MARIAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE - AN ACADEMIC GIANT

I choose this course because of my interest in growing computer science technology, and the vast areas of science and technology explored with it. There is a good faculty: student ratio sure about the correct amount, it may differ for different departments. All the faculties are highly qualified, some of them even own a PHD degree with a Dr. certificate. Their teaching methods are also good, majority of the syllabus is also covered. there are regular exams conducted each semester, and a student with average knowledge of the syllabus can pass without much difficulty.

The college provides internship opportunities, combined with ICT offers internships to students. Student communities like IEDC and IEEE help students to run startups from their own idea, incubation for these companies are provided within the campus itself Students are also allowed to do internships in companies outside the college.

The placements are very efficient, there is a placement cell that administrates this. The placements begin in semester 6, there are placement drives from companies like Google, Amazon, Infosys, UST, Quest Global, IBS, TATA etc. Last year there were almost 100 placements for the CSE department alone. The highest salary package is not clear, but an average of 25000 per month is expected. almost 85% of students without backlogs are placed.

The fee structure mainly consists of academic fees/tuition fees, then exam fees and some miscellaneous fees. There is a fee hike in each year which is difficult for some students. The cost to study is around 1 lakh per year including bus fees. The financial assistance is only average as it is very difficult to get eligible refunds from the management. KEAM scholarship is always available. The job assistance is very good due to the efficient placement of cell officers in the college.

Life at the campus is as colourful as one would see in a government college due to the strict management, but yearly a fest named 'THEJESVI' is held as an inter-college fest. A tech fest is also conducted during alternate years. These are conducted during even semesters around the month of May. The library provides very good service, there are numerous books for our reference and reading. There is a sports department on campus, but the opportunities for extracurricular activities are very low. There are music clubs and communities like IEDC functioning in our college.

The admission was based on the KEAM rank obtained by students, for that I had to qualify for the KEAM exam with a minimum of 10 marks for both papers. The rank was calculated by adding an aggregate score of class 12 board exams along with the KEAM score. All the application details were obtained from the college's official website. I did not apply for any reservations, but there are a few reservation categories available, and there is a scholarship scheme applicable for all students on the basis of KEAM rank. I received a 10000rs scholarship on that basis. The admission process is well structured.