AEC: The Grand Old College

I chose Btech in electrical engineering because this allows me to go to core sector jobs as well as IT jobs. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18:1 in our department. The professors are all PhD and master qualified. Just like any other college, some teachers are very good at their skills while others struggle a bit at teaching but overall it depends on the student. The class tests carry high importance and are done timely and the finals are also done timely and can be passed with a decent effort but for good marks, more than a decent effort is required.

The college does provide campus placements and students become eligible for placements for the seventh semester itself. In the electrical branch, a lot of companies visited last year like Ashok Leyland, tata power etc along with PSUs. Last year's placements were very good with nearly 75-80% being placed. The highest package offered was by OIL of 17 LPA and the average is 3.5 LPA. I also plan to sit for campus placements and secure myself a job from the college placements itself.

The fees our is around 16000 rupees per year and 3000 for exam registration. There is no such abrupt fee hike in our college and the cost to study is very less and affordable. There are buses given too for students which are free to all students for travelling. Scholarships are given to a lot of students but I myself didn't avail of any so I don't know about them.

The annual festival of AEC is named Pyrokinesis and the annual technology fest is named Udbhavanam which are both held together in the month of March. The library needs a serious update but yes there are books available in the library and dates are given for the collection of books from the library. The classrooms in the main building are good and have smartboards and projectors as well. The scene of sports and extracurricular activities in our college is good. There are some social groups run by the students of our college along with a lot of clubs namely SOVIC, Coding club, Robotics Club etc.

The eligibility for doing Btech in AEC is to clear the CEE entrance exam whose eligibility is to be below 21 years of age during the exam and must also have a permanent residence certificate of Assam. The application form for CEE can be found on the ASTU website itself. The fee for the application is Rs. 1000 and generally, the dates start in March and end around May. The admission is easy and simple, we just need to keep checking the admission portal regularly for updates.