A guide to Kamala Nehru college, Delhi University

Well talking about the curriculum, it still lacks real world applications and knowledge. Exams are based mainly on theory which can be found in specific books and questions are repeated almost every other year. Teachers must focus more on the real life implications than just teaching what the book says. They must enable note making strategies and case studies which can will open our eyes for the real problem solving and decision making skills.

The placement cell provides the students workshops which could be online or even offline. There are plenty internship opportunities available, some of the roles offered are - Hr management, marketing & finance intern, content writer, web developer inter, graphich design, growth and strategic intern and so on. Some of the companies who have offered us interships and job placements are - zomato, bajaj finance, ernst &young, eat my news, paradyes, etc.

5th sem students become eligible for campus placements. They can choose to work with NGOs or MNCs if approved. On and average 250-300 students are offered a placement from 1000 to 1200 students. It is up to the student to take or leave the job offered to them. The average package that our college student gets offered is between 3.5L to 4L per annum. My plans after getting the degree is to inculcate hard and soft skills to get higher placements and opportunities.

Like my initial fees of admission was around 9k and now it has spiked to 11k or something. Complete tuition fees for my course must be around 30k-40k. The college charges us of library fees, examination fees, computer lab fees, water, electricity and development fees these are some of the basic charges. There are plenty of scholarships and financial aid available for students. Like DU provides financial aid for students who belong from the EWS quota which includes waiver of fees or reduction of fees. I have not yet taken any campus employment but i m working towards it. The placement cell provides adequate amount of internships and job opportunities to all students. You can expect a fresher intership stipend from5k-10k.

There are plenty of performing and non performing socities which students can join and experience the competition and exposure needed in college days. Me coming from a dance society i have experienced a lot from it from hardships to determination and to even face rejection in life. Coming onto fest, our college hold mainly two big events namely the Winter carnival which is usually organised between November to January. And the other is the annual fest called Ullas which is organised between the month of march and april. Our college library is quite big it consists of 3 floors which can be easily accessed by students. It has books available on every genre but one main concern could be the unavailablilty of the latest edition of these books and journals. Coming onto the technological provisions then again we have 3 labs but the computers does not have the latest softwares and malware. They just teach us the basic stuff. College has active sports and extracurricular activities.

Admission process in our time was a mess (total chaos). We were the first timers who had to give the entrance exam CUET and then deal with the CSAS portal. Talking about the exam, everything is digitalised. From form filling to paying the admission fees. It is easy to enroll and give exams. The exam CUET is backed by NTA so students can easily find the details online. I personally took the CW quota which stands for reservation for the children/widows of the Armed Forces. You just had to opt for that quota and submit a form offically released by du for that particular quota. The frequency and timings of exams in the first year for us was pretty hectic because we have to cover full course in less time but now that things have settled down it is manageable if you are not in some college society. The exams could be tagged as lengthy be it a theory exam or practical subject. The difficulty level on the scale of 10 would be 7.5 to 8.

In avg the teacher to student ratio is 45:1,Which is not bad. 1 teacher can easily handle a class of 45-50 students. The faculty consists of different types of teachers- some are friendly and approachable which some are rude and difficult to read. Usually the attitude of teachers change after they are permanent teachers. Core subject usually teach in the same old book method or in bookish languages. After the introduction of AEC and SEC subjects some teachers have changed their way of teaching which includes real life experiences.