Common MYTHS about ENGINEERING BITS PIlani continued

B)The Institutes

MYTH 1: "The India Today Survey is the gospel of God" or "My uncle thinks that college is good" or "Wow!! Infosys and TCS and Microsoft visited Champulal College of Engg Laughing !!Must be a gr8 place to study!!"

TRUTH: The only ppl who can give you reliable info about any coll are the ppl studying in it and teaching in it .AND NO ONE ELSE . Don't only go by which company went where and what was the highest salary or 150% placement. Instead ask "How many from ur coll. went to IIMs and XLRI" and "How many went abroad for MS on Scholarship" and ?Name some imp Alumni? .These are very imp things .Also remember "Empty vessels make the most noise?. You see Amity taking out a lot of ads but BITS and IITs don?t.

MYTH 2 BITS<<

TRUTH Very untrue Evil or Very Mad . BITS was among the TOP 3 or TOP 5 in yrs 2001to2003 acc to India Today Survey ahead of most IITs.If you want to check go to India Today's website and search the archives. Use my code " 4441 " for subscription no. There?s no username. Even today BITS is ahead of IIT-G and IIT-R. But why the perception that BITS<<

MYTH 3 BITS and NITs

TRUTH I wont comment much here but BITS is a brand while NONE of the NITs are,inspite of their rankings.They are not as heavily funded as the IITs .Their infra stru isnt that good as compared to BITS and IITs.However NIT-Surathkal NIT-Trichy and NIT - Warangal are great instis.

MYTH 4 BITS and DCE/NSIT

TRUTH DCE is a great place as far as placements is concerned. They get good media coverage too. Though its infra stru is poor(yes it is, I have seen it first-hand) but the extra co-curricular activities are great. Their fests get a lot of funding(being in Delhi).It isn't a brand either.Their hostels are pathetic and have no LAN(till last year at least).+ u share a room even in the 3rd yr with 2 more ppl. But that?s not a prob for those living in Delhi. But BITS(Pilani and Goa) is better anyday.

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