Student Review of MAHE and LAD College

My Bachelor's course was very general and all-comprehensive. My college had an excellent faculty for the most part, but the syllabus from the University was outdated and designed for the bare minimum. However, other extracurricular courses and activities which the college provided were beneficial for the students to hone their skills. My Master's course was incredibly up-to-date and well-researched and curated. The faculty was helpful to those of us from different streams or backgrounds and the course structure, while demanding, was incredibly satisfying to complete, especially since students has absolute freedom to choose their research areas and methodology of research.

L.A.D College is operated by the Women's Education Society, and therefore has minimal fees and scholarship opportunities available for underprivileged and marginalised students. For my batch (2016-19), the total fees of all 3 years came upto around Rs.12000, including examination fees and other University-related payments (if memory serves me well). The training & placement cell of the college was also quite active during my time there, but placements for Humanities section students were few and far between. In general, it was left to us to decide and approach prospective employers as per our wishes, either via the T&P cell or as individuals. The course fees for my degree at MAHE went up to Rs 2,20,0000 (approximately), not including living expenses, travel etc. Although the University does offer scholarships to some students, I posess little information on whether those scholarships were also applicable for my specific Department. There were no campus placements.

In MAHE, campus life is incredibly student-friendly. Albeit I was part of the COVID batch and therefore, could not enjoy all of the amenities MAHE had to offer, I know for a fact that it had a well-equipped gym and sports center, many different clubs and societies and even a LGBTQ+ support group (which I realised a little too late to be part of, unfortunately). My own Department often had Secial lectures by esteemed guests, conferences and mock debates and negotiations, as well as cultural programmes on significant occasions. Your MAHE email ID also granted you access to perks like free Grammarly subscriptions, access to journal articles and websites etc.

When I applied to L.A.D College, the application process was chiefly offline, save for payments. There were no entrances or application cutoff, as the Women's Education Society is in charge of the college and their aim is to educate as many girls/women as possible. As for the application proceudre for MAHE, the applications are screened through either tests or discussions/interviews depending on the Department. For my Department, there was an interview with the Head of the Department, following which I was accepted. As for the acceptance rate, one in every few students (1 in 6-8) was selected.