Pratyasha Sen's Review On Bethune College, Kolkata

Item: Bethune College
Rating: 4
Author: Pratyasha Sen

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Faculty

5.0

Social Life

3.5

Placement

3.5

Pratyasha Sen

Bethune College Kolkata, BA {Hons.}, English

Reviewed on Aug 21, 2020

Remarks

1. Bethune college is primarily a government college, so the overall cost of the undergraduate program is much cheaper. 2. Also, the English department is considered as the heritage department of this college. Definitely the reputation is one of the reason as well.

Course Curriculum Overview

As Bethune college is affiliated to University of Calcutta and also our batch is the second one to study under the CBCS system, so our syllabus has really been updated. We have more of feminist literature and a separate paper on Popular literature. And all each of our Professors are very good. Apart from teaching us hard core syllabus, they are also our mentors, our friend and guide.

Class Size: 50Course Fees: INR 100 per year

Placement Experience

3.5

Recently All India Radio has hired a 3rd year student from the Department of English. One can't expect multinational companies to visit our campus, but yes sometimes it happens.( If you are lucky enough)

College Events

3.5

The campus life is extremely healthy. We have an annual college event called 'Aalap'. The event might not seem a gigantic one, but it's really very enjoyable. We have variety of food stalls and stalls on handmade accessories. Participation is welcomed from a variety of colleges across the city.

Fees and Financial Aid

Kanyashree. This scholarship is provided by the Government of West Bengal. A lumpsome amount of rupees 25,000 is credited into the applicant's bank account. Apart from this, there are miscellaneous scholarships offered by the college itself on various affiliations.

Campus Life

We have separate Arts and Science library. Each of the library consists of antique collection of books. Also, we have well built sports infrastructure and a smart classroom as well. Annual sports day is organized each year with maximum participation from the students.

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