Accept apologies for not quoting even the approximate figures but you are aboard the engineering platform with a high probability if you fall in the 17-22 age group. First things first. You must have received and sent text, mails with sarcastic highs of your experiences at university. I am kinda highly social engineering fella , I dunno about the tales of others streams like medical, economics, arts etc but they won't dissent much. Read on , this is one of the famous messages students receive...
A guy was deeply in love with his classmate.
One day he proposed her by saying that he loved her a lot….
But she was angry and refused and threatened him that she'd complain to the Principal if he ever bothers her again.
One day the girl borrowed a text book from that boy and wrote a message "I love you too, I'm sorry to hurt you the other day.
if u've forgiven me, please come and talk to me and never leave me." in that book.
But the guy never talked to her.
4 yrs went away and nothing happened..
.
..
Moral of the story
. .
Engineering students seldom open their books!!!
Hilarious ,isn't it ? But I guess you have already come across it. Though its a popular joke but its also a hard to believe fact about many of us. Most of you must have checked out '3 Idiots' starring Aamir Khan which tries to agitate the idea of taking up our preferred working streams and getting taken away by choices of others . We all have a diamond which resides in us and we need to glisten it (might remind you of Mr. Arindam Chaudhuri if you have listened to his rantings). But sometimes its that the decisions aren't wrong but the follow-ups are. And this appeals the best causes of frustration among engineering students and it afflictive consequences . Critics may flare up pressing on personal factors or indulging in depraved lifestyle and then waking up to see that the arrow has already left the bow. But they need to understand that they are talking of mere exception and exceptions are always in shy figures. When concern is about a large percentage of such students it bespeaks for some critical amendment.
This was the status of my fellow friend on one of the social networking sites...
8 Semesters
80 GB sylabus
80 MB v study
80 KB v remember
80 Bytes v ans.
...BINARY Marks v get,
known as BTech (Brain Technically Empty)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Dark Side of Facebook Fever :
Mark Zuckerberg may not be as popular as his creation but he is a billionaire and is prospering day by day. Facebook . Yeah, thats the near perfect name of his social networking service , with about 0.5bn users at the time of writing. It has really become the face of the youngsters of the middle-upper class society having instant access to the internet. Its a boom for the social networking sites that they have made these sites their primary way of conversing , discussing , promoting , entertainment and passtime. It seems as if a new language "Facebooking" is in the air. People are able to connect to their old acquaintances and friends , able to make new friends even before visiting some new place may be their university or workplace, promote some idea or some event or their community .But it doesn't seems to stop there, even the elderly are aboard. They feel delighted being connected to their children , able to chat with them and upload family photos to keep up with the kinship . Consequently , even the best of the organizations, businesses , celebrities, communities have made sure they leverage of this cost free advertising opportunity - pages on Facebook promoting them. It seems as if these networking sites are of unprecedented advantage to the mankind except for the very obvious issues of hacking of profiles, aspersions ,illicit use of photos of unknown people. But seldom people care about these grave security issues and seem to follow "parking at your own risk" trend.
But thats not how I ( and certainly some others if not many ) feel about this social networking aura and talk about the dark side of using Facebook and other social networking sites. There is an overlooked and a mass damaging aspect to it. No, its no internet virus, as you may have guessed but something much more demolishing. Its the young human capital , the most powerful pillar of the society, of a nation. Today youngsters are considered to be driving the economy . I take this step to juxtapose the two and they seem to show considerable friction. Read on.
The most lucid and observable consequence is the hindrance in the academic ,especially technical, performance of these Facebook freaks. They talk Facebook every now and them . They waste their precious hours on commenting over others statuses , thinking about theirs, rummaging profiles, looking at the accessible photos, making unknown people as friends ,especially people who feel having a crush on them . And they never realize when they started chatting with someone and its more than an hour. People have become so much enamored by this trend that they never forget checking updates even on some important exam night, and otherwise spend the whole night crawling unknown peoples' profiles and frequently missing the morning classes. Thats the case even in the best of universities and workplaces.
Now Mark can't be put to blame for the unforeseen effects of his creation. We already know about its pleasurable advantages. But then every coin has two different faces. The dark face of Facebook is the emerging concern. People who might have devoted their time in actually being social , communicating to large no. of people or researching upon their subjects would have produced a much better workforce and students' soft skill are dumping their talents.
Facebook may help them today in making new friends and doing promotions but it won't back them for their future prospects when we will really have to do real face to face communication. It will be much better if youngsters today append Facebooking to their list of tasks and will make us a better resource else Mark will continue to be a billionaire, today and tomorrow, but our dreams today will become our frustration tomorrow.
But thats not how I ( and certainly some others if not many ) feel about this social networking aura and talk about the dark side of using Facebook and other social networking sites. There is an overlooked and a mass damaging aspect to it. No, its no internet virus, as you may have guessed but something much more demolishing. Its the young human capital , the most powerful pillar of the society, of a nation. Today youngsters are considered to be driving the economy . I take this step to juxtapose the two and they seem to show considerable friction. Read on.
