Swaraj Dash's Review On Silicon University, Bhubaneswar

Silicon has always been a popular choice for students looking for a private engineering college in Odisha due to its academics. It is known to have a stricter environment, and students regularly achieve University gold medals. Besides, the placement records are also very good every year.

The course curriculum wasn't really updated and as most engineering colleges the format of assignments and tests are old fashioned. There's very little room for innovation when it comes to just academics. When it comes to industrial exposure, the Entrepreneurship Cell of our college regularly holds visits and talks that provide plenty of exposure to students. The faculties are great, and an interested student can participate in interesting events and projects if he/she stays in regular touch with their faculty members.

A lot of companies visit the college with SDE profiles. Packages offered are competitive, ranging from 4-7 LPA. Students regularly crack these companies as well as many off-campus opportunities. The placement process is very smooth and transparent, and the placement department is run by some of the best people in the college. Alumni networking for job referrals is decent, one has to keep in touch with them or be active on LinkedIn to come across such openings. Lecturenotes is a popular startup by Ayush Agarwal, a Silicon passout. It has become a huge success among college students to share and study classnotes.

The campus life and events was a disappointment. The techincal and cultural festivals feel more or less like a high school exhibition where there is much involvement from teachers and students are unable to exhibit their full potential. Pop stars and icons are not invited to such events, and it is done entirely by students for students. Hence, outside college participation is also very low.

Campus infrastructure is decent when it comes to Wi-Fi and lab facilities. We have dedicated labs for robotics, IoT, libraries, computer libraries. Plenty of sports facilities are also available: gym, basketball courts, badminton courts, cricket and football grounds, indoor sports rooms, etc.

Availing hostel facility is very easy. One can enroll by contacting the concerned authorities. Hostels are good here, hygiene is decent, the floors and bathrooms are cleaned everyday. The mess food is average, and hygiene could be improved.

Admission criteria is OJEE counselling which considers JEE Mains rank/score. I got through 1st round of counseling on 2017 with a rank of 2.35 lakhs.