Chirag Bansal's Review On Birla Institute Of Technology And Science - [BITS], Hyderabad

I took BITSAT exam and passed it with 300 marks. I wanted to opt for Computer science but I couldn't get it, so I went for Mechanical.

The course curriculum was good enough to nurture good engineers. But, research was not given much preference. The course of course provided a lot more than I expected but still I remained hungry from the research side. I knew that Mechanical is a field that requires lots of research work, so I adopted Finance as an extra subject to be on the safer side.

Yes, the college provides internship in a number of well known companies like Honda, JPMC etc. But this time only few companies visited the campus but luckily I got internship in a Finance company. The stipend was around Rs.25000.

There were not many companies this time. So, the placement and job opportunities were few. The average package was around 10 lakh p.a. Companies like Mahindra, Honda, J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse ,Computech and others visit the campus and provide packages in this way JPMC 10-12 lakhs, Honda 5-6 lakhs, L&T 7-8 lakhs, Credit Suisse 3-7 lakhs, Adobe 13-18 lakhs, TCS 6-10 lakhs.

Festivals like techfest, photoshoot, farewell photo shoot etc. were conducted. The Tech fest is a grand function in which many talented individuals as well as companies present their new inventions or upcoming products that could bring revolution in our lives. Sometimes there were musical concerts too.

Fee structure is extremely expensive. I paid around 3 lakhs every year. But, then the facilities provided by the college are fair enough. The fee structure was 1st semester 1.45 lakhs, 2nd semester 1.53 lakhs, 3rd semester 1.67 lakh, 4th semester 1.51 lakhs, 5th semester 1.44 lakhs, 6th semester 1.45 lakhs, 7th semester :1.31 lakhs, 8th semester 1.57 lakhs. My father borrowed money from many of his friends to pay my fee.

Yes, SBH provided loan facilities to the needy candidates which covered the whole fee on a nominal rate of interest. It has to be paid after one year of passing out of the college. Also, those candidates whose family income was less than 2.5 lakhs were given scholarship of around 30000-40000.

Campus life was awesome. The college was situated in a forest-like place which was about 20kms away from the city. The environment was very soothing. Sports facilities were too good. There separate basketball fields, tennis courts, swimming pool, gym etc. Gender ratio was good. The students belonged to various parts of the country which created a diversity in the college.

It was very tough. Sometimes there were two to three exams in a single day. The schedule of classes and workshops was very frequent. So I got very less time for preparation of exams every time. The life was very busy and I faced a lot of difficulties. So, the schedule of my college was very uncomfortable.

I filled BITSAT form online, then took the exam in Delhi where I was taking coaching at that time. I scored 300 marks in it and then went to Hyderabad for counselling. It was a wonderful experience. The administration in the campus was excellent. But I got to know that I won't get Computer science but only Mechanical engineering.

The faculty was knowledgeable, experienced and helpful. There were many IITIANS ,BITSIANS and even MITIANS among them. So I learned a lot. They taught us very carefully and went into great depth on every topic. But, the research work was not up the mark due to lack of expensive scientific instruments.