tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post2150414353313130672..comments2023-08-22T21:39:03.530+05:30Comments on My Voice: Travails of an Aspiring EngineerMavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-32448146461999229052009-07-11T21:54:16.294+05:302009-07-11T21:54:16.294+05:30Hello Anrosh,
IIT has become a brand and thus the...Hello Anrosh,<br /><br />IIT has become a brand and thus the rush to get on-board.<br /><br />The sad truth is most IIT grads either go abroad or take jobs in consulting.<br /><br />Infact, there was a survey done and it was featured by "Business World" that most of India building has been achieved by non-IIT engineers.Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-56583409202588616882009-07-11T01:29:04.160+05:302009-07-11T01:29:04.160+05:30vinod, going to ivy leagues are possible because o...vinod, going to ivy leagues are possible because of loans from banks or because of one's financial wealth of their own.<br /><br />i know personally know many iitians who could have easily got an admission in any ivy league hands down but would not have the money to go to an ivy league in an era when there was no facility for loans nor do they have the collateral to place with the bank/ pawn Anroshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723150055204555588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-54244941053636659132009-07-11T00:06:47.715+05:302009-07-11T00:06:47.715+05:303rd line : " and toss their 3D engineering dr...3rd line : " and toss their 3D engineering drawings" that they learn.Anroshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723150055204555588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-91590747479950870372009-07-11T00:05:14.496+05:302009-07-11T00:05:14.496+05:30IIT'ans are great, but please do not make them...IIT'ans are great, but please do not make them gods. they are good at maths and physics but there is more to it than itself - the financial mess in this country - (a poll can establish that many iitians who have come into this country since 1970's have left engineering ( jobs are outsourced )and have moved into finance. and they are instrumental in this bleeding mess)<br /><br />Gods Anroshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723150055204555588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-68478454175790157652009-07-01T21:45:40.249+05:302009-07-01T21:45:40.249+05:30Hi Priyank,
Coaching Classes have become the bane...Hi Priyank,<br /><br />Coaching Classes have become the bane of the education system. <br /><br />This is also a pointer to the changing social priorities. <br /><br />With both parents working and too tired / distracted at the end of it...there is no bonding with their children and there is no time to inculcate the right values.Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-46046698135177126272009-07-01T21:43:11.213+05:302009-07-01T21:43:11.213+05:30Hi Krish
An unending tale....for no reason and it...Hi Krish<br /><br />An unending tale....for no reason and it need not be like this.Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-72247521687684019632009-07-01T21:41:53.928+05:302009-07-01T21:41:53.928+05:30Vinod,
Teaching has never been a glamour professi...Vinod,<br /><br />Teaching has never been a glamour profession and it is not considered an attractive career option.<br /><br />Centres of excellence require excellent faculty and there is a serious shortage of good and experienced teachers.<br /><br />We have ignored this for too long.Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-73758315058620514512009-07-01T21:38:37.460+05:302009-07-01T21:38:37.460+05:30Hi Solilo
You are right. It is getting tougher an...Hi Solilo<br /><br />You are right. It is getting tougher and mainly due to increasing number of students vying for an unbelievably small number of seats.Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-62384730147204918712009-06-30T22:16:52.551+05:302009-06-30T22:16:52.551+05:30Hi Mavin,
Nice post and this coaching class cultur...Hi Mavin,<br />Nice post and this coaching class culture is a pity indeed.... I've even seen 1st standard kids go to coaching classes. How sad is that...Final_Transithttp://priyank.com/travel/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-31307283559230932912009-06-30T19:32:08.563+05:302009-06-30T19:32:08.563+05:30Hi Mavin, never ending tale of woe indeed !Hi Mavin, never ending tale of woe indeed !Krishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642369297736205420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-65546627292137917242009-06-30T10:52:39.241+05:302009-06-30T10:52:39.241+05:30Mavin I agree there are a lot of students who fall...Mavin I agree there are a lot of