Atulya's Review On Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University - [SBSU], Firozpur

The EE branch was overall good compared with other branches as most of the faculty members were qualified. Practical learning was mainly through the m/c labs, power system lab, BEEE lab, & many others which were divided in a proportionate manner weekly in the routine. Yes, the research work was done by the Ph.D. & M.tech students. We were also encouraged for developing innovative models. Elective subjects were available such as- NCES, HVDC transmission, Electrical m/c design, Extra high voltage Engg, Computer graphics, & many others.

Yes, our 8th sem was fully training only but the college left it to the students to choose the company. We were not offered any stipend. The experience was overall good.

Not at all good. Only a minor % (about 6-7 out of total strength of 60+13(through lateral entry for diploma holders)) of my branch students got placed throughout my whole deg session. Not many major companies visited but small local companies & from Delhi visited the campus such as LEAD telecom, Ripetech, GENPACT, others. Major company- INFOSYS, TCS. Also, many students got of my & other branches were placed in Off-campus plcements. The average package offered was in the range 2.4-3 lakh p.a.

ISTE's tech fest is organized every year in our college. Various events such as PPt presentation, Debate, Quiz, junkyard, G.D, & many other events were part of this tech fest. Also, ISTE organizes national level technical fests such as TECHNO-opus. JASHN was organized as part of the annual cultural fest. Conduct of these fests was smooth owing to various committees whose member were students headed by various teachers. The fests were really big & a footfall of about 2500 (approx) was observed. The organization of the fests was up to the mark. The college authorities contributed a major portion in college-level fest while on the depth level, the contribution was sought from the students.

Being a semi-govt college, I thought the fees would be on the lower side, but it was on the higher side. Sem wise details of fees- 1st sem-Rs 54,645 2nd sem-Rs 46,600 3rd sem- Rs 48,100 4th sem- Rs 47,875 5th sem- Rs 48,200 6th sem- Rs 47,150 7th sem- Rs 48,200 8th sem- Rs 41,600 (Rs 5000-hostel fee not charged because, in 8th sem, EE branch students were in training) The above fees that I paid for the session 2011-15, so present fee structure may vary.

Yes, the college provided scholarship but only to students from backward class, SC, ST category from Punjab state only. No scholarship was awarded to students from outside Punjab. No, I didn't avail any. The college did not help in getting the loan.

Yes, I was residing in the hostel. There were two types of hostel-1.each room with 3 to 4 students capacity(Satluj & Ganga Bhawan)-for 1st & 2nd yr students 2. Each room with 2 students capacity ( Bhawan)- for 3rd & 4th yr students. Means all the 4 yrs we had to live in Shared rooms. Yes, there were PGs but they were fully functional in the later part of my course. The hostel fee was Rs5000 per sem (included in above sem wise fee structure). The quality of food was average. Mess bill was displayed monthly on the notice board of hostel.

Punjab limited interaction was there during our time. Later, the college did provide the platform for the student-alumni intern. No such contribution was made by any alumni.

In my branch, most of the teachers during my course specific yrs i.e., from 2nd yr onwards were highly qualified barring a few who were junior teachers but still teaching during 2nd yr & onwards. Most of the teachers were interactive barring a few who only came for completion of course. Overall the standard of teaching was the level above average.