651..comments2023-12-24T01:23:48.970+05:30Comments on Youth Curry - Insight on Indian Youth: IIT at any cost, or…Rashmi Bansalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447667745099994241noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-72221355390413680002010-06-30T11:42:09.979+05:302010-06-30T11:42:09.979+05:30Words of wisdom. The things that have been pointed...Words of wisdom. The things that have been pointed out seriously makes one think.Ujjavalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034627080808419554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-28126831590324827142009-12-23T16:44:51.167+05:302009-12-23T16:44:51.167+05:30I enjoyed your post. I have been wondering about t...I enjoyed your post. I have been wondering about this topic,so thanks for posting. I’ll likely be coming back to your blog...<br /><a href="http://addurlindonesia.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog add url</a>|<a href="http://www.linkexchangeindonesia.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog link exchange</a>|<a href="http://link-exchange-id.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">link exchange blog</a>|<a href="http://submiturlindonesia.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">submit url</a>|<a href="http://pasanglinks.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">pasang links</a>|<a href="http://tukeranlinkblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">tukeran link</a>|<a href="http://indo-add-url.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">add link</a>,<a href="http://link-exchange-indo.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">link blog</a>,<a href="http://add-url-id.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">add url id</a>|<a href="http://mazdanz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog danz</a>|<a href="http://blog-free-submit-link.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog free submit link</a>|<a href="http://blog-free-add-link.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog free add link</a>|<a href="http://blog-free-submit-url.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog free submit url</a>|<a href="http://blog-free-submit.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog free submit</a>|<a href="http://blog-free-link-exchange.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog free link exchange</a>|<a href="http://blog-free-add-url.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">blog free add url</a>|<a href="http://submission-blog-free.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">submission blog free</a>|<a href="http://free-add-url-blog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">free add url blog</a>|<a href="http://submit-blog-free.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">submit blog free.</a>|<a href="http://free-add-link.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">free add link</a>|<a href="http://free-submit-url-blog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">free submit url blog</a>|<a href="http://blog-free-submit-site.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">blog free submit site</a>|<a href="http://free-add-url-submission.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">free add url submission</a>|<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/astagacomlifestyleonthenet/" rel="nofollow">Astaga.com Lifestyle on the net</a>|<a href="http://freeinternetmarketingtool.blogspot.com/2009/12/festival-museum-nusantara-festival.html" rel="nofollow">Festival Museum Nusantara</a>|<a href="http://freeinternetmarketingtool.blogspot.com/2009/12/astagacom-lifestyle-on-net-lifestyle.html" rel="nofollow">Astaga.com Lifestyle on the net</a>|<a href="http://freeinternetmarketingtool.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">IM Tool</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-4925168061228273062009-09-11T03:22:48.044+05:302009-09-11T03:22:48.044+05:30Lovely Blog,
Read it two years ago and made a deci...Lovely Blog,<br />Read it two years ago and made a decision to opt branch over brand and today I am in second year at IIITH(CSE) studying a subject I love.<br />I think this prose made all the difference as it made me think very clearly.ARCHIThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01580921659923355051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-10094479766001678292009-06-18T13:55:28.937+05:302009-06-18T13:55:28.937+05:30hi
