Attention Students , especially from Rural sub-urban areas of our country

ATTENTION STUDENTS OF

ENGINEERING  , 

படிக்கும்  காலத்தில் 
மாணவர்கள்  என்ன செய்ய வேண்டும?
  

 பட்டம் பெற்ற பிறகு  அதிக தாமதமில்லாமல்  ஒரு  வேலை  கிடைக்க  படிக்கும் போதே  வழி செய்ய   வழி வகைகள் தேட  வேண்டும் 

 கிராமம் மற்றும் நகர்ப்புரத்தில் வாழும் 
ஏழை மக்களின்  பிள்ளை குட்டிகள்  மிக மிக கவனமாக இருப்பது அவசியம் 

பள்ளி  கல்லூரி காலங்கள் உல்லாசமாக செலவழிப்பதற்காக இல்லை என்று உணர்ந்து
செயல்படுவது அவசியம் 

ஏன்   தெரியுமா ?

ஒரு வேலை காலி இடமிருந்தால் அதற்காக   பத்து பேருக்கு அதிகமாக மாணவர்கள்  தயாராகிறார்கள் 

பட்டம் பெற்ற உடனே வேலை கிடைக்காவிட்டால் 
ஒரு வேலை கிடைக்கா பல வருடங்களாகும்.

அப்படிப்பட்ட 
பலருக்கு வாழும்  காலம் முழுதும் 
எதிர்பார்த்த ஒரு வேலை கிடைப்பதும் அறிதாகிவிடும்.

பிள்ளைகளை  வளமாக வாழ் வைக்க பெற்றோர் கண்ட கனவு,

அதை  நினைவாக்க அவர்கள் செய்த செலவு என்ற  இரண்டுமே வீணாகும் 

PARENT SPEND A LOT OF MONEY IN EDUCATING THEIR CHILDREN SO THAT THEY LEAD A PROPSEROUS LIFE.

STUDENTS SHOULD BEAR IN MIND THE FOLLOWING:

1.     THE NUMBER OF FRESH GRADUATES RECRUITED BY  THE   INDUSTRY IS A SMALL FRACTION OF STUDENTS COMINGOUT SUCCESSFULLY FROM COLLEGES.  

2.     IN THIS COMPETITION, THOSE WHO ARE THE BEST IN THE FOLLOWING GET A JOB. OTHERS SPEND MORE MONEY IN UNDERGOING SKILL TRAINING BEFORE THEY GIVEUP SERACH. THEN THEY TAKEUP JOBS THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE ENGINEERING EDUCATION,

WHAT SHOULD A STUDENT POSSESS TO WIN A JOB IN IT INDUSTRY?          

1. MARKS IN THE UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION NEED TO BE HIGH, MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES SEEKS TO RECRUIT CANDIDATES WITH VERY HIGH SCORE. SOME DO NOT ALLOW STUDENTS WITH LESS THAN 75% SCORES (STARTING FROM 20 TH STANDARD, CONSISTENTLY. THIS REQUIREMENT COULD BE SLIGHTLY LESS IN OTHER COMPANIES RECRUITING FRESHERS.

2.     KNOWLEDGE IN THE MAIN SUBJECTS SHOULD BE GOOD. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR CLEARING WRITTEN TESTS,  THOSE WHO CLEAR WILL BE FURTHER GRILLED IN THE SUBJECTS  DURING PERSONAL INTERVIEWS.

SHORT-CUTS LEADS TO FAILURE.

3.    THIRD YEAR AND FINAL YEAR PROJECTS ARE  VERY IMPORTANT, STUDENTS SHOULD INVEST A SUBSTANTIAL TIME IN PROJECT WORK ABD ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE PROJECT.

SO BUYING PROJECTS MAY HELP FULFILLING THE ACADAMIC REQUIREMENTS. BUT WOULD LEAD TO FAILURE TO CONVINCE THE RECRUITERS THAT IT IS YOU WHO DID IT.

IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES - SAY THREE TO FIVE QUESTIONS TO FIND THAT OUT.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND SELF  CONFIDENCE

4, EVEN AS YOU HAVE A GOOD EXAMINATION MARKS AND GOOD PROJECT WORK, ANY DIFFICULTY IN COMMUNICATING WHAT YOU KNOW CAN DAMAGE THE CHANCES OF GETTING A JOB.

SPEND A COUPLE OF HOURS A WEEK, IN YOUR CAMPUS TO

  TO TEACH YOUR JUNIORS AT THE COLLEGE.

 

  SHARE YOUR LEARNINGS WITH YOUR FELLOW 

  STUDENTS..

WHAT SHOULD A STUDENT DO

WHILE IN THE COLLEGE ?

EELCTRONICS / ELECTRICAL STREAM STUDENTS:

(1)  PRACTICAL : LEARN ALL ABOUT MAKING A                         REGULATED       POWER SUPPLY FOR ELECTRIC                  SYSTEM WITH   GATES / MICRO CONTROLLER                     SYSTEMS. BUILD ONE.

       THEORY:  READ AND PREPARE EXENSIVE                              NOTES ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF POWER SUP                       PLY DESIGN.

(2)   USING DISCRETE COMPONENTS / OPERATION                      AL AMPLIER ICs, BUILD OSCILLATORS, AMPLI                    FIERS,, FILTERS, MODULATOR / DEMODULA                         TORS.

(3)     PRACTICAL:  PLAY AROUND WITH ARM CORE     MICRCONTROLLERS,. RABBIT CONTROLLER   MODULES,  TRYOUT C CODE INTERFACE IT WITH SEVERAL DISPLAY DE                           VICES, SENSORS, KEYPAD,

(4)     READ APPLICATION NOTES FOR A GIVEN                              PRODUCT. FROM THE MICROCONTROLLER                          MANUFACTURER MANUFACTURER.

 WITH VERY SMALL GUIDANCE FROM PEOPLE                    WHO WERE DEVELOPERS IN THE INDUSTRY,                        ONE CAN NOT ONLY MAKE A GOOD PRODUCT BUT            WIN A GOOD JOB AS WELL. 

  

NOTE: IT IS POSSIBLE, YOU MIGHT HAVE STARTED  A GOOD PRODUCT, TO DESIGN.

THE FINAL OUTCOME AFTER A LOT OF EFFORT                  MIGHT BE UNSUCCESSFUL.

THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY AS LONG AS yOU                 HAVE LEARNT FROM SUCCESSES AND FAILURES.

Computer sceince & IT

Learn C, C++, Java, dotnet

Walk through the (C, C++)codes

available in internet.

Learn through free tutorials on XL pro                       gramming. Shell scripting, PHP and PERL            scripting.

 Learn  ; Practice shell commands.

compile c, c++ codes using GNU c/c++ compiler.

Download and install one of the free downloads of Database. (MySqldb).

Develop data base applications for one or             the other services.

Learn all about linux, embedded linux,                 Linux porting to embedded controllers.

(Mail me : natarajan.naga@gmail.com)

For project ideas and links to learn.

AFTER LEAVING COLLEGES -001

Post Education  SCENARIO

for Science and Engineering Students.

Introduction:  There are certain sequence of events that the  students of Professional course in Engineering & Science.might observe,

in order to get a foot-hold in the industry. Such a trend  started with the entry of several transnational  IT outfits to India, in late 90s and the same continues till date.

(1) While in the campus,  Students wait for campus selection, This could be typically during the  final years of Engineering education.

When an offer letter is received from a hiring company, some of the students think that they have reached their dream destination. The result is that they stop  serious learning, if at all there was one.

This is dangerous.

Do not take any thing for granted: There were and will be changes to the Global Economic situation (more often now than before the globalisation started). This would force the hiring companies either to put-on-hold the offers already made or withdraw the job offers pending favourable changes  in the global economic situation. In essence, till one joins the company and performs well and recognised and rewarded, nothing can be taken for granted.

Some new trends: In recent times, the new trend is that. the companies hire the students without much scrutiny and offer employment on   contract terms.

It is said that, there is minimal or no mentoring and yet the recruit has to prove his worth during the first annual review. Those who performed marginally and under-performed are shown the door.

(2) Stage II of job hunt.  After the students complete the       prescribed course of study and they enter into a strange world that        they never knew before. A few lakhs graduates are there to     compete with, for a small number of new openings. Now the methodology of job hunting is different.

They fall into the category called Fresher job seekers:There are institutions where  Campus selection by IT and other tech  companies are not routine. Even if there is a campus recruitment, it is not that every one of the eligible student get hired. There are    many who are left behind.  The student, then moves to the next phase of getting an employment for himself.

