Thursday, December 31, 2015

My Experience at Amity University - Lucknow Campus.

In 2008, I cleared my CAT exam I was looking for a PGDM degree and I was not sure where to get admission. In Amity, I took my admission.

In Amity Lucknow campus every candidate got selected based on CAT and Internal exam conducted by Amity itself. After that, the merit list they prepare and accordingly they call candidates for the f2f interview.

I had Communication Development, Behaviour Science, Research Methodology, and German Language apart from my regular MBA subjects.  The course is designed as per the professional standard.

The faculty was professional. They help in understanding each subject carefully. They help in developing presentation skills, and sometimes they give good reference to get internships.

I had my internship in Sahara India Pariwar, Corporate Communication Department as a Market Researcher. They paid 7.5K at the end of eight weeks internship with certification.

I passed out in 2009-10 and it was the time when in the private sector was suffering from financial recession crisis moment which was affected campus placement. But in that time Amity did a wonderful job, they brought 4 industrial giants like Accenture, Wipro, Times Now, Hindustan Times for the placement.

In every winter season, a cultural festival organised in Amity Lucknow Malhore Campus by the management. The festival name is SAMANVAY meaning "Something which is equally applicable to all."

This stage gave endless opportunity to showcase cultural activity to all students.

In my course, there were no labs. I had weekly presentations at the stage in our classroom. Our exam system was semester based. Papers were split into two parts. Internal assessment and external assessment. Each paper 60 marks for external and 40 for internal, both papers to clear to clear a subject and get the score.

Fee structure in Amity is expensive than government MBA colleges. In my course, I had four semesters and each semester costs 96K. Apart from that, there were other fees like the security deposit and hostel fees.

Hostel facility was very good. They provided me a shared room with a partner. Each room member gets a table, chair, cupboard, bed, and mattress. 24/7 room cleaning service, purified water, generator back up and separate toilet for every six students.

Mess food was good and hygienic. Pure 100% veg meals every day. Mess fees are not included in hostel fee. So you need to pay every month to get the mess food.

I did not have any scholarship availed from Amity University. I am not sure about it.

Education loan facility offered by most of the banks. I had loans from PNB.

Friendship starts at Amity. Fun moments in hostel parties every weekend. There were the gym, table tennis, volleyball, cricket tournaments, dance, debate and singing competition too.

I never got any reference from my alumni network and senior students of Amity. But interaction opportunities are there and many time they helped junior students in getting placed or searching internship.

Amity Lucknow Campus was in construction at the time when I was there. The main issue I found that between Amity Noida and Lucknow campus there is a sky and earth difference in getting interview opportunities in good companies after the course end. But hope one day Amity Lucknow campus become better.


Website: http://amity.edu/Lucknow/

Friday, December 25, 2015

WOW It's The Christmas Again!


Dear Santa, 

I am now 28 and can't stop believing in you. The year I come to know you for the first time... which year I don't remember! My family lives in the east part of India. I grew up in a very small city where we were not knowing what is Christmas until I grew up young and lived in the big city. 

There were many years we do not celebrate Christmas, but we use to read newspapers and see the picture of you in the cherry red outfit. You look nice like a grandfather figure. We never received any gifts in hands from you, but your's sweet smile inside your long white beard and moustache made us smile for the Christmas day. In some of the Christmas, we put ourselves some effort to dress like you. 

So, what I did this year? I went to a primary school and buy five rupees cakes to every pupil. I also have Whatsapp application in my phone. I wished all my contacts and got almost 30 wish in return. 

What can be more happiness than that?

Always love!
Vikram 

This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.

Beautiful Plantain Flower: A Perfect Cone and A Dragon Fly Made This Christmas Special.

Christmas morning my father found this beautiful plantain flower at our garden. Food for thought, my father brought it at home to show us. He said, “I found this small plantain flower with six raw bananas.” Raw bananas will grow, so he cut the flower and brought it to show me and my mother. We were surprised to see the beauty of the small plantain flower.

“What a nice geometrical shape?” My mother said. “A perfect cone.” She asked me to take a picture.

The lesson is how nature creates beautiful artistic shapes? The true art sometimes we can see, if we try to find them differently.

Wish all a happy and wonderful Christmas and a brightest new year ahead!

Plantain flower photo captured by me in Redmi 2 Prime.

The second beauty of nature I discovered in the Christmas afternoon. Guess what?
Dragonfly photo by me (Nokia Lumia 630)

The dragonfly is an insect scientific name pantala flavescent, the globe skimmer or wandering glider of Libellulidae family. The most widespread and old dragonfly on the planet. It's German name wanderlibelle, Hong Kong name typhoon fly, Japanese name Usubaki Tombo and Bengali name Jheejhee. Captured in my Nokia Lumia 630 Smartphone. This is one of my best insect photography.

