Diplama College

Up on Rathnagiri Road in Chickmagalur, you’ll find Diplama College. It’s a place that focuses on giving students practical skills. The air is usually quite nice here because of the location. The college building isn’t very big, but it’s enough for the different departments we have. We see a lot of students coming from the surrounding hills and towns in Karnataka. They come here hoping to get a diploma that will help them find a job. Our labs are full of old equipment that we keep running with a lot of care. The staff is quite small, so we all know each other’s names. We spend a lot of time in the workshops or the small library we have tucked away in the corner. It’s not a place with a lot of drama; people just come here to do their work and go home. The road outside can get a bit busy with tourists heading up the hills, but inside the gates, it’s mostly just the sound of students talking or machines running. We don’t have a big fancy canteen, just a small stall nearby where everyone gets their snacks. We’ve been operating on this road for a while now, and we just keep things moving one day at a time. It’s an honest way to earn a living and help the local youth get a start in life. It might not look like much from the road, but we stay busy all year round.