Journey at Presidency College

Admission in the course that I am pursuing i.e., the BBA program is done on merit-basis. Candidates, who have completed Class 12 from a recognized board, can apply for this program. I had to give KCET to get into the college. Along with it, our final selection is based on the HSC scores and our performance in Personal Interview (PI).

I am pursuing a 3 year BBA degree. My coursework consists of a total of 6 semesters with some predefined credits in each semester. My college follows the guidelines as per UGC and hence exams are basically conducted in the form of semester exams, mid examinations and other internals such as a viva or a seminar. We also have to choose some elective subjects to enhance our skills based on our interest. Discipline specific electives offered in the fifth and the sixth semesters are in the following streams: Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship, and Business Analytics. We are required to undertake a micro project during the final semester. The ability to work in teams is also focused upon as a key skill to be developed for success in the work-place. We constantly have guest lectures coming in for seminars and workshop from their domain of expertise.

In order to make the students industry ready, our college has a dedicated placement cell whose main aim is to foster learning in the students such that we gain some insights of what is actually happening in the industry. Hence our placement cell drives a lot of opportunities related to internships. In my batch batch, along with me 20-30 students got summer internship both paid and unpaid with a stipend ranging from Rs.1000-10000.

Many companies visited our campus. The top companies include Amazon, Cognizant, Capgemini, Accenture, Concentrix, HP, KPMG, Infosys, JP Morgan, Target, Dell and many more. The overall placements of our college are fine with an average package of around 4,00,000 to 5,00,000. The highest package was around 8,00,000.

The total fee for the course is around 3,25,000 which is distributed over a period of three years which is evenly covered over a period of 6 semesters. The facilities like campus jobs are not available to us as we are studying in an undergraduate course but various students studying in post graduate degree or doctoral degrees can apply for the same. Scholarships are provided to students studying under SC, ST or OBC categories and we can also apply for a student loan.

Keeping in view the overall develop of a student various cultural and technical fest take place all throughout the year. Various seminars are being conducted by the college authorities where the alumni is invited to guide the students and to arise the entrepreneurship skills in us. Proper facilitates are made in order to encourage participation of the students in various National and International fests. Many curricular and co-curricular activities are conducted on a regular basis. Various social issues are also being addressed at college level where it is ensured that we actively participate.

The Hostel accommodation in our college is pretty decent. There are a lot of options available to us. I personally opted for a non Ac room and it costed me around 1,60,000. This included the mess charges as well which is great. Also the rooms charges could be any from 1,25,000 to 1,85,000 depending upon the Ac services and room sharing capabilities.

Yes, it is a mandatory policy of the college that the candidate have to undergo an interview session before getting selected in the college. I along with the required examination and my 12th board examination had to appear for an interview. Based on my performance in all the three i.e. the examination, my marks in 12th standard and interview round, I was shortlisted and later selected for the college.