Harry’s Guide to Admissions in Engineering Colleges!

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guide to getting admissions to colleges in india engineering, medial, artsSo you’ve survived those tortuous twelve years at school and you think you’re done with the hardest part of your life? Welcome to the journey they call ‘college’! College itself isn’t that bad a monster, getting into one is. In correct terms getting into the right one is the hardest part. The entrance tests are tough to crack in to and to top it all you find a zillion other kids sitting for the same darn exam. It starts getting on your nerves when the parents are constantly over-expecting from you. In India it’s a kid’s misfortune that the parents take it for granted that their chunnu-munnus are born IITians . Some of them are I agree but not everyone. Not everyone. Coming back to the point here’s a quick guide for admissions to colleges. I understand I may not be the best person to give you guidance but I speak for my personal experiences as well as the people I know.

++ Set your priorities right : You’ve surfed the internet for the best colleges. You’ve left your parents surprised over the excess bandwidth charges from your Internet Service Provider. But it is important that you do your homework well. Surfing the internet will only help you know what all colleges exist and what they can offer. Every college is bound to show-off as far as their infrastructure is concerned. So don’t trust them on that. Make a list of all the colleges that you plan to apply for. Sort these in priority and mark important dates for applying properly.

++ The IIT-JEE is not for everyone : Unless you’re that nerd in the class who always stood first and has a closet full of medals, certificates, trophies and all that crap, read on. You must have been preparing for almost all crappy entrance tests throughout your final years at high school but by now you understand your potential and how you can utilize it to the maximum. Of course the IITs are the best places as far as engineering is concerned but admission is highly competitive. If you make it, the world is yours. If not don’t be disappointed!

++ India or abroad? If your dad has a lot of moolah then you might consider an engineering degree from a foreign university. This is also a good option considering you are not interested in the next level of engineering colleges in India. You could opt for the best engineering colleges across the globe. You’ll need to sit for an English language exam as well as the SAT for applying for an undergraduate course in a foreign university. Even if you make it to the top colleges like Stanford, MIT etc. and think you can’t afford it, you could apply for an education loan.

++ Engineering in India: If you fear you might not be able to make it to any engineering college, don’t worry! There is no shortage of engineering colleges in India. In fact you might find an engineering college nearby easily. But keep it as a last resort. Make sure you take admission into these kind of colleges only if you’ve been rejected by all NITs, deemed universities and other level b colleges. There is no shortage of engineering colleges in Haryana, NCR, Punjab etc. You can get an admission easily. Both paid and free seats are available uptil September-November period. But trust me, these engineering colleges would make you curse them every day you set foot on the campus. At that point you might want to re-consider dropping one year and trying for the IITs again.

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Harry has written 461 awesome articles on HarryJerry.com.
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  • Interesting article. I have read some of your posts and they are good. Where did you got all the information from. :)
  • want a college having yearly fee near about 50000 in maharashtra, rajasthan, or karnataka. it should take students directly without donation on the basis of percentage in 12th class.
  • Anurag
    True to the core! With so many engineering colleges, I'll say this with a more stress, so many new Private engineering colleges opening up at every nukkad around the country, engineering standards are bound to fall low.

    In times likes these it only makes sense to go for a good engineering degree in a good engineering college otherwise go for a good MBA degree from a top business school!
  • shikha
    Too many cooks spoil the broth and so will too many IITs. All of a sudden everyone around would be an IITian! :P
  • Pratik
    Nice topic Harry , though i think you could have mentioned another pointer about how students can avoid a Certain College in NCR that Begins with a 'C' and ends with 'I-T-M' .... Do NOT step into this HeLL ppl ,even if they pay you to do so !

    @ Shikha : Mr. Manmohan cares much more about the coming elections than you or i do ...so yes , your plea's been answered .

    Quoted from TOI delhi, 31st may 08 :

    " From this year, 6 new IITs and 700 more seats

    Hemali Chhapia | TNN

    Mumbai: There’s a new joke doing the rounds in engineering coaching classes: Don’t kill yourself studying because every fourth student today is bound to get into an IIT.

    Overnight, India’s exclusive engineering club has been expanded. The Union HRD ministry has decided to open six new IITs instead of just the three which were supposed to begin operations this year in Bihar, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. There will now be 13 IITs with a total of 6,872 seats. More than 700 seats have been added thanks to the six new IITs. "

    "The new IITs are implementing 27% OBC quota. "


    There are even speculations about opening an IIT in each state .... I hope this does not happen , I can't bear to see the premier institute of our times being opened everywhere like McDonald Franchisees .
  • shikha
    it is sad indeed to see so many tution centres mushrooming across the nation...all making students study in a dingy little room....sweating it out to make it to the IITs....i say if we have so many potential students....why not some more IITs Mr. Manmohan ji...? I agree you plan on coming up with some more IITs....but when? after a million more suicides....the whole freakin indian education system is nuked...
  • Raghav
    I planned to apply for an engineering degree abroad in the US and UK. I even got admissions and then I applied for a student loan. Sad enough no one was ready to finance my education since the bank did not accept the university as it had not been approved by their panel! I settled for a management degree in an Indian management institute with a good placement record.
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