On 25th of August, a group of more than 150 people from my college (Sona College of Technology), went to Infosys as an industrial visit. This post is about IT students' campus visit to Infosys, Bangalore.
My stay at hostel:
We had planned to depart at 3 am on 25th August. Since my home was far away from the college and there would not be sufficient transport facilities around the midnight, I went to the college hostel the previous day at 10 pm and stayed there in my friend, Vignesh's room. The stay in the hostel was a bit strange to me; everyone using laptops/desktops for browsing, playing games or listening to music; people walking in the corridor with mobiles in their hands; funny talks and many more scenes.
Departure:
On the day of our departure, almost everyone reached the college by 3:15 am. A group of 41 students (32 girls and 9 boys) and 2 staff from IT department departed the college campus sharp by 3:34 am in the bus (owned by Lakshmi Vilas), which we had booked. Unfortunately, no one had brought songs in pen drive and so, we couldn't listen to good songs. But, then, we watched the film titled 'Naan ee' (நான் ஈ). Some of us (including me) were sleeping in the bus (as we had waken up so early).
Infosys:
After having refreshment at Krishnagiri and breakfast at Hosur, we shifted to another (Karnataka registered) bus in order to reduce the bus fare by minimizing the tollgate charge. The driver of that bus drove very fast and harsh. Holding breath, we were keenly looking for Infosys. By the time we reached Infosys, it was 9:12 am. But, they said that they couldn't let us in without the whole college assembling. The CSE department had departed the college only around 6 am and said that they would be reaching only after 10:30. Then, upon request, the Infosys organizers let the IT students and MCA students (who had already assembled by the time we reached Infosys) in.
The campus:
The campus was full of green plants and trees. There were many magnificent buildings. Seeing the surroundings of the campus, mind was very pleasing. We could see trees and buildings on all the directions. Then, after refreshment, we were made to sit in an auditorium, which also had a balcony. Some of us sat in the ground floor whereas the rest were sitting in the balcony.
Presentation:
There were 6 colleges including AVS Engineering College, Paavai College of Engineering, participating in this campus visit program. First of all, they asked our expectations in that program. One or two students from each college told their expectations, whereas 6 students represented Sona College. The entire session was co-ordinated by a person called '
Dattatreya'. Several other speakers also addressed on various topics. Time passed away so quickly and around 1:20, we were taken for lunch. After lunch and photographs, we went back to the auditorium.
Interactive sessions:
In the afternoon, there were 2 small interactive programs. Initially there was a story matching contest (by re-arranging the given sheets of papers) and then there was a group discussion, in which four people from each college were allowed to participate. I was one among them. Later, the do's and don'ts of a group discussion were listed. After that, the Curriculum Vitae structure and the most common interview questions were discussed. Finally, after writing feedback, they gave us the email ids of the volunteers, who co-ordinated the event. After the completion of the sessions, we came out of the campus by taking photographs all the way through.
Return back:
While returning back, after changing to Tamil Nadu bus, one of my professors, Mr. Ilanchezian and I kept discussing regarding various things for more than an hour till we reach Krishnagiri for dinner. After dinner, I went to the front side of the bus and slept till we reach the college. By the time, we all land in the college campus, it was 11:50 pm. I stayed in Vignesh's room in college hostel and returned back to my home the next day morning around 6:30 am.
"Campus visits definitely teach everyone something new"
