Sayantan Bhaduri's Review On CEPT University, Ahmedabad

I wanted to continue my study in the field of architecture and designing after completing my Graduation course. One of my relatives suggested the name of CEPT University, which offers a bunch of specialized courses on engineering and technology-based planning, designing, constructing, managing human habitats and the environment. The infrastructure of the university and the variety of courses appealed to me as it was very relevant to my requirements, so I chose this over others. The admission procedure contained three steps. In step one I applied for the course through the online application (candidates must hold 55% marks in their under graduation), the second and third step was respectably all about online written Exam and publication of Merit list.

It is a two-year full-time postgraduate program with four semesters and comprises 80 credits. Different subjects like Financial Management and Budgeting, Human Resource Management and Organisational Behavior, Contract Management, Urban Civic Engagement, etc are part of the curriculum. The curriculum emphasizes both the practical and theoretical aspects of analyzing urban issues and solving complex urban management-related problems. We were taught by highly qualified faculty members, including management graduates, IIM alumni, PhD. engineers, and government officials. Throughout all the semesters, our teachers and experienced professionals guided us and coached us on live projects.

Different national, international development agencies, management consultancies, real estate, and asset management consultancies, NGOs, government agencies were the main participants in the campus recruitment programme. Some of the top recruiters who visited our campus placement were PWC, TATA Trusts, CIDCO, CDSA, CRISIL, KPMG, UMC, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, etc. We were offered several job positions of consultant, executive officers, researchers, managers, etc. some of my friends got the opportunity to participate in the collaborative research works with the local government agencies.

We had to pay Rs.1, 89,000 per semester. CEPT University offers several financial aids like merit scholarship, mean cum merit scholarship, bank loan interest subsidy, and special case scholarship to its students. One of my friends was awarded 25% of the annual tuition fees as she got a mean cum merit scholarship. Several business firms, Multinational companies, Government Agencies, and NGOs took part in our campus recruitment programme. PWC, Ernst & Young, CRISIL, KPMG, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, CIDCO are some of the top recruiters in the CEPT University campus recruitment programme.

Our university had a lively campus life that encouraged us to innovate with a free mind. The facilities like workshops, fabrication labs, in-house IT support, student service office, University press helped us to build our skills for the long term. We got access to the vast collection of books, international journals, and other E-learning resources of the library. The members of the student committee organized an event each year called 'Prabhandhann'. Several conferences and panel discussions were held by the authority so that we could get exposure to the practical issues.