Eye into the life of a student in DSATM

As our college is fully Affiliated to VTU, the course is entirely designed by VTU. For our batch we had the curriculum revamped which makes it a bit more relevant with the modern technologies. Due to the covid our batch timings got delayed, but normally follow traditional dates.

Our college has MoU's with many companies such as wise works, Nuevera, ISAC Foundation, etc. We were provided with internships in our 2nd year with ISAC Foundation in 3 domains - Graphic designing, dark web monitoring and web development.

The placements for campus are done together with the other 2 Dayananda campuses, so the reputation of the placements of the Dayananda Sagar Institution is good. On an average 85 - 90% students are placed. There is also opportunity for international placements in Japan. For our batch the placements have begun with many well known companies coming to the campus.

### Detailed Fee Structure and Scholarship Information #### Year-wise Fees Paid - **Second Year Fees (2022):** - **Tuition Fee:** ?58,806 - **Academic Fee:** ?23,000 - **University Fee:** ?1,740 - **Soft Skill Lab Fee:** ?15,000 - **Exam Fee:** ?2,590 - **Convenience Fee:** ?12.71 - **GST:** ?2.29 - **Total:** ?1,01,151 #### Complete Course Fees Overview - **Year 1 (CET):** Typically in the range of ?90,000 - ?1,00,000. - **Year 2 (CET):** ?1,01,151 as per the details above. - **Year 3 and Year 4 (CET):** Expected to be in a similar range or a slight increase depending on the college’s annual adjustments. **Note:** For students admitted through COMEDK, the annual fees are around ?2.9 lakhs. For management quota students, the fees include a donation amount and an annual fee of ?3 lakhs. #### Additional Fees - **Caution Fees:** Not mentioned, but typically refundable at the end of the course. - **Registration/Admission Fees:** Generally paid during the first year. - **Development Fees, Lab Fees, Other Compulsory Charges:** These are included within the Academic and Soft Skill Lab fees listed above.#### Scholarships and Financial Aid- The college facilitates applications for government scholarships such as **NSP (National Scholarship Portal)** and **SSP (State Scholarship Portal)**, which provide financial assistance based on merit and need.- Scholarships like **Merit-cum-Need** are typically offered, depending on the student's academic performance and financial background.#### Fee Increment- The fees have shown a slight increase from the first year to the second year. It's anticipated that there might be marginal increases in the following years as well, though they are generally modest.This structure is typical across various categories, with specific differences for COMEDK and management quota admissions. The college supports students in securing government scholarships, which can significantly reduce the financial burden.

The campus has been excellent, we have our cultural committee - Antaragni. Which has been awarded the best college cultural committee this year. We have various clubs aswell such as media club, dance club, arts club, etc. There are many such the college cultural event, the annual college fest - Esperanza and other smaller events like Karnataka rajyotsava etc.

I have taken admission through KCET, my rank was 18,000. I got the admission in the last round of counseling. The cutoff in 2021 for the first 2 rounds was 15,000 and 16,000. Due to OBC B2 category I got into the cutoff of 18,000. The entire process was done through KCET, the college admission process was smooth and without any issues.

Being in the CSE Department, we have highly qualified teachers with a minimum experience of 4 to 5 years, the senior teachers are highly qualified with most teachers having PHD's. The teachers are really interactive and encourage us to compete for competitions.