My college experience

As an ECA student, you don’t really choose the college, the college chooses you. If that makes sense. This was however in 2017 and things have changed due to COVID now. We were supposed to apply at every college and then they roll out lists with names of accepted student. Out of the colleges I was selected at, I chose to go with Maitreyi because I was really impressed with the infrastructure and community around it. I also had relatives living nearby so it was a better choice for me than any other college I was getting on the south campus. The admission process was VERY smooth for me and the staff was 10000 times more helpful than any other college I’d been to.

I chose political science simply because I did not get Psychology hon in that college. However the faculty was amazing, and I’m glad I studied Pol (Nikita Ma’am). There were two sections for Hindi and English medium with approximately 50-60 students in each class.

The companies are usually those which are not offering any stipend for the work they expect from students. They are mostly start-ups and are looking for tech-savvy students who can help them in their everyday interaction with customers. However, some companies do offer a very good stipend to the students they hire from the campus. There has been a constant improvement in the quality of companies and roles being offered by them year by year.

Students become eligible from the second year for campus placements however they can opt for internships through the internship fair from the first year itself. several companies do visit and offer employment however they are mostly restricted to commerce stream and for arts is that it’s mostly focused on sales which is a little restrictive. The highest package has to be 6 lakh per annum that I saw last year and the average package is usually 2.5 lakh per annum. The percentage of students getting placements is not very high but they do get placed. I did not sit for placements and I have been pursuing post-graduation.

We gave 4000 as fees. There was no hike. A scholarship exists for BPL students. The fees are affordable for those who belong to the middle-class however it can be a little costly for BPL students. There are continuous fairs and competitions being held where prize money can be won but they are not restricted only to BPL students.

The annual fest is called Rhapsody and it’s conducted in February every year. The fest is organised by the student union and they are the ones who collect funds for it and get sponsorship deals from brands and companies. The college does provide financial help for it but it’s mainly the sponsors who make the appearance of big stars as the showstoppers possible as is, with every DU college. There is a library and you can find any book for your course in it. it’s free to borrow and use. There aren’t any special amenities in the classroom with there just being a blackboard and chalk But the amazing teachers make the whole experience worthwhile. The college is very active in sports and there is a sports quota as well. For extracurricular activities, I would recommend the film club. You can also find their page by the name Filmesque.Maitreyi on Instagram.

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