GROUP DISCUSSION ON “People these days have become impatient, are brisk in their attitude as if running a road race”

Life is very simple, but we insist on making it difficult. It’s our actions that decide the course and level of difficulty that we ought to endure. One not only puts itself through pressure and tension and but also inflicts them on others as well. It’s more like a communicable disease that spreads like a wild fire Tension, pressure at work, relations in short; problems in life now come in various forms that are enough to boggle one’s mind.
The result being people develop a negative attitude, a varied rude behavior. Even for small instances outbreak of fights, quarrels and agitations among people. They lose their calm so easily often resulting into an ugly situation. The increased work load, deadlines, duties, technology has brought more negatives with itself than their benefits. Increased used and sometimes overdo of such fascinating technology disturbs mental peace and creates disturbances in one’s mind.  Man takes the agitation from somebody else and passes it on to others, much similar in working to a cyclic chain.

These things dilute the moral ethics and teachings of the general mankind which results in loss of regards for others difference in outlook. “Born to fight”, there’s always eager to jump in and create an impact. All running a road race. No one bothers to develop a feeling of empathy, instead becoming more arrogant towards others
We are so caught up in the vicious circle of life that we fail to notice the presence of others, if one tries to alter these thoughts by imbibing the positive from others then.  Everyone wants to be ahead of others, that leads to nothing except a rat race, following madly one another.
It is by time management only that one could keep oneself or rather abstains or dwell in a change within one self. With the correct use of time anyone could lead a simple life.

GROUP DISCUSSION ON HOW SOCIAL MEDIA CAN POTENTIALLY ALTER OR INFLUENCE THE MINDS OF TODAY’S YOUTH

It is highly inevitable that today’s youth spend a large amount of their daily time on social media. Social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter are an important part in their lives. Newspapers are read more on websites than their hardcopy counterparts. Political parties have seen this change of landscape and have resorted to tactics to change the minds of the youth by publicizing and advertising over the internet.

Social media and political influence can have both positive and negative impacts. Social media tools including Facebook, Twitter and Youtube allow politicians to speak directly to voters without spending a dime. Using those social media allows politicians to circumvent the traditional method of reaching voters through paid advertising or earned media. It has become fairly common for political campaigns to produce commercials and publish them for free on YouTube instead of, or in addition to, paying for time on television or the radio. Often times, journalists covering campaigns will write about those YouTube ads, essentially broadcasting their message to a wider audience at no cost to the politicians.

Twitter and Facebook have become instrumental in organizing campaigns. They allow like-minded voters and activists to easily share news and information such as campaign events with each other. That's what the "Share" function on Facebook and "retweet" feature of Twitter are for. Some campaigns have used so-called money bombs to raise large amounts of cash in short period of time. Money bombs are typically 24-hour periods in which candidates press their supporters to donate money. They use social media such as Twitter and Facebook to get the word out, and often tie these money bombs to specific controversies that emerge during campaigns.

Direct access to voters also has its down sides. Handlers and public-relations professionals often manage a candidate’s image, and for good reason: Allowing a politician to send out unfiltered tweets or Facebook posts has landed many a candidate in hot water or in embarrassing situations.

Arvind Kejriwal: Social media will become a key channel for citizen interaction, organization & action. We are already seeing people come together on social media to influence policy making. This will only grow in coming times. Social media provides a convenient, “always on” channel for people of similar ideology to come together & interact. We believe Social media going forward will not be about “influencing” but “shaping” opinion, policies further.

GROUP DISCUSSION ON WHETHER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL TREND IN INDIA OR NOT

The Indian market is basically a market for hatchback cars. As as an Indian we first look for the price that we will pay to buy any car before its technical details like mileage, fuel economy and other features. In the past we have already witnessed the release of many automatic transmission cars, but they were sedan and even caused a big hole in our pockets in terms of its market buying price or on road price. But recently we witnessed the launch of a new hatch back car by Maruti Suzuki by the name of "Celerio". It is called to be a city car and is set to be launched in India in April 2014. It was even showcased in this year's Auto Expo. It is said to compete with other hatch back cars, namely Hyundai I-10 and I-20, Ford Figo, Chevrolet beat and spark, Honda Brio and Nissan Micra. It is launched by Maruti to increase its sales in India in terms of hatchback cars which was dipping down since 2011. The launch of celerio will shut down the production of Maruti's A-star and zen estilo. Talking about its physical appearance its a normal 5 door car like other hatchbacks only. It works on front wheel drive and has front engine. Though the car is a city car, but the best feature that this car  possesses is that it has both manual and automatic transmissions. It has a 5 speed manual gear transmission system and 4 speed automatic transmission. It will obviously trend in India as it will increase the leisure and comfort of the driver as in India due to heavy traffics, it is very much tiring to drive on Indian roads. Secondly, it is a car manufactured for Indians only as it has an awesome mileage of 19.0 kmpl in city and 22 kmpl for highways. It won't even cause a hole in your pocket as it is about 3.82-4.85 lakhs depending on whether manual or automatic transmission and other extra features. So whatever you want from a hatchback car that's too being an automatic transmission hatchback car is celerio and analytically also it will be a huge success in Indian markets even for a long run. So automatic transmission is the upcoming trend in hatch back cars that will be seen all over on roads in India.

GROUP DISCUSSION ON INCURRING VALUES

Values are set of identities that make an individual ethically existent. But the question here is, should it be imposed or self-actuated? Why is it that we have moral sciences/value based education in our junior classes? Is it that society has lost all morality that we need to keep reminding it of ideals?

Well , the discussion unfolded with students giving their views on the same , describing what they feels values are and how 'values' have existed in a society which is a very closely knit framework.

