Central University Of Himachal Pradesh, Shahpur campus, Kangra review

I am BCA grad and so pursuing MCA was a natural choice. Mca is considered academically equivalent to B.tech so if you qant to sit for various companies with B.tech preference, this might be a good choice. The curriculum is relevant for real-world jobs as no SWE can survive without algo and development skills. Teaching methods can be vastly improved. The lack of will to have an engaging lecture and a love of a successful but stagnant life which the faculty has achieved(my assumption) needs to be changed. The frequency and timing of exams is at par with standards.

Fee per semester was ?9650/- which would make a total of ?19300/- per year. This included Tuition fees, registration fees, admission fees, lab development fees etc. in addition there was a one-time caution fees of ?3000/- submitted at the time of admission and refunded after completion of course.

There are no fests held(sorry if i am forgetting any) at the campus. Maybe at Dharamshala campus but none at Shahpur campus(where i studied). The library is small but books are plenty for all the courses if the University. But, slighly outdated. The classes are below par in infrastructure. MCA class wee held in CR 12 where benches were below par and a laptop couldn't be used in a comfortable manner. The IT lab however, was upto standards with good systems in place. Sports and extracurricular activites were slim to none. There were no student groups but you could join student political groups(ABVP,NSUI) if you are into that. RSS was also there.

I gave CUET(PG) which made me eligible for several Central Universities across India. i had got selected for MCA course in Central University of Tripura and Central University of Karnataka as well. I chose CUHP as it was close to my Hometown and the opoortuinites at all other place were more or less same.

faculty-to-student ratio is good primarly because of lower number of batches taken in every year. A total of 38 students are granted admission every year. The faculties are approachable to the students and are extremely civil in their attitude. Mr. Manoj Dhiman is an extremely brilliant teacher who has the right knowledge and the ability to impart it to students in an excellent manner. Always loved his classes. Other teachers, although might be extremely knowledgable and intelligent in their fields, were not good teachers and failed to impart their knowledge to students, opting for easy way outs by turning entire syllabus into a PPT assignment for students, turning all lectures to student discussions.(my humble, personal opinion) There are around 7-8 exams inthe first two semesters which reduce to 3-4 in the last two primarily because of research subjects which don’t require exams. The exams were pretty easy as they were internally counducted and checked but off late difficulty has risen as they are now externally conducted and checked. Ocassionaly,10-20 percent of students fail to clear exams.

Nightlife is non-existent in campus area air nearby palces as most places shut down after dusk. It was a village area so it is understandable. There is a Rudra gym if you are interesed in exercising. you would find many dhabas aound campus. if you want to try something exotic, you should try Shahpur about 3kms from the university and main market in the region. It is not safe for girls/boys to roam around at night.