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How is food in the mess at BITS Hyderabad?
Before beginning with my answer, I would like for you to make a note that no mess food can ever compete with home food. So it is not worth it to compare the two.
Coming to BITS Hyderabad, the mess food is quite decent. There are two messes on the campus, and they serve both North and South Indian meals on most days.
At first, you’ll be delighted by the variety of dishes served by the messes. But as time goes by, you’ll get bored of eating the same kind of food, served strictly according to the mess time table. Further, you’ll begin to miss your mom’s recipes, which will ultimately make you think that the food at the hostels is not good at all. Because of all this, you’ll start eating at the cafeteria or miss some meals altogether.
Speaking in a more practical and evaluative fashion, the mess food at BITS Hyderabad is certainly better than many IITs and NITs. You’ll be served decent and satisfactory meals at the college.
How is student life at Symbiosis Law School, Pune?
Most of the students love the atmosphere of the Symbiosis Law School Pune because of its training and learning sessions. The reasons for which you should join the college are as follows:
- You will have a lot of freedom to live your life independently. Doing whatever you like, managing your own finances and will make you much stronger.
- You will get a great learning experience from the college. In order to gain more knowledge, you will get a lot of study materials and good faculties who will help in gaining knowledge.
- This college is located in Pune which is a very quiet city and you will love it.
- The placements of the college are decent. The law companies usually come at the end of the 4th year and you will have to maintain a CGPA of 7 in all semesters to get good placements.
- The highest package offered is 14-15 LPA. Some of the hiring companies are Vedanta, Flipkart, Amarchand, etc.
- The infrastructure is good but the space is a little less and has beautiful views as well. There is an annual fest called Symbhav which you will enjoy the most as there are sports events as well.
There are outstation fests as well and parties are organized on weekly basis. Various scholarships are also provided for sports quota students.
What was your rough timetable at IIT Bombay?
In the first year, your timetable at IIT Bombay would typically look like this:
- Waking up at 8 am.
- Getting ready quickly and have breakfast.
- Attending morning classes.
- Resting for 1-2 hours till the next class.
- Attending classes till afternoon.
- Having lunch at the canteen.
- Taking teaching assistantship duty by taking labs to second and third-year students until evening.
- Coming back to the hostel.
- Browsing the internet, watch movies, finish assignments, chat with friends or engage in some other activity.
- Sleeping at around 12 am or so.
However, your second year would be very different since you don't have classes for your masters in the second year. Instead, your schedule would look more like this:
- Going to the lab (professor's cabin) and sitting until you feel like going to the hostel.
- Going to the canteen for food and coming back to the lab to do some work.
- Attempting Hacker Rank mathematics problems for nearly 3 months.
- Working hard on your dissertation by sleeping many days in the lab itself (which turns out to be very fun, though!)
- Every day would be almost the same: Either sitting in the hostel or the cabin since you will have no classes and have to work on your own.
How is the life of an MBA student at KJ Somaiya (SIMSR)?
There are a bunch of things that an MBA student at KJ Somaiya can associate with his/her life, reading through the reviews and experiences of students from the institute. Students after cracking CAT, XAT, or CMAT, come to a B school and get used to the hustle and bustle of daily work-life.
The points listed below are a brief representation of the life at SIMSR.
- Students from SIMSR pass their years in MBA with a lot of surprises. From juggling between live projects, quizzes, placement, case study competitions to sports and committees, there are engagements all around. In addition to those, the institute will teach you to prioritize what to do and what not.
- In the initial days of college, ice-breaking sessions are held to encourage students about the course. Followed by that, accounts and economic tests, marketing projects, and Harvard case presentations are taken. SIMSR teaches you to be both effective and efficient, going through hard work, coordination, teamwork, and preparations.
- The faculty has excellent industry experience with lectures mostly on role play, case studies, presentations, and small activities.
- The library of SIMSR is huge, with plenty of books, magazines, journals, fiction, and several other databases like Emerald, Proquest, etc. The library even has a Bloomberg laboratory to teach students about capital markets and fulfill their curiosities related to the same.
- The campus of SIMSR has a large number of sports and fitness-related facilities, so many that even lazy people get associated with physical activities after moving into the campus.
- Guidance from seniors is always available inside the campus. From lending books and notes, warnings, and inside tips, to building a CV, seniors are always ready to help.
Overall, life at SIMSR is worth the choice, with a good result to every hectic works and pressure. Living at the campus takes the positivity of a student into work and enhances it to better results. It teaches about life itself.
How is campus life in IIEST Shibpur, especially for Non Bengalis?
One of my seniors was a resident of Bhopal and he was a student of IIEST Shibpur. These are the experiences he had in the institute.
- Since the year he was granted admission, IIEST Shibpur has been taking admissions through JEE Mains and now it has a reservation of 50% of seats for home-state candidates, just like the NITs. Over the years, the number of non-Bengali students has certainly improved.
