Essential Tips to Excel in Your First Year at Delhi University (Full Transcript)

Speaker 1: Hello everyone, if you're someone who just got admitted to one of the colleges of the Delhi University, then this is the right platform for you. Because here we will be giving you the ultimate guidance on how to ace your first year at the Delhi University. So let's get started. First, getting your academics right. Very important. Prioritize your academics more than anything else. Go through the entire syllabus for the semester and source the readings accordingly. The readings are available in any of the Xerox shops out there. Attend your classes. Very important. Attendance is a must. Try to be on top of the syllabus by studying consistently even after the class. Third, try to solve and understand as many examples as you can. You know, the more you solve examples, the deeper your understanding towards a concept gets. So try to solve as many examples as you can. It will help you grasp the concepts with ease. Okay. So this is the first point. Let's move on to the next one. Okay. Participation in college societies. Once you see that you are having a grasp on the academics, now don't limit yourself to just academics. Try to take part in student-run societies where you will get to learn a lot and know a lot of people. And don't limit yourself to just one society. Try to explore various other kinds of societies. Try to broaden up your preferences. And this will in the long run help you grow your character, you know, and develop your skills. So explore different fields like finance, marketing, consulting, and all of that. All of that is available in these kinds of societies under Delhi University. Next, we have networking and participation. Being at Delhi University has a huge advantage. You will always meet new people. Do not ever limit yourself into one network that is your classmates, you know, just don't limit yourself into immediate classmates. Do try to interact with seniors, people from different streams, different colleges, etc. Try to take part in events and competitions, you know, this will help you become an all-rounder in the long run. Okay. Next, we have building up your profile. See, once you are taking care of your academics, you're taking part in competitions. Now, in this process, you end up gaining a lot of insights and experiences, which will help you build your profile, right? So use your insights and experiences to build up your profile. Use your experiences to make a resume and also make an account on Unstop and LinkedIn. By the way, Unstop is a platform for competitions. You know, you can stay connected to different kinds of competitions happening in colleges and organizations as well. And LinkedIn is a platform where you stay connected to everyone, your juniors, your seniors, everybody from Delhi University, not just limited to Delhi University, you can also stay connected to people from various other platforms and industries. So make an account in Unstop and LinkedIn. This will help you keep in touch with competitors and events, while LinkedIn can help you connect with people. So next, we have courses and case studies. You can always learn more through different courses on Coursera, Udemy, and edX to build your skills in marketing and data analysis. Case study competitions are a great way to horn your curiosity and learn more about different industries. Different colleges keep organizing case study competitions. You learn the way to come up with solutions with business problems and how to present them. Next, we have internships. So we have already spoken about how to build your profile. So once your profile is strong, you can always apply for internships. Internships are a great way to learn practical experience of different roles. It can help you understand which role you are well suited for. You can use LinkedIn to connect with seniors and people who are working in different firms to know about their experiences and internship opportunities available. Go for LinkedIn and Internshala regularly to apply for different internships successfully and convert them. Thank you so much for watching this video. I hope this video has been a great help for you to get a basic understanding of how to sustain and become relevant enough in your first year under Delhi University. If you like this video, then do not forget to subscribe our channel and we'll come up with more such interactive content. Thank you so much for watching. Thank you.