My Life at GITAM Hyderabad 2012-16 Batch

To quote explicitly I say its a bit far away from the city where we loose much precious time in commuting. Apart from that nothing else.

I have attempted GAT (GITAM Admission Test) in 2012. I scored 9707 Rank. From our time only the college was very reputed one, and that too with a limited number of Seats. I tried to get admission into GITAM Vishakapatnam Branch. But even in second counselling also I didn't got a Seat at Vishakapatnam Branch for Civil Engineering. I'm a Non Circuit Guy, so I preferred to go only with Mechanical or Civil. At last I finally ended as Student of GITAM University Hyderabad, Civil Engineering.

The Course curriculum is robust. Yes its industry ready. In the Last 2 semesters (7th and 8th Semester) you will be having options to choose the subjects of your preference. And also Inter-Departmental electives. But I don't feel the Civil Engineering infra here supports you for any Research. But other departments are comparatively well established.

Well, our college doesn't provide any Research Internship per say for any students as i preciously mentioned that infra is not that developed to support Research. But I got Internship at the Construction wing of the University.

Frankly speaking, There will be hardly any in house placements or campus placements for the Civil or Mechanical Engineers. But yes the Training & Placements Dept tries a lot to bring in the Industry. Other dept students have got ample chances, but this was not the case with civil or mechanical.

Pramana, the Big, Pomp and Grandeur Event held at the University. EWB WEEK - An NGO Fundraiser Event Series, Lavz-o-Philia- Cultural Fest. Moreover some or the other events, seminars, conferences, workshops, Rock Bands, etc would be going day in and day out. Where I Myself was the President of the Student Chapter there.

Its a bit above the Aam-Aadmi's Pocket. But the quality of education, infra, facilities and robust outlook it generates will compensate the money spent. We paid 1,54,000 per annum(Only College Fee, and does not include Hostel Stay) and I got the info that right now it is running around 2,10,000 per annum.

Yes, if you are in Top 10 of the department, you will be getting a scholarship of 10,000 per semester (I'm not sure of the exact number - Because I never got it as I'm a son of a Government Employee - And yeah they wont offer it for a Govt Employee's Wards). Apart from that at the time of admission you will get all assistance if you wanted a education loan.

I can proudly say, at last my College Days ended as a Beautiful Happy Days. The Rich and Diverse culture here offers the students a plethora of options to explore their interests in various streams, be it sports, team activities, debates, organizing things, literary and arts and what not !! If you can pin point your requirements, the university will be at the back of you assisting to excel.

The best part of the entire University is its dedicated team of hostels. The way it is maintained, the rich, nutritious, quality and hygienic food they serve is awesome. No one can find such a place of stay with all those facilities for that price. The Mess Bill will come around 5,500-6,500 Every month. Which includes everything (Room Rent, Food, Maintenance etc).

This is a small infant which started growing slowly. Most recently 7th convocation was held. So the alumni network is not that strong but its growing gradually.

The Exam Structure is a Simple and Easy one. 3 Internal exams will be conducted and 1 External Exam. Best of 2 would be chosen from 3 exams. Grading pattern is 10 Point CGPA. The Question paper would consists of long answers and very short answer type questions. The Best Part is the paper would be more on Application part rather than Derivation Part.

During our times, we got very good faculty. But as I entered 4th Year, we faced a steep decline of the number of faculty for our Branch. The reason being the Civil Engineering Technical persons are being demanded more in Industry that in Academia. But the faculty who are present are of good intellect and capable of providing good knowledge to the students. Although some exceptions will be there in any college for that matter.