An Interaction with HICET Coimbatore Alumnus: Nishanth

Careers360 brings you an interview with Nishanth, an alumnus from HICET Coimbatore. In his interview with Careers360, Nishanth shares about his domain and work profile, career path, memorable time at HICET Coimbatore, suggestions for aspirants and more. To know more about HICET Coimbatore from an alumni perspective go through the interview of Nishanth.

About: Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous) was established in 2000. The institution is recognised under Section 2(f) and 12B of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is an Autonomous Institution since 2016, affiliated to Anna University, Chennai with permanent affiliation for most of the programmes, approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Hindusthan College of Engineering is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ‘A++’ Grade with a CGPA of 3.69 out of 4 in Cycle 2. HICET Coimbatore courses are offered at UG and PG levels across different streams including engineering, management and business administration, computer application and IT.

Q. Tell us about your domain and your work profile. At the professional level, did you pursue the same field you were interested or you switched?

Ans: I have been in the NOC Engineer domain. I have been doing the fresher management, learning & development of the resources. Initially, I joined the mortgage after my graduation but due to the project ram down, I have been moved to networking engineer.

Q. Can you briefly tell us about your career path so far?

Ans: After completing graduation, I joined Infosys BPO Limited where I worked for a mortgage domain SunTrust Bank client for 3 years. Post that I moved to the Senior Operations Coordinator domain in Altisource Business Solutions Pvt Ltd. I have done training and course creation for other examinations and after that, I have been handling the team for assigning workflows.

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Q. Is the industry work different from what you learnt at HICET Coimbatore?

Ans: Yes, whatever we learn in college is just a key to entering into the corporate world, post joining any company as fresher we need to undergo specific technical or process training according to the role we have been selected for we have to clear the exam, then we need to undergo project related training with that we will be working

Q. How do you think your time in HICET Coimbatore has added value to your life, both professional and personal?

Ans: College life has groomed me how to handle real-life struggles in the competitive world. I also learned the habit of learning technical things which helped me grow in the corporate world.

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Q. What was your initial thought process when you joined HICET Coimbatore?

Ans: When I joined college I thought it would be tough to handle multiple technical subjects. When we completed our degree we would get a job like we get a seat in college, post joining the college I became aware of things and how it's going to work in life.

Q. You must have spent a memorable time at HICET Coimbatore. Do you miss being a part of it? Share a few good memories.

Ans: Yes, I have missed my college days. Many memories were good, the time we spent with friends in all the activities like cultural department functions and celebrations. Spending an hour aligning our project records, those days were great without any stress.

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Q. Briefly take us through your life at the campus, the activities you used to do and your routine life.

Ans: Our routine is as simple as our timetable, special times are our lab classes.

Q. Apart from academics, what were the other activities you were involved in and how did it enrich your life?

Ans: I was into sports so I got a lot of chances to play together with other computer science students. I had a good time at the sports day functions and competitions.

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Q. How did you keep updated with the industrial requirements and what was the role of the institute in it?

Ans: For industrial updates, we have been getting newsletters from all the companies, the requirements will change according to the current market need, there is no specific institute. As I'm in Learning and Development, all the companies make sure that their employees will get trained in current technology as per their role. For example, people are currently doing their Google Cloud and AWS training and certification and more.

Q. You are a proud alumnus of HICET Coimbatore. What is the best part of HICET from a student’s perspective?

Ans: As a student, I have had good lecturers where I have been guided in the right way.

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Q. What is your guidance for the aspirants?

Ans: For the students who have been into college, they must properly complete their course with 70% marks along with the need to improve their communication and additional technical skills.