LIFE OF A STUDENT

The course did not have any eligibility of stream from 12th std. It is required only to pass 12th std. in any stream. The last cutoff was 84%. I scored 75% in my 12th std. but had volunteered for a project initiated by the staff and students of my school "NAVAASHA" meaning new hope. Seeing my performance in this project, I was given admission into the college.

Since childhood, I always have had a keen passion to interact with customers and sell them different kinds of products. To polish my skills and follow my passion I took this course which gave me even more knowledge and skills to interact with customers and make effective selling strategies. Our class had around 45 students. The teachers were postgraduate and some had done Ph.D. in Marketing. There were two types of courses: General Elective Component (GEC) and Skill Elective Component (SEC). The GEC exams were conducted by Delhi University and the SEC exams were conducted by the Retailers' Association Skill Council of India (RASCI). The curriculum of the GEC courses was always specified by DELHI UNIVERSITY and was both subjective, objective, and practical but the curriculum of SEC courses was never exactly specified by RASCI. The SEC exams were always objective and practical and required only a basic knowledge of Retail Management.

Internship with Pantaloons as a Retail Sales Associate Intern- sell products to the customers visiting the store. Internship with Reliance Trends as a Department Manager Intern- Observe the duties and responsibilities of a Department Manager, manage stock on the floor and learn about Visual Merchandising. Due to the pandemic, only 2 out of 4 unpaid internships for the 3 years were provided by the college.

The fee hike was never above Rs. 1000 per year and was very affordable. Scholarships depend on courses that had a huge amount of fees and there were no scholarships required for our course. The college provided us with internships every year before the pandemic and also gave us various opportunities for on-campus placements with good packages.

The annual Fest of JMC "MONTAGE" is held every year in February for 2 days when big stars come for a performance. Stalls are also put up by outsiders as well as Teachers and/or students from various departments. There were also various departmental and societal fests organized frequently. There are books from every genre and subject available in the library. The classrooms were always simple and had nothing apart from the furniture. All kinds of sports were played in our college. There were various kinds of societies also run by students which had a Treasurer, Vice President, and President from 1st year, 2nd year, and 3rd-year resp. which run the societies.