Values are core beliefs that guide and motivate attitudes and actions. They are independent of race, religion, creed and state. A child is never taught to inculcate something which is wrong or of which is erroneous. It is the fading away of values with time that have led to a futile environment and their entailment needs to be kept a check on.

 GD was on values and how each and everything around us affect in incurring  values in us...and whether the values can be forced in someone to change his or her perception....

The values are the morals which we start inculcating in us right from the birth. Our parents are the best source...they give us values, Ethics. Morals...but as we grow...we are exposed to many changes around us...which can have an influence on our pre build perception of what values are...but at the same time the values are an individualistic approach of visualizing a situation. They cannot be forced in but they can only be taught and an individual can be sensitized with the help of various sources like media. Newspaper...cinema...but can never be forcefully inculcated in someone...

We are a result of what we are born with, that is our nature, and what we learn to become, that is nurture.

To be a learned person, it is not sufficient to be educated, but to have an insight into everything around you.

Having knowledge in every field makes you find out what suits you best, what you are best at.

I feel it is equally important to gain knowledge from every possible source, or rather treat every experience, every encounter in life as a lesson.

GROUP DISCUSSION ON “SMART PHONES ARE CREATING UNSMART PEOPLE?”

 With time,Technology has changed its phases in several forms. Smart phones are one of them. People are becoming more and more dependent on these phones, right from their morning time to their night time. People are becoming lazy and dumb. They didn’t want to use their brain even for small calculations as well. This is causing lack of interaction between people that leads to religious differences. People hesitate in talking to each other as they feel proud on themselves carrying these Smart phones. 

Smart phones are making people less smart. So many people are completely consumed and obsessed with their phone. They start checking out their mails and other social networking sites 24/7, which  are not so important, they are simply show off’s.  In reality, these smart phones should be nicknamed "stupid phones," because they're just making us dumb. We have become dumb. We're like little children who constantly need stimulation.

Technology is great up to a certain point, but it is making us dumb as a society. Why? We no longer pay attention to what's going on around us, because all we are is consumed with our so-called smartphone. The more people get these, the more people become addicted to them, and the less social interaction people have (and learn how to have). It has now become mandatory that we start interacting more with each other, and less and with our new best friend -- the smartphone. This was the first half of our discussion.

Now in the rest there are some who think that, introduction of smart phones has made life much easier. Now one can receive, send and share in just a seconds of time. Technology is a part of our life, there is no one who doesn’t makes use of it and these phones are just a part of it. So there is no harm in using smart phones because they provide a helping hand in several aspects. They said that yes,they are declining in making face to face interaction with people but on the other side we are increasing social communication through the means of mails, blogging, video calls etc. This was the whole part of our discussion.

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THE STORY OF MY COLLEGE LIFE

I still remember my first day in college. I was excited and nervous too because i was around people i never knew before. But as days passed everything went smoothly i made wonderful friends who are still my best friends. Then i realised the most important thing ‘attendance’ we all came to know that the most important thing here in “Amity University” is ‘Amizone’ and this thing is haunting me even after these 4 years. So as time passed i got comfortable in the college environment,it took time for me know all the blocks here in amity. There were also some fresh face events in which we got a chance to show our talent and get famous.  

In first year we were new , excited about college, everything seemed so cheerful,then suddenly there came first semester exams , it was scary ,we were so busy in our fun that we forgot to study, every exam in this semester was prepared in one or two days. After this i thought i will study hard in next sems but every sem there was same one or two day study before exams.

In second year we were confident , we were amitians in a true way now. Our friend circle got more dense and strong , fun continued in the full pace. We enjoyed various events fests with full energy. Second year also passed very quickly. Now we were in third year , we were a bit mature and there was a seriousness in everyone to increase their cgpa because everyone was expecting placements at the end of third year and afterwards. Also this was the time to clear all our backlogs and try that no new should come.

Then there was fourth and last year, there was a feeling of proudness to be senior amongst all, also we were groomed and our personality developed in a good way in past three years. Everyday there was some news about some company coming for placements,we all wanted to get a good job. This was the time that we realised that if we had studied hard in previous sems our pointers would be very good and that would have helped in these placements.

Anyways at last i want to say that i enjoyed a lot in these four years infact i enjoyed a bit too much , now i feel that i could have studied more harder. Also these years helped me to learn how to survive in life , how to compete to achieve something.I would say that college is a training ground on which one learns how to become successful and a good person.

Shubham singh

x-batch 

Life at Amity

No doubt anyone of us chooses amity as a first choice, nor do i. It was the time when in all my competitive exams I was scratching for gold and I didn’t find even a bronze .In year 2010 I got admission in amity. Amity looks like gold for me at that time after that bunch of failure. After coming to amity I have realized life at amity is very impressive and also challenging. At amity you don’t have to find reason for happiness “no doubt only for first two years”. Challenges will find its way to you like (attendance, fear of getting debarred, assignment, and internal marks). Faculty uses internal marks as their greatest weapon.


In first year I was late to join amity. I came to amity on the very first day of minor .As expected I had meshed up all my minor exams. After minor then comes the real challenge the ‘2A’ (assignment and attendance) and it chased us throughout our 4 years. But in amity we have a tradition of copying the assignment .Being new to amity we don’t know much about the term “debarred” but on the final day of class before the exams we got exact meaning of that. For the Semester exams we rather prefer last late night show of studies.


Our second and third year ended up with following the same routine.


Now in the final year nightmares started overcoming our positive thought (jobs, future etc.). Instead of doing something we did nothing and lived the same life. The possible outcome of these 4 years is that we make an exact copy of assignment in less time than a photocopy machine; we speak better Spanish than Hindi. Life at amity is really very impressive. These 4 years are really unforgettable.