The most lucid and observable consequence is the hindrance in the academic ,especially technical, performance of these Facebook freaks. They talk Facebook every now and them . They waste their precious hours on commenting over others statuses , thinking about theirs, rummaging profiles, looking at the accessible photos, making unknown people as friends ,especially people who feel having a crush on them . And they never realize when they started chatting with someone and its more than an hour. People have become so much enamored by this trend that they never forget checking updates even on some important exam night, and otherwise spend the whole night crawling unknown peoples' profiles and frequently missing the morning classes. Thats the case even in the best of universities and workplaces.
Now Mark can't be put to blame for the unforeseen effects of his creation. We already know about its pleasurable advantages. But then every coin has two different faces. The dark face of Facebook is the emerging concern. People who might have devoted their time in actually being social , communicating to large no. of people or researching upon their subjects would have produced a much better workforce and students' soft skill are dumping their talents.
Facebook may help them today in making new friends and doing promotions but it won't back them for their future prospects when we will really have to do real face to face communication. It will be much better if youngsters today append Facebooking to their list of tasks and will make us a better resource else Mark will continue to be a billionaire, today and tomorrow, but our dreams today will become our frustration tomorrow.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
eShoppe : Time to 'update'
eBay,Amazon...Most of the people spending a good amount of time on web have heard about these names.Of this about half have no idea what actually they are , some know them as search engines, some know them as online shopping sites and the rest and the least avail services from these sites. Forget about the people having occasional access to the internet.
Its a fact.A fact at least in most Indian cities. But thats not the case when it comes to more developed countries, yeah, USA, UK, Australia blah blah...Now take this as an eyeopener: Transaction worth about $2k per second are done on eBay, about 1 billion page views of Amazon each day .I hope , for some , this would be enough to invoke e-shopping and its pervasiveness.Others might like to read on.
Exactly how its a plus ? Some are a clear advantage...no going to the stores for your favorite movie discs ,album CDs(for those who say no to piracy !),novels, magazines, gizmos...cameras,laptos...apparels from a wide assortments for everyone and even grocery. You can even auction your good old gadgets, books, DVDs, laptops, apparel and most of the things you could think of. What more? It gives you access to the global supermarket ! Not all wonderful things mankind made for himself are available in a market near your place or may be neither in your country. Suppose you don't live in some major metro city in India. If your a cosmopolit and I guess not jaded , you could make a whole list of things you long for and aren't available in your city. Then not much to say eBay,Amazon are made just for you.
Its a fact.A fact at least in most Indian cities. But thats not the case when it comes to more developed countries, yeah, USA, UK, Australia blah blah...Now take this as an eyeopener: Transaction worth about $2k per second are done on eBay, about 1 billion page views of Amazon each day .I hope , for some , this would be enough to invoke e-shopping and its pervasiveness.Others might like to read on.
Exactly how its a plus ? Some are a clear advantage...no going to the stores for your favorite movie discs ,album CDs(for those who say no to piracy !),novels, magazines, gizmos...cameras,laptos...apparels from a wide assortments for everyone and even grocery. You can even auction your good old gadgets, books, DVDs, laptops, apparel and most of the things you could think of. What more? It gives you access to the global supermarket ! Not all wonderful things mankind made for himself are available in a market near your place or may be neither in your country. Suppose you don't live in some major metro city in India. If your a cosmopolit and I guess not jaded , you could make a whole list of things you long for and aren't available in your city. Then not much to say eBay,Amazon are made just for you.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Musings of Dheeraj Sanghi: Does Indian Industry value merit
Musings of Dheeraj Sanghi: Does Indian Industry value merit: "Being the Director of LNMIIT Jaipur for about two years, I had lots of interesting experiences, some of which I intend to narrate on this bl..."
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
E-Learning : Future of Education?
In a recent letter for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates focused on the power of the internet in improving and widening access to education. He states that the internet has changed so much of what we do -- from buying airline tickets to voting in elections -- and that it's high time for the education sector to catch up in this dynamic field.
The scope for innovation is truly vast. The web contains the biggest store of information available to anyone in the world, and the internet is the widest-reaching and most democratic communication medium. A considerable amount of valuable information is already available, and universities in the US and Europe are using online tools to improve this content. Many universities are now posting video lectures, reading materials and other resources for free online. The range of materials covers everything from introductory videos and podcasts to advanced textbooks and detailed research -- a true multimedia experience.
However, Gates says that it's not enough just to have good content: it needs to be organised in a useful way and backed up with a solid teaching support network. It is difficult to test knowledge or prove capabilities without structured academic programs. But this is where the internet can truly shine: an online course is not hampered by physical constraints or the high costs of full-time, contact-based learning. One teacher can easily oversee and support many students from anywhere in the world, and learning can be done at the student's pace, with access to a wider range of materials, discussions and resources than would be possible in a traditional physical learning environment.
