Faizan Zargar's Review On Sri Pratap College, Srinagar

S.P college is the leading science college in the state of J&K. The management and administration is pretty good too. For a student aspiring for a good future in science, this college is worth studying in.

I took the Kashmir University P.G entrance test and qualified the test easily and was among the top 60 Students who appeared in the test. I choose this college because of the academic record it has. It has produced most eminent scholars of the sate and is the leading science college of the State.

The course curriculum is exceptionally well designed and the standards are intermediate. Talking about the faculty, the college has the most able faculty members, all masters of their subjects.

The internship experience was pretty good. A total of 10 companies visited the college including the multinational companies like IBM, HDFC, Wipro, etc. I completed my internship with HDFC for a period of 1. The general stipend offered by the companies is around 2.5 Lac p.a.

Placement is the only front where the college lags behind. Only a few companies visited the college, and about 3 of them placed the students of this college. Only 5 students were placed from this college. HDFC, JK Infotech and Wipro placed these students. HDFC offered 2 Lac per annum, JK Infotech offered 1.5 lac and Wipro around 1.75 lac per annum.

On a large scale, the college only celebrates the Annual Day. Apart from the Annual Day function, the college celebrates teachers day, students day, International Mathematics Day, etc. Besides this the college has a dedicated debates and seminars committee that regularly organises inter college debates and state level seminars.

As it is a Government College, the course fee is not so high. The students have to pay a mere sum of Rs 2, 500/- per year for non professional courses (like B.Sc Med, Non Med, etc) and about 5, 000/- per year for professional courses (Like B.Sc IT, etc).

The College distributed a scholarship of 10, 000/-, 5, 000/- and 3, 000/ to the top three students of the college respectively. Besides this, financial aid of up to 7, 000/- per annum is available for the students belonging to the poor backgrounds.

Campus life is pretty enjoyable. A total of 2000 students study in the college with 45% girl students, thus maintaining a good gender ratio. Out of the 2000 students 350 are from outside the state or country and the rest locals giving a good exposure to the students. Almost all the students are Muslims barring a few which include Cristians, and Hindus too.The college is pretty strict with regards to desciplice.

Hostel facilities are excellent with 24 hr supply of water and electricity. Heating systems for winter and ACs for summer are also available for convenience of the students in the hostel. The rooms are pretty spacious and well ventilated. All this is available at an affordable sum of Rs 24, 000/- for non AC rooms and 35, 000/- for AC Rooms per year including mess. The mess quality is very good as this price point. Balanced diet is served keeping in mind the quality and taste.

Alumni of this college include notable and eminent personalities of the state. But unfortunately the alumni are rarely seen interacting with the students. However the seniors are always ready to help whenever there is a need.

The exams are held on a regular basis to test the ability of students. After every month or two, cycle tests are held.Labs are only time tabled for two days a week, hence it's not so hectic but pretty enjoyable.