Some of my friends graduated from Andhra University. According to them, the major thing required is a proper presentation. Properly presented answers are given an upper hand. So make sure you do it well. 

Here are some tips on how you can improve your presentation.

• The question pattern usually is to answer 5 out of 8 questions. The first 2 questions have to be the best.
• There are 2 marks of bit questions. Never attempt the bit questions first unless you are familiar with all the bits. 
• The idea behind this is to find out if students have covered all units or not.
• Draw diagrams wherever possible. They should be neat and labeled.
• Highlight the important points of the answer
• Provide statistics and examples wherever necessary.
• Use color to differentiate the important terms or parts of the answer.
• Don’t use any shade of red or green since it is not allowed.

Finally, it is suggested that you try making your answer sheets as neat as possible. As the evaluator has to go through numerous answer sheets, they won't be able to read everything thoroughly. So try highlighting important parts of your answers, to make them stand out. Overall, try keeping the answer sheets as neat as possible.

According to my friends studying at Andhra University, it is not upto the mark, a few IT companies visit the institute and a few core companies like Coromandel, Nagarjuna Fertilizer, ITC, and L&T. 

But then, the packages are not higher than INR 8 LPA, even the average package is not more than INR 3.5 LPA; but I guess it's the same in all State Universities because most of the major companies recruit majorly from NITs and IITs.

Students often feel that the placements are often exaggerated in AU. If you are from CSE, ECE, or IST, you will have more chances at reputed firms such as Infosys, Wipro, TCS, FTD, IBM, Accenture, etc with packages ranging from INR 3-10 LPA. More than 75% of students get placed in campus hiring at the end of their graduation.

But if you are from any core branch-like chemical, mechanical, marine, etc, then you will be called for interview by some software companies offering packages less than INR 4 LPA. There are only a few chances for core placements and on average, you will be offered placement in between INR 3–6LPA.

The core companies visiting for recruitment from chemical engineering are AUROBINDO, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, GVK BIO, Deccan Companies, etc and all together they will recruit less than 20 students.

AU is the first university to start MBA in India, almost 65 years ago. It used to be one of the largest universities in the past. 

It had the largest number of faculty in India with 60 professors. These days it offers specializations in Commerce and Management programs.

Despite all this, don't think MBA from Andhra University would bring any amount of satisfaction to you. It is suggested that you work hard and try to get into an elite B-school like IIM Ahmedabad, as they can provide you with the best industrial exposure.

Here are some of the reality checks that you can do on weekends.

1. Prepare notes and study.
2. Completing assignments.
3. Playing cricket is the most common thing that boys do during their weekends.
4. Go to watch movies at Kinnera Kameshwari.
5. Do your important chores such as washing clothes.

Following are some more suggestions for you to plan out your weekends at the stay on campus.

1. You can plan out early morning beach road cycling with friends. It will take 30 min to reach the beach. 
2. There are places to visit such as Araku, Lambasingi, Yarada beach with prior planning with friends.
3. You can also try out various restaurants or you can do fun activities such as Bowling at CMR Central.

You should make the best use of your weekends.