How tough is it to score a CGPA of over 8 in your first year at the MAKAUT?

The level of difficulty of the first-year exams at MAKAUT depends on your college largely. MAKAUT assigns a lot of marks on internals and lab papers. These marks are determined by the individual departments. 

A friend shared her experience and told me that she didn't study initially and got 7.63 in 1st semester. She started studying the next semester and after that, she never scored less than 8. In fact, in the 5th,6th, and 7th semesters, she scored 9. 

What she concluded was that getting an 8+ CGPA at MAKAUT is rather easy and all you need is clarity of basic concepts and familiarity with the pattern of questions that come. You can determine roughly how much you need to score in every paper to get an 8 CGPA. 

Getting good grades is certainly helpful but grades alone cannot shape your career. You need to acquire skills and knowledge to meet industry demands.