St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata: Better than the Best.

I choose St Xaviers College because it is one of the best colleges of not only Calcutta University but one of the best colleges in our country. The merits of the college are as follows: The teacher-student bond is very formal and the students get the best out of the teachers in every aspect. The infrastructure of our college is heavenly. The different societies and cells of our college help us to tackle the problem of the real world by giving us the opportunity to interact with the outside world. The college fest: Xavotsav grabs the attention of the whole city. The demerits of my college are as follows: The attendance requirements of my colleagues are quite high. The teachers are quite strict.

The admission was merits-based and since I got 94% in my board exams so I had no problems in getting into one of the best colleges in our country. I choose B.com Hons because I wanted to do banking and being a commerce student in the first place and then doing b.com Hons. Will surely help me to follow my passion. The exams were not so difficult for us because we were so well trained beforehand by the faculty that everything was completed with ease. The online exams were not hectic at all.

The placement percentage of our college is quite high around 50%. The lowest salary offered is Rs. 1.2 lakhs per annum and the highest salary offered is Rs. 6 lakhs per annum. The average salary offered is Rs. 3 lakhs per annum. According to my opinion, the average salary is decent but it should be better. NGOs should come and give internships to the students.

The fee of my college is very nominal and affordable for everyone. It's a semi-government college. The fee for one year is Rs. 24500 and the fee for the whole course of B.com Hons. is around Rs. 75000. There is some relaxation in the fees for the students of the reserved category. Also, there are some benefits exercised by the weaker section of the society.

Xavotsav is the annual cultural fest organized by our college. It's an exciting college fest that is sponsored by popular brands such as Jet Airways and Skybags. It's mostly conducted in the month of January. The different societies and clubs like women's development cell and placement cell help us to tackle the problem of the real world by giving us many opportunities to interact with the outside world.