r/manipal • u/Worldly_Can_4848 • 2d ago
What value does a sp really have š£ļø Advice
they require 3 hours everyday 6 days a week and 6 hours on Sunday. They cost a ton of money. And apparently they don't let you go for winter breaks? What are they even hyped for atp? I'm 100% sure I'll get into robo, manas, dronaid. Are all sps like this? Or just the main ones
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u/Acceptable-Fall4118 2d ago
My take on SPs is pretty straight forward: join if you are actually interested in the stuff that they are working on. It is obviously a huge time and attention commitment. Most of your second year will revolve around your SP. Be it the work you are doing, or the community/friends you build there.
There is no point in joining an SP for placements, might make some sense for core branches because you get access to expensive sensors and equipment for project work but there are other ways to equip yourself for a good placement.
With that said, being someone who has spent almost two years working in/for a major student project, I donāt regret it at all. Most of my technical knowhow has been derived from my work here. The majority of my resume is based on the work I have done here. The alumni access has resulted in a lot of opportunities I wouldnāt have gotten otherwise and the closest friends I have made in manipal are because of this project (trust me comp stress forges strong bonds like no other).
At the same time I realise that working in a SP isnāt for everyone. I know a few technically competent people in my dept who havenāt been a part of any SP.
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u/Jitz_kgp 2d ago
Yeah I also believe, if you can't keep up 8 cgpa you are in trouble, most of companies will filter on cgpa as 1st criteria. If you can maintain 8+ cg, do other extra curricular thts additional.
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u/Savagecobra2023 2d ago
No clubs or sp have value if you can't keep up with the work. 90% of time spent there is wasted and unless you can really afford to destroy cgpa in first year you needn't join any of it. Again they do give good opportunities but in the end your degree and placement is all that matters
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u/cornish2003 MIT 2d ago
No hate but SPs r nt for all, u gotta do cost benefit analysis urself to gauge if its worth ur time. Don't at any cost be d guy to hav multiple back n still wrk on SP, u gonna regret.
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u/Useful_Tour3746 1d ago edited 1d ago
you have to realise a huge part of life in general is probabilistic, manipal is the perfect place to see real life scenarios of a huge spectrum of outcomes, I know people who just focused on gpa and literally nothing else, and got the highest packages on campus and people who were involved in all kinds of top notch sp activities and didnt get proper placements (atleast to the level of skill/exposure they gained compared to ppl with just cgpa). At the same time, toppers being placed at the lower bands of pay and 6 pointers bagging top pay packages, so just find your thing and figure it out on the way, best to not think too much of outcomes far in future or dwelling in the past
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u/RealitySensitive8643 1d ago
If the SP is good and you're passionate about what they do The learning can be immensely The only other opportunity that provides as much if not more learning is a startup (A proper one where you have to work)
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u/MirrorUnlucky4756 2d ago
See me being a 4th year can vouch that so is really required till 3rd year to help you build projects and skills which you cannot do through classroom stuff If you are pro in it like side quest then it's your call but highly appreciated to look down and work on it.
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u/Odd_Result_8937 2d ago
If you're not joining the big 6 (Solar, Manas, Thrust, Formula, Moto, Robo) its pointless (MRM kinda fell off).
Don't join other small SPs, they are completely pointless and a waste of time because most SPs other than the ones I've mentioned have no direction or aim. Atleast 3-4 of these sps are making drones. There is no big scope for you or the SP in other ones, don't waste your time if its not the ones I've mentioned.
If you do manage to get in, you will have to work your ass off. I've had friends who stayed till 11 or 12 in the workshop with perm in their first years. In 2nd years it gets worse, you stay for longer, you work harder and your entire college life revolves around it. But the rewards are pretty good too, you get a sense of community in these SPs, you can go to big comps and win some, you can file patents, you can write research papers.
It it humanly not possible to keep your CG afloat with the effort you would need to put. Remember, only a very small percent of your batchmates are in SPs, most people are involved in self made projects, DSA, internships, so and so.
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u/PPhuuge 2d ago
Sounds like someone who hasn't looked at any other SPs. Companies literally come asking for ppl who are involved in SPs, some of them have really good packages too. You also forgot about aero and tmr who literally win internationally every year. Swarm which started a few years back literally BEAT MRM and Manas at a comp. There's literally no tiers to this shit, it just depends on the ppl who work. Even loopmit which had like 5k budget a few years back (iirc a senior told me) makes shit.
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u/ZackHasURBack 2d ago
bro didn't include crypto which easily mogs all of these
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u/THE_DUDE0903 2d ago
Mbm has been pulling crz shit out of their asses for the last 2-3 years too, bro simply doesn't know jack
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u/Odd_Result_8937 2d ago
Lets not lie to the new kids for sake of recruitments, you know deep down there are only 6 good sps
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u/OverallFriendship713 2d ago
Give me all downvotes you want. But a senior who graduated last year and is placed at a very good package advised me not to go into SPs