Life at SJEC Mangalore

The main reason for me choosing Computer Science and Engineering is because of the booming IT industry and its high paying jobs. The curriculum is mainly practical application based which encourages us to do real world projects and we have mandatory mini project to be done in each sem. Although the curriculum has improved from the past few years, it is still lagging by the practical aspects compared to western countries. Also the teaching must be in such a way that it makes us ready for the future rather than the routine syllabus. Internals are conducted twice in each sem followed by the sem end exams. Internal marks include the practical marks in that subject which I feel is fair enough.

Every year after the even sem, we are required to take up a mandatory internship. After first year, the internship was provided inside the campus itself where we were given exposure to various labs in the college. After the second year, we had to undergo an internship in any of the industry. I did my internship at Glowtouch Technologies Pvt LTD as a web development intern. I had to develop and deploy a full stack website with no bugs. It was a 4-week internship with no stipend. This year I've been offered a 2-month internship by Accenture. It will take place after my 6th sem with a stipend of Rs. 16000 per month. The placement cell of the college does not actively provide internships to us but inform us about the internship opportunities provided by various companies.

Companies start coming to the college campus from the 6th semester. This year's placement season is yet to start. Last year more than 150 companies visited the campus. The highest package offered was 22 LPA by Cohesity. The average package offered is 4 LPA. In Computer Science and Engineering, nearly 80% of the students have been placed until now and the recruitment process is still on. My plan is to get a job at a reputable company with a decent package.

The tuition fee remains the same as agreed upon while joining the college. Although there might be small hikes and dips in the tuition due to improvement in teaching technology. And there is an exam fees of Rs. 2000 to be paid before each sem exam. Since I got a seat in the college through KCET entrance exam, the tution fees that I have to pay is Rs. 90000. And there is a fee of Rs. 15000 for the idea lab. Also Rs.4000 per year to be paid as exam fees. Hence the total fees for me will come upto Rs. 109000. But if admission is through management quota, the annual fees will range between 3 to 4 lakhs. There is a scholarship offered by the state government annualy to the deserving students. Also there's a minority scