hi I am also an engineering graduate with BTech in Production engineering.
thanks deepak singla On 1/14/11, Vamshi. G <gvamsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Subramani sir, > > You should post this on Retina India e-groups also as there are a few > people in the engineering field on that group. I know a few people > who have done engineering and others who are still pursuing it. Also > try to get into touch with Sagar Sodah who is doing engineering in > Canada to get a comparison of the situations. Do write to me if you > need the contact details of the persons in the field. > > -- > G. Vamshi > PH Res : +91 877-2243861 > Mobile: +91 9949349497 > E-mail ID: > gvamsh...@gmail.com > Skype: gvamshi81 > > www.retinaindia.org > From darkness unto light > > > > > > -- > G. Vamshi > PH Res : +91 877-2243861 > Mobile: +91 9949349497 > E-mail ID: > gvamsh...@gmail.com > Skype: gvamshi81 > > www.retinaindia.org > From darkness unto light > > > > > On 1/14/11, Kartik Sawhney <sawhney.kar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Sir, if this is for your next story, then I would want to put forth >> some vital inputs. Even now in India, despite a lot of success >> received from CBSE, there is a lot of insensitivity prevailing in the >> officials. For instance, premier institutes like IITs fail to >> understand that reasonable accomodations like alternate questions in >> lieu of the diagramatic questions that are impossible to interpret >> (especially those involving the concept of space) need to be >> provided. Yes, there are a lot of challenges, however people like >> Srikanth have gone ahead and done India proud too, he being the first >> blind international student at the prestigious MIT (though he too is >> facing certain practical difficulties, may be he could give a better >> take on that). Talking about the situation in India, let me put it >> this way, when I wrote to IIT Madras (JEE 2010 organisers) under RTI >> asking whether there are any reasonable accomodations, they replied: >> >> The paper is set in such a way that blind students do not require any >> accomodations. >> >> On the other hand, analysis of the IIT JEE 2010 question paper reveals >> that at least 30-40% of the question paper is visual in nature, and at >> least 15% of this is not possible to be described. After all, who can >> describe complecated free body diagrams in mechanics? >> >> Several people are working as successful engineers abroad. In fact, >> NFB, US has a STEM division that looks after the Science, technology, >> engineering and Mathematics needs of the visually challenged. You may >> get in more info from there. >> >> I just hope that things change in the near future, and India too can >> have VI professional engineers. You may write in for any more help. >> >> @Also some AI members have completed B.Tech. in CSE through lateral >> entry into the 2nd year of the course. Hope they will reply and share >> their opinions/experiences. Also, I would suggest that this goes on >> the list, so that everybody is made aware of this new field believed >> to be impossible for VI. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Regards, >> -Kartik >> >> On 1/14/11, Kanchan Pamnani <kanchanpamn...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Subramani, >>> I assume that this is for your next story. Then you must bring out the >>> fact >>> that the visually impaired were not allowed to do science in the standard >>> XII. Slowly we are getting there. >>> >>> Ask Sam or Kartik for the new CBSE circular and ask Sam for the HSC >>> circular. Of course HSC is the board that conducts exams in Maharashtra. >>> Therefore may not be relevant for your story. This is the plus. >>> >>> The minus is that there was a Engineer from Karnataka who had only one >>> eye. >>> He got stuck inbetween. Not disabled by the definition and therefore no >>> reservation. The new law is going to add this category too. At present it >>> is >>> hopeless. in case you need this persons contact details ask Dr. Rajat. >>> >>> There are some studying Engineering and they had to go to court to get >>> admission. They will reply to you directly. >>> >>> There is one bright spark who wants to do it and I am sure he will get >>> back >>> to you.Smile >>> >>> There are some who lost vision after studying and maybe working for a >>> while.Had to change jobs, rehabilitate themselves and start a new life. >>> Some >>> have succeeded and some have fallen. >>> >>> The bottom line is computer engineering. >>> >>> When you finish send me your article. >>> >>> Kanchan >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Subramani L" <lsubramani.v...@gmail.com> >>> To: "accessindia" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >>> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:38 AM >>> Subject: [AI] Engineering grads/students of Engineering courses >>> >>> >>>> Folks: >>>> >>>> Writing to the list after a long time. If any of you have a B.E. >>>> degree (in IT or IT related) or if you are pursuing engineering (with >>>> visual impairment), kindly write to me in private. >>>> >>>> Subramani >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- Thanks & Regards Deepak Kumar Singla Mobile: +91-81464 24200 "Help Ever Hurt Never"
