Second Year Of Engineerings

As I mentioned in the earlier blog that the engineering students had to clear the first year in three attempt. If he had failed in two subject i.e. receiving less than 35 marks in the subject but passed in all others and the aggregate was more than 50% he was allowed to take admission in the next class what is called A T K T to day. This made a sort of screening in the process of becoming engineer As we both had cleared the first year in first attempt we continued in the second year and got automatic admission in second year. Unlike the class of more than 50 in the first year it was smaller section of thirty five students. The subject were Engineering Drawing, Mathematics in three portion Physics and Chemistry Workshop Practice, General Electrical Engineering and of General Mechanical Engineering. Though all students were supposed to mentioned the choice subject in the first year of engineering itself but the second year provided an opportunity to change the choice if he felt. Rarely did any body do this. Our choices were very clear mine was Mechanical Engineering and Ashok for Chemical Engineering. I continued in the NCC and was given rank of Company Seargent Master i.e. C.S.M. we used to enjoy the periods of Engineering Subject i.e. drawing workshop and the other three as it was something new in this subjects. I was a mediocre in making jobs in the work shop, could complete the jobs most of the time in the three hours of practice but the finish was not that good as it should have been As practice makes the man perfect, in the end of the session I improved in work shop practice. There was no particular uniform of the college but for workshop it was khaki trousers and white half shirt Our classes used to be on first floor that is on f-22 class room we were thought general Electrical Engineering by proof Ms Jadhav and the HOD of Electrical Engineering Dr Ekbote Civil Engineering by the reader in the department B.M. Thakre. Yes, He was our warden also in the ‘B’ hosted. We had shifted to the new hostel building the ‘B’ hostel. In this hostel the ground floor was occupied by the second year students and the first floor was occupied by the fourth year student. The provision of food were as it was in the first year of engineering. I remember the name of the ness contractor It was Bindeshwari and he remained our contractor for the rest of four years time. This Bihari gentleman used to cook good food with his team whenever we felt like having parathas cooked by him we used to provide our ghee to him and he favored generously Other wise the food was simple chapatti, one vegitable dal and rice, we used to take the ghee along with us in a small “katori” for the chapattis and dal The same system continued morning 10-10:30 Lunch before going to collage and diner between 7 to 9:30 in the night Saturdays the feast and evening Continued in the next blog.