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I was also scared about their rules and everything, my class had mixed student groups. Many were good in studies and many were not. If u also feel the same don't worry. I am in 2nd year and I can tell what I did in 1st year.
I ignored their "mandatory" threats. Yes u can ignore it for long enough without getting scared and they will stop. Don't get scared easily, these are just tactics to control 1st yr students.
Don't pay for unnecessary things like shoes, books, pt uniform( I have still not bought it). There will be money in every matter. IGNORE IGNORE IGNORE.
Keep yourself anonymous and don't grab attention. Don't be a bootlicker. If you want to become the teacher's favorite, all the best to your future, YOU ARE DOOMED.
Don't participate in any of their events. Everything requires money and everything is fake. Attend fests outside college. Do activities from other colleges, that will boost your cv too. Paid certificates are not worth it. Yes, nptel is not mandatory.
Bunk class. Yes I bunked class EVERYDAY. I got 8+ cgpa in both sems. Did not receive any backlog(cannot tell what will happen next). Be confident, take some friends of your class and BUNK, go home and study. They will stop caring after a few days. Bunking is easy without bag, don't be scared. 12 days leave is a joke. Take leaves before exam as much as your want, they will not care GUARANTEED.
Study hard and improve skills and take placements. We should try to improve college reputation as afterall we are studying here...don't want it to be next galgotias.
You don't have to follow everything they say. They are just there to scare. I talked without hesitation infront of the whole class, they argue without logic.
And ofcourse small things like wear any shoes, don't wear tie, wear any belt...
FINALLY. BREAK THEM SLOWLY. DON'T GET BROKEN. BE CONFIDENT. DON'T GET SCARED.
All the best👍🔥