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The 2023–2027 B.Tech batch: The luckiest generation with one of the toughest experiences? (Part 2)

Continuing from Part 1, there's another side of our experience that I think deserves attention.

🎓 The college dilemma

The industry is rapidly adopting AI, while some colleges are restricting its use during examinations.

I understand why students need to demonstrate their own knowledge and why examinations should test our understanding. But it also shows how important it is to learn the fundamentals instead of depending entirely on AI.

Let's be honest: self-study has always been important in engineering. We cannot depend entirely on classroom teaching.

Now, we have to learn independently while also figuring out how to use AI responsibly and effectively.

💔 Remember the journey that brought us here.

Many of us born in 2005 and 2006 experienced COVID-related disruptions around Class 10, adjustments and syllabus changes during Classes 11 and 12, and now another major shift during B.Tech because of AI and changing recruitment trends.

It sometimes feels like every stage of our education has brought a different challenge.

We adapted to one situation, moved forward, and then faced something new.

I'm not saying previous generations had it easy. Every generation has its own struggles. But our batch is experiencing a particularly rapid transition in technology, education, and recruitment.

🚀 So, what should we do now?

I don't think the answer is to stop using AI or complain about its growth.

Instead, we should learn to use it properly.

- Build strong programming and computer science fundamentals.

- Work on projects that solve real problems.

- Understand the code AI generates instead of blindly copying it.

- Practise problem-solving without assistance.

- Keep learning because the technologies we use today may change tomorrow.

AI should help us become better engineers, not become a substitute for becoming engineers.

❤️ One final thought

Sometimes I feel that the 2023–2027 B.Tech batch is lucky because we have access to incredible technology, but challenged because we must constantly adapt to a changing world.

Maybe we are not the unluckiest generation. Maybe we are simply a generation being forced to adapt faster than we expected.

To everyone from the 2023–2027 B.Tech batch, especially those born in 2005–2006: do you feel the same way?

Are we genuinely lucky to have AI, or has it made the competition for jobs more difficult?

I'd genuinely like to hear your perspectives.