GURU NANAK COLLEGE THROUGH MY EYES

THE SYLLABUS WHICH WE ARE GIVEN IS VERY VERY OUTDATED, EVERYTHING WE LEARN IS THEORY AND NOT PRACTICAL. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD DIGITAL MARKETING FOR OUR 4TH SEMESTER, WE WERE ONLY GIVEN THEORY AND NOT ANY PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE. IF I GO TO THE REAL WORLD WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE, I AM SURE THAT I WON'T SURVIVE.

IN MY COLLEGE, THERE IS A PLACEMENT DRIVE WHICH USUALLY provides details regarding internships and part-time jobs. THE DEPARTMENT APPOINTS A STUDENT PLACEMENT COORDINATOR WHO CONVEYS THE MESSAGE TO THE OTHER STUDENTS IN HIS CLASS. THE INTERSHIP DETAILS ARE GIVEN FREQUENTLY BY THE PLACEMENT CELL. WE EVEN GOT AN INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY FROM THE ACCENTURE FOR 2MOMTHS WITH A GOOD STIPEND.

THE PLACEMENTS IN MY COLLEGE ARE DECENT. WE USUALLY HAVE 3 SEPARATE PLACEMENT DRIVES FOR THE FINAL YEARS. IN EACH DRIVE, AROUND 10 TO 20 COMPANIES COME IN SEARCH OF POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE FOR THEIR COMPANY. THE PLACEMENT DRIVE USUALLY STARTS AT 9 IN THE MORNING AND ENDS AROUND 5 IN THE EVENING. THE average package THAT A STUDENT USUALLY gets is AROUND 300000RS. COMPANIES LIKE HDFC AND OTHER COME FOR PLACEMENT.

FOR A YEAR I HAVE TO PAY 60100RS, FOR A YEAR THAT'S ABOUT 180,300RS. THIS 180,300 RS IS TOTALLY TUITION FEES. AS FAR AS EXAM FEES, WE HAVE TO PAY THEM SEPARATELY FOR EACH SEMESTER. THE EXAM FEES USUALLY INCREASE AS WE GET INTO HIGHER YEARS, THE COST DIFFERENCE IS USUALLY AROUND 1000 TO 2000. AS FAR AS SCHOLERSHIP CONSERN, MY COLLEGE HAS STARTED A NEW SCHOLERSHIP SCHEME KNOWN AS "GURU NANAK MERIT CUM SCHOLERSHIP", EVERY STUDENT WHO HAS AN OVERALL PERCENTAGE OF 75% AND ABOVE GOT 5000RS AS A SCHOLERSHIP.

MY COLLEGE USUALLY CONDUCTS A LOT OF EVENTS, SUCH AS ELYSIUM, JUNO, AND SO ON. A lot of STUDENTS FROM OTHER colleges join IN THESE EVENTS AND WIN A LOT OF certificates AND CASH PRIZES. THERE ARE A LOT OF ACTIVE CLUBS, WHICH USUALLY CONDUCT EVENTS AND campaigns. THE MOST ACTIVE CLUBS ARE NSS, NCC, AND THE ENVIRO CLUB.

WELL, I DID GET A LOT OF OFFERS FROM OTHER COLLEGES LIKE LOYOLA COLLEGE, THE REASON I CHOSE THIS COLLEGE IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE COURSES THEY OFFERED. AT LOYOLA, I GOT B.COM (GENERAL), BUT IN GURU NANAK COLLEGE I GOT B.COM (MARKETING MANAGEMENT). THE REASON FOR CHOOSING THE MARKETING COURSE IS THAT I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE CROWD. I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT. EVERYONE DID. THAT'S THE MAIN REASON FOR SELECTING THE COLLEGE.

THE STUDENT TEACHER RELATIONSHIP IN MY COLLEGE IS DECENT, I WOULD SAY. THEY CLEAR MY DOUBTS AS AND WHEN I ASK. AS FAR AS THE COURSE STRUCTURE, I AM CURRENTLY PERSUING MY SPECIALIZATION IN MARKETING. FOR EVERY SEMESTER, WE STUDY 5 UNITS. BUT I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE THAT THE SYLLABUS IS A BIT OUTDATED., THE REASON I SAY THIS IS BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE STUDY IS ALL THEORY, WE ARE NOT GIVEN PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE. Every semester, WE HAVE TO WRITE 2 separate exams ONE IS FOR INTERNAL MARKS AND ONE IS THE FINAL SEMESTER EXAM. TO EXPLAIN THE MARKING SCHEME, THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ARE CONSIDERED FOR THE TOTAL SEMESTER MARK FOR EAXH SUBJECT.

NO THERE WAS NO SUCH INTERVIEW AS THE CROWED FOR MY DEPARTMENT WAS VERY LESS I GUESS, BUT I DO THINK OTHER DEPARTMENTS EVEN DIDNT ANY PERSONAL INTERVIEW OR A WRITTEN TEST, STUDENTS WERE ONLY SELECTED ONLY ON THE GRADE BASIS.

THERE IS NO SUCH NIGHTLIFE IN MY COLLEGE, AS THE COLLEGE ENDS AT 6PM AND EVERONE IN THE CAMPUS ARE ASKED TO LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ANYONE WHO IS CAUGHT IN THE CAMPUS AFTER 6PM HAS TO GO THROUGH PUNISHMENT.