My life in CSKHPKV

The course curriculum is very diverse and only for the better of the students. The different subjects like horticulture, forestry, genetics, engineering, economics and many more help the students learn about differnt aspects of agriculture and make them professionally prepared.

The university placement cell is very inactive and students do not prefer to take jobs from there as the offers are very dull and low. Most of the students prefer to prepare for government job exams or pursue their higher studies after graduation. Only small companies come with vague offers and the average package is merely 300000 per annum

The year wise fees of the degree is about 45000 but students opting for self financed seat have to pay an extra 80000 every year along with the fees. This fees includes all the charges like tuition fees, development fees, lab fees, etcetera. Students with category only see a difference of about 10-12 thousand a year. Scholarships are awarded to all ICAR nominated students and the top 10 merit based students which is about 10 to 15 thousand a year.

The infrastructure is good but improvements are still on going as construction is taking place. The annual fest is called Agri night in which all students can showcase their talents through cultural programs in front of many important guests. Many other cultural and educational programs also take place regularly. Sports and athletics competitions organised by both university and students take place regularly.

The room is spacious and provided with a study desk and almirah and accomodates two students. The hostel mess is run by mess committee comprised of students who decide the mess menu and mess bill every month. The food is above average and consumable. To register for hostel, students must apply with the student welfare officer and usually hostels are cheaper than taking a room outside.

The diverse curriculum and the fact that this was a professional course made me choose it, whereas many other colleges do not provide professional courses. I had appeared for the ICAR exam but now students have to apply for CUET to secure a seat. The counselling session takes place in 3 to 4 different rounds.

The faculty is good and knowledgeable but mostly students have to study on their own to prepare for exams. The faculty to student ratios varies in every department as some like agronomy have good staff but that of economics lacks faculty. There are many different subjects of different fields in the course curriculum and different students may find different subjects easy or challenging. The exams are semester wise and are conducted in two phases, internals and externals both constituting equal weightage.

I had appeared for the ICAR exam but now students are supposed to appear in the Cuet exam which is also a national level exam for students. After clearing the exam, students are to apply at the official university site where they will know of the dates of all the counselling rounds which are usually 3 to 4 If a student has prepared for NEET or JEE then these exams should not be very difficult