What Students Say
Likes
- Great campus and facilities. The infrastructure and on-campus amenities are commendable.
- Diverse range of student clubs. There a host of cultural and technical clubs.
- Courses. There's a large variety of courses in both technical and non-technical fields offered by the university, which allows you to engage in inter-institute events and communities.
Dislikes
- The clubs are often too political to enjoy being a part of. This leads to certain toxicity within student groups.
- Although the alumni network is strong, it is difficult to connect and learn from your seniors directly.
- Events are very hit or miss, it depends heavily on the club, budget and interest of the university in promoting it.
Course Curriculum Overview
I believe the course curriculum is relevant, but application-based learning is often a bit absent. We are made clear in our foundational concepts, but not taught the application of them. We learn DSA and how to code trees and queues, but not how to code data structures into software. So a lot of it comes down to self-study.
Internships Opportunities
The placement cell shares information regularly about internship opportunities. Sometimes the institute hosts summer internships with minor projects for students as well. Usually, internships are in the form of projects in your domain/field.
Fees and Financial Aid
Being a private college, of course, the fee is high. And if you opt to stay at the hostel, your over-all cost of being a student is pretty high. The university often circulates information regarding scholarships and financial aid, which is merit-based, so it's important to keep your grades in order. The hostel fees for girls is above 1Lakh/10 months, and tuition fees is paid by the semester, this would vary depending on your quota, but generally also above 90 thousand (general quota) per semester, and could go above 2Lakh for NRI students.
Campus Life
During my first year, i experimented with technical as well as non-technical clubs. Although there is a range of great clubs in theory, it is a bit tedious to be a part of one. Usually, clubs are run by seniors, and there's often politics going on about what to do and who should do it. But if you find a club that works on something you;re passionate about- you'll thrive. The goal is to find what you enjoy and give your best. Balance is everything. There is a lot of coursework, and it can be easy to get overwhelmed. So find a sport or art, or some of each, that you enjoy- and please please please make the time for it in your daily routine. That is truly the key to survival. Great library, and social events are good depending on who's hosting it. And you'll always find your people if you keep socializing, so don't miss out on those opportunities. There will be tons.
Admission
The admission process for me was fairly simple, it was through the website with the eligibility of over 75% in 12th + JEE. That's cus Im in ITNU, if you are aiming for other institutes within the university, the entrance exam relevant to that course and/or your 12th grades are taken into account.
Faculty
In my opinion, the ratio of faculty-to-student is pretty good, especially since we also interact with faculties outside of lectures. However, we often found that certain faculties, although trying their best, were just not able to do justice to certain foundational subjects. Thus, the skill level and understanding of students varied quite a lot depending on who was teaching them. We also noticed that sometimes faculties did not take our assignments seriously- which discourages students that actually work hard.
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