I got a rank of 2659 in iit jee. now with such ...hi<br />I got a rank of 2659 in iit jee. now with such a rank i could end up in iit doin metallurgy or do cs in bits pilani or nits(i had these options).but frankly speakin i really dont no what comp sci engineering is all about nor do i know any thing abt meta eng(hardly a few students no abt)... in such a situation what do i do..you are sayin to prefer a good branch but what if i dont enjoy it...i will be in deeper shit...and yes comp sci has a lot of scope in india and abroad but do you have any idea abt the scope of metallurgy and civil abroad...i dont no what interests me more...but to speak the truth i would definitely prefer iit over other institutes coz there i ll get the best environment the best faculty the best alumini the best guidance for future...and also i ll learn a lot from my seniors and get<br />inspired to become like them...these are some of the points that are really important for me and my future...i no that comp science rocks but the iits rock even more...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095822076942927057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-90908296150564638842008-10-11T03:41:00.000+05:302008-10-11T03:41:00.000+05:30I would recommend each blogger to write his positi...I would recommend each blogger to write his position in the institute and his score because once opinion a lot depends on these...I know few people writing above who are fucking with their studies are are expecting a job with google, BCG, microsoft to name a few (Brand names)and are giving fundee that one should not go by the brand name. MOreover those who talk about job scenario at IIT's should be asked a question "havve they gone through the placement scenario for other colleges themselves or are just relying on some stories told to them by their friends?"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226461364905729301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-63455151793139335862008-10-11T03:01:00.000+05:302008-10-11T03:01:00.000+05:30just came across your blog and can safely say that...just came across your blog and can safely say that to some extent it captures the repentance that i am having for making the choice. I was ranked 1300 in JEE and was getting CS at DCE/NSIT but went for the former just for the brand sake. And to be honest till date the brand has served no good purpose (apart from generating awe amongst neighbors, which feels good only at some instances).With placements approaching and the real story of "brand IIT" unfolding in front of me I am left with no other option but to repent.INFERNOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807670772365082857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-61718506895182069252008-02-03T06:09:00.000+05:302008-02-03T06:09:00.000+05:30well guys i suppose,tht iit professor hasn researc...well guys i suppose,tht iit professor hasn researched his things up quite well.....he has left 1 imp ''biggie' outta his club 6.....NSIT coe has muchh betr placement,course content,faculty thn any of his ''biggies''.....u can easily guess tht 1 of the guy frm tht vry institute bagged a 35 lpa smething offer last yr frm coe brach only.....n tht institute has way betr avg package thn many of the ''biggies'' in the professor's list.....n reagarding campus n infrastructure thing is tht this govt institution has one of the best array of facilities for its studs......u can visit its site.....the campus is jus amazing.....skatterboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08702255015094074422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-46508816624416201922008-02-03T05:18:00.000+05:302008-02-03T05:18:00.000+05:30well folks..nice thoughts..i waan to convey someth...well folks..nice thoughts..i waan to convey something to the owner of the blog that , im myself (was)in the same dilemma of chosing the branch or IIT ..but i have chosen B Tech Civil engineering at IIT Delhi , and left top branches(as in CS from NSIT.IT BHU , BITS etc..) nd lemme tell u it was a hug decision for me, but i was pretty clear that i wanted IIT..but this is also a fact that studying CS was a dream for me..so its kind a situation having both drreams complementary to each other..but lemme tell you that after coming here i have also studied CS , as yu can do lot of open (elective) courses in your prefereed area..<BR/>and as far as jobs /placements are concerned .ican tel u the average package of my deptt was around 5.5 lakhs last year..with high paying jobs from schlumberger = 32 lakhs<BR/>and shell = arnd 10 lkhs, MCkinsey,BCG etc..<BR/>see its all about optimizing ur life..i fell u get a whole new dimension when u study at iit,as u meet the best talent of ur country and the kind of rigorous schedules that we have , it makes u well equipped with skills that u can really leave every body behind (non IITians exceptions apart) even if u start from the bottom,and lemme tell u some great achevers from IITs non Cs deptts :<BR/><BR/>Rajat gupta (B Tech IIT DelhiMech engg.)<BR/><BR/>Arun Sarin (B tech Metallurgy IIT kgp).<BR/>the problem is that u guys are not aware of oppurtunities of very highly reckoned jobs in these fileds..<BR/>and as for my case im also aiming to pursue MS in Computer Science ,,so as i said u need to optimize,,now im having brand IIT , a whole new thinking , the confidence and then i will be having MS in CS from a good top 15 US univ..(or may be even top 10) and eventually i will be having job in ur google or microsoft or oracle or Intel or whatever...