20th of July, 2010 was when I landed at Delhi, but this time it was for a longer duration. I was going to pursue an M.Tech from IIT Delhi. I have spend hours earlier thinking what joy these IITians go through just by fact that they are a part of the elite institutes of the country; I have been awe struck on more than one occassions when ever I've seen a person wearing an IIt/IIM labled T-shirt. I just felt amazed at their achievement in being a part of these great institutions. I also wanted to be a part of institutions of such high calibre, but since the day I started working at L&T the dream of striking a chord at these institutes were gradually becoming a far cry from the ground reality. I could only appease myself by saying that may be I will crack into an IIM next time, but dreams were bound to remain dreams till like a "Bolt From The Blue" and by shear God's grace I landed up here. The feeling that I have just cannot be expressed in words; hearing the HOD of Civil Engg department just sent a shiver through my spine - It was indeed a dream come true.
Well the initial two days at IIT were really hectic, we had to run around to foster a room at the hostel and then the admission formalities really sapped all my energy. But just as the saying goes - "Every Clod Has A Silver Lining" so did I. I finally got a room at the Nilgiri House which is 2 kms from the college building. I had to set up room, in the process I learnt what all are required to start a very very small family - a single husband you say. I started doing things which I've never done - cleaning my room, washing clothes, keeping a buffer bucket of water, etc. The food is very simple with a few options. Every hostel houses its own mammoth dining hall, Table Tennis, Reading Room, Library, Outdoor games like tennis.
The course structure was such that one has to choose its own subjects apart from the ones that are compulsory and thus can formulate what one wants from the institute. One can go across the departments to choose certain subjects like management, electrical, humanities, anything under IIT Delhi. Hence the freedom of study is much more here.
This in short were my initial days at IIT Delhi, I share more once the course kicks off.
