Distance learning centre of University of Burdwan

The curriculum of the course is very well defined and is structured keeping in mind the AICTE approved guidelines. Examinations are held in a semester-wise pattern and the semester exams are held twice in a year namely the odd semester examination and the even semester examination. Along with theoretical examination the practical examination is also conducted as a part of the end semester examination. Mid-term evaluation is done in face of assignments and tests.

In terms of placement the University of Burdwan provide support in face of job fairs. However one will not be able to get a good placement in the fair as this fare are mostly of general domain and not specific to your course. Thus, one has to manage placement on his own and many of our seniors have got good placements on their own effort. The same goes true for internship and one has to manage internship on his own.

In terms of the University has made sure that it remains feasible for most of the students. The cost for two year program is around Rs 24, 000. During the time of admission one has to submit around Rs 12, 000 including the first year fee and the other charges.

West Bengal State Government extends scholarship to students from the economically weaker section of the society and to the reserved category students provided that they are the domicile of the state. The university also offers scholarship to the meritorious students. Apart from that one can avail education loan facility from any private or public sector bank.

There is nothing much for distance learning student in terms of extra curricular activities. This is more of a stuff for the regular student. In terms of infrastructure I can say that in our regional centre the infrastructure is good and it is apt for making learning easy for the students.

I applied for the admission by filling the online application form and submitting it along with all the relevant documents. After verification and acceptance of my application I was granted the admission in the the M.Sc program. I opted for M.Sc in Computer Science because I have a UG degree in the domain and wanted to pursue higher education.

There is not much of an interaction with the faculty like the regular students as we are studying in the distance learning program so we connect with the teachers at the regional centre. At my regional centre the teachers are experienced and they have a good knowledge of their subject. They help us in understanding the core principles and concepts of the subject and promote learning by doing rather than rote learning methodology.