Engineer’s Day – Honoring Innovation and Creativity

Engineer’s Day is celebrated on the 15^th of September every year in India on the birthday of one of the greatest engineers in India to date and an amazing human being Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Sir MV).

What is the History of Engineer’s Day?

In India, we celebrate Engineer’s Day on the 15^th of September every year on Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Sir MV) Birth anniversary. Sir MV is known as India’s most prolific civil engineer, economist, dam builder and statesman. His name is among one of the most prominent builders of India in the 20^th century. In his tenure of being the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918, he completely transformed the state into a place which was then known as a “Model State”. Sir MV is known as “Father of Modern Mysore” for his numerous contributions in industrial, economic and social projects.

Note: Different nations celebrate the day in their way and at different timelines of the year

What are the Achievements of Sir MV?

Sir MV, the chief engineer involved in the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam in Mysore, the biggest dam in Asia at that time.
In the year 1909, when the city of Hyderabad suffered extreme danger of flood. Sir Visvesvaraya then appointed as the special consultant engineer to make the Hyderabad city flood proof. His excellent engineering work saved the Visakhapatnam port from sea erosion.
Sir MV also invented the block system, automated doors that close the water overflows. He designed the floodgates (patented on his name) which were first installed at the Khadakwasla reservoir in Pune in 1903.
Government Engineering College, Bengaluru established by Sir MV which later named as University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering in his honour.
In 1955, awarded with “Bharat Ratna” for his outstanding contribution in the building of India.
Aso awarded with the British knighthood by King George V, which gives the honor “Sir” before his name

15 Things Only Engineering Students in India Would Understand

Cricket is the national obsession of India as far as sports is concerned. Also ensuring that their child takes up engineering is definitely the obsession of every Indian parent. In a country that produces 15 lakh engineering graduates every year, here are 15 situations that will resonate with most of the engineering students. Even graduates can relate from the countless engineering colleges in India:

1. The lectures keep dragging on while your eyes stay fixed on the clock. You try your best to focus, but your brain starts planning lunch instead of grasping thermodynamics.

2. You thought engineering meant building cool robots or writing killer code. Instead, you’re buried under assignments, deadlines, and subjects you didn’t even know existed.

3. You start each semester with hope, a fresh timetable, and color-coded notes. But as the weeks pass, your GPA goals slowly sink beneath surprise quizzes and unplanned submissions.

4. Engineers don’t study in advance—we thrive under pressure. Party all week, panic one night, and magically finish the entire syllabus right before the exam.

5. Coffee isn’t a beverage anymore—it’s survival fuel. Breakfast? Who has time for that? You either sip chai on the run or survive on vending machine snacks.

6. That friend who claims he hasn’t studied? Don’t believe him. He probably revised twice and still asks for extra answer sheets while you barely filled yours.

7. No one gets your jokes except your tribe. Drop a pun about circuits or codes, and only another engineer will laugh like it’s stand-up comedy.

8. Some engineers start their day at 4 a.m., others end it then. Doesn’t matter which team you’re on—you probably weren’t studying either way.

9. One sudden moment of clarity in a semester-long fog, and you crack a complex problem. You feel like Einstein… and spend the next few days milking that victory.

10. Viva day hits different. Everyone pretends they know things, but inside they panic equally. The moment someone walks out of the room, they get mobbed like a celebrity.

11. Your seniors teach you more than any textbook. From surviving practicals to acing placements—they pass on wisdom like it’s sacred tradition. And you listen because they’ve seen the war.

12. You might curse every exam, every project, and every sleepless night now—but deep down, you know you’ll miss these days once they’re gone.

13. At the end of four crazy, chaotic, caffeine-fueled years—you’ll walk out with memories, friendships, and lessons that go way beyond engineering.

14. Indian parents love giving options: “You can be anything—a doctor, an engineer, or an engineer.” Freedom of choice, the desi edition.

15. And somehow, all this madness gives you the kind of confidence that says, “Yes, I can do anything!” even when you’re not quite sure how.
Happy Engineers’ Day!

By Engineer (KCE’s COEIT) on Engineers’ day to wish my fellow Engineer buddies.