Interactions with
Mr. Uday Kumar Pogari( IAS)
OU memories:
What are the best moments that you can recall at OUCE? The entire 4 years of my life at OUCE were certainly the most memorable in my life. Probably the best moments would be chit chatting with friends in the car parking right in front of the Electrical Engineering Department.
What are the most valuable“ lessons for life” that OUCE taught you? I would say OUCE has taught me life. Whatever I am today I attribute it to a great extent to OUCE and my learning there. This learning is not only academic but also soft skills. It has also taught me never-say-die attitude, hard work and perseverance. No life is worth living if you don ' t have someone to share your happiness and sorrow. The friendship and bonding that I developed in OUCE has been everlasting and friends have always been there to lend their shoulder no matter what. There were ups and downs in my life too and my friends have stood by me.
If you had a chance to go back to college again now, what is it that you would like to see again in the college? I would like to seek some guidance from seniors( working in the industry) so that I could plan my career better. I would also like to see infrastructure for Sports and Art( Both literary art and performance art) developed in the campus so that students can pursue their interests. I would also like to see more enthusiastic participation from students in various innovation projects. I would like to see clubs like Debating club etc actively working.
How do you think OUCE has emerged as an institution in 21st century? OUCE has emerged as a premier institution in Engineering studies and with increasing participation of Alumni, I am sure it would place itself among the most sought after institutions in the country.
Professor who created everlasting impression? Every professor has an evident contribution in my life.
Favorite hangout spot in OUCE Car parking
Your favorite subject in 4 years? Electrical Machines, Network theorems.
Career aspects:
Can you explain us your career progression after you stepped out of OUCE? I got placed into Infosys Technologies Ltd in my final year through campus placement. I worked with Infosys for two and a half years after graduation. Then I pursued my MBA from VGSOM, IIT Kharagpur and got placed in BHEL through campus placement. I worked in BHEL for four years and prepared for Civil Services while working in BHEL. I joined IPS after my selection in Civil services in the year 2014. While undergoing training at the National Police Academy,
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