<BR/>believe me im more passionate about cs then all memebers in this blog , but i have chose civil or actually IIT Delhi,which really rocks!!!<BR/><BR/>Akshay Dua <BR/>B tech (Civil engg ;-))IIT Delhi...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Arun sarinAkshay Duahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599183842911228402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-63410443964245432902007-07-23T12:12:00.000+05:302007-07-23T12:12:00.000+05:30was reading up what bala wrotebala, i had a simila...was reading up what bala wrote<BR/>bala, i had a similar scene as urs, ended up in RAIT inspite of a low JEE rank, and though just like you, we all would walk into NITs due to the %age cut off making it easy for mumbai univ students (my pcm was 95 and my aggregate was 91%) it still seems like a better option to get into RAIT. the second time I gave my JEE i just didnt care as I was happy where I was. I agree with Bala. look for something only when you are not happy where you are.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400945498997545329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-20711009414827779072007-05-31T14:04:00.000+05:302007-05-31T14:04:00.000+05:30Let me bring life to this subject. I'm perhaps the...Let me bring life to this subject. I'm perhaps the person you are talking about. The results for JEE 2007 are out, and I'm in the same position as being discussed now. I have scored a rank of 3814 and wondering what the hell can one do with it. I won't get anything good at IIT. AIEEE results are also out and I won't get anything as hot as Computers or Electronics in top 2or3 NITS or IIITs. And blame it all on bloody India Education system, I don't know much what all is being taught in different streams at such low ranks and what are the career options available to me later. Should I opt for IIT ? If not, What should I do ?? Please Help<BR/><BR/>And yes, Can someone please tell how a person at 17 can know what is "his interests" while the education system don't gives him enough exposure on this subject.Amit...https://www.blogger.com/profile/18264865213072457770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-42557314043311532302007-05-23T00:02:00.000+05:302007-05-23T00:02:00.000+05:30Neither every IITian is a sucessfull man, nor ever...Neither every IITian is a sucessfull man, nor every sucessfull man is an IITian.<BR/><BR/>Though brand name matters, but its ultimately upto the junta themselves. I have seen people making it to IIT's and then flunking in number of courses resulting into an year drop.vaibhavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917999112146297437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-75288314858218902852007-04-04T12:34:00.000+05:302007-04-04T12:34:00.000+05:30hi i am amit doing first year mechanical engg from...hi <BR/>i am amit doing first year mechanical engg from don bosco institute of technology.<BR/>i am very worried about my branch,<BR/>because i dont know any thing about it.<BR/>please help me out<BR/>tell me what are future scope of this branch in india as well as in abroad <BR/>can a fresh mechanical engg with first class get a job in abroad <BR/>i would be pleased if u hel me out.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097822200145903215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1155105741618532652006-08-09T12:12:00.000+05:302006-08-09T12:12:00.000+05:30Hi, I am an IIT Delhi Graduate. I was lucky to get...Hi, I am an IIT Delhi Graduate. I was lucky to get a rank of 140 during JEE, at that time I did not know what I wanted in my life? probably I still don't. <BR/><BR/>The one thing I feel Indians lack is interest and motivation. We mostly go to college not because of interest but need and parent pressure plus peer pressure.<BR/><BR/>Life is tough .... but one can't help it.Gabbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900806404651364260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1153810660667594522006-07-25T12:27:00.000+05:302006-07-25T12:27:00.000+05:30"Find yourself. Be yourself. Love yourself. Everyt..."Find yourself. Be yourself. Love yourself. Everything else will fall into place.'<BR/>Hor rightly said. Just the brand name alone will get you a job but whether you have a passion for what you do or not. Thats the quetion.<BR/>Now studentsw ant to get into IIT not to become engineers but to wprk for an MNC and drive a benz. How sad and how deperate people are to make millions?<BR/>AlexAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812065163944655719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1152923573152531382006-07-15T06:02:00.000+05:302006-07-15T06:02:00.000+05:30IIT's have premium brand value. If you think you w...IIT's have premium brand value. If you think you will be better off with a better brand in the future, I think any branch works. Statistically more than 50% do their MBA and only a significantly small percentage actually end up working in their own fields in which they have graduated. The Civil Engg guys from the IIT's can as good programmers as CS gradutes. Programming and problem solving can be done equally well by any astute mind. