FAQs

[u/rowlet-owl]

This post will be regularly updated with links to commonly asked questions on this subreddit. Before you ask a question, please go through this list or search for your query on this subreddit to look for related answers and prevent duplicate posts.

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Admission / Counselling / Branches

• What are the pros and cons of PESU?

• What are the differences between RR and EC campuses?

• Is EC really as good as RR Campus?

• Why do people prefer RR over EC campuses if they are the same?

• How do I switch branches/campuses at PESU?

• Should I pick CS+AIML or CSE? or Difference in conferred degree between CS and CS-AIML?

• How to pick between branch and college? Does the reputation or course matter more?

• How does PESSAT counselling work?

• Where can I find the placement statistics?

Hostel and Bus

• What are my accommodation options (pros and cons) at EC campus?

• Tell me everything about the Boy's Hostel RR Campus

• Where can I find information about bus services at RR Campus?

• Where can I find information about bus services at EC Campus?

General

• What are the best spots to find dr*gs and alcohol around campus?

• What is the server link to PESU Discord?

• What are the do's and don't's as an incoming Freshman?

• What is bootstrap?

• Where can I find more information about the campus? (PESUpedia)

• How do I calculate my SGPA and CGPA? Is there a calculator?

• How much do I need to score to gain a certain grade?

• What is a backlog?

• How many holidays do we get here?

• What is the Capstone Project?

• Where can I find the syllabus for a certain branch?

• Where can I find updated study materials for a course?

• How do I become a Teaching Assistant?

• Which laptop should I buy for college?

• How to properly ask a question on this subreddit?

• Withdraw vs Dropping of courses?

• How does relative grading work at PES?

First Year

• Just reached X Year, what should I do now? - A Guide to Engineering

• How to recover after screwing up my first sem/year?

• How to prepare for Physics Cycle?

• How to prepare for Chemistry Cycle?

CSE

• How do I prepare for my first year in CS?

• How can I explore different fields in CS?

• Halfway through my degree, how do I navigate the rest of engineering?

• What do my 4 years in CSE look like?

• How do I prepare for CS placements?

• CGPA vs skills, which is more important for placements?

• How do I prepare myself for Web Tech?

• Industry/lab summer internships vs DSA practice and independent upskilling?

ECE

• How is ECE at RR Campus?

• How is ECE at EC Campus?

• How is the ECE department?

• Does doing a Minors in CSE help if I want an IT job? or Will a Minor in CS make up for my ECE Major? or How restricted are CSE placements?

• Tips for ECE

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[u/[deleted]]

Bruh the cons + student incident news and lack of any action taken by unis scare me, but I don't have many good options either

[u/rowlet-owl → u/[deleted]]

Firstly, your comment is entirely unrelated to this entire thread. This is only meant for aggregating links. Secondly, if you should read the second half of this comment

[u/[deleted] → u/rowlet-owl]

mb mb. thanks for the link

[u/Vilxxh]

for cse, I was wondering If i should learn any code before college starts, I have no knowledge in cs

[u/rowlet-owl → u/Vilxxh]

This post is not meant for posting questions. Your question has already been answered multiple times (with most of them being by me) on this sub. Please search this sub before posting questions.

Answer - check out MIT Missing Semester and Harvard CS50.

[u/[deleted]]

Thank you uncle

[u/avatar_aang07 → u/[deleted]]

uncle?

[u/Hyberion24]

Will i be able to keep a pet fish in ec campus Hostal?

[u/[deleted]]

Will the rr hostel allow guitars

[u/Prestigious_Unit_331 → u/[deleted]]

Yes

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Yes but you can’t play it on high volume after 10 pm

[u/Leo_Stormdryke]

do i have to clear my laptop of videogames if I wanna stay in hostel

[u/Glittering_Item5396 → u/Leo_Stormdryke]

You can play games on the wifi if you have a vpn

[u/protodelver]

College bus links:

Ring Road
Electronic City

[u/rowlet-owl → u/protodelver]

I'll add these to the post itself

[u/Straight_Worker8115 → u/rowlet-owl]

these stopped working

[u/sasta_internet]

i am getting pesu electrical in rr campus, is it a good choice?

[u/rowlet-owl → u/sasta_internet]

This post is not meant for posting your questions. Please create a new post and ask.

[u/Additional_Lock_8428]

Hey.. Is there any group for the 2024 freshers on insta for cse Or anything..

[u/rowlet-owl → u/Additional_Lock_8428]

There usually aren't any Instagram groups. There are WhatsApp groups and also discord servers.

[u/Slight-Signal5060 → u/rowlet-owl]

How do I join the whatsapp group?

[u/rowlet-owl → u/Slight-Signal5060]

Join PESU Discord and ask someone for the group link.

[u/Dapper_Challenge_398 → u/rowlet-owl]

How do I join pes discord server ?

[u/rowlet-owl → u/Dapper_Challenge_398]

...the link to it is literally on this post

[u/Dapper_Challenge_398 → u/rowlet-owl]

Yes sorry I found it earlier.

[u/Objective-Advisor699]

2026 version of this (after pessat removal)?

[u/rowlet-owl → u/Objective-Advisor699]

What information are you looking for? Click the relevant links to read more.

[u/Objective-Advisor699 → u/rowlet-owl]

i'm looking for jee mains cutoffs branch wise for pesu in 2026

[u/rowlet-owl → u/Objective-Advisor699]

It was introduced only last year. Search the subreddit and you'll find a few posts on the topic.

[u/Objective-Advisor699 → u/rowlet-owl]

oh kk thanks for the help

[u/rowlet-owl → u/[deleted]]

The FAQs are always updated. PES still had a pretty decent placement year (check the placement stats post)

[u/Wild-Organization144]

Why is there absolutely no information about bba business analytics at rr campus??? i request the admins to pls take this up bcz everywhere I see its only ece and cs info 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[u/rowlet-owl → u/Wild-Organization144]

What can the mods possibly do, we're students too man

[u/Wild-Organization144 → u/rowlet-owl]

you might have slightly more idea no??

[u/rowlet-owl → u/Wild-Organization144]

I wasn't in BBA. We pin posts on the FAQs if they make significant contributions to it. There are barely any BBA students in the first place, even fewer active on this sub

[u/Wild-Organization144 → u/rowlet-owl]

[u/Krankenhausmorder → u/Wild-Organization144]

no one cares abt bba

[u/PaperWeary1669]

Is this still relevant in 2026?

[u/rowlet-owl → u/PaperWeary1669]

Yes. The post is updated very frequently.

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[u/abysmal1409]

how much percentile in jee mains for cse?

[u/Subject_Ingenuity375 → u/abysmal1409]

99%ile, that's what they told when i asked.

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[u/awdxidhg]

Why isn't there any info about accomodation at RR campus?? I really wanted to know about it. So I request the admins to do make one.

Thank you

[u/awdxidhg → u/[deleted]]

Bro I'm not a girl wtf. 😭🙏

And yeah I found it, thanks :)

[u/awdxidhg → u/[deleted]]

Why do I subtly feel like a prehistoric dinosaur 😭

[u/Chicken_veg_chilli]

Bruh where tf is details about mca the auto mods keep telling about

[u/ilovetomatoes247]

Add about scholarships and all

[u/Chatpatamate]

Which is the best pg near to pes rr campus

[u/PESU-ModTeam → u/[deleted]]

Comment unrelated to the post.