Saurav Suman

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Work in Progress...I and Amity

It was 9^th August, when I joined Amity University for pursuing my B.tech in mechanical & automation engineering. The general hostel format in amity is to place students with common courses together in its hostel at sector-125 Amity campus but thanks to me joining Amity late I ended up in new section made for late entry at fourth floor of the Amity hostel at Amity Campus in sector-44. Our floor was comprised of students from all the different courses in amity not just engineering, it was basically a huge hall in which partitions with board were created, so it was like we were all living together in a home just in different rooms. I got mixed up with everyone on the floor on the first day only. It was really a great time there. 

First day in college was surely full of mixed emotions, a part of me was scared of new environment, people and not to mention ragging & while I was also excited about new environment, meeting new peoples and even experiencing ragging, though the last one never happened thanks to amity’s strictness against it. The first few days were a not very smooth as there were a lot of formalities before actually joining classes like getting registered in the department which is not an easy thing and I still don’t understand why do we have to do it every year when we were registered with Amity while joining it, also we all classmates were total strangers for each other. However, I made some really good friends very soon and hence my college life began.

College was now a new word for fun, everything was going great but then came the first semester results, result was pretty bad but I ignored it thinking that I will improve it in future, and this way by the end of first year, I was having real bad score, I mean a REALLY VERY BAD SCORE, it was a shock but then I got serious about studies and worked hard , attended classes regularly and in third semester I was among the toppers of the class, after that my results have been okay till now. Amity taught me many things not just about my course but about life actually more about life then in my course. While joining amity I was a naive, immature, gullible kid, I know there is a lot more to learn yet and there will always, but I know that I have matured since joining it. It turned me in to a better person who can deal with the outside world better. 

The environment, infrastructure provided by Amity is incomparable to any other institute of its kind. It gave me some real friend whom I will treasure for my life and some great gurus who made me what I am today. Finally I would like to say one last thing that I am going to miss my days at Amity throughout my life.

Prateek Agrawal

COLLEGE TIME!

My life in Amity, so far is going really nice and it’s all because of my loving friends. I joined Amity in the year 2010 for pursuing my engineering in mechanical and automation. The first year in Amity was very tough as it is in most of the other colleges as well, because I was new here and since I don’t know anyone it took me almost a month to adjust myself. The faculties provided to us in the first year were very strict and we had a lot of subjects and assignments to do, so my college life was not going so happening as I had expected.

In the second year the subjects were little less and till then I had found a enjoying company so all goes well and we started bunking classes, going out for watching movies in the lecture time, now being in mechanical we couldn’t  enjoy much in the classes due to the scarcity of girls so we had to look for some alternative sources like hanging out in H-block and etc.

With the coming of the third year I got serious about my studies because my CGPA was going low and I had to get the required pointer to be eligible to sit in the companies for my placement in the next year.

 At last it is my final year, though I am not been placed yet but I have become more confident, outgoing , responsible and independent and it is all because of my respected faculties and their hardwork,  and now very few months are left in our college and we all are going to start the new phase of our life, I am gonna miss all the beautiful moments which I  had spent here and want to thank AMITY to be one of the best part of my life.

ABHISHEK VERMA              A2305410223                                                                                                                                                    

When happy hours got a little out of hand

Joining Amity was never on my bucket list but I ended up here because of the low scores in my high school. The way my interview went I was sure I was going to sit with people having mediocre personality and a very low self esteem. But as soon as I joined I was surrounded by people who din't care less for the same. I overheard someone speaking that someone here had an AIEEE ranking of less than 50000 and then decided to join Amity. It was beyond me. But my perceptions started to change.

I thought to myself that everybody must have had a huge luggage within themselves to land up here. I was told that "Amity mein to sabka ho jata hai" and I guess its true. But the way this college makes you ready for the crazy world outside is exceptional. Right from the first semester - Assignments&attendance. Both these things have ended up in shaping our psychology towards things.

Assignments has taught me to be hard working, even if in copying things.

Attendance has taught me to be punctual and be street smart.

All in all these 4 years have been a crucial year in shaping me into who I am now from who I was in 2010. Nothing is perfect. So we should face the fact that Amity is nowhere close to the best university we could have got but this is a class above the rest. The variety here is humongous. People from around the country come here. North, South, East or west all the people come and study here. My experience was the best in interacting with people and learning about the cultures and the way they live. The sex ratio here is by far the best among other engineering colleges (Not in Mechanical though).

In the end what matters is what you make of the experiences you have. And this college life has been a roller coaster and will be remembered for long. Till next time Goodbye.

Nikhil Kumar

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4 years of freedom @ Amity

It was year 2010 when i took the decision to pursue  my graduation from Amity university.Before taking admission it was usually heard from seniors,friends,etc that there is no need to study at amity ,you will get placement even without studying. But as soon as 1st semester started it went all wrong like life was only surrounded by assignments, class test, viva but somehow i managed to clear my 1st semester exams without any backlogs.I was completely shocked when 1st semester result came out as i was expecting minimum of 3 backs ...

Now 2nd semester started and at that time i had grew enough confidence that there is no chance of getting back in future semester so i fully enjoyed 2nd semester like I bunked classes,watched movies everytime,hangout with friends etc as a result i was debarred in one subject, even it was acceptable to me but when 2nd semester result came out it was none less than landslide for me as i got one back with pointer below 5..

Now it was high time for me to think about my career and to devote my time to studies but nothing worked, in 2nd year my pointer was just  above 5 still very less than minimum criteria to sit in companies for placements...but one good news came out of my result that i was able to clear all my backlogs..

In 3rd year i seriously  studied as a result of which i managed to get cgpa  5.97

and the improvement process is still going on...

