In the earlier blog are attached the list of engineering colleges and the streams which are usually on offer through Arunachal Pradesh JEE (http://higher-education-arunachal.blogspot.com/2011/06/arunachal-pradesh-jee-career-guidance.html). So we have a basic idea about the number of colleges and the number of seats in the different streams et.al. Even though you have the list with you, how are you going to make an informed and tactful decision about joining a particular institution? How about the pedagogy of the college, the general environment, availability of hostel facilities, about weather etc.? The answer lies in information. But this information may be hard to get. In order to bridge this gap, the blog will contain information on various aspects from students who have been to these colleges. However, I am not sure about how much of the information contained in the excerpts may be of use to you or how many such colleges will I be able to cover. But this is an honest attempt of trying to provide you with facts and figures via erstwhile and present students in respective colleges so as to give you information you have never had.
Mr. Hage Tawang is one such student. Having completed his XIIth he joined ‘University BDT College of Engineering’ (http://www.ubdtce.com/) in Davangere, Karnataka. Davangere is the city headquarter of davangere district. It is about 256 kms from the state capital Bangalore. According to Wikepedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davangere) the majority language spoken is kannada. Hindi and English are also commonly spoken. Hage Tawang chose Civil Engineering as his choice of course and passed out in the year 2008. He is currently working as a Junior Engineer with the Hydro-Power department of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh. He is currently located in Anini.
In order to find some information, the following questions were sent to him which he was kind enough to reply immediately.
Q: Which college did you complete your engineering?
Hage Tawang: University BDT College of Engineering.
Q: Which stream did you pursue?
HT: Civil Engineering
Q: Which other streams were available through Arunachal JEE?
HT: 4 seats for Mechanical Engg. For civil also, there were 4 seats
Q: How was the learning in your core subject in terms of pedagogy (teachers).
HT: Teachers were very experienced and good in teaching. I liked the pedagogy of my college.
Q: How was your overall learning?
HT: OK
Q: Did your learning in college help you in getting the job you are currently posted in?
HT: YES, definitely.
Q: Did you have hostel facilities?
HT: YES
Q: For girls as well?
HT: YES. But there used to be shortage of seats in hostel for girls. Some of them used to live in rented houses nearby. There were rent houses available near college.
Q: How many girls from Arunachal used to live in rented places?
HT: In all the batches junior to me, girls from Arunachal used to live in rented places.
Q: How was the surrounding area, I mean was the place safe?
HT: The locality was nice and clean. It was a residential area and so pretty safe for girls. But still one must take precautions for personal safety.
Q: How many girls from Arunachal used to live in rented places?
HT: In all the batches junior to me, girls from Arunachal used to live in rented places.
Q: How was the surrounding area, I mean was the place safe?
HT: The locality was nice and clean. It was a residential area and so pretty safe for girls. But still one must take precautions for personal safety.
Q: How was the overall culture of the college?
HT: The culture and the environment inside the college campus was that of simplicity. Most of the local students were from middleclass and lower middle class background so on average, the attitude of the students was ‘down to earth’. The lecturers too were simple and I reiterate again, very good in teaching. Overall the life in the college will give you the feel of a simple life.
Q: How many people were from Arunachal?
HT: Average 32 (8 seats X 4 year)
Q: How many people were from the Northeast?
HT: Some years back there were students from Meghalaya, Mizoram etc also but later on only students from Arunachal were getting admitted.
Q: How was the food?
HT: Food is one factor in south india which can be a let down for our students but my personal opinion is that in Karnataka the food habits are much better than the other South Indian states. So it was OK.
Q: How is the location of your college i.e., davangere in terms of weather, food and transportation?
HT: In terms of weather it was moderate. Summer was a bit hot but bearable. Almost as same as Itanagar. And winters used to be very pleasant.
We used to mostly eat outside since during that time the Hostel mess was not stable. But it was okay for me.
In terms of transportation we had to reach davangere via banglore. So you take a train or a flight from Guwahati to Bangalore and then take a bus from there. As the buses running from Bangalore to Davangere are available almost round the clock it was not a problem at all.
Q: How were the local people in davangere in terms of
1. Helpfulness rate on a scale of 1 to 10
HT: I would rate them 7.
2. Attitude – rough/gentle/normal
HT: Normal and Gentle.
3. Language (can they speak hindi or English)
HT: Hindi compared to English..
4. Friendliness – rate on a scale of 1 to 10
HT: I would rate them 7
Q: How were the college students in terms of
1. Helpfulness rate on a scale of 1 to 10
HT: I would rate them 7.
2. Attitude – rough/gentle/normal
HT: Normal and Gentle.
3. Language (can they speak hindi or English)
HT: Hindi and English both
4. Friendliness – rate on a scale of 1 to 10
HT: I would rate them 7
Q: Can you briefly describe the process of admission in your college through APJEE?
HT: The students after getting the nomination paper for colleges in Karnataka from the Higher Education Deptt. can leave for the Karnataka. The students with the guardians have to go to the Higher Education Dept of Karnataka in Bangalore. The college allotments are done there. After that they can go to the respective colleges allotted for admission. P.S- the colleges are not allotted as soon as the candidate reaches there. It has been always observed that the students and guardians are made to wait for some days because of the reasons better known to the education Deptt in Banglore. So sometimes it turns futile when the candidates reaches early hoping for first come first serve basis. Lots of money and time are wasted with some mental agony and frustration. The issue could be best sorted out if the matter is bought to the notice of the Director, Higher Education Deptt, A.P to talk with their counterpart of that state if it has not been done so far.
Q: Was the admission based on first come first serve basis in Karnataka?
HT: In my case Yes. But can’t guarantee what is the present procedure.
Q: How do you like your job?
HT: I find my job OK
Q: What are your actual responsibilities as in what exactly do you do in office?
HT: Eng works
Q: Overall view of your stream and options after completion of your degree.
HT: For most of our students the reason for opting for civil as a stream is to get back to our own state so in that perspective it is a good option. But the demand for civil is also high outside the state as the development of infrastructure is in a rapid process because of the growing economy of the country. So it is win-win situation especially for the students that are interested in this particular stream.
Disclaimer: The contents of the blog are opinions of individuals and is meant to provide you an overall understanding of the college etc. based on the experience of individuals. It does not in anyway represent the understanding of a particular group or community of people.
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