Fresher-selection. Most IT companies prefer testing the candidates  thoroughly with several, sequential processes.

     

The tests and interviews are conducted to assess the level of  knowledge. Especially the Aptitude tests are used to shortlist a small numer of aspirirants to a small numer.

Aptitude tests: There are the others who seek to  apply  tests in  mathematical aptitude test to select / shortlist a smaller number of people to   screne them further. Aptitude tests are not the end of the    selection    process while, no doubt, it is the first process, for one to   cross.

Subject knowledge and good Project work. The two more steps are still indispensable. They two will, utimately, influence the final result. Good  depth in subject knowledge and a good efforts in the    Final year Project are indispensable.   

Very high competition: I have witnessed, some 4000 plus fresher assembled for taking-up the aptitude tests, fighting their way to     gain entry to the test centers.  I hear a lot of sad stories on the pandamonium prevailing there.

     

However, the number of people hired subsequent to such a test       and many other steps to follow such as - Technical interviews,

H R interiews,  signing bonds, confistication of original certificates, the pay offered is very small. Still worse is that the number of candidates for selection finally hired could be  as small as FIVE    (5).

     

Experienced professionals:At the end of one year from the time they left the academies,    the students loose the fresher status.

       

 Job seekers run around the streets to drop their printed CVs. Soft copies are mailed off to any mail ID one gets to know. Now they realize that besides knowledge and aptitude they need the skills.Now they flock training institutes. Many are frustrated without a job,

                             

Training Market place.

In late 90s hundreds of training outfits have sprung-up all over major cities.

     

Many who think it fit to acquire IT skills rush to these       centers. It is not time still they realizs that merely listening to a lecture one cannot get the skill. They need to be absorbe (learn) what they hear and       apply (Practice).

Most of the campuses do not impart IT skills.

Students seek to acquire IT skills from Training institutes. That is no harm. But there is a catch. These institutes can introduce you to one or the other of the IT skills that is expected of from a candidate.

It is the student’s hard work to pick those basics and spend the mid-night oil to be able to successfully produce a product or service using those skills.

This calls for learning abilities. Hours of hard work with a limited guidance.

The level of skills that the institutes can impart to  students with varying extent of learning capabilities is  questionable.

Most students   have not made an attempt to learn by themselves. They have no need felt to practice  LEARNING. Many will now be trying to learn for the first time and that too under peer pressures.

I routinely inquire to the young job seekers on various aspects of  the training program. What I hear was shocking.

There are many among students who have been taking-up one course after the other, for periods up to four years after their engineering / IT related UG / PG.

Smarter among them, when failed get a dream job and career, settled down as instructors in those Institutes.

There are course fee as low as Rs 100 for Programming skills in C. and hundreds stand and listen to it. They do not realize that listening doesnot lead them to skills.

           

      There are institutes of a different variety

These the ones with expensive interiors with career couselors   taking to students seeking to learn.  They demand high fees and givingout statistics of how many got the job after their training..

There are centers where they give you employment, directly, for a   hefty  fees. They issue Flashy appointment orders, visiting  cards and Badges to hang them around their neck.

The condition that is attached to this employment is that they should find a job with thess inputs as an experienced professional     and      they cannot stay longer than six months. The so called IT   outfit will have a few personal computers. There will be no work or guidance. Whatthe trainee will do to find a proper job is his look-     out.

Not many wants a tough path:There are also a few genieun ones.         There admissions are based on atleast some programming skills. They give a lot of assignments to do.

     

Those are considered tough institutes and most youngers avoid   them, for they are looking for easy ways of getting a job without   putting in any   hard work.

There are several other smaller pockets in the cities offering project training and job-oriented training to different segments of the students.

Advice to every one!

*    Life as a student is very critical and should be           made the best of, to acquire knowledge and skills.

*    The freedom you enjoy should be put to good use.

*    This period of four or five years will decide what             would you make    in the future.

*    Cultivate the habit of learning.

*    Acquire skills along side the knowledge, while in             academies.

*    There is no short-cut to success.

*    Sincere efforts never fail you.

*    There are tons of learning material available in the            internet space.

*    That too, for free!

 The following photo shots were taken on a Bandh day in one of the busiest training market.  These photographs show a very small portion of the training centers. There are several large comlexes housing several institutes.