students who fall in that category. Some engineering colleges are really a scam, as the seats not taken show. What we need is many more institutions of excellence like the IITs. <br /><br />Education should have been addressed on a war footing long back. Let s hope something happens now at least. Sibal seems to be making the right noises.Vinod_Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-5312517644333523482009-06-30T03:38:47.578+05:302009-06-30T03:38:47.578+05:30Recently one IIT topper refuted the tall claims ma...Recently one IIT topper refuted the tall claims made by a coaching institute that he studied there. Many institutes get details of students from schools/colleges and when the rank list comes, they fake it. <br /><br />It is just getting tougher for students in India. The pressure!Solilohttp://mesoliloquy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-49971949681140958432009-06-29T21:53:08.470+05:302009-06-29T21:53:08.470+05:30Hi Sraboney:
Well you never know. He may actually...Hi Sraboney:<br /><br />Well you never know. He may actually enjoy running a coaching institute and actually make more money in the bargain.Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-83710517606384321932009-06-29T21:51:41.458+05:302009-06-29T21:51:41.458+05:30Hello Vinod,
You are right. What about the stude...Hello Vinod,<br /><br /><br />You are right. What about the student who does not figure in the top 5000, cannot spend and lady luck has not yet smiled on him.<br /><br />Our system is geared to eliminate due to a mad rush for seats but on the flip side about 4000 engineering seats went abegging last year.<br /><br />Students preferred to skip many colleges seen as poor in their academic levels.Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-24592940715651455712009-06-29T21:47:19.858+05:302009-06-29T21:47:19.858+05:30Hi Gopi,
Yes these coaching classes can resort to...Hi Gopi,<br /><br />Yes these coaching classes can resort to any measure in this game of one upmanship.<br /><br />You will recollect Chate Classes' advts in Mumbai. He was a known cheater. Mercifully, he seems to have faded away.<br /><br />Competition is fine and presuure is helpful but where do we draw the line?Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-14307345401215187012009-06-29T21:44:08.292+05:302009-06-29T21:44:08.292+05:30Hi Kislay
I would like to read about your experie...Hi Kislay<br /><br />I would like to read about your experiences.<br /><br />Do you feel that the competition has become that much more intense nowadays. I have no idea of this since, I have always been a student in the commerce stream.Mavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-12125156682455578202009-06-29T14:18:59.891+05:302009-06-29T14:18:59.891+05:30I know of a coaching institute guy in Lucknow who ...I know of a coaching institute guy in Lucknow who bought land for Rs.4cr and 'imported' an architect from Banglaore to design his house...He was willing to shell out another 3-4 crores on it...Since JEEs only test a person's skill in Maths and Physics, I told my husband that he was in the wrong line (he has a PhD in Eco from the US) and should start a coaching institute instead...Sraboneyhttp://ramblingsbybones.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-78381732705963169282009-06-28T20:35:45.475+05:302009-06-28T20:35:45.475+05:30I also have a similar ring side view. Only in this...I also have a similar ring side view. Only in this case, my nephew decided that the struggle to get into an IIT was not worth the effort and dropped out of the coaching classes in Delhi. After a stint in St Xavier's Mumbai, he found himself in an Ivy League University, with far lessor effort!<br /><br />Everyone, of course, is not so lucky!Vinod_Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-61192018750400821712009-06-28T18:35:22.757+05:302009-06-28T18:35:22.757+05:30You're right about the tall claims that the co...You're right about the tall claims that the coaching classes make. It is high time they get regulated. But this admission rush for engineering seats will continue to be a rat race for some time to come. Youngsters need to learn to cope with competition - cant wish that away, I guess!Gopinath Mavinkurvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18008117973034496024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591546396849849004.post-45728867439645500002009-06-28T17:18:48.086+05:302009-06-28T17:18:48.086+05:30Sir , I can absolutely relate to it . So much , th...Sir , I can absolutely relate to it . So much , that your post has inspired me to write something about my own experiences .aShyCarnalKidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708483268962279495noreply@blogger.com