My Experience as an MA Graduate in Jadavpur University

The curriculum is very experimental and dynamic. Comparative literature trains a learner for wider horizons. JUCL prepares its graduates wonderfully for real-world applications, higher studies, and research. The areas for improvements in teh course curriculum that need improving are addition of resources. The last question has been answered earlier.

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Students become eligible for camous placemens from the third semester onwards. Companies that have visited the Departmet of Comparative Literature witth campus placements offers are SVF, Hoichoi, Radio Mirchi, Papertrue, LearningMate, among others. Highest package offered by companies is 8.5 LPA Percentage of students getting placements is 85% My plans after getting my MA degree is to go for a PhD.

Master of Arts in Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University is a two-year course that costs approximately 2135 INR. There is a one-time payment that includes session charge, admission, registration, library deposit, health and sports of 335 INR. The tuition fees of 1800 INR is calculated on the basis of the first year, and the exact amount may vary. The scholarships or financial assistance available for students based on merit and need are listed as follows: 1. Free studentship 2. Endowment Scholarship and Book Grants 3. Students Aid Fund 4. SC/ST Physically Handicapped and B.Ed Physical Education Scholarship: 10000 INR PA 5. Kanyashree Prakalpa (K1& K2): 25000 INR PA 6. Kanyashree Prakalpa (K3): 24000 INR PA 7. AICTE GATE Scholarship: 12400 INR PM 8. DST - Inspire Scholarship: 60000 INR PA 9. SVMCM: 24000 & 60000 INR PA 10. PMSSS Jammu and Kashmir: 100000 INR PA

AFSU Sanskriti, FETSU Sanskriti, and SFSU Sanskriti are the annual fests of Jadavpur Unibersity. The Central Library is the main library of the campus with a wide and diverse range of books, journals, magazines, and online reading materials. Each department has their own departmental library which offers membership to all students on campus, and also former students of JU. Jadavpur University has facilities for sports such as cricket, football, rugby, and basketball. There are also many clubs and groups authorised by the university such as the mountaineering club, chess club, photography club, debate club, Mock United Nations, drama club, dance forum, and film society.

I did not apply to any other college or university for my Master's degree. I only wrote the entrance exams at Jadavpur University in the departments of Comparative Literature, English, and Linguistics. I cracked the exams for both CL and Linguistics, and decided to take admission in the former. The admission process at the Master's level in Jadavpur University is highly competitive, considering the number of applicants, which is often around a thousand. Any Bachelor's degree holder from any stream is eligible to write the entrance exam, provided they have secured at least 50% marks in their undergrad degree exam. The cutoffs and ranks vary every year depending on the entrance exam results.

The faculty-student ratio is fairly high here. The faculty to student relationship is very good and approachable. The name of the faculty member I liked the most is the late Professor Samantak Das. He taught me how education has no substitute. There is no faculty member I did not like in my university. There are no fixed number of Internal Assessments (usually raning from 5 to 20 marks), and four semester exams each for all modules in 2 years. The exams are not difficult provided a student studies dilligently. Hardly anybody fails. The course is extremely relevant and pertinent to the curriculum.

Jadavpur University has its own gymkhana near Gate 2. There are several canteens and libraries strewn across campus. Hostel timings (both boys' and girls' hostels): 7 AM to 10 PM Campus is open 24*7 Famous hangout places are Milan Da's canteen, Green Zone, World View or Subarna Jayanti Bhavan, Main Building, Staff Canteen, Football field, OAT, and Jheel Paar. The locality is rather safe to roam at night.