Anything you learn with fun and joy will be more durable. Learning English should not be a practice with toiling efforts and sleepless nights. There are smart ways to learn. You can create an atmosphere that gives you fun along with learning. Here are a few tips which can help you in learning English with much more interest and joy. Don’t stop with just reading them. Try to put everything in practice to realize the real value.

1. Observe an English only evening once or twice a week. Speak only in English and watch English movies only at that time. Also rewrite your conversation in English.
2. Try to write an English love letter. It will be even better if your fiancée or loved one doesn’t understand English.
3. Practice writing English limericks. These are superb and very simple for writing, articulation, pronunciation and rhythm practice.
4. Watch or read fairy tales and rewrite them. You can do this with respect to jokes or instructions in English.
5. Go out to a park or multiplex pretending that you don’t understand your native language. Just try to converse in English only.
6. Search on the web for lyrics of your favorite English songs and sing along.
7. Converse to yourself in English whenever possible.
8. Just go around the house and try to label everything (clothes, furniture, utensils etc.) in English. Find the words you don’t know and practice them.

Following are some tips to make your homework more fruitful and result oriented:

1. Keep everything organized. Keep separate notebooks for exercises, writing, spelling and vocabulary.
2. Always use a pen that you love. Don’t read for lengthy hours as that will hamper your attention levels. Try to study at short and regular periods.
3. After reading, allot a short amount of time for review.
4. Read in a place where you feel comfortable. Stay away from email, television and telephone (unless you speak in English), while you are reading.
5. Keep a snack handy so that you need not get up for that.
6. If you study in groups along with your classmates or friends, implement an English-only rule.

Aspiring engineering students face so many doubts at the time of admission counseling. We have IIT JEE, AIEEE, VITJEE, BITSAT, EAMCET, TANCET etc for the purpose of conducting admissions to engineering colleges. There are thousands of engineering colleges across the country under Government, Aided and Private managements. Selecting a better college will be a tough task for the students. Following are clarifications for some common doubts most of the students will encounter while getting ready for admission to engineering courses.

1. Career prospects for B.E. / B. Tech. in Biotechnology and IT branches: Students might have so many apprehensions while choosing Biotechnology at Graduation level, especially in Engineering. Biotechnology is an inter-disciplinary subject which includes subjects like mathematics, biology, information technology, molecular biology etc. There are good career prospects with biotechnology if you acquire knowledge of other disciplines also. Remember that biotechnology is a research oriented subject and you can grab good opportunities with higher qualification like Ph.D. from prestigious colleges or research organizations working under CSIR, ICMR or DBT. For those interested in IT branch, acquiring and honing management degree and skills will help in pursuit of a better career. But students should pay attention on choosing a reputed institute after checking facilities available. Because an institution’s reputation matters much in training the student to be employable and getting a placement.

2. Choosing Aeronautical and Marine Engineering: Both Aeronautical and Marine Engineering are emerging fields. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh is the premier institute for courses in Marine Engineering. Aeronautical Engineering also catching up with more and more students are showing interest in that field. Candidates must have interest and commitment for these subjects as they are highly specialized.

3. Difference between Computer Science (CSE) and Information Technology (IT): Computer Science and Engineering is a system software oriented subject and Information Technology is more application and management oriented. Both the branches have number of common topics and have a difference of about five to ten subjects at B.E. / B. Tech level.

4. Prospects for B. Tech. Mechanical and Civil Engineering students: With the advent and growth in technology, Mechanical and Civil branches have become more attractive for those interested in core engineering. These students will get more challenging jobs if they study two or more combinations at the graduation level. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering knowledge has become essential to design robots. Pure mechanical engineering at B. Tech. level gives management orientation than a technical outlook.