- Unlike South India, where you have to communicate in English for the majority of the time, in IIT Shibpur, the professors know how to communicate in the native language. New faculty from outside West Bengal is also being recruited since the institute converted to IIEST.
- In terms of food, if you are a vegetarian, you will probably have a good experience here. West Bengal has a variety of sweets and seafood.
- As most of your friends and peers will be Bengali, you will see a lot of them leaving for their homes on holidays and/or weekends.
- Both Bengali and non-Bengali live among each other on the campus in peace. The seniors are approachable and will always help when asked for. Ragging is strictly prohibited in the institution.
- The institute also has clubs where you can engage in interaction with students from other states. You can share your knowledge, experiences and even hone your skills in these clubs.
Overall, my senior had an enjoyable experience in the institute and he faced no prejudice from the Bengali students.
What is it like to live in IIT Mandi's Kamand Campus?
IIT Mandi is excellently portrayed with the verse that IIT Mandi cannot have boundaries. With the beauty of nature all around, the campus of IIT Mandi and its surroundings are bliss to the eye. The points below give a brief vision of the campus of IIT Mandi.
- Traveling towards the campus, there are clouds all around or crossing by some river at times in the way.
- Visiting the campus, students get mesmerized at their first sight into the unsymmetrical and beautiful natural creation.
- The hostel and D2 mess are situated just at the footstep of hills, with lots of free space all-around.
- The roads that connect IIT Mandi and its surroundings are narrow hilly-lanes, with amazing scenic beauty.
- There is a place close to a valley known as T-point, which is a must-visit.
- There are mountaineer dogs on the campus, who become friends after staying inside for quite some time.
Therefore, a place like IIT Mandi is worth staying and students once having lived there, don’t like any other campus compared to IIT Mandi.
Since you are studying in the CUSAT, what are the best experiences you have in the CUSAT?
One of my close friends completed 2 years in CUSAT and shared some of his favorite experiences
First Year:
- Coming back after a fun-filled evening at Lulu Mall with your batchmates
- Staying awake till 4 in the morning just to have tea at Abdullah’s corner
- The Opal Homes Mini Militia Match
- The intriguing hackathons
- Making new friends for life
Second Year:
- He got the opportunity to do freelancing and even earned a good sum.
- He along with 4 more friends co-founded an IT services startup.
- Visiting the Varkala beach to release stress.
- Going to The Voyager for Kitkat Shake at 2:00 in the morning.
These were some of his best experiences at CUSAT till now. As you can see, he is enjoying his life to the fullest!
How was your first day at AIIMS Raipur?
One of my friends studied at AIIMS Raipur. According to him during his first year he realized that the college is extremely disciplined and punctual.
- The classes started at about 10 AM. So they have to wake up early at 7 in the morning to get prepared for attending the classes.
- At 9:30 AM there was a bus that students availed to travel to the college. It usually took 15 minutes to reach the campus.
- After that they were escorted to the lecture hall where the department of anatomy welcomed everyone and got to know every student.
- After the introductory session they were taken to various anatomy labs and dissection hall to get acquainted with the department.
- Students were told about the dress code and discipline.
- The student crowd here is very diverse.
- The faculty also introduced themselves.
Lastly, they were told that for one week they will have introductory sessions with different departments and then will be released to go back to the hostel.
How is/was your life in NALSAR, NLSIU or NLU-D?
One of my friends studied at NLU. According to him, life at NLU was challenging. It was not difficult but challenging in a way that the beliefs he had changed gradually. It helped him learn things about himself and evolve. He learned that life in a hostel is what someone makes of it.
- The hostels of NLU Delhi feel more like a boarding school as there are restrictions galore, not only in the form of timings of entry and exit but for the hostels in entirety.
- NLU suffers from the lack of sporting culture and sufficient facilities for sports. Other than for volleyball, basketball and to some extent for badminton also.
- Due to the attitude of the administration, it is difficult to play football and cricket.
- The library of NLU is very good and it allows a lot of subscriptions for students who have various interests.
- The library also provides room for legal research and learning which is enviable.
- There are hardly any events in the institute. Students usually head out of campus for having fun.
Speaking about NALSAR and NLSIU, both their campus extra-curricular activities are much more vibrant than NLU Delhi. However, both institutes have a competitive environment for study and also have a lot to offer, unlike NLU Delhi.
How is life at Madras Medical College?
Life at Madras Medical College is good. The infrastructure and surroundings are a treat to watch. People on campus are friendly. You will get to experience many events throughout the academic year.
Revivals is the first culturals that you will get to see at MMC. Encierro is the first sports event you will get to witness. Other than these there are many more events celebrated throughout the year like Zest, Kaladharshan, Kalaioma, Genesis, etc.
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