{"id":6199,"date":"2026-04-10T09:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T03:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/?p=6199"},"modified":"2026-04-11T09:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T03:45:22","slug":"from-campus-dreams-to-corporate-reality-srms-engineering-research-alumni-bring-it-all-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/from-campus-dreams-to-corporate-reality-srms-engineering-research-alumni-bring-it-all-back\/","title":{"rendered":"FROM CAMPUS DREAMS to CORPORATE REALITY: SRMS ENGINEERING &#038; RESEARCH ALUMNI BRING IT ALL BACK\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Because sometimes, the best career advice comes from those who\u2019ve already walked the path\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At <strong>SRMS College of Engineering, Technology &amp; Research<\/strong> <strong>(CET&amp;R), Bareilly<\/strong>, the <strong>Department of CSE<\/strong> hosted an engaging <strong>Alumni Interaction Forum<\/strong> under the <strong>Hand Holding Initiative<\/strong>, in collaboration with the <strong>Value Addition Cell and IIC<\/strong>, creating a space where aspirations met real-world insights.<\/p>\n<p>The session featured inspiring alumni like <strong>Gulrej Ansari<\/strong> (Software Engineer at TCS, Batch 2020), <strong>Manal Khan<\/strong> (Senior Software Development Engineer at StrategyWerks LLC, Batch 2017), <strong>Aniket Sharma<\/strong> (Senior Software Engineer at Wipro Technology, 2017 Batch), <strong>Oshin Kandpal<\/strong> (SAP Integration Specialist at TCS, Batch 2014), who shared their professional journeys, industry experiences, challenges, and practical career advice, straight from the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Graced by <strong>Er Subhash Mehra<\/strong> (Trust Advisor), <strong>Dr Shailesh Saxena<\/strong> (Dean, Academics CETR), along with faculty and students, the session began with a traditional lamp lighting and Saraswati Vandana.<\/p>\n<p>The real highlight? A <strong>podcast-style open conversation<\/strong> that was raw, honest, and relatable, which covered career paths, tech trends, and the importance of continuous upskilling. With active student participation and real conversations, the session didn\u2019t just inform, it connected, inspired, and prepared students for what lies ahead. Later, the event concluded with a vote of thanks by <strong>Vaibhav Pandey<\/strong>, Secretary, Verve Club.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hand-Holding-Initiative-1.jpg\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"x-img x-img-thumbnail none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hand-Holding-Initiative-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hand-Holding-Initiative-2.jpg\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"x-img x-img-thumbnail none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hand-Holding-Initiative-2.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hand-Holding-Initiative-3.jpg\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"x-img x-img-thumbnail none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hand-Holding-Initiative-3.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hand-Holding-Initiative-4.jpg\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"x-img x-img-thumbnail none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hand-Holding-Initiative-4.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hand-Holding-Initiative-5.jpg\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-4\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"x-img x-img-thumbnail none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hand-Holding-Initiative-5.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because sometimes, the best career advice comes from those who\u2019ve already walked the path\u2026 At SRMS College of Engineering, Technology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6204,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[71,72],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6199"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6205,"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6199\/revisions\/6205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srms.ac.in\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}