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Training at Infosys Mysore

Infosys Mysore- "Place where dreams become reality". As soon as one receives the offer letter, the ever agonising wait for the joining day mail starts.Having heard numerous stories about the 5-star accomodation provided to the trainees in the World Class campus of Mysore, I was really looking forward to witness it. So finally, when I received my joining date, I was more than ready to take the first train to Mysore
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Before entering into the Mysore campus, one has to undergo a mandatory security check up. Since, a large number of trainees had their joining along with me, it took me nearly an hour before I underwent the mandatory security check. After the security check, we were taken to our hostels by a golf cart. When the golf cart made a move towards the hostels, I had the first glimpse of the Mysore campus and it really impressed me, to say the least. As soon as I reached my designated block, I was handed the keys of my room where a big surprise awaited. On opening the door of my room, I was totally dumbstruck. It was really a 5-star accomodation. The room was well furnished with a kingsize bed ,couch, LCD TV,wooden table and a chair. The bed was as comfortable as one could think of(though it’s a different thing that one rarely spent time in bed while in mysore :)). The room was spacious and had large windows garnished with silken curtains. Every morning, the housekeeping guy would change the bed linen and bring in tea and biscuit(which except for weekends, one would never get time to feast uponJJ).



Now speaking about the Mysore campus, it comprises of Hostels and SDBs. Each building has its own unique design but one that stands out is the “Multiplex. This crystal shaped structure houses a large ampitheatre.



This is the centre of attraction on weekends when new hollywood/bollywood movies are screened. Bulk of the land in the campus is occupied by hostels which houses around ten thousand trainees. Each building in the campus is a craftsman's delight. There are 2 GECs(global education centre), where trainings are imparted. Cleaning of the campus is carried out on a daily basis. When we would set off for our classes in the morning, one could find housekeeping guys  everywhere, some would clean the road, others the garden, even a single dry leaf could not be found lying on the ground. This was really amazing. One can move around the campus using bicycles. There is a lot of greenery around and the plants around are watered around regularly by a network of pipes. There is joke  doing round in the Infy campus that ‘Plants seems to be more happy than the trainees ". But jokes apart, you ask any Infoscion what was the best phase of his stay in Infosys, undoubtedly it would be their stay in the Mysore campus.    
Life at Mysore campus is truly a dream true for anyone. Though one spends most of his time at the GECs mugging up technical stuffs and yeah you are paid for that. Classes start from 8 and carry on till 6 in the evening. But the day never ends there, trainess have to burn midnight oil to grasp things for the prometric tests that keep happening every 3-4 days depending on the modules. Late night studies is not at an overhead infact its truly fun at Mysore. You have midnight snacks to complement your slogging. If the weekdays are hectic then weekends are truly most enjoyable and relaxing(provided you don't have modules tests on Monday).

Multiplex, is the place where the trainees converge on weekends.There are long queues for the weekend movies on display. Sometimes one has to wait for 2 -3 hrs to get a ticket, but one doesn't care as its really worth the wait. Where else in the world you get to see movies in a multiplex for free. When I say Multiplex, I really mean it for its far better than most cineplexes we have in India i.e Adlabs,Inox etc. Other then the Multiplex , the most happening spot for the Trainees is the ECC(Employee Care Centre). The ECC houses the retail shop(for all the inventories),saloon ,gym,pool table and other playing arena. It houses a world class gymnasium and swimming pool.
The whole campus is lush green and a sight to behold. Recently, built GEC2 can house around ten thousand trainees. Once you are inside the campus you rarely feel like going out. It just not the campus beauty which has made Mysore campus, world famous but also the world class training facilities makes it stand out. I really had an amazing experience which can not be put in words. 

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