Sharat Shekhar's Review On IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute Of Technology - [IITKGP], Kharagpur

Although the faculty in our college is quite good,it would be great if we could rope in many other good teachers and professors from other good institutions as well.

IITJEE, I had scored approximately 90/180 in the IIT JEE mains examinations. I opted for this college as it was/is one of the best in the country.

The course curriculum was quite hectic initially in the first year. A lot of courses and credits had to be covered. From the second year onwards, things became more and more manageable.

At the end of my third year, I got a chance to go to the University of Trieste, Italy to work on Receiver functions in the field of Computational seismology. It was a great learning experience with able guidance from my professor. The stipend for a 2 month period was close to 2000 euros.

The placement senior in our college had always been great. In my batch too, around 90% students were placed after the first round of placement. Companies like Schlumberger, Shell,Mckinsey, Deutsch bank, ZS Associates etc were amongst the highest payers.

When I entered college, the fee structure used to be quite cheap and manageable some 26000 inr for a semester. Gradually it increased to about 40000 a semester when I was in final year.

For students whose family income is below 2 lack per annum, our college offers a handsome scholarship and a significant waive on the tuition fees.

Gender ratios in iits have never been good. In my batch it was around 20:1. There are a lot of cultural societies for people who want to pursue their hobbies like photography, dramatics, swimming,debatics etc.

Our alumni network is very strong. I am in touch with many juniors,batch mates and seniors of our college and it's a very close-knit group. We keep having alumni meets in all the major cities in India atleast once every year.

Exams were held twice in a semester, midsems and endsems. Surprise quizzes used to be held and some weightage of that used to be added to the final marks. Overall it was not very hectic.

The faculty of the college were very well versed and competent with their subjects and highly qualified as well. They were always ready to offer a helping hand to students who were slow learners.