But apart from studies several things i managed to improve like i used to be a shy guy before taking admission in college ,but now somehow i've managed to get rid off it.

As time passed over i turned out to be more and more mature day by day.

 

Manish Agrawal

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Not just Engineering

College has a big role to play in a person’s life. Never a person leaves as the same person he was when he set his first step in the college campus. Same is the scenario with me. These four years have transformed me into an entirely different person.  Not only have I gained technical knowledge because of my preferred field, I have grown as a better person, a person who can deal with the outside world.

I Joined Amity in August 2010 and soon I will be an engineer. All the credit goes to our learned faculty members who teach us with utmost passion and commitment. Without their guidance and persuasion I feel none of us would have a sound technical mind which we have today. Amity known for its infrastructure did not disappoint us, and we also utilized it to our advantage for our learning and growth.

The college not only gave us theoretical knowledge but also ensured that we are up to date with the industry we hope to serve in the future. Various industry trips were arranged which proved to be very helpful. The industrial training that we completed after our third year was a great learning experience. The military camp at Manesar was also a great learning experience.

What makes Amity apart from just another engineering colleges is the value added courses which ensure the all round development of a student. I would consider myself extremely lucky to have lecturers who have immense knowledge of the concerned subject. Individual attention is what we need for personality development and that is what we got over here.

Apart from studies, friends play a huge and a very important role in college life. I have made friends in this college who I am very sure will remain with me throughout my life. The experiences that we shared together through our great journey will always be cherished.

Just a few months are left in this college and we all are curious to start working and start a new life. But I am very sure that the day we say goodbye to this life we are going to miss it. I want to wish all my friends for  great future and hope we all stay in touch.

Amarbir Singh Salaria

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“REWIND”

“College is the place where a child enters and a man exits.” Goodevening ladies and gentlemen, today I stand before you to speak about the experiences of my life in Amity.

When I first came to college I was still a kid; gullible, naive and immature. I won’t say I have learned everything now but I have matured over time. Knowing different people, handling various situations are few things that have done wonders. On the first day of my college I was scared, scared of getting ragged by seniors, scared of interacting with officials and definitely scared of mixing up with my new to be friends. Very few students were interacting with everyone. All of us had found one friend, the first one we met and formed our little temporary groups. For few weeks it went like that. But as time went we made friends with people we still hang out with. The first semester most of the students especially myself were trying to impress fellow students, faculty and our parents by studying too hard and getting highest pointers. The idea was to set our image as a person to be taken as a serious competition. However, when the first semester result came out many had a change of mind. Bunking classes, making excuse to professors for attendance started in second semester. I with most of my classmates, except for front row students started enjoying our college lives. This was unavoidably followed by fall in our pointers. To most of the students back papers were introduced in first semester itself, but I managed to pass all my subjects in the first year. In the second year however, when people were getting serious about their studies I got my first back papers. My result saw a downturn and it didn’t look back till the third year. In fourth year though, after getting a good series of scoldings from my parents I decided to take things seriously and cleared two out of three of my backs. I started catching up to the seven pointer mark set up by most of the companies coming for campus placements. The work is still in process.

Apart from academic fluctuations, psychological fluctuations were a major feature of my college life. I had always been a scholar and my parents raised me and my sister to be content with everything we have in life. But after coming to college a major change in my ideologies took place. It was for the very first time that I saw so many students coming in high end luxury cars to college. Audis, BMWs, Mercedes’ were more common in college than in any other major mall parking. A materialistic view of life set up in the minds of many students, I was one of those gullible students. Competition among friends and fellow college students started. Instead of competing in pointers, who was coming in a bigger car and who was carrying a better phone became our topic of concern. Hanging out at lounges and buying clothes marketed by illustrious and expensive brands diverted our minds from studies. This was the primary reason for my fall in pointers. Now when I look back at things I would usually occupy my mind with I feel terribly sorry and embarrassed for myself. With the placements approaching I do miss the time lost in unconstructive activities. But as they say, experiences are a very important part of learning and if you are learning from your mistakes then the mistakes are not mistakes anymore.

These last four years I spent in Amity have been a great teacher to me. I learnt the importance of keeping the right company, I learnt to let go of things and most importantly I learnt to have patience. With that note I would like to thank all of you for patiently listening to me.

Have a nice evening everyone.

SANDARBH RANA

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Significant Experience & its Impact

College is when a child develops into an adult, a child gets out of school, faces a completely different world. This world poses different challenges and forces him/her to take up responsibilities. Indeed, I completely agree that college life is the best time in a person's life.

In college, as a student we are exposed to an ocean of challenges. Each individual learns to accept these challenges, work on them, develop strategies and plans, and motivate themselves to achieve success. This teaches a very important lessons of life. A student learns to become a self-motivator, independent, strong and the will to take up responsibilities.

Personally, I learnt a lot of lessons in my college life which I believe made me a better person. For example, I was given a project to complete within a stated deadline. I had to plan out my time, so I could complete my project on time for submission. Through this, I learnt an important skill of time management. I also learnt to believe that any well planned goal is easy to achieve.

Adding to that, college life also gives us a chance to meet new people. It makes us develop a good communication skill. It introduces us to people having various backgrounds, including cultural and academic backgrounds. It helps us in opening our minds to various thoughts, views and opinions.

Moreover, college life also gave me a lot of freedom. I have been in a position where I had a variety of choices and important decisions I had to make. Choices included following the crowd blindly or standing up for myself as an individual and have a confidence to against the crowd. Freedom to make a decision lay in my hands, like for example, deciding to drink or smoke like my friends did or not to. But I gladly and confidently decided never to smoke or drink. Some friends did mock me initially but that never mattered. As I was confident with the decision I made and I had my basics of the to-do's and not to-do's right!

