Remarks
The cirriculum and the credibility St. Xavier's holds. Also the facilities are better here than it's counterpart at Park Street. Also, I heard the placements are good. Specially for Mass Communication, a degree from St. Xavier's is given a preference of sorts in interviews and such.
Course Curriculum Overview
The curriculum is great, very updated. The facilities are top of the line, for example, we use Macs for learning the latest softwares prevalent in the Industry now. The campus is more than spacious enough, great food at the canteen for reasonable prices. The only thing holding back St. Xavier's University is the faculty, at least for Mass Comm dept is the faculty, a few Professors really makes you wonder how they landed this job. And the kind of students that apply to this university, for the most part they are utterly basic and uninspiring. But since the University is in it's infancy, just 4 years running I think, with time these two pitfalls would dilute. In about 10 years or so, if they up their entrance test difficulty a bit, it can emerge as one of the best Universities in West Bengal.
Internships Opportunities
I've interned as a Video Editor with a production house and a Startup based out of Bangalore, the average stipend I was offered is around 5000 per month.
Placement Experience
I'm still in 2nd year, don't know much about it. But I do hear from seniors that placements are pretty good, mainly due to the "Xavier's" tag as they put it.
College Events
Campus life is mostly like a school but you can wear informals (T&C applies). Very weirdly you cannot change where you sit, you have to sit roll number wise which I understand for 1st year but I hope that changes later on. Our university fest, Xavrang is quite frankly one of the best in the city. Parking for motorcycles are available in-campus and cars outside campus. There are many commom rooms with TVs and all, game rooms, as well as a fully equipped gym.
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