Rohit Chawda's Review On Heritage Institute Of Technology - [HIT], Kolkata

Appeared in WBUT along with other major entrance exams. I had keen interest in Biology during my school days hence i chose Biotechnology as my career path.

The course infrastructure is one of the better ones amongst other colleges in the same exam. Well equipped labs for each course, qualified faculty and regulated fees with guaranteed placements for students. The college is governed by a trust who run the school too which is one of the best ones in Kolkata.

Internship, during summers is an option. The college however does not facilitate in it in matters beyond formalities.

Placements are on the better side. Sought after streams like CS, IT etc are placed in the first few days. Core companies visit at a later stage of the placement cycle but mostly related to Chemical engineering background. The first round is majorly dominated by tech heavy-weights like TCS, Infosys, Wipro etc. Smaller players ofter participate in pool campus's which is always a more challenging platform.

The college proudly celebrates all festivals. Key highlights being tech fest and the cultural fest. Celebrated for a week these fest's encourage a host of activities in which the students participate for showcasing their extra curricular talents. There is good support from college authorities inters of clear guidelines and support to ensure success of each event.

The fees structure is one of the key highlights in WB. The private colleges are regulated in terms of the fees structure and the other charges they can levy. Compared to a similar college in South India where semester fees ranged from 50- 80K, Heritage charged a mere 23k per semester and some additional examination fees to the students.

Exam structure is simple with entire curriculum divided in 8 semesters. The semester exams are complemented with regular lab work and trainings for each discipline. The semesters are evenly divided but Kolkata politics plays a spoilt sport in it. Also the time provided between semesters is more or less adequate with enough rooms for enjoying the college experience.

The process was very smooth. First appear in exam. Then the counselling, after which you have some stipulated time to complete the joining formalities. There is however very limited time available between the seat allocation and the admission process.

Faculty is mostly qualified with a few exceptions. The higher management HoD are qualified individuals who know well what they are doing. Now coming to my Department, the faculty is one of the bests, they nurture you with care and discipline to train you for the biggest phase of your life.