It gives me immense pleasure to pen down my experiences and above all to tell what the 4 years that I spent in St. Aloysius Institute of Technology has given me.
I came across a full 360° change in me once I became a part of the Aloysian family. The short stay at St. Aloysius College was learning for me where I came out of my comfort zone and took initiative to express my thoughts & ideas. I attentively attended & also presented one of the best assemblies in the Prerna hall. Fr. Davis always repeated a quote “They can because they think they can”, & I adopted it in my life. “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...Wait no... I know I can! And I will!” I made this statement my friend and that broke the ice. I was a student who was loved by all the teachers there. Although it was a brief stay but it was surely a learning for me.
After 3 months I took admission in SAIT. The first semester went well. The motivation I got from Fr. Davis made me work hard and stay focused, and it was my privilege that in the 4th month itself I, along with Ms. Ankita Shrivastava, won the first award for the college in the National Seminar on “Nanotechnology: A Futuristic Application in all Disciplines of Science” , where we presented a Poster on “Carbon Nanotubes”. I was awarded as the 2nd runner up. That was indeed a great honour for me and for my college as it was the first ever prize received by any student from SAIT.
The 2nd year of the college was not at all good for me and I faced a lot of hardships n downfall. The only people who supported me during this dark phase of my life were my parents, Fr. Davis & Dr. R.C.Ghai. Fr. Davis & Dr. Ghai motivated me to the fullest. They made me realize that I lack nothing and showed me the right path & my parents stood by my side so that I could not lose hope. With the shear motivation I was able to gather myself up and put in my entire mind, might n soul into my Academics. Although it took me some time but of course I started improving n soon I was back on track.
I still remember Dr. Ghai’s words, a famous quote by Winston Churchill which said “Success isn't measured in "leaps and bounds". It's the little steps you take each day.” & Fr. Davis saying “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit”. They were not mere quotations for me. They were crutches which supported me when I was crippled.
I never looked back after that. The 3rd year passed by smoothly. During this time I passed the NCC ‘C’ certificate examination with an ‘A’ grade. Only 5 Students from Engineering background got this Grading in the city and I was happy to be one of them.
The final year in the college was the most amazing year of my life. It was the time where I could be the actual me. Once in a Parent Teacher Meeting, Dr. Ghai happened to meet my parents & he told my mother that “Nair will be the first one to get a job from the college because I see the spark in him”. For my parents it was very difficult to believe these words at that point of time when I was not doing well, but he had that faith in me and by god’s grace just in the second month of my final year, I got a job offer from one of the reputed companies in India. I realised the depth of the support for me and the belief of my teachers in me. I had promised it to myself that come what may I won’t ever let down the people who have faith and hopes in me.
I then got a chance to take part in a national seminar titled “Advances in Electrical & Electronics Engineering” where I presented a paper on “High Voltage Generation using a Solid State Tesla Coil”. Amongst a total of about 100 papers (UG + PG), from all across the country, my paper & presentation was awarded the best. It was the proudest moment for me as I could take the name of St. Aloysius Institute of Technology to the pinnacle of a national level competition, as I had promised to Fr. Davis once long back.
For all these and other small achievements, I was awarded the Overall Best Outgoing Student from the first batch of SAIT.
I cherish each and every moment I spent in SAIT. It groomed me as a complete professional and above all a better human being. I can now proudly say “I am what I am, but what I am is what SAIT made me”.
I would like to say just a small thing to all my friends and juniors out there at SAIT. Never lose faith in yourself and never ever give up. There comes a time when you are put to test by your own destiny. The winners are the ones who can actually gather themselves and start running faster towards their goals.
And since I have moved out of the city and working in a Corporate Sector, I can actually relate to a phrase which we come across, “The World aims at the SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST”.
AKHIL C. NAIR
2009 BATCH
2009 BATCH
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