My Journey from a village to Jabalpur Engineering College: Shabana Bee

JEC, Jabalpur

I studied till class 8th in a local private school in my village and after completing that I decided to go to the best school of my district. I took admission in  Government Aadarsh Multipurpose Higher Secondary Excellence School, Damoh (MP). But soon, I realized that I was not good as all that I had learnt in my primary school was mugging up chapters. Then I started working hard on my studies, and since, my school was Hindi medium so things were not very difficult to me but things were new. I however managed to cope up with the new environment. And finally I improves. When I was in class 12th I worked really hard so that I could get admission in a good college. I also had to top in my school otherwise my family would not allow me to go out of the village for higher studies. When class 12 results were declared I happy beyond limit as I had secured 9^th rank state-wise. I got 95.4% was among the top 10 students of MP so, I got 75,000 scholarship, too. And my JEE rank was 48000 so, I got admission to MP’s number 1 Government Engineering College, i e Jabalpur Engineering College (JEC).

Suggestions for JEE aspirants

Because, I have struggled in my school life so I want to give some suggestions to all the students:

1. You can prepare for JEE along with your class 12 studies and get a good rank, all you need to do is have clarity of the concepts. Read NCERT books to develop your concepts because it is the basic building block of concepts.
2. If you do not get good rank or could not get a good college, you can take a drop year but do not compromise on college.
3. There is no need to go Kota or any another city for JEE Main coaching. You can prepare well in a good coaching class of your city.
4. You also can prepare by self-study. You just need to focus on your goal and if you get stuck on a topic or concept, the YouTube and Google are there to clear your doubts.
5. Most importantly, choose a course according to your interest.

Selection of College

Since, my parents did not allow me to go out of MP for higher studies, I applied to my state’s number 1 college. I had no idea about the branch so I opted for Electronics Engineering. In first round of counselling I got JEC. Then according to my rank I also got JEC’s girls hostel in which I am living right now. I learnt so many things from my hostel and college life. I see so many difference in me, in the journey from my village to JEC, in terms of self-confidence, awareness and many more things.

Suggestion

• It is not compulsory to get a Government college, NIT or IIT at one attempt. So, if you do not get your dream college you can give a second chance to yourself
• First know your interest, then choose your branch according to your interest. Do not take a branch in which you do not enjoy doing new things.
• Every branch has scope but getting a good job or having a successful career totally depends on your knowledge

College Experience

My college experience has been good. I am in my sixth semester and still learning a lot of things. In the beginning, I did not take part in extra-curricular activities as I wanted to focus on my studies as I shifting from Hindi Medium to English Medium was a bit difficult for me. But in my third semester, I took part in my college festival as the organising member and the experience was awesome. From then onwards, I started taking part in college fests. Currently I am in my fourth year and preparing for campus placement.

Observations

• Focus on what you want, what your goal is
• Focus on study as well as enjoy your college life as it is the best part of student life and most important too
• Always try to participate in college festivals as you will learn so many things from it
• Always focus on what you are learning not as exam point of view but to remember life time
• Finally, focus on your goal.

About the Author:

My name is Shabana Bee. I am pursuing B Tech at Jabalpur Engineering College, Jabalpur.