Thus, in my opinion, college life indeed is the best time in a person's life. It offers us freedom and a chance to learn various lessons. It makes us a better individual by making us a strong responsible person capable of motivating our self. I'm proud of the person I'm today and I'm grateful to my college that gave me the opportunity and thought me my lessons. It surely was the best part of my life

Pingali Satheesh Kumar

4 YEARS IN AMITY

It started way back in 2010 when I came in Amity in Mechanical Engineering. I was so much nervous that I used to go home as soon as classes got over. In first year my main aim was studies though I did not scored much as I did not understood what was being taught in the class. I even gave dance, cricket and basketball auditions in first year and was selected for dance group. I got one back in a subject in second semester which made me very much stressed and depressed. Then in second year I got to know many students apart from my class which made me busy and I loved staying in college. I liked spending time in college, playing sports like basketball and cricket and even got more serious for studies. I scored well in next semesters eventually and I gradually increased my CGPA. Then I got involved in many competitions and I started participating in dance competitions in fest. It just got better and better with time. I became a known person and I even took part in engineering competitions like Efficycle organized by SAE and Business plan competition organized by Sweden embassy. My confidence grew with exposure, The college which was my stress causing thing interchanged into stress buster thing. I became mentally strong and I even cleared SSB but was rejected in conference. The exposure that I got in amity changed me totally and completely and I just love myself as I am now. Because when I came in college we compared ourselves with IIt-ians and now there is no comparison as we are way ahead then them in all aspects. So my life in amity made me experience everything that I can in life and totally changed me and now in final year I am just waiting for getting placed in a good company. It would not have been possible if I was in any other college instead of amity. So I personally would always cherish the moments that I spent in college and I will always miss them.

Vidit Jain 

“4-YEARS” OF AN ONGOING EVOLUTION

I could clearly recapitulate my first day at Amity as it was just the day before yesterday. When I first joined amity, I was in profound dismay why I had to leave my school, my friends and enter this entirely strange environment. There was an internal conflict going within me whether I have joined the right institution or not because everything at that moment seemed to be strange.  A sequence of unfavorable events kept on occurring on my first day. Finally when I had realized that the ratio of guys to girls in our class was almost 30:1, I kind of started ruing the moment I had decided to come to Amity University to pursue my technical degree in Mechanical and Automation. All in all, my first day at Amity didn’t turn out to be in my favor.

As the days passed by, I made many friends and got familiar with the campus and faculty members. In the first semester I was quite perplexed as I found it hard to understand how our system worked and the significant role that “ Amizone “ was going to play in the next 4 years of my life.1^st semester passed without much zest and realization as most of the times I was out of the campus with my school mates.

And then came the second semester and I started going to classes regularly as attendance was the sole weapon used by faculties to make us sit in the class. The entire environment was full of enthusiasm and zest because of a thing called “Amity Youth Fest (AYF)”. Even I was very much excited regarding the fest because I hadn’t attended one ever before. The second sem was a bit relaxed as I had made some friends and it was comparatively a shorter semester implying less assignments, less lectures and so less work.

The semesters then passed by as if I were blinking my eyes. Looking back to what I was and what I have become, I see a whole new self of mine. I have grown up, a lot out of my experience. If I look back, I was an immature person who believed in having lots and lots of fun with my friends, unbalancing the relationships that existed in my life. To this journey of Amity, precisely being an Amitian, what I feel is a self-mature lad enough to take my own decisions, listen to people, take their advice whenever needed, have a good network and work with them. Amity has taught me a lesson that probably I couldn’t have realized and that is “It’s your life, make it or break it”.

Last but not the least, I along with my fellow mates has grown into a self of dignity and respect with heads up in the sky and feet still on the ground.

 Anjum Badar 

A Part from My Life – AMITY

After a long long discussion with my parents.. it was finally amity and now I think I made the right choice at that time.

I still remember my first day in amity. I was actually looking for the ragging stuff that I thought would be a part in my college life experience, but unfortunately not. The day went on with a few boring classes and X batch Y batch drama. It took me almost a week to understand the whole system of classes and again the X Y drama.

I was mixed in the group of almost 60 students. It was hard to find a friend so soon because each day I meet a new fellow and the previous one suddenly get disappeared the very next day. But till the end of semester, I knew everyone in class.

Life passed in Amity in no time, just because we were made busy with the assignment stuff’s and taken for granted projects.

Apart from the studies, the projects, the assignments and the presentations became a usual routine which have helped in boosting our confidence levels. The value added courses sometimes makes my mood a little irritated but they too have proved to be an integral part of our lives.

At last I can see the change which developed in myself during this period of time. I become frank, an opportunity utilizer, and understood my potential very well. Amity has been a major part of my life and will remain so in the future always.

Ravi Pratap Singh

A2305410246

AS AMITIAN OF AGE 4…..

           Almost 4 years has been passed from the day I entered into this universe of amity, I was here to learn about my actual interest . So,I choosed to do my technical degree in field of automobile engineering and that too in a combined dual degree course,of which very few were aware in general at that time, but to save a year I opted for that.  During the time of admission ,the thing which is normal to came in every fresher’s mind is that now this is going to be the world in which I can live the way I want to,my college life was about to start . But as times passes…..i realized that it’s not that easy , many considerations have to be taken if someone wants that he or she always remain on the right track, and similar happened with me , I started recognizing and learning the changes in life in that universe from the day one , from the registration of the first semester  till this day and still learning…..

