The speaker, a comedian, shares humorous anecdotes and observations about his experiences as an engineering student in India. He talks about how he and his friends were influenced by societal pressures to pursue engineering, despite not being passionate about it. He shares stories about his time in the hostel, including a incident where he tried to pass a kidney stone by drinking beer, and a time when he and his friends were stopped by the police for riding five people on a bike.
The comedian also pokes fun at the societal expectations placed on engineers, including the idea that they will find high-paying jobs at companies like Google or Microsoft. He notes that many engineers in India don't even collect their degrees from their colleges, and that he himself didn't collect his degree until last year.
Throughout the monologue, the comedian uses humor and irony to comment on the challenges and absurdities of life as an engineering student in India.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker met a girl named Muskaan who is a flight attendant for Air India.
2. Muskaan's salary was 3.5 lakhs.
3. The speaker is an engineer.
4. The speaker claims that many engineers in India earn a low salary.
5. The speaker's first campus placement was as a security guard in the same college they were attending.
6. The speaker paid a donation of Rs 4 lakh to get admission to their college.
7. The speaker's hostel had a liquor problem, with students drinking heavily.
8. The speaker had a kidney stone that was treated by drinking beer.
9. The speaker's college was located on the border of Ghaziabad and Delhi, an area known for its violence.
10. The police would often visit the college to quell fights.
11. The speaker applied for a job as a warden for the girls' hostel, but was not selected.
12. The speaker's birthday cake in the boys' hostel had "Rest in Peace" written on it.
13. The speaker claims that many engineers in India do not have a job or a high salary.
14. The speaker bought a bike, but it was not to impress girls.
15. Five boys were stopped by the police for riding on one bike.
16. More than half of the engineers in India do not take their degree from college.