Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences - [Karunya Deemed University], Coimbatore

A few of my friends have studied here and their experiences have been moderate. Karunya University has improved over the years but you cannot expect too much from here. 

Following are some of the pros and cons of the university:

Pros –

• Good infrastructure with well-equipped facilities including hostels
• Climate is good throughout the year.
• Ragging is comparatively low.
• If you are a person who accumulates arrears this is the place for you. University will help you out, a supplementary examination is held in the middle of a semester just to help students clear their arrears.
• WiFi connection is available.
• You can choose faculties as per your wish 

Cons –

• There is a morning assembly every day. This includes starting prayer, ending prayer and in between someone will pray for you from the stage. You should maintain 80% of attendance for Assembly.
• Management is not efficiently managed
• The grading system is not fair. There will be four to five faculties for the same subject. 

If you are opting for Karunya University, then go only for CSE as only it is good. Other departments like ECE and EE do not have proper faculty members or infrastructure. Do not waste your time in such departments.

Karunya University is very strict for all the students. The college hostel feels like captivity with high-rise walls, strict rules, and regulations. 

• There is a complete curfew for girls from 6.30 and boys from 8.30 in the evening. 
• You must stay in the hostel no matter whether they live in close vicinity to the college campus.
• Even mobile phones are completely banned on the campus and no one is allowed to use them. 
• If anyone is found smoking on the campus, he/she is straight away suspended and a copy of the suspension letter is sent to the home.

Apart from strictness, the college provides many facilities that the students can avail and enjoy studying.

Lastly, we can conclude that by being very strict, Karunya University may not find its place in the hearts of many students due to the unnecessary restrictions that are imposed on students.

If you are planning to join Karunya University, read the following points carefully to know about it all:

• The university is highly religious and the authorities will force you to follow Christianity. 
• A great emphasis is given on morning assembly and even attendance is taken for it.
• The quality of teaching is very poor and the faculty members are not efficient for it. Students have faced difficulties even understanding their teachings.
• The food at the hostel mess is unhealthy and does not taste good. You will be charged INR 22,500 per semester but they fail to provide quality food.
• You need to get permission from the Hostel warden before stepping out of it. Girls are rarely given such permission.
• The campus is located far away from the city and there is no bus service available. The frequency of local buses is very low. 
• If you are a boy then you will not face any problems. But if you are a girl, you will only be asked to focus on your studies. 

If you are a nature lover, you will find the surroundings soothing and it can instantly lift your mood up. You can look at the above-mentioned points before taking any decision.

I have a few friends from Karunya University. According to them, the hostel facilities are quite good. 

• In the first and second year, you will have to stay in 4-seater rooms with four random people. In the third or fourth year, you can change to single seater/4-seater/6-seater rooms. For single-seater rooms, you will have to pay an extra 5,000 each semester.
• Every room in the hostel is facilitated with a proper cot, tube lights, study table, clean bathrooms, housekeeping, and proper ventilation. You can also use a wall shelf for keeping your belongings. The rooms are spacious. However, the rooms are non-ac. 
• The hostels are safe. There is 24/7 security.
• The food and accommodation facilities are worth the money. The curfew time for students to enter the hostel is around 7 in the evening. 

Very few colleges in Tamil Nadu can match up to the standard of Karunya when it comes to hostel and accommodation. The hostel is very strict when it comes to discipline.

There are many pros and cons that Karunya University possesses. Since the faiths and beliefs of the university are based on Christianity, you will enjoy them if you are from the same background. 

Pros 

• You will develop the skills that are necessary to sustain life and wholeheartedly follow them. 
• Placements are really good here. Top companies like Amazon, TCS, Zoho Corp, CTS, Accenture, etc. participate in their placement program.
• The academics might not be the best like IITs or NITs, but it is good enough for learning.
• Ragging is prohibited.
• GATE Forum and Time take GATE, CAT and GRE classes.
• Students are also provided transportation facilities.

Cons

• Very strict rules and regulations are being followed by the university that might sometimes hamper the growth of the students and hinders them from developing certain skills.
• Female students have to take permission to go out whenever and wherever.
• Attending the morning assembly is compulsory for all students, which sometimes becomes hectic.

Thus we can conclude, though innumerable facilities are being provided to the students at the end, overuse of rules and regulations hampers the feeling of oneness among everyone, that can be considered as the biggest disadvantage of the university.

I have a few friends from Karunya University and according to them, the faculties and the facilities offered at the institute are great. Overall, the institute offers decent academics. 

It has a separate department for value-added education. It is good and helps students teach values and ethics. However, some of my friends complain about the department as they strictly instruct even non-Christians to attend the morning prayers.