            I got into the batch called Mae4 and I use to be very interactive with everyone in the class and due to this few of my classmates had made perceptions that he wants to be the representative of the class that’s why he is interacting much with us, so I did not opted to be the representative and even I don’t  wanted  to be at that time. But it was unexpected after a year,on the basis of grade points criteria I was choosen as the CR of the class and still justifying the representation.

            All the semesters upto now have been very progressive and every semester created a minor change not even in academics but also in thought processes. There are many experiences to share but the major two are : Industrial visits in pune  at Volkswagen ,Fiat,and ARAI . That whole week of October 2012 will always be remembered by me and my friends who were there with me, truly an unforgettable experience. And another one at IIT Roorkee in October 2013,we were actually there to attend the workshop on reverse engineering but also enjoyed much with our group there…..there also are very special moments.

            Still there is few time left for us in this universe and I hope it will be even better than what it has been upto now……and also for all my batchmates who have made an effort to read this post….ALLTHE BEST TO EVERYONE… !!

             ANKUR DIXIT

            A2325310024

      

The Journey so far....

My college experience started took off from 24^th August 2010 when I made the decision of joining Mechanical and Automation Dept. At Amity University,Noida.  I still remember the 1^st day very clearly , going to a new institution , meeting new people , adapting to the change; to summon it all ,yes i was rather scared than excited. The fact that I am a highly introvert person makes me gel into new environment very difficult. To my dismay as soon as I entered the class, I was greeted very warmly a few students who had registered earlier. On the first day itself I was the member of the back benchers association. To tell in short the back benchers are the most specific elements of the class with certain abilities that can piss off the teachers. I really don’t know how but I was able to make friends with a few people which later with passage of time turned out to great pals.

Since I was from a different place and had no vacancy in the college hostel I was to reside in a outside hostel. I soon got to know a few of my classmates also inhabited the place and had occupied an entire floor. “The mechanist” we used to call it. Classes were fun to start off laughing, cracking jokes, staring at each other when the teacher used to bombard us with heavy “IIT” concepts. The first real incident took place when one of our Chemistry professors took us to the respective HOD for some minor issue the famous back benchers had created , not only did it create a bad image of the entire group including I , but it also started a legacy “Going to the HOD’s cabin” . Every now and then one of us used to be punished in his cabin for some or other wrong doing. Exams came, and exam fever in an engg. College is something to look out. Everybody with books, books with extra large sizes. I was never into studies and cramming up things, so I resorted what every other individual did the last night study. Last night group study with tea , Maggie and snacks to keep one up the night. The method was very effective in a certain subjects but had its perks too. After the exams it was mostly fun , followed by college parties and in the blink of an eye the First year of my college life was over.

Holidays or summer break, everyone was super excited but then will college let you live in peace? The answer to it was a big NO. A summer project was allotted to us and I in particular took up the most simplest of topics. Meeting friends again after the break was fun. The atmosphere filled with gossip. While mostly had enjoyed the break, a few of us did the constructive they took to body building. Now mechanical is associated with lads who are to be tough, rugged and to match this image flaunting your physique is a good option. The second year of my college life introduced us with a few technical subjects and i was blown over. My mind had stopped working, so much to grasp and being a slow poke it’s not easy. Still during the exams i managed to do fairly well. To be honest i was beter than many. The fest season came, with loads of dancers, singers whom i had just seen on the television were standing right in front of me and displaying their varied skills. Its was fun. The second year came to an end and I would sum up as the year of enjoying .
The summer in-house training, A faculty was allotted and one had to do all sorts of things that you know nothing about to please the guide and attain marks; this being the hard core truth. And so I did. The 3^rd year of my studies was filld with mixed emotions. Friends and family issues, this year I discovered that every who talked merry wasn’t your true mate, some fly with the wind. Never the less the best part was yet to arrive. After the final 6^th semester exams the internship. I did my internship at RDSO Lucknow (U.P) It was an amazing experience. So much to learn and inculcate. Having no knowledge about software’s i learned a lot. Associated with senior scientist of Indian Railways and working with them on projects that are helping the nation , a feeling that cant be described.
The final year, finally the senior most at college, the year is marked by fear of placements. While students put in their best to get themselves placed. The final year project,where one has to bring out some innovation the year of all conclusive fun and enjoyment. The year worth remembering, its been a good jolly ride so far and I hope that does end on a good note, Not to mention the best thing happened to me during this phase I got selected for giving ssb at Bhopal for Indian Navy, though i got conference out but the journey through it was worthwhile. It taught me things that no one ever could have, and infused a spirit of nationality yes not to forget to amend yourself and come back , get recommended and be an officer.

Anant Misra
A2305410231
8Mae4x

" college life "

Many students enter college expecting good times, knowledge, friendships, and a new sense of direction. 
The college student who has children is faced with guilt about not being able to spend time with the children. The children has great demands on time. They need help with their homework, or need dinner and to be tucked in bed at a certain time. The thought of not being able to keep up with the demands of the children is very stressful and can be depressing to both the child and parent. In other words everyone suffers because you are unable to fulfill all the obligations that you have taken on.

Many people seem to believe that college students have it really easy. When I was in high school, I couldn’t wait until I graduated. Everyone always told me that college was so much fun, and it was so much easier than high school. I dreamed of the college life that I would have. I have realized, with this being my first year in college, that the life of a college student is a very difficult challenge. I never imagined just how hard it would be. Dropout rates are increasing everyday, and these problems are not being addressed properly, because previous generations show little sympathy for the struggles of the younger generation today.
College is extremely expensive. This puts a lot of pressure on the students as well as the parents. College costs leave the students in so much debt after they graduate that it will take them a lifetime just to pay it back

The college building is large and imposing, the lawns are a great beauty, the friends are loving and chatty and pofessors models of kindness. Freedom is writ large in and around the college. Opportunities for games, study, adventure and romance are many.

