The answer to this question may help the student, as my sister was in this place just a year before. However, class notes are the best and real deal, and the students must follow class notes to understand the topic discussed in the class. Chemistry Class notes are the best, but the students must collect notes from the different departments as well. My sister also followedCastellan for the Physical Chemistry part. Computing and Programming There are numerous books for Logic Gates and Binary System. C programming course is the main course for this subject and you can follow Let us C for this course. Basic Electronics Engineering The student must follow the Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory by Boylestad and Nashelsky for this subject. This book contains a number of solved problems. Mathematics I For this, students can go for Higher Engineering Mathematics by B.S Grewal; this book is also helpful for the second year of study. Besides, the student can also follow A Textbook of Engineering Mathematics Volumes I, II, III, IV by Guruprasad Samanta from their first year to last year’s study. Mechanics The class notes and the problem sheets are important for this subject and you should solve the problems thoroughly. Besides, they can follow the book with 4 authors, namely, Engineering Mechanics by S.Timoshenko, D H Young, J.V Rao and Sukumar Pati.  Basic Electrical Engineering Besides regular class notes, the student can go for Basic Electrical Engineering by Abhijit Chakrabarti, Sudipta Nath and Chandan Kumar Chanda, and Basic Electrical Engineering by V.N Mittle and Arvind Mittal to get a good backup. Mathematics II As it is mentioned in Mathematics I, the Vector Space chapter will be quite troublesome for the students. For Linear Algebra, they can follow the book written by Sheldon Axler. Physics Students must go for B.K Guha's Degree Physics for Science and Engineering, as this book helps the student keep afloat. They can also follow Ajoy Ghatak for Optics¸, Schaum's Outline of Vector Analysis by Murray Spiegel and Seymour Lipschutz for Vector Algebra¸ Advanced Acoustics by D.P Ray Chaudhri for Acoustics. From the above, it is cleared that class notes should be the first priority for every student; besides, they can take the book from Ramanujan Central Library. But, they have to be an early bird; otherwise, everything will be stocked out. Students can also find online PDFs for the study if they can’t buy books, as most of the books are expensive enough. Read More

The exam is very tricky, hence there are a lot of chances to make mistakes. Even a single mistake might knock you out of the competition. So, it is essential to keep some things in mind while preparing.  Improper Time Table: Not making a proper study timetable is one of the most common blunders.  You need to make a clear preparation strategy for each subject and every topic after strongly analyzing the syllabus and its weightage.  If not done properly, you might end up spending more time on a vast subject that has less weightage. If you are a student enrolled in a classroom program then you can follow the study plan suggested by the institutes. If self-study is your plan, then you can opt for postal programs from Made Easy or others. Multiple Study material: There is a common misconception, that more study material results in better preparation. However, the reality slightly differs.  It is advisable to go for the best books which will help you in the preparation and time management. You can opt for study material by institutes such as Made easy. You’ll get books, workbooks, previous year's questions as a single package which will be enough for the exam preparation. Skipping Revision: Many students tend to move on to new topics without revising the completed ones. So, revise regularly and strengthen your concepts. Neglecting previous year questions: Many students fail to recognize the importance of solving previous year's questions.  The fact is that solving these questions helps you to become familiar with the exam’s pattern.  Improper test series strategy: Every aspirant wishes to crack the exam in the first attempt.  Enroll yourself in test series from renowned institutes such as Made Easy as they help you analyze your performance and help you improve your shortcomings.  Make sure you give your 100% with a clear preparation strategy and you’ll achieve your goal. Read More

First, you need to understand the actual procedure of CV verification. The following three basic points regarding CV verification are listed. Students frame their CVs according to the guideline given by the placement committee and inputs from seniors about highlighting numbers, use of action verbs, etc.  The points mentioned in the CV are verified by institutional authorities, including professors and company managers. The representative from Placecom confirms that the CV points mentioned in the CV are verified and successfully validates the verifier authority and identity. The above processes are followed in most of the renowned B schools in India and just in IIM Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Bangalore.  Useful Tips:  The two common ways to make CV points eye-catching are the use of action verbs and numbers. The action verbs are actually needed to signify the roles along with their contribution to the positive outcomes with the CV points. Besides, numbers assist in quantifying the outcomes. Action verbs can be flexible for CV points but numbers have certain limitations. However, numbers are accompanied by a unit, which can be changed. For example, if you brought about a cost reduction of Rs 5 per vehicle and 2,000 vehicles are manufactured each month, writing 1.2 lakhs per annum is acceptable.  CV making is a process of presentation. So, if you get the hang of it, you won’t require any resort to exaggeration. This is a basic concept, and students from reputed educational institutes understand this very well. Read More

None of the mentioned cities are meant to ease the load of Kolkata. As envisioned by the past Chief Minister Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, the city of Kalyani was set up to ease the load on Kolkata. Kalyani was set up as Kolkata's satellite city. Kalyani is a planned city just like Durgapur but much less crowded. There is much more scope for future expansion. It is also closer to Kolkata whereas Durgapur is 180 km). The city of Durgapur was also set up under the guidance of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy but not to ease the load on Kolkata. The main purpose of building the city was to serve as the economic and industrial powerhouse of the state. It's better to focus on the development of Durgapur as an industrial area only. Asansol and Kharagpur are not planned, they are too populated. Our government was late to understand the vision of Dr. Roy. It's only recently that good national institutes of importance like AIIMS and IISER are being set up in Kalyani. Hopefully, some other state administrative units will also shift to Kalyani in the future to ease the load on Kolkata. Read More

My sister graduated from IEM Kolkata in June 2016 and she is now working as a consultant at KPMG. She shared some of her experiences and the basic do’s and don'ts she followed while studying there. IEM Kolkata is very strict with its college timings and the students have to be very punctual. She suggested that they must reach college before 9:10 AM as the morning assembly starts at that time. Or else they can enter the college only after lunch time which starts at 12:20 PM.  All the students must maintain attendance of minimum 80%. This is very important as students will be prohibited from giving exams with lower percentages of attendance.  The students should submit all their projects, assignments and reports to their respective professors on time to maintain a good image in the college. This can be very crucial while getting internal marks which increases the overall marks in final exams.  The students must be able to build a good relation with their professors. This can help a lot in the long term to get many information about higher studies and their recommendations helps a lot in deciding the right college or career for our future. Maintaining good grades is very important because students with lower grades are considered not capable enough for placements in top popular companies. They can sit for placements at non IT companies though. Students with lower grades don't get good opportunities in the college so one must maintain above average grade in his/her subjects, to secure a placement or even opt for higher studies. The top recruiting companies that participate in their placement program include, Google, Microsoft, Accenture, Capgemini, L&T, Wipro, TCS, Mindtree and many more. Read More