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately in India we have this debate because IT/MBA career opportunities(read $$$) outstrips any other industry by a huge marginVikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772111799029574023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150797735939163332006-06-20T15:32:00.000+05:302006-06-20T15:32:00.000+05:30hi,I read the whole stuff on the blog and could se...hi,<BR/>I read the whole stuff on the blog and could see lots of analysis going into it. I'm from Hyderabad and personally was an "hard core" aspirant of IIT. But, unfortunately could not make it. Before delving so deep into the analysis I just have a funamental question about the famous JEE. How transparent is this exam. Everytime I gave this exam I dint know where and why I lost this? There is an Iron curtain and I do not know why the elite professors at IITs hate to be transparent. I want to ask one question to every one at IIT and alumni. Do you know why you got this rank and not the other?? Please respond anyone. And I'm not asking this because I did not get into but as a rational human who believe in science and evidence is the basis of science.Siva Charanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17215338464867505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150436609570647142006-06-16T11:13:00.000+05:302006-06-16T11:13:00.000+05:30Prof sharar who teaches positive psychology at har...Prof sharar who teaches positive psychology at harvard said in one of his lectures that when one faces the dilemma, like the one discussed in this article of choosing to join a "non-glamourous" major at an IIT or a "glamorous" major at an non-IIT, one should ask himself three questions. <BR/><BR/>1) Do I really find it meaningful to pursue ?<BR/><BR/>2) Do I find please in learing it ?<BR/><BR/>3) Am I good at it?<BR/><BR/>I believe if we write down answers for these questions, we will be in a position to make a well informed decision.Manoj Jagataphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770062206507622878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150410157714680912006-06-16T03:52:00.000+05:302006-06-16T03:52:00.000+05:30http://passionormoney.blogspot.com/2006/06/money-o...http://passionormoney.blogspot.com/2006/06/money-or-passion.htmlmanishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744976837590794134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150404280050283772006-06-16T02:14:00.000+05:302006-06-16T02:14:00.000+05:30having joined the iit last year and have joined it...having joined the iit last year and have joined it at 2638 rank-branch meta-that too dual-i think i am the one for whom u write the post.only the post is 1 year late.but even if i had read something like this a year earlier,my desicion would be same.then i had no idea what does cs/meta offers-and 18 yeaqr old is not expected to know this.so what i did-i read the broad outline of syllabus of the courses,found out which course will help me to diversify if i choose to.meta was the best option.and since i had no idea what on the earth is in mech or chemical engineering-good college experience also bcame a deciding factor.after 1 year-and 1 introductopry course of meta i have developed a liking for it and cant wait to get on the shop floor.the mere fact that i will be working surrounded by molten metal and in vicinity of 1000-1500 celsius temperatures excites me.Kaustubhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022813805996019862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150401913635942932006-06-16T01:35:00.000+05:302006-06-16T01:35:00.000+05:30Hi Rashmi,Well said "Find yourself. Be yourself. L...Hi Rashmi,<BR/><BR/>Well said <BR/><BR/>"Find yourself. Be yourself. Love yourself. Everything else will fall into place. "<BR/><BR/>This statement of yours reminds me of that father-son-globe story(to borrow from Robin Sharma's "The monk who sold his ferrari")<BR/><BR/>This might be interesting for atleast a few readers here....:-)<BR/><BR/>To quote it in short..<BR/><BR/><BR/>One night a father was relaxing with his newspaper after a long day at the office.His son ,who wanted to play ,kept on pestering him.Finally fed up,the father ripped out a picture of the globe that was in the paper and tore it into a hundred tiny pieces and asked his son to try putting them together,hoping that this would keep his son busy for the next 3-4 hours atleast.(long enough to finish reading his newspaper).<BR/><BR/>But to his amazement,his son returned only after one minute with the globe perfectly back together.When the father asked how he achieved this feat,his son explained that there was a picture of a person on the other side of the globe, and once he got that picture together ,the world was okay.