How Can a Second-Year BTech Student Achieve High CGPA and Placement?

Ans: Vikas, Congrats to You Joining BTech-CSE.

Here are some important steps/tips/roadmap:

(1) If college not yet started, visit the campus/canteen/playground etc. and spend 1-2 hours.
(2) Read all the circulars/information, put on Notice Board to get some ideas about the college.
(3) After joining college, have your own limited (good) friend circle, based on your values/interests.
(4) Attend all the classes without fail & give importance to class notes, given by the Faculties.
(5) Have / maintain a good/professional relationships with all Faculties of CSE Department.
(6) Try to maintain a decent SGPA/.CGPA/Score till 4th year, preferably 8.50 & above.
(7) Create your Professional-Looking LinkedIn Profile.
(8) Keep upgrading your skills through NPTEL, Coursera, Internshala, LinkedIn etc. and / or recommended by your Department's Faculties.
(9) Put Job Alerts in LinkedIn, based on your domain i.e. CSE.
(10) Whenever you get notifications of job alerts in LinkedIn, go through the JD & Company Profile.
(11) Keep researching about the domain in LinkedIn/Quora/Google till 4th year.
(12) Whenever possible, try to interact with 2-3 students of 2nd to 4th year to get some important information for you to plan in advance.
(13) From 1st year till your 3rd year, know the companies which are visiting your Campus, especially Software/IT Companies.
(14) Visit those Companies' Websites to learn about the services provided/manpower & manpower strength/other information.
(15) Once you enter your 4th year, start slowly preparing for Campus Placement after know the standard selection process such as, assessment test, interview (offline or online), group discussion, HR round etc.
(16) Prepare around 25 Technical & Non-Technical Questions after researching about the Companies and in google also.
(17) Conduct your own Mock Interviews at home with the help of family members and friends. Record in your mobile, reply and check what all improvements you should have as far as your answers to the questions are concerned and also in your body language.
(18) Prepare a Professonal 1-Page Resume (enough as you are a fresher) which you can prepare from 'cultivatedculture' resume building website which is FREE also.
(19) Please scroll down and ready my 1-2 answers in which I have clearly mentioned how your Resume should be.
(20) And make sure you have mentioned clickable your LinkedIn Profile on Resume.
(21) It is highly advisable to have a separate / new Gmail account, especially for Job Applications (if college admits for the same just before Campus Recruitment Drive).

All the BEST for Your Bright Future, Vikas.

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Ans: To maintain a good SGPA/CGPA:

(1) Regularly attending the Classes & Not missing even a single class.
(2) Taking notes when Faculties teach.
(3) Reading & Revising the notes on daily/weekly basis.
(4) Buying good reference books (recommended by the Faculties) (or) getting them from College Library.
(5) Preparing Short-notes for revision & reference whenever tests/exams approach.
(6) Maintaining a good Professional Relationship with all of his Department's Faculties.
(7) Continuously involving in co/extra-curricular/club activities to values in his Resume.

What else to do apart from studies for Placement in Companies?

(1) Time and again getting advice from his department's faculties on which online short-term courses he should join to upgrade his skills.
(2) Upgrading his skills from 2nd to last year (till Campus Interview)
(3) Having a Professional LinkedIn Profile, Updating the same every 3-months (for example, if he has got any Certifications).
(4) Putting Job Alerts, related to his domain i.e. CSE in LinkedIn.
(5) Whenever he gets notifications from LinkedIn about Job Vacancies, he should thoroughly go through the JD (Job Description) either to upgrade his skills, if needed, accordingly or to know the Changing/Current Job Market Scenario.
(6) Once he enters into 4th year, he should start preparing for his Campus Interview. How?
(7) He should start researching about the Companies/Recruiters, visited the VIT-V Campus during the last 4-years from the respective companies' websites.
(8) Prepare a list of expected Technical / Non-Technical Questions to answer.
(9) Conducting own Mock Interviews (with the help of family members/friends/relatives/college friends) in his mobile.
(10) To reply every time his own mock interview in his mobile to know what all mistakes he committed (such as body language/wrong answers etc.) to improve and boost confidence.

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Ans: Some important tips for your Son here to follow: (1) To maintain the same and / or try to increase his CGPA (2) He should start upgrading his skills through NPTEL, Coursera, Internshala, LinkedIn etc. and / or from any other online platforms, recommended by his College Faculties (3) Maintaining a good student-faculty relationship till 4th year (4) Giving more importance to Class Notes and the Reference Books recommended by his Faculties (5) Involving in co-curricular (related to his domain) & extra curricular activities which can be / should be reflected in his Resume (6) Improving his soft skills / communication / presentation skills during the next 3-years which also can be shown in his Resume during his Campus Recruitment Drive (7) Should have a Professional LinkedIn Profile & keep updating them every 3-months (8) Connecting with Professionals of his domain (should not ask for jobs). Not advisable. (9) Put Job Alerts, (related to his domain), in LinkedIn Itself to get notifications to know the Current / Future Job Market Trends and how to upgrade himself accordingly. (10) He also should start RESEARCHING from now, about the Recruiters who visited the Campus during the last 2-3 years, related to his domain, company's Profile, Manpower Strength, Nature of Business / Services Provided etc. This will help him to be more CONFIDENT at the time of Interview in 4th year. I hope I have answered to your question with value additions. All the BEST for Your Son's Bright Future.

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Ans: I am glad to are thinking of excelling with high CGPA as also skills. There's only one way to score -- by working hard, applying your mind and staying focused on your studies. Take up complex projects, participate in hackathons, do well in internships, seek help where you need to build your fundamentals. Peer training too is a proven way to master areas in which you are helping your peers, besides developing leadership qualities and helping attitude.

Do also pick softwares that help in Mech Engg design, automation, sustainability beyond your syllabus fron NPTEL, Coursera platforms.

Ans: Eligibility and competency are two essential components of success. You cannot rely on just one; it's important to develop both before completing your course. To enhance your competency, aim to participate in internship programs for at least six months. This experience will significantly benefit your placement opportunities, in addition to meeting the eligibility requirement of achieving a CGPA of at least 8.5. If your current CGPA is 7.3, put in the extra effort needed to reach 8.5.
ALL THE VERY BEST