The recent growth of ebooks and tablet computers, like the iPad, is fuelling the drive towards digital education. For the first time, institutions are thinking of innovative ways to incorporate digital content into learning programs. The potential to reach a global audience is also significant. And online learning need not be static or impersonal: on the contrary, it offers unparalleled opportunities for interactivity and open communication among students and teachers.
Another attractive feature of online learning is that it is much more accessible than traditional tuition. Since resources can be spread instantly and for free to anyone in the world, learning is immediate, affordable and rewarding. It does not attract the hidden costs of contact based learning, like transport, material and stationery costs, which makes it valuable for less-privileged students. It also allows working people to gain valuable education in the time available to them, so that they can increase their skills and improve their working lives.
Online education still faces many challenges -- limited access to technology and low internet skills are considerable obstacles in South Africa -- but the potential already exists. With the right educational approach, and with a solid support structure, online education could solve many of the problems that face education today: issues like lack of access to materials, lack of skilled teachers and children leaving schools to look after their families. For working people, it provides an affordable way to gain valuable skills and qualifications - and therefore better jobs.
Gates is optimistic that the internet can dramatically improve global education, as it has already affected so many other aspects of our lives. "A lot of people, including me, think this is the next place where the Internet will surprise people in how it can improve things."
The scope for innovation is truly vast. The web contains the biggest store of information available to anyone in the world, and the internet is the widest-reaching and most democratic communication medium. A considerable amount of valuable information is already available, and universities in the US and Europe are using online tools to improve this content. Many universities are now posting video lectures, reading materials and other resources for free online. The range of materials covers everything from introductory videos and podcasts to advanced textbooks and detailed research -- a true multimedia experience.
However, Gates says that it's not enough just to have good content: it needs to be organised in a useful way and backed up with a solid teaching support network. It is difficult to test knowledge or prove capabilities without structured academic programs. But this is where the internet can truly shine: an online course is not hampered by physical constraints or the high costs of full-time, contact-based learning. One teacher can easily oversee and support many students from anywhere in the world, and learning can be done at the student's pace, with access to a wider range of materials, discussions and resources than would be possible in a traditional physical learning environment.
The recent growth of ebooks and tablet computers, like the iPad, is fuelling the drive towards digital education. For the first time, institutions are thinking of innovative ways to incorporate digital content into learning programs. The potential to reach a global audience is also significant. And online learning need not be static or impersonal: on the contrary, it offers unparalleled opportunities for interactivity and open communication among students and teachers.
Another attractive feature of online learning is that it is much more accessible than traditional tuition. Since resources can be spread instantly and for free to anyone in the world, learning is immediate, affordable and rewarding. It does not attract the hidden costs of contact based learning, like transport, material and stationery costs, which makes it valuable for less-privileged students. It also allows working people to gain valuable education in the time available to them, so that they can increase their skills and improve their working lives.
Online education still faces many challenges -- limited access to technology and low internet skills are considerable obstacles in South Africa -- but the potential already exists. With the right educational approach, and with a solid support structure, online education could solve many of the problems that face education today: issues like lack of access to materials, lack of skilled teachers and children leaving schools to look after their families. For working people, it provides an affordable way to gain valuable skills and qualifications - and therefore better jobs.
Gates is optimistic that the internet can dramatically improve global education, as it has already affected so many other aspects of our lives. "A lot of people, including me, think this is the next place where the Internet will surprise people in how it can improve things."
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Lets accept the bitter facts : Agriculture in India
At the time of writing half of the national workforce is employed in the primary sector i.e agriculture , fisheries , animal husbandry etc. and contributes 17% to the gdp. Contrasting with the developed ones less than 2% of the total workforce produces more(China) or same national agricultural output as that of India (with India having the second largest labor force in the world , China has the largest). This clearly implies the inefficiency of the labor and methods of implementation in the sector.
Developed economies like the US , EU make widespread use of modern machinery and methods of farming. Policies and reforms are made time and again the ensure farmer safety and risk reductions. A successful industry accounts for awareness of its labor towards the job practices. Farmers in these countries avail beneficial information from IT sources. Apart from the improved methods tools like energy calculator , risk management , yield management empower the farmers and make them independent of the mercurial characteristic of season.
Developed economies like the US , EU make widespread use of modern machinery and methods of farming. Policies and reforms are made time and again the ensure farmer safety and risk reductions. A successful industry accounts for awareness of its labor towards the job practices. Farmers in these countries avail beneficial information from IT sources. Apart from the improved methods tools like energy calculator , risk management , yield management empower the farmers and make them independent of the mercurial characteristic of season.
Our India : 2010
India. A republic of 28 states and 7 union territories , about 1.1b citizens , seventh largest in terms of land area , a multitude of religions , an ace in IT . India is the eleventh largest in terms of gross domestic product with an around 8% growth rate. Service sector contributes about 60% to the gdp and the industrial and agricultural about 20-20%. The services sector includes IT and software , BPO , ITO, education, financing , insurance , real estate and hospitality . This structural shift in the distribution of gdp takes India a bit into the 'developed' country trend , where the tertiary sector contributes more than half of the gdp and agricultural around 2%.
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