<BR/><BR/>Moral of the story :-- "Put your world together,and things will start to fall in place"<BR/><BR/>And again,be it IIT or IIIT,if a guy is following his passion,success has to follow.The only thing,one has to be sure about is,that he is really following his passion !!<BR/><BR/>Being at an IIT (or any class A institute) definitely helps,but only to the extent of giving you a headstart over others,what should finally matter in the long run,as I perceive it,is ,whether you love your job or not,because excellence can only come with passion.<BR/><BR/>And hey rajan,<BR/><BR/>Best of luck for your shot at advetta.We all know,that you are going to make it big. :-)<BR/><BR/>-manishmanishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744976837590794134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150368262642031932006-06-15T16:14:00.000+05:302006-06-15T16:14:00.000+05:30After my 12th, I had a choice between taking up ar...After my 12th, I had a choice between taking up arts in St.Stephen's or commerce in a far lesser known college. I chose the later because I knew I wanted to do commerce ONLY, from wherever. Now,after joining IIMB, during the summer internship process, I realised that the people getting the so-called cream of the job (international consults and ibanks) were IIT toppers or students from St.Stephens, SRCC etc. Now I had absolutely no interest in those jobs so I have no regrets with my choice. Someone else who had made the same choiced might regret it because he has missed out on these opportunities.<BR/><BR/>The point I am trying to make here is that a brand name matters, especially in the long run. And not just in the job, as I'm sure you would have realised, with your IIMA tag. It's easier to make such a choice when the streams are as diverse as arts and commerce but on the case of engineering branches, how many 17year olds are aware of the scope of each branch when they make a choice?Ramyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200409540625218822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150261848530804392006-06-14T10:40:00.000+05:302006-06-14T10:40:00.000+05:30Good Post once again, Rashmi!I agree with Krishnan...Good Post once again, Rashmi!<BR/><BR/>I agree with Krishnan and Pridera and guess everyone will feel the same once they are out of the career making process and look back.<BR/><BR/>I remember that I had to cook up so many reasons on "why I chose this particular branch for engineering" when I had started applying for the MBA entrance... <BR/><BR/>The only problem with this type of approach is that there is a fear of being branded fatalist and this is certainly not recommneded for a 17 year young fertile mind...a little guidance and thinking will do no harm!Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152852406299358093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150256190587527592006-06-14T09:06:00.000+05:302006-06-14T09:06:00.000+05:30Rashmi,really a nice post, specially concluding pa...Rashmi,<BR/>really a nice post, specially concluding part.Donno whether you can read marathi or not, but last week I had post at http://guruvision.in with title "Pudhe kay ?" (what is next ?) in Marathi, hope you will read that :)<BR/><BR/>- SomeshSomesh Bartakkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766555766767204798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150254409878871182006-06-14T08:36:00.000+05:302006-06-14T08:36:00.000+05:30Bravo to your analysis ... you have given it a goo...Bravo to your analysis ... you have given it a good try. But I am sorry to say that I agree with Krishnan Sundararaman. At a tender age of 17, only a handful of us are capable of making the right decisions and never regretting the same. Guidance in the form of parents / lecturers etc should always be welcomed. Lucky are those, who have been able to study and work in the field of their choice. Most aren't as lucky ... then there are others who discover on the job that they are good at it while they studied something they were not so good at. (even if they had opted to study the same).<BR/>Be not very rigid and time will sort out things will always be my advice to youn students.PRIDERAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108101300217422959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150224716080650712006-06-14T00:21:00.000+05:302006-06-14T00:21:00.000+05:30amrit and mustang have made very important points....amrit and mustang have made very important points.<BR/><BR/>I would like to add one thing. It is dangerous to make a decision based on the current job trends/markets. These days things are changing so fast that something which is "hot" when you get in may become archaic by the time you graduate. For example, just two years ago no one talked about financial analytics at the IITs, now this sector is a massive recruiter. In such scenario, only the basic grinding will hold you in good stead.ankanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810743208051441015noreply@blogger.com