Nirenjan’s Space

Well, here it is…

No, I haven’t changed the colour scheme, yet…

How’s the new colour scheme?

It seems to happen to almost everybody nowadays. Arrears, the “bane” (?) of engineering students. Hell guys, it’s sometimes a fact that you have to accept, regardless of whether you are in Madras University or Anna University, you will get an arrear.

Take my case for example, I (along with a great gang, including the college topper) flunked a major paper in my 5th semester - Digital Communication (incidentally, that paper was pretty easy). Another paper in which I did badly (Communication Theory) resulted in pretty good marks. (A.N. - This led us to formulate a rule regarding Madras University exams and corrections, which basically states that the expected marks are inversely proportional to the actual marks). At that time, Madras University had no concept of re-evaluation or even retotalling. So we had no choice but to write the arrear paper, which I found pretty difficult, but wound up getting excellent marks in that (see above rule).

In the 6th sem, I cleared the Digital Communication arrear paper, but flunked Microwave Engineering as well, but managed to clear it in the re-eval (which U.M. had brought out by then). The comic point of it was that before the results came out (I was still pending in Digital communication at that time), placements had started, but my college was sympathetic towards my case and allowed me to go ahead with my placement tests. Had they not allowed me to take the test then, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

So, I just have this to say. Arrears are a part and parcel of any engineering student’s life, you may not want them, but sometimes you have no choice. Grin and bear it.

Yeah, I know I’m way overdue for a post on this blog, but have just enough time for a quick rant.

Airtel now allows you to call any mobile in Tamil Nadu (except BSNL) at local call rates. Bullshit, BSNL allowed local calling to any number in TN (mobile or landline) long before Airtel even decided to tread the waters.