College Days.

St. John's College continues to be one of the prestigious colleges in Agra due to its studies, extra curricular activities and strict management.

There was no entrance exam in the year 1989 when I opted for this college. This was one of the most prestigious colleges in Agra and had a great reputation because of its lecturers and its studies.

B.Com (H) was a extensive curriculum with many subjects including Economics, Accounts, Law, Income Tax, Commercial Mathematics and Statistics to name a few.

I did not opt for internship. However, some of my friends did go for the same. They got good support from the college for the same. The average stipend offered during those years was Rs.3000/- per month.

We did not have good placement opportunities during our college days. There were not much opportunities at that time for us to grab.

Our college used to organize several events across the year. We had sports events organized along with many cultural and educational competitions including debates, etc.

Fees were very nominal compared to what we see now in some of the private colleges. Our college also offered scholarships to deserving students basis their performance.

I did not avail any scholarship facility, however, there were several scholarship options available for deserving students, which were sponsored by some noted Alumni.

All such extracurricular activities organized by the colleges are a good source of gaining experience in management. The students get the opportunity to manage and organize these programs.

Although, I was not using the hostel facilities of our college, we had good hostel accommodations available for outstation candidates. Separate hostels were available for girls and boys, with strict rules.

It is great feeling to be part of the Alumni network and interact with current students. They seek guidance on several issues and we give them advise based on our real life experiences.

We had six semesters across the three year program and exams would happen every six months for each semester.

The Head of the Deptt of Statistics and Economics were one of the most reputed faculties and had authored several books on their subjects. We were fortunate to have them as our lecturers.