Alma mater

The college was pretty fair in terms of management, however, there is always scope for further improvement.

The course was structured to enable deeper understanding on the subject. The course was split into three years. The way the entire course was designed has helped me to adapt better to the research environment where I am now working currently. There was industrial visit that opened our eyes to the applicability of the subject beyond exams and also provided insights into the research and development (R&D) aspects of the subject.

We had a placement cell in the college. However, as I delved into the subject more and more, I was sure in my mind that I would want to pursue research in the future. So I did not avail placements as such.

We used to have an annual fest organised by the college. It was a big event and was attended by students from other colleges as well. Apart from that, each year our department organized fresher's welcome parties as well as farewell parties for outgoing students. I was especially interested in dramatics and used to participate every year in the drama group.

Since it was a government college, the fee structure was nominal and thus feasible. The admission process was solely on the basis of merit and paying money was not an option for securing a guaranteed admission. The fee payment was completely transparent.

I did not avail any scholarship or loan. As mentioned earlier, the fees was feasible which did not require us to apply for loans.

The campus was extremely vibrant and all the departments openly conversed with each other. The campus has a fair equality in gender ratio. The campus was very neutral and open to diversity and discrimination on the basis of caste or religion was not practised. The college also supported extracurricular activities. We has a big playground for sports like cricket. We also had table tennis and other indoor games options. The college used to organize annual sports day. Moreover, we used have discussions and debates regularly on various topics that not only gave all of us a chance to interact but also broadened or knowledge and visions on various topics.

No, I did not opted for hostel facilities as the college was near to where I lived. However, the college did not have any hostel facilities either as most of the students who studied were mostly from surrounding areas.

We got the chance to interact with our seniors. Since our college also provided post graduation course, our interaction with those students on the subjects made the subject for understandable and made learning fun.

I studied microbiology in that college for under-graduation. I took up that subject for my interest in biology and also because I was curious about those tiny microorganisms. My college was well known for its microbiology department. Given the very few colleges that were allowing me to have majors on the course, Bidhannagar college topped the list in terms of well equipped laboratories and faculties among all the others. Admission to the course was on the basis of merit and marks obtained in 12-th examination.

We had 8 faculties in our department. All of them were experts in heir respective areas and held Ph.D degrees. They were extremely knowledgeable and their long association with academics made it easier for them to cater to the demands of the students. They were extremely friendly that made the learning process fun.