Venomous giant spider with eggs, photo captured by me in Redmi 2 Prime phone.

A giant spider with eggs found at my room. An arthropod Indian tropical species family Araneae venomous.

Always love nature!

Vikram

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Micromax Warranty Service is Useless! My X70 Handset in Service for 90 Days And Still at Check Point!



This is my nightmare experience in Micromax Mobiles Check Point. Last July 2015 I purchased a Micromax X070 handset for Rs. 1099 and after a month suddenly the mobile screen becomes white. It was under warranty so I took the handset to Micromax Check Point at Basirhat for check up they took the phone and given me a receipt.

Micromax X070 Handset
Micromax Check Point


They took the handset and given me a receipt for repair. First they told, within 2 weeks they will fix the issue. After two weeks I visited the service center when they said from Micromax main service hub the parts not given to them.

Gave me Micromax Customer service toll-free no: 1860 500 8286

Then I called the number and ask for help. Some executive took my complaint and said within 10 days they will fix the issue.

To my worst experience and the beginning of my nightmare. After 10 days I visited Micromax Service Point the set was not ready. Then I told them I had complained in the toll-free no and they said 10 days my set will ready. Then the service point asked me what was the complaint no? I was surprised to hear that, the customer support executive did not mention any such thing to me.

Then I came back and tweet on twitter and copied @micromax_mobile "I registered a complaint at your given site. Reference No: SER144683005987 expecting better service, thanks!"

@micromax_mobile replied: @vikramroy87 Sorry for the inconvenience caused.You can post your complaint on micare.micromaxinfo.com .Someone from our end will contact you.

Someone called me next day and said within 15 days I will get back my phone.

Alas! Everything seems a jock to this company.

Then after 15 days over I visited the check point, but the handset was not fixed.

On Nov 6 I tweet again @micromax_mobile "44 days past, no service provided by@micromax_mobile on my new handset under warranty in repair at #Micromax #Basirhat #service center."

No reply on that.

Reregistered complaint: 

Micromax Service Complaint Number. 90 days past no service.

On Nov 25 I tweeted @micromax_mobile "Sorry, I experience VERY BAD service@micromax_mobile service point #Basirhat. Given my X070 set on 22/09/2015 visited 6 times not fixed."

"BAD EXPERIENCE @micromax_mobile Service Point #Basirhat handset in repair for 63 days issue not solved. SHAME, think before buying Micromax."

Then a lady from Micromax customer center called me and told:

Mr. Vikram we are looking at this matter. We cannot repair your phone. We will give another handset, but it will not be a sealed product. Give us one week you can receive the changed set at Micromax Basirhat service point. We will call from our side and confirm you once the handset will reach there.

Wel,l they made a false promise. 26th Nov 2015 the lady from Micromax care promised over the call. Today it's 25th Dec 2015. Shame they did not have any responsibility. Still the handset is at Micromax Basirhat Service Check Point. Now 90 days past my Micromax handset under warranty is still not fixed.

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Karbonn SMART TAB 1 is useless purchase.

I had a bad nightmare after I bought Karbonn SMART TAB 1 for my uncle. I had a budget of Rs. 7000 - 7500 when I saw this tab is coming in Rs. 6800. My uncle who is a Gram Panchayat clerk and is not very much technology person.

He asked me to buy a tab for his limited purpose of checking emails, take photos, generate MS excel reports.

This tab comes with specification:

Android v4.0 OS

7 inch Touchscreen

1.2 GHz Processor

2 MP Primary Camera

1 GB Internal Memory (accidentally available user memory of the device was lower than the stated memory due to default pre-installed apps and device OS)

512MB RAM

It was totally out of knowledge that internal memory less means even it supports 32GB microSD card the device is useless. You need at least 8GB inbuilt memory in any of the smartphone or tablet. Unless update installed apps taking more than the internal space and because of that, you can't connect the device to the internet.

Then it started hang every time when play store is open. In this tab the memory is the biggest pain. My uncle was calling me on every next hour and asking what device I bought? It is like a toy tab of Rs. 6800.

Then it starts with the battery backup problem. In September, I went to Basirhat service center and they told it will not give more than 4-5 hours backup. But the battery is 3700 mAH.

To be frank, I purchased this tablet from my friend's shop and he told me this is the best budget tab in the market. I trusted my friend and didn't even saw the details. But from next time, I will obviously see the specifications carefully before buying any such device.

Read this review at: http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Karbonn-SMART-TAB-1-review-sqtmtprmlu