He may study or he may not if he so chooses. Nobody can force him to study against his will. Examinations may or may not be taken. He is now a responsible young man and competent to think for himself. His mettle and his character come out to play their part.

In brief, college life is a significant landmark which a student has to cross in his upward struggle. If a student makes the best use of his life at college and does not fritter it away in idle pursuits, he can rise to any height.

CHETAN PATEL
A2325310013
8MAE4
D/10272

My life at amity

Many people seem to believe that college students have it really easy. When I was in high school, I couldn’t wait until I graduated. Everyone always told me that college was so much fun, and it was so much easier than high school. I dreamed of the college life that I would have. In my first year in college, i realized  that the life of a college student is not that easy as was expected. I never imagined just how hard it would be. Many students enter college expecting good times, knowledge, friendships, and a new sense of direction. They soon find out that college comes with challenges and struggles because of the great demands and expectations that are put on the importance of education. College students experience a great deal of stress, especially when they are trying to balance a full time job. The demands of doing many different things with very little time can become overwhelming.

My first day at the college was very exciting as I just entered the college life after high school as it was a whole new experience. I was overwhelmed with the college infrastructure and facilities it provided.

Many hangout spots were there in the college like the H block where you could see almost the whole college eating , chatting or roaming around. It was a little scary at the first sight of so many strangers around you. Then i gradually started to know the culture and know hows of the college life and got along quite well. Then came the second year where actual stress for the studies came into picture when i got a reality check and got two backs in the 3^rd semester. From that point of time i got serious in the studies and enjoyed side by side without compromising the studies. This made me more responsible.

Then as i entered the third year, i was expecting a whole new year ahead with many more surprises. At this time i was a senior and it just did not feel that way. Then came the 2 months internship which i did in Air India. It was a glimpse of the professional life ahead as i had to enter a whole new world after 2 years. I had a sneek peek the professional culture, the ways of working, people working hard to achieve targets amongst a huge competition among themselves.

Then finally came the fourth year through which i realized about my end of the college life. This started with the final year project for which i was really excited.

Well, i am still left with a year of masters, part of the dual degree, but times will not be same as before.  Those days unfortunately will never come back and i can look back.

Chayan Suri

A2325310008

B.Tech(MAE) + M.Tech (AE)

UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AT AMITY

First of all I would like to thank Mr. Praveen kumar  for giving me this opportunity. After completing my school, I joined Amity and  I knew the fact that I was unable to crack  some important entrance exams so I opted 5 year Dual  degree programme i.e  Bachelor in mechanical and Master in Automation  as soon days are gone I regret on my decision. First day of my college life I was quite nervous and internally I was super excited . Somehow I was feeling special being part of Amity, being there and living each moment. The first day at Amity will always be a cherished day in my life.

 First year was really  stressing out  because there were numerous number of lectures and teachers were entering the room, followed by   new teacher with another lecture. Although I still had the spark of energy  to have fun in this busy schedule.

Then came the following year, the most special year of my life. Teachers were  very helpful ,I mixed up with my colleagues Then I also started a project of Robotic Hand 2011 with my team members Abhishek,  Soham and Ankur .  It was to my surprise that it turned to be a successful project .

Third year, after having a joyous stay at the military camp, some unexpected events had occurred at the camp, whose outcomes were dire to me. Many of my friends were injured to which we regretted and had protest against it. I had reacted to this in a very sentimental manner. I sprung up to the occasion and protested at the front to which it was considered that the protest was conducted by me. Henceforth I was put to blame for the protest for which I have been suspended for 3 weeks, this was the very unexpected dreadful starting of my new college year. I was in the state of depression, it had made a deep hole in to my life. In order to solve me with this crucial problem  I was guided by the esteemed faculty of Amity. All this had affected my academics, but even though I had coped up with it and manage to score the highest SGPA till 6 semester.

Now, coming to fourth year well it was a year of full on HARDWORK... In this year we all actually realized how to live the life. 
In last , I would say that I have learnt a lot in the last four years, and I am happy to see myself as what I am today. 

Shiva Dandotia

Four very long years in Amity

Before coming to Amity I always thought that college life is easy and it is fun. College is a place where no one studies. Exam papers get leaked one day before the exam so everyone gets good marks and there is no need to study but just one day before the exam. Everyone gets a chance to go abroad in the students exchange programs. Amity did not cater to any of my needs and did not give me anything what I was expecting. But I am not at all unhappy with my college just because it has given me something that no other college could have given. It has given me strength and has made me strong enough to accept the sad truths in life. Now I am not afraid of any bad experience because the worst I have already had.

One more thing which my college has given me is, my friends and has helped me in finding my interests. I know when I am here I am always going to hate my college but once I am out of my college I will feel strong and happy and will give all the credit to my college. I will be a proud amitian then.

First year of my college, I was living in the hostel. Hostel had so many restrictions that I decided not to take hostel in my next year. Second year I shifted to my home in Delhi. I was living with my family. Things became easy and my health improved because quality of food in the hostel was bad. I used to miss my friends those were there in the hostel, they missed me too. I did not study at all in the first year and had a bad CGPA. Since then I am trying to improve my score. When I shifted to my home I was always reminded by my parents to study and just because of that my score improved but very gradually.

I will also educate parents who want their kids to join amity, and also the students who want to join.  I will make them prepared for the amity experience.

 Shikhar Agnihotri

8MAE4(Y)

A2325010007

My experience at Amity

It has been almost 4 years since I first started filling up admission forms for different colleges. Didn't I have the slightest of idea back then that I would end up here. 

As I get a chance to go down the memory lane writing down my "experience here at Amity", I would firstly like to thank Mr. Parveen Kumar for giving me this opportunity.

