Environment of Tier-69 College is Hell.

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Hello, you people are going to relate, and I think you have the same frustration and experience with your college, which I am going to share in this blog.

Let me start.

So, after getting a very good rank in my JEE exam.

It was something like 365143696969…

I had the opportunity to get admission to a tier 3 college in Lucknow.

18 August, 2022. It was my first day of college.

I entered the room and saw many new faces. I sat on the 2nd bench of the 3rd row in the classroom.

For me, the front bench of the classroom was like the last bench because I did whatever fucking things I wanted to do.

First Year - Trap of Tests, Sessionals & Marks

So, in the first year, all the subjects were related to Science. The university syllabus sucks, you know…

In my college, there was a test for one subject every day, once a week. And at the end of the week, they pinned the results on the college wall, and whoever scored below their criteria had to attend extra evening classes.

And it was a total waste of time because, in those classes, the professor used to say, “Cram the topic.” For an engineering student, there is no need for any such class. They are already mature enough to pass the semester exams.

Thank God I never got a chance to attend these classes.

In the first year, every student was trapped in the race of scoring marks. No practical learning, no skill building, only cramming.

How I Spent My First Year

And I was not different. I was in the same category, but in a different way…

I studied in my own way.

I used to understand the concepts deeply, but it was my biggest mistake.

I should have put the same energy into coding and other skills from the first year.

Second and Third Year - Coding, Girls and Sex

So, at the start of the 2nd year, students used to get introduced to development and DSA and ended up not even learning 5% of development and DSA.

Even though students have a crap mentality like—

• Hiding resources from friends.

• They don’t talk about what they are learning.

• People are busy making class notes.

• People are in their own ego.

• Religious and Rangdaari attitude.

• Interested in girls and sex more than anything.

I am not saying falling in love is wrong. It’s a beautiful feeling. But their love is like…

How I Spent My 2nd and 3rd Year

So, I mostly sat on the second bench in class, opened my laptop, and worked on whatever I wanted to learn. I didn’t give a damn about what was being taught in class.

And thanks to my all subject teachers, they never interrupted me or stopped me from learning on my own.

By the end of the 3rd year, I had built a strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals and web development, gained a basic understanding of SEO, and developed decent DSA skills.

If you want to know more about myself, my development journey, how you should learn things, and my personal life,

I wrote a blog: Dumb to Dev.

Fourth Year - Placement and Evil Placement Department

By the fourth year, most students are focused on securing internships and full-time jobs.

The placement department’s responsibility is to help students get hired. Instead, our department tries to control the whole fucking day of students.

• They demand 100% attendance.
• They don’t give students the freedom to pursue internships.
• They run paid DSA classes, requiring students to spend extra money.
• They are not aware of the current job market or the skills companies actually expect.

Rather than supporting students in becoming industry-ready, they often create unnecessary restrictions that make it harder for students to prepare for their careers.

After all that, they were only able to place 10–11 students in tech companies out of 400–500.

How My 4th Year Went

Campus placements didn’t really work out for me. I wasn’t eligible for one company because they required 70% in Class 12, and I had 65%. Another company had an unusual eligibility rule that your hometown had to be more than 250 km away.

I spent my 7th semester hoping more tech companies would visit the campus, but only two good ones came.

Instead of waiting for opportunities, I started creating my own. During my 8th semester, I spent a few months in my hometown, then moved back to Noida to hunt for jobs.

Today, I’m working for what feels like pocket money,

and currently building my own SaaS, thedoradoor.live - A File Sharing App

I’m breaking, I’m learning, I’m growing, and I’m trying to move forward.