Kalyani Mahavidyalaya- A Family more than a College

So, the anxiety of getting into a college after passing school is real and in these days of cut-throat competitions, I still remember the sleepless nights I have spent in fear of dropping a year. I had applied under this same course in colleges under CU but Kalyani Mahavidyalaya was the first one to upload the merit list with my name in no.7. Even with 90% marks, my name was not in the 1st lists of other colleges and I didn't want to wait. Our college just needed minimum 60% marks with no age criteria but need to pass the 12th boards. The entire process of applying was online, even the process of admission. And then there was a day of verification in college which a simple process of teachers going through the documents provided at time of applying to see if they are valid. Everything happened systematically and smoothly with no problems as such and now I'm a part of this college, persuing my degree.

Microbiology comes as one of the most difficult subjects yet one of the subjects with most scopes of jobs and research both. Being biology as my favorite subject and in need for stable jobs, I decided to persue this field and my college had quite a reputation in this department. Department's student strength is quite low, 41 which gradually ended up as 30 with 5 well-qualified faculty members (2 of them holding P.hd and others with a post-graduate degree). This small number makes the department feel like a family and I am amazed by the teaching skills of the faculty. Not only studies, they encourage us to do well in co-curriculums, nourishing our hobbies and make us do what we like to do. My interests towards makeup was encouraged by my teachers a lot. Semester exams are scheduled timely even when sometimes they postpone the dated due to unavoidable situations. The questions would appear difficult to some but with routined study-sessions, exams are easy to clear.

The fee structure is quite affordable requiring you to submit semester fees before each semester exam. Given the high lab cost for microbiology, the course is the most expensive in the entire college but quite cheaper compared to other private institutions. The tution fees are quite cheap. There are no direct scholarships provided the college but government and other scholarships can be applied to and benefited from. I personally never needed to apply for any scholarship. There are also no job opportunities on campus but anyone is free to apply to other jobs and internships off-campus.

The college has canceled every fest due to the pandemic but it celebrated holi, saraswati puja every year, with an excursion and an alumni meet to boost our social skills and involvement. My department has a well-furnished lab but somethings need to be replaced and improved. The library has all the books and journals that I personally need and allows students to use them as per will. I really like the library of my college. The college has its own football team but due to small space for practice, they rarely practice on campus. The campus has canteens, common rooms and student's union group for students to get a friendly atmosphere to study. The campus also has public social media websites where anyone can freely interact and share about their campus-life.