It was my first day as a student at Amity when I decided not to opt for the campus hostel and rather stay outside as a paying guest, a decision I soon started to regret. So, during the first few days of mine at Amity, orientation was on, and among the new people I got acquainted with was my classmate Parag, who made the boring orientation days fun for me and others around. All I can remember from orientation is laughing hysterically on his jokes.

My first year was full of fun and skipping classes, as I had got shortlisted amongst a few other Amity students, for performing yoga at the commonwealth games 2010. I cherished every moment I spent with those other students, who were all seniors. Very soon I realized that it was time I started studying as I had already failed in a couple of first semester subjects. So I took a bold decision and shifted to a flat where I lived alone. At first it wasn't easy to live all alone but soon I got used to it. So the semester passed by without much a do.

Since my second year I am living in the campus hostel where I found my best friends Abisesh, Chetan, Deepashu and others. Since then, I have started studying and paying more attention towards my goal. In my third year I became a member of the SAE club of ASET and this year as a final year project with the team, I am building a formula type race car for a competition. Apart from this, I have also participated in a number of dance competitions here at Amity. 

Lastly, I would say that I have learnt a lot in the last four years, and I am happy to see myself as what I am today. 

RAHUL SHARMA

A2325310011

8MAE4-Y

life at Amity

School life is accepted as the best time of anybody’s life. But it’s the college life that really helps you out in life. At least in my case.

First day. Nervous, scared, excited, extremely happy. There was an ocean of feelings inside me. Reached gate 1 right on time and witnessed what felt like a never ending crowd of students. Just like me I could see the same feelings on everybody’s faces. A lot happened the very first day. Introductions, bridge classes and specially meeting the fellow classmates with whom I was going to spend the next 5 years of my life. Somehow I was feeling special being part of Amity, being there and living each moment. The first day at Amity will always be a memorable day in my life.

Since the first day at Amity, I have seen myself grow as an individual, experienced myself learning a new thing every day. No, I am not talking about learning new things academically, that everyone does. What I learnt at Amity was the way things work out in life. Meeting new people, experiencing the variety of personalities, how formal can a friendship be, how intense can a friendship be. What should be your priorities in life and what should be your responsibilities.

Summing up, there is an endless list of things I learnt, experienced, felt in this phase of my life. Good or bad they might be, I have no regrets what so ever. I love myself for the person I have evolved into today, a big credit for which goes to my life at Amity.

Shashank Shekhar Singh

A2325310018

8-MAE4-Y

The Memorable Days Of My Life!

College is described as a place where children not only join to complete their course and to get placed in a good company but also to enjoy their life to the fullest. This is the time which people of all age groups cherish a lot. It is the stepping stone which changes a person from being a school kid to a matured individual. During these years people come across different individuals hailing from different diversities, cultures, places etc. These are surely the most memorable days of any person’s life.

After completing my school, I joined Amity. At first I was saddened by the fact that I was unable to crack some entrance exams and also because I had only one college to join for and that too it was Amity University, Noida, which has been famous for very low placements in my course i.e Mechanical Engineering and that the name was associated with things like rich brats, no studies, full enjoyment etc. I opted for a Dual Degree MBA course along with Mechanical Engineering which has time duration of 5 years. It was 27^th of July 2010, my first day at college. Just like any other student, I was a bit nervous because I was going to enter a whole new world full of opportunities, new people etc. But then during my orientation programme I met some people who went on to be my best friend. In due course of 4 years, I have been lucky to have so many friends. I came across some teachers who were really helpful and some who were well the lesser I say the better it would be. I was involved in a lot of interesting projects which helped me gain more and more practical knowledge of my course. These years have been the golden years of my life and I am surely going to cherish them for the rest of my life.

Siddhartha Gandhi

A2325010004

8MAE-4(Y)

Sweet memories of my college life... :)

College life over!!!!

27th July 2010...It was the first day of college....Lets go to four years back cherishing the sweet memories of my college life....

It was my first day in college, actually very frightening, fear of ragging, seniors, new teachers, everything new......started with my metro journey....really it was so long....40 km... :/ 

Frankly speaking I did not wanted to study in this college just because it was so distant and the most important reason "it was in Noida"....mmm!!! Not Noida actually Expressway, 4 km from Metro station...But now, I just love my college...and I am proud to be an Amitian...

First year was really boring just because the whole day was like : teacher coming to the class, lecture then again  new teacher, then lecture, again new  teacher, again lecture and no fun...but that time I was having with me my sweet friends Sandarbh Harsh And Sahil....They remained always with me every time...

Then came second year, the most special year of my life...  :) I gained a lot in my college. Teachers were always helping, classmates were very good and friends awesome... :): D talking about my friends some more were added to the existing list... with whom I can share anything... even I share my secrets with him...all the joys and sorrows...everything.....Then I also started a project of Robotic Hand 2011 with my team members Soham and Ankur ...well I did not knew that one day it would be my first successful project...

Then came third year, the year of achievements, hard work and friendship.... :) and also completed my training period in Escorts Ltd in 2013....Got a wonderful life experience of working in manufacturing firm under some helpful seniors and came to know that my senior in that firm is also an ex- Amitian. He helped in every walk there and brought me a big support from other colleagues too.

Now, coming to fourth year...well it was a year of full on masti.....some more friends were added to my friend list. In this year we all actually realized how to live the life. It’s a time to be prepared for lots and lots of hard work in right direction. Well, hope everything will be good and this New Year would prove to be the best till now..... :) :)

Hehhehhe...It was a very long post hmm...thanks for reading.... :)

Abhishek Narula

A2325310026

8MAE-4 (Y)