Entrance Preview
KIIT has its own entrance KIITEE. Its entrance form is free of cost and has examination centres across all major cities. Its result is generally published very early. I scored a All India rank of 1548. I opted for this college because my close relatives are alumni and got good reviews from them.
Course Curriculum Overview
The course curriculum is at par with other institutes. Books are provided by the college and most of them are foreign publications. There are regular classes and 75% attendance is must. The lab experiments are weekly. Also the library has a lot of books including e-journals.
Internships Opportunities
The college hosts internship fest where major players like Dell, Amazon, Free Charge, and many startups have come for recruiting interns. The stipend depends on the type of company you are selected. kIIT also has a MOU with AISEC.
Placement Experience
The placements and Job opportunities are good with companies like Amazon, Dell, Deloitte, Direct Eye, Capgemini, SAP LABS and many other companies coming for recruitment. Last year the university had record placement in day 1, with over 2000 job offers to students.
College Events
There are several different fests and events going on in different schools of KIIT. KIIT has its annual KIIT FEST which is a 3-day event. It has competitions, Dj nights, Fashion show as well a Celeb Performance nights. The event is attended by over 25000 students. It also hosts the famous KIITMUN.
Fees and Financial Aid
Loans are provided by all major nationalised banks. Scholarships are provided to students with CGPA higher than 9.5. Loan amount is directly credited to the college so the student doesn't need to worry about the financials.
Alumni/Alumna
Alumni network is not so well organised there is no official network to interact with them. The college does host events for alumni but the interaction is limited. Though on a personal level the interaction is good. The seniors are helpful and provide useful information and career advice.
Exam Structure
The exam structure is simple marks are divided in 40-60 format where 40 marks are internal which include 15 marks for quizzes, attendance, assignments and rest 25 are Mid-Semester Exam. The End- Semester exam are of 60 marks. Papers are digitally scanned and students can view the papers on their laptop and send for review if not satisfied with the marks.
Admission
The admission process is simple. They call you for counselling where you have to select your branch. Then they verify your certificates. A counselling fees is collected which also includes the cost for laptop. If you opt out of the college they keep a fee of around INR 10000 as counselling fee and reimburse the rest.
Faculty
The faculty of the college is good. Especially the senior faculties. Most of them have PhD and encourage students to do research on their own. The faculties have published many research papers. And many have gone to foreign universities to advance their careers. So faculties are definitely good.
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