Vimala College Autonomous, Thrissur- My journey

Vimala College is autonomous, they conduct exams at the correct time and publish results within 2-3 weeks. That is a very helpful factor compared to non-autonomous colleges under Calicut University. The quality of the faculties is good. If more practical and application-level knowledge is added to the curriculum it would be more interesting and helpful for many exams and jobs.

Students done internships from IIT Palakkad,Vijnan Sagar Science and Technology Park Thrissur, KFRI Peechi, local panchayat offices, libraries etc. Usually students got for internships in companies related to their core subjects. From these internships some students are being experts in different computer programmings and some get experience in teaching and soon. They are getting practical knowledge in any field.

From 5th semester students become eligible for campus placements. Companies like TCS (3.33 LPA), Accenture (3.44 LPA), ICICI prudential life insurance (2.85 LPA), Intellipaat (7.25 LPA), Goan institute international consociation of education, Arvind fashions (2.66 LPA), Tenzotech (2.4 LPA), Chegg India (3.6 LPA) offer placements. This is the placement list of 2024. Here 7.25 LPA is the highest package. Companies place students in their companies based on personal interviews and tests. Only students with no supply at the time of applying for this placement can appear for tests and interviews. Near 50 percent students got placements and many other students opt for higher education and other jobs.

Nearly 10,000 per year is the fees for a UG Mathematics student. They also charge small additional charges for exams, programmes, PTA etc. It was a 3 year degree in my time. So nearly 40,000 rupees for 3 years degree. Now, from this year (2024) it is a 4 year degree. UG is affordable here.

Vimala College Autonomous, Thrissur celebrates common festivals like Onam, Christmas and Holi every year. Every department conduct its department-related programmes frequently with intercollegiate fests and competitons. They also celebrate reading week, sports week, etc. One day I'm every year is celebrated as an open day for all colleges. On that day every departments arrange many exhibitions and competitons for students of other colleges and schools Vimala College offers a lot of active clubs like music club,dance club,pain and palliative club, library club, environment club, fashion club, yoga and fitness related clubs and many more clubs and these clubs conduct many programmes and activities. Vimala College also offers NCC and NSS.

Since Vimala College is an autonomous college, the admission process is through their own college website. Interested students should apply through their website with plus two score(for ug applicants). The cut-off for UG Mathematics was near 85 and above in 2021. There are also reservations for SC, ST, OBC and other backward caste students. Their application fee is a small amount and if you get admission you have to pay near 7000 rupees as first sem fees+additional charges included. They conduct exams and publish results at correct time without any lag.

Faculties in Vimala College are good. Almost every faculties are PhD holders. Their classes are good and they provide many learning materials. I'm from the department of Mathematics and there is a small computer lab for our department itself. So it is very helpful for us. Many students could do paper presentations in different states with the help of our teachers. So, overall the facilities are good and helpful. They are always ready to help every student in all academic needs and purposes. They conduct exams frequently and it help students to appear in exams without fear. Fe