The Start of My Shiv Nadar University Journey!

I always wanted to go into the business field hence I chose BMS (management students) program and SNU has a multidisciplinary approach which will allow me to have a specific field they can provide. The BMS program in 1st year covers the basics soft skills for communications and give a basic idea about business world and then we have a practical project called ventur lab which allows us to form our own 'company' to have our own unique startups and actually experience how a company behaves and learn the dos and don'ts. I think the course should have more flexibility then they have right now because for specialising there are only few big categories to go into but I think the pace they are developing they will surely have a program where you can specialize in any form or combinations of field you want. I believe the exams timings are good and the exam schedule released are decent. The difficulty is something that obviously depends on people to people, for me so far it has been moderate.

You can apply for placements from 4th year. The average placement is for 12L and the Highest last year was 58L. These are few companies that come for placements: Amazon, Adobe, HCL, Deloitte, Cognizant, DELL, IBM, Infosys, Bank of America, L&T and many more. Around 95% students get a placement. I plan on pursuing MBA

Fees for 1 year is 5.6L and for new batch it has increased to 7L. This is probably due to the demand for the course. There are two scholarships: merital based scholarship and sports scholarship provided for students. I have completed only the first year and from what I know there are On Campus Jobs provided to students (during vacations too).

The student life apart from academy is good because this college allows students to open the own clubs and allow their creativity to open up which allows the students to be confident there are many clubs open by students and there is a student council which helps as a bridge between the faculties and the students. There are many sports provided for students to take part in and there are variety of facilities for students to do so. The library has two floors which students can access to enjoy any book or material they want. Every year there is two sports event one where other colleges come and compete in a tournament and other where we have an intra competition were there are different teams that hold auctions to make it more professional to complete against each other. For 1st year during the first sem there is freshers night which allows them to come together and connect a part from the academic life.

SNU is a complete residential University where there are hostels for undergraduate, PG, MBA, PhD and even the faculties. There are three hostel group and cold clusters and they are organised for different a students. The registration process for hostel is simple as there is only one form to fill during the entry. There are AC and non AC rooms provided and within the hostels there are activity rooms such as table tennis there is room for TV and leisure activities and there is a room for other games. Each hostels have two rooms dedicated as study rooms for students to work quietly in. The hostels are affordable and the AC rooms too.

For my course the eligible criteria is 70% aggregate in CBSE and for International baccalaureate which I took is 28. There are 3 ways you can apply 1) you can give the SNUSAT, once cleared there is a person interview taken. 2) if you have given SAT you can apply with those marks and if eligible will be taken for a personal interview. 3) same for, if you have given the ACT. They also do ask for undertaking of a anti-ragging form and a undertaking from guardian which is IMPORTANT and are very strict about. The exams only take place 2wice, mid-term and end-term but depending on the professor you can have multiple quizes sort of tests or assignments too. I don't think there is any issue with the admission process. Just remember to check the SPAM email thoroughly as the acceptance letter does get lost in there.

So the faculties to students ratio is pretty decent because each class has a suitable number of students that a faculty teaches making it better for both students (who can have better discussions and interactions) and faculty (for whom it's easier to understand students and provide assistance to them individually) The faculties credentials are brilliant. Majority of them hold a PhD from reputable universities in India and abroad. All facilities meet the expectations of SNU being research-oriented as they not only have lectures but projects, hands on activities for the lectures and discussions. During classes you can ofcourse meet with the professor but SNU also has dedicated 'office hours' allowing students to meet with the professor during those hours for any doubts or discussions.

My course interview was mainly about external affairs where they interviewed about current affairs related to India and the current economic state. They also mainly ask about your extra curriculars and see if you have an open mind to take part in various things. There are no other criterias other than the academic eligibility criteria, SNUSAT, and the interview.