IIT Ropar, a brief overview

I wanted to pursue cse so chose IIT Ropar as I was getting CSE here as per me JEE rank. The curriculum is industry relevant and helped a lot for further preparations. I cant think of any chamges required in the curriculum as of now. Its good. Exams are kept regularly with difficulty being above average, which is to be expected to maintain the level of courses being taught

Comapanies like Microsoft, Google, Adobe, DeShaw etc visit for hiring interns at start of 3rd year, day 0 stipends are usually around 1 lakh+ Projects can be done under faculty or as part of research organisations.

Campus placements are done at the end of 7th semester and continue till the end of 8th semester. Lot of top MNCs like Google, Microsoft, Adobe, DeShaw, Sprinklr etc visit our campus and hire students regularly. In my branch, almost 100% students sitting for placements get placed by the time they graduate. I plan to work in IT after graduating

Tution fee for general students is 1Lakh per semester. For students with income below 5 lakh and more than 1 lakh, 1/3 rd amount has to be paid while no tuition fee for those below 1 lakh annual income. Merit cum means scholarship is available for top 7% students each semester who perform good academically. Other govt scholarships are also available via government scholarship portal.

Annual cultural fest : Zeitgeist, Tech fest : Advitiya, Sports fest : Aarohan. Typically held in October, Jan/Feb, March respectively. All relevant science journals, books etc are available in library. Classrooms are well equipped with projectors, seats, speaker systems and are air conditioned. We have a dedicated sports ground with facilities for all sports like cricket, football, hockey, badminton etc. We have student run socities like GDSC, sHARE, Enactus etc.

For BTech students, in first 2/3 years we have double sharing rooms, and after that we get single room per student. Rooms are spacious with godrej almirahs and ample lighting. Mess menu is ok Hostel are affordable with a fee of around 3k per semester. Renting room is not usually allowed, we have to stay in hotels.

IIT Ropar was my first preference whule applying according to my rank. No, did not receive rejection elsewhere. Students have to clear JEE mains, and then clear JEE advanced. They can then apply for a seat here via the JOSAA counselling

Average faculty age is between 35-40, and we have a healthy faculty to student ratio. No such case Midsems and endsems for each course, rest quizzes depend on faculty. Courses are very relevant to the branches.