My College life - VRCE to VNIT , Nagpur

Hi Guys, Long time it has been. Too much of work. All work and no play does make a person idle..So, I decided to take out my time and write something interesting. It has been incomplete till I write about my college and the life I had there in this blog. But that would not make it complete either :) :) Also, this blog would be a different experience for me since I am not writing this blog continuously. Writing it whenever I find time unlike the other blogs which I have written earlier.

When I think of my college, I couldn't forget the time when I started from my hometown saying bye to virtually everything I saw on my way to railway station. That was the first time when I left my hometown for a long long time. And I dint even have a single clue that it would be this longer in future :) Some fear, some anxiety, some excitement, some sorrows, some happiness and lots and lots of dreams were the things I carried apart from the huge luggage. Thanks to all my relatives n family friends who came to see me off for my first long trip away from home. Well, I have to mention how I got this college at this time. I got decent score in the 12th Exams but my entrance exams score were not that much to get me a good college in TN. Again, this might have been a mistake as all my dreams were on the Anna Univ, Chennai and computer science. So, I decided to attend this other states REC counselling and again as for my interest on the branch, I got into VRCE, Nagpur. I had no idea where it is - you can say even India exists beyond TN. Luckily (!!!!), I got 2 new faces who opted Electrical.

Continuing my journey, I got one person working with my mom as she knew Hindi. After definitely a long journey, we reached Nagpur. Nagpur at first sight was very strange. No people were speaking Tamil. And all I know in Hindi was - "tumara naam kya hai" "mera naam sathish". We went to college and our Tamil seniors welcomed us. It was a very good reception and we got fresh and went to the college for the admission process. I and one of my friend - whom I met in the counselling (sad to say, he is my roomie now !!!) went to the class and there was caught by the seniors. We were told about the rules and regulations etc etc.My parents left to my hometown after getting me the hostel and then everything came a new circle of friends called "Batch mates". We enjoyed the first year thoroughly - the FTRs, the freshers party, session exams, department gatherings, first journey during Diwali with seniors and friends and the most dreaded final exams.

Not till that time, we were interested in studying. But during the final exams we changed. We did put in some efforts after hearing the history of our college and then after completing the final exam of the first year, we went home happily. That time was really amazing after making new friends, coming to meet the family after long time, expecting the juniors...I wish holidays like those ever come. Only time which I want to forget was the time when the first year results were announced. Luckily, I escaped and in our batch we all did manage to score reasonably well. Then we entered into our second year - into our respective departments. It is still a mystery that what I learnt from this department.

2 years went away again with all these - few classes, mostly pungi, chandrama visits, association gatherings and meetings, cricket matches, subhash nagar visits, assignment copies, mess offs and sometimes a bit of studies. At this point of time, I would definitely like to mention that, if all year TN compsci guys, if we meet in the department, that would really be an unbelievable moment for us. Well, this was not the case in other departments as compsci from TN had very less number of seats :) :) I am happy to remember those days where I sincerely tried to concentrate what they taught in the classes and succeeded to understand and ask doubts only to forget everything once I left the department and entered hostel. By this time, we were very much adjusted to the north indian food and learnt reasonable hindi too..There was even talks that our college VRCE was going to become IIT Nagpur and finally it became VNIT. It was a proud moment for all of us who were studying at that time.

Then came the final year where most of us realized the real value of college life. I forgot to mention about the campus interview times of our seniors. Those were the times the whole college used to be serious and we were expecting the results of each company like US election results. It was not Obama or Mc Cain, but it was either IN or OUT. That too for us, whenever our seniors get selected, it was a very great inspiration and when they dint get through, it was creating sort of fear in us. So, when I came into that state, it was really the time when I felt that I should have studied a bit more in the first 3 years. After attending the first company (for me and not for the college :)), clearing written, I flopped in the GD. Till that time only one from my TN batch had got job and already compsci were flying colors. The second company I attended that was on Sep 16th 2003 (Its not that easy to remember the day when you were recognized the most !!!)- the most important day of my life I got through the written and I gave the PI. When they announced the result and I was in that list, I dont have words to describe that moment.

After getting a job, you almost feel on the top of the world. Yeah. When I informed my family, friends and relatives, I really felt proud and the very next day I started to my home to celebrate that giving a surprise visit to my home. Rest of the year went on smooth again till the final exams of the 8th sem. That was yet another hurdle to pass and finishing my final exam was a great moment yet in my thoughts. There were many a moments in final year - we went to each and every corner of our college and took snaps. We thoroughly enjoyed each and every moment. We had all the time in the world to do so. I don't think a blog can completely tell my experiences which I had in my college.

Now, at this point of time, I turn back and see - even if me and my friends say now also that if not for VRCE, our life would have been great now, I still feel in some corner of my heart that, this college had lot of impact in my life. It taught me about the life outside your home, your family, it taught me a new language, it taught me how to move with people outside, how to solve problems (including how to create them). Many "how to"s and most of all it gave a solid platform to start my life. I would like to thank all my profs, my friends who taught me many things again , HOW TO lead a life independently. I would definitely be proud to be a part of VRCE which transformed into VNIT.

Ok guys, I tried to write about my college life but couldn't complete it. I realize that my experiences were more than enough to put it in one blog. Hope you guys like it. All the Best to you and meet you in my next post.