Welingkar - A college with Unique selection process, teaching methods, curriculum.

The admission process was unique, very different from other colleges. It tested the overall ability of students. It focuses on talent and intelligence rather than scores. The main reason for taking admission in this college is fee structure and ROI justification. In other colleges fees is a bit high and placements are not good. In this college minimum marks criteria is low 75-80% as it focuses on the overall profile. The admission process was simple and transparent.

My course is PGDM- Retail Management. I chose this program out of my interest in the Indian retail industry. Faculty are extremely talented and they provide the best guidance to students. Faculty are punctual, they teach things that are absolutely necessary. The teaching method is not just theoretical but practically taught using industry immersions and live projects.

There are many companies that come on board to provide internships to students. Summer internships are in the month of May-June. Selection for summer internships starts in October month itself by few companies.

The placements are good with a wide variety and number of companies coming on to the campus. This college has umbrella placements which means that all the students of all specialisations and courses are allowed to the same placement process so that all of them get a wide variety of opportunities. The average package is around 9-10 LPA. and the college is ROI justified. The college also provides a summer internship program to students. Almost all the students get placed > 90%. I would like to work in the supply chain in the future. The highest package of college is around 16 LPA.

The fees structure is affordable. This is the only top college with fewer fees and justifies the investment. The placements are really good. This college has this thing called umbrella placements which means that students from all the specialisations and courses within the college have common placements. Umbrella placements provide students with many opportunities and job roles. For paying the fee, the college assisted the students with loans from ICICI Bank. The average package is around 9-10 LPA. Which makes the college ROI justified.

Tech fests are conducted to provide opportunities to students. It has a very big library with many books and it also has an e-library with access to enormous books of various fields and specialisations. As the college focuses on the overall development of a student, it provides students with special classes and assignments on various extracurricular activities like art, drama, photography etc.

The facilities at the hostel are good. Fees are affordable. The meals quality and menu are good. The registration process for the hostel is first come first serve because it has only limited seats and it is online. The hostel is on the college campus itself for girls students with limited seats. When the seats are filled up, the college assists in providing hostels, nearby locations under 1-2kms.

The selection process was unique. It tested the overall ability of students not just the scores. The selection process was a bit long because it tested every aspect of student like ethics, values, skills, leadership, creativity, empathy, talent, EQ, IQ, previous grades, achievements, knowledge on current situations in the world, technologies, interest, other abilities. First, there was an admission form with a lot of questions focused on various aspects of students abilities. Then was a written test to test the student's knowledge, values, ethics, mental ability. Then there was a personal interview for almost an hour for each student that tested a student deeper in all the aspects. The process was very unique and different from all the other colleges I applied for. I prepared personally by taking inputs from the internet and alumni.