Covid puts brakes on his plan to study abroad

Neeraj Bagga

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Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 9

Abhinav Bansal, a BTech pass out, (Mechanical Engineering) from Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology (ACET), had planned to visit Canada to carve out a career for himself in Mechanical Engineering. But his plans got deferred due to Covid.

During graduation, his interest in automobiles technology led him to join SAEINDIA Collegeiate Automobile (SAE) Club in the college to design and develop an all terrain vehicle. He, along with other members of the SAE Club, delivered initial presentation “Virtual 2019 concept off-road Automobile” at SAE BAJA competition and got selected in a team to design and manufacture Mahindra BAJA off road all terrain vehicle at the ACET campus.

The team presented this off-road vehicle in the national level competition held in March 2020 at Chandigarh where a total of 84 teams of various engineering colleges across the country participated in the competition.

This 22-year-old, who had planned to go to Canada for his master’s for the session beginning in September 2020, now got discouraged due to Covid-19. He, like many other aspirants, remained glued to news channels and other such sources for updates from the Canadian Universities about the start of session and new visa rules.

“Now, I will go in the next session. Currently, I am applying for a value added specialised course of short duration in mechanical engineering to utilise my time. He expresses his gratitude to the faculty of the college who always supported and motivated him even during the crucial time.

Vijay Banga, Principal of the ACET, said mechanical engineering was a robust dynamic field with global demand increasing every year. Mechanical engineers can work in many industries and varied projects such as automation and robotics.