The Words with Wings

If we look at what course I've been studying for the past 3 years, then I sure am gonna be an engineer. But does getting a degree actually make me an engineer? I don't feel like the answer to that question would be yes. After all, what good is an engineer who can't answer questions related to his/her core branch of engineering (which is Electronics and Communication in my case)? In fact, I am someone who's not even fond of gadgets. Youngsters are obsessed with getting high-tech phones and laptops every now and then, just to stay up-to-date with technology. But I find this trend stupid because why do you have to waste money and buy new stuff, even though your previous one is working perfectly? Any tech-savvy person reading this would come up with a debate on why it's important to carry out those upgradations but that won't change the fact that I still find it useless.  Anyway, engineering is such a technical course that enhances a person's ability to dive dee...

It is the internships-and-placements season in college. The students who have just entered the third year have to take tests for getting into an internship program (which would take place after a year). This is the time when all of the pressure, which we often see in the movies that depict life in an Engineering college, starts to build up. Now if you think about it for a minute, did that second sentence even make much sense? What is the hurry of taking those tests and interviews? Even if you get selected (which obviously does not happen to 99% of the population), you ultimately have to wait for a year to start with the training. But it seems like, the companies love to see the students under that pressure. The internships are mostly divided into two or three parts, depending upon the branch of engineering which you are pursuing. So, there is one for Computer Science and related circuit branches (the one for me), the other is for mechanical and civil engineering branches, and the last ...