My journey in engineering :ER.Suman Dulal

After 12th it was a difficult choice which branch and faculty should I take up for  study. And the pain of not getting into an IOM was also there. A lot of my seniors, teachers and professionals suggested I should take up Civil engineering,computer etc over over Engineering. From a small age, I had an inclination towards Electronics, so I knew this is the one for me. It was a big risk at that time, but it certainly did pay off!I landed into Nepal Engineering College(nec) as Electronics and Communication as my majors. For those who don’t know it is one of the oldest engineering colleges in Nepal. It was difficult to get familiarize with a new course. People here were full of knowledge and way smarter than me. From day 1 I had an Inferiority Complex, but yes there were positive sides also. My teachers and  seniors helped me a lot in almost everything.

The thing about second-tier, third-tier and lower engineering colleges in Nepal is that you can not expect much from the college when it come to knowledge. So a lot of learning had to be self-learning through YouTube, Coursera and other online platforms. Getting a good professor is real luxury. But it has its pros also you learn a lot more than just the bookish knowledge. Anyways nec is at par with most IOE level colleges and the exposure is really good.Another important part of this journey were various student clubs and Exhibition. For me nec exhibition-2016 of my college were life-changing.  nec exhibition-2016  helped me grow as a person, tackle challenges and most importantly get stuff done! Whereas nec exibition-2016  was like an elder brother to me guiding me on every step. Be it the first project that I had design and completed.

I started design electronics projects  in my freshman year but it was very basic. I made a moisture detector project using basic electronics elements. I started getting real exposure when I was in the second and Third year. I deeper study of electronics device  and coding was done. But majorly I practiced on help of YouTube. I’m not an expert at it, but trust me practice does help. And over time my electronics design skills improved.A lot of my friends took up an internship after the third  and Fourth year in various startups, but I preferred prepping for the internships to be offered via college.I felt couldn’t crack some companies  but I did! That day I learn an important lesson never underestimate yourself. If you put in enough efforts you can crack any company! And as expected I got rejected in many companies  and I realized if I had prepared properly I could have cracked it. But what’s gone is gone. Next was CCSI , I had high hopes from CCSI but rejected me.

Few days later huawei response my CV mailed.I started preparing with full swing. I used to study for 2-3 hours a day. Electronics and communication about 10-20 interview questions daily. I have not studied that with that level of dedication in my whole life. The interviews  were surprising as the questions asked were a lot easier than expected. And after 30 days placement office mailed us the resulted. That was one of the happiest days of my life. I had  even chance of getting into the big telecommunication  companies.This is one big turning point in my journey. My internship at NTC was really life-changing and taught me a lot of things. I shall give a detailed experience of my internship in another blog.. Unfortunately, I took LinkedIn seriously just a few days back. A suggestion to all the new techies out there LinkedIn is a very powerful tool to connect with like-minded peoples, seeking job/internship opportunities. It also shows what other people are doing while you are wasting time on Instagram and Facebook. No offence but this is the harsh reality. There are uncountable opportunities and infinite things to do.Some program and course that I’ll suggest are:

1.      Datacamp

2.      Coursera

3.      Github Student Program

4.      Geetcode

5.      Hackerrank

P.S. I was not a part of these programs and course but I’ll highly recommend it.These programs will help you enhance your technical skills and also network with some really awesome peoples.Tell me what do you think about my article and feel free to ask any questions that you have in the comments section.

Er.Suman Dulal

Thank you.