My hostel life.

The annual day celebration was named as the foundation day. It was a real and grand feast all of us enjoyed it every year and now we all miss it.

There was no entrance for admission to B.Sc.(Hons) course. The admission form was to be filled and a number of certificates were required to be submitted. Later on the list of selected students were published and a letter came to my home for admission.

The course curriculum was of three years. The first year has English, Urdu, Theology as the Foundation papers. Apart from these , we have three papers of Chemistry viz. Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Then we have two subsidiary papers ie Physics and Chemistry. The second year also have the same pattern. Whereas in the third and final year we have English,Computer Programming, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Bio Chemistry.

The internship was quite good. we used to work on live projects and also got ourselves involved in the computer programming laboratory exercises. The learning phase of programming languages was quite exciting the stipend offered was Rs. 1000 per month.

The placement opportunities was very nice companies like Cipla, Eli Lilly Ranbaxy Ltd came for campus placements. Theye took a written test and then called a number of students for interview at a local hotel at aligarh final offer of appointmment were given to selected students.

There was a Hostel function and a large number of students participated in it. The feast was quite good. A number of stalls were put in . It was organised by the students of the same Hostel. The stalls displayed some interesting products for sale and demonstration. People enjoyed it very much and it was awaited every year.

The university is a central university. So the fee structure was quite subsidised. The fee was very normal. There were huge grants being received by UGC also.

The scholarships which i availed of were by new delhi organizations ie HAMDARD EDUCATION SOCIETY and SHAMJEE MEMORIAL TRUST.

The campus Life was quite vibrant we used to take part in games, cycling, swimming, skating and singing. There was the facility of horse riding also those who were interested they made the best use of such facilities.

The hostel facilities were quite good the corridors, stair cases, grounds and rooms were cleaned every day the toilets and bath rooms were also cleaned daily.

The college seniors were very supportive and helpful for the new inmates. They used to tell us about the college and its tradition and culture they guided us all in a very fruitful manner.

Sessional tests were held in every subject . It was conducted three times in a year. It has certain weightage in the final results. At the end of the academic year, we used to have a session ending or the so called Annual or Final Examination. The final examination determined whether the student is to be given promotion to the next class or not.

The faculty were quite knowledgeable most of them were educated and trained fully well. Some of them have done their research work abroad. The faculty inspired all the students to achieve to higher standards.