Tag: education

  • Theft System, Part 1 – The Lady Who Killed The College

    The asphalt on the road grinned at me joyfully as it rained. I got inside a standing area to prevent the stack of writing pages I was holding in a polythene packet from getting wet. I was dumb. Next moment, I was angry. The pages in the stack were single-side ruled. I wanted double-side ruled…

  • The Curious Case Of A Misnomer

    My last post created quite a furore over the use of the “word” KT as in ATKT. It is wrong to term “KT” as a word, although in shorthand, people prefer KT, than ATKT, or failure or the full form for the matter. So, ATKT which we all know what stands for, is a tag provided free of…

  • Ignorance & Reference Books Will Get You KTs

    Before I start, I want to make one annoying thing clear that “KT” is not a noun and you cannot pluralize it as “KTs.” Doing it will make you look dim-witted and I may even restrict you from my Facebook updates. To be clear, KT as in ATKT is an acronym for Allowed To Keep…

  • The Dark Of Authority

    Every institution is administered by authority & that is more of a necessity as we all know. But what happens when you can’t change the Date & Time settings in a PC in a Signals & Systems laboratory? What happens when the dialog says “You don’t have proper privilege to access the settings?” What happens…

  • How to Survive the Initial Days Of Degree After Diploma?

    How to Survive the Initial Days Of Degree After Diploma?

    A quick guide for students who have passed out from a Diploma course into second-year Engineering course in India.