My friend graduated from Visvesvaraya Technological University with a gold medal. She ranked amongst the top ten students with the highest aggregate in CS. 

It is calculated by the average of total marks of the last four semesters. A Gold medal becomes a dream if you fail in any of the subjects.

There are 2 types of Gold medals are of two types: 

• Merit Gold medal is given to those with the highest aggregate in their major/branch.
• Endowment Gold medals are sponsored in different categories like for bright students of different categories and gender-based distribution.

Getting a gold medal is not impossible. Follow 2-3 additional books, study throughout the year and understand the core engineering and mathematical concepts. Internal assessments should be taken seriously as well. Be clear in your intentions and don't budge because there'll be distractions, but you can make your mark if you will it.

The aggregate marks do not carry much importance as they are the passing marks you scored in all semesters. Don't worry about backlogs that much. Calculate your marks after clearing them.

Now, degree percentage is different at every university, and VTU will calculate your score based on your performance from 5th-8th semesters and show that on your degree. 

However, the good news is that outside VTU, you should state your overall percentage which is your actual percentage.

I have a few friends from VTU and according to them, there are three ways to get this.

By Hand at VTU Belagavi: Go to the Examination Section of VTU Belagavi. Fill out the required paperwork and pay the fee by 12:30 p.m. to receive your documents by 4:30 p.m. 

By Post: Go to VTU's website and download the application form, fill it and make online fee payment. Mail the application, fee payment acknowledgment, along with attested documents by post to VTU's Registrar (Evaluation). Documents will be mailed to the address you provided in your application. This can take anything from 7 to 14 days.

Manually at VTU Regional Center, Bengaluru: VTU Regional Center, Bengaluru accepts applications for selected documents. Application forms and fee payments are normally made at nearby Cyber Centers, but instead of sending them to VTU Belagavi by post, you can follow step 2 above and hand in the application at VTU Regional Center. After roughly 8–10 days, you must personally pick up the documents at VTU Regional Center.

Here are some of the things that you should keep in mind. 

• Online payments are only accepted through the SBI payment link on the VTU website. Cash or DD are not accepted.
• Only the Degree Certificate is issued by VTU to autonomous college students; all other documents, like grade cards, PDCs, and so on, are issued by the autonomous college itself.
• Only if the degree certificate has not yet been issued can a PDC be issued. Because degree certificates are granted during convocation, which normally takes place in January or February each year, one should not register for PDC after convocation.
• Degree certificates can be collected in person on the day of the convocation at VTU Belagavi, and you will not have to wait for them to be mailed to you.

Hope this answers your doubts.

I have a few friends from VTU and according to them, you can check the status of your transcript on the official website of the institute. 

• When you first visit the site, look to the right for the area below.
• In the second box, enter the GSC number (which starts with UE and is 15 alphanumeric digits long) that was sent to your cell phone.
• Your transcript's status page will be routed to this site.

I hope this information is useful.

It's as difficult as it gets. In the second year, more than half of students have a backlog. 

If you are an outsider, you will have to deal with some unpleasant situations as well; you will not receive excellent internal marks, which are 25 points. Expect nothing from your teachers, but this is true throughout India. 

Attendance should be at least 75%. Only a few colleges have severe standards, while others are more lenient. Attendance should not be taken lightly; lack of attendance might result in semester detention, even in the seventh semester. Students fail practical exams here as well, and backlogs are common. You never know what's going to happen.

Regardless of these factors, I recommend that you go for VTU, just remember that you are here to study; you can do other fun things in addition to studying, but you must not neglect study at any cost. 

In VTU, you can’t score well by studying just the night before the examination. You will have to study regularly. If you study hard during the semester, your marks will be good.

To get a good grade, you need to do well in both the internal and practical exams. Then you can only obtain a 60% in the semester; to get a higher grade, you must do well on the final exam. It is difficult to achieve a score of more than 70 out of 100 on an external exam.

Marking method for VTU:

• Internal marks: 25 (assume it's an A)
• Passing grade=50, which equals A+B.

When thinking about passing grades, If you obtain a 0 in internal, you must score 50 in external. Similarly, if your internal score is 15, you must get 35.

You don't start the CSE syllabus right away in the first year. Math, electronics core topics, English, and other subjects are common. You should read the foreign writers suggested for applied math and sciences. Foreign books usually go into great detail about a topic and are of far higher quality than local publications. I would advise you to use them for your preparation.

Here are some of the recommended books. 

For chemistry cycle-

• Math 1 - Chandrashekhar
• Chemistry - BS Jaiprakash
• CCP - Padma Reddy
• Caed - K R Gopalkrishna
• Basic Electronics - Godse and Bakshi

For Physics Cycle-

• Math 2 - Chandrashekhar
• Physics - SP Basavaraju
• Civil - Bhavikatti
• Mechanical - KR Gopalkrishna
• Basic Electrical - MV Rao

For CPP, your college will help you out with the notes. These are the authors that you can refer to during your 1st year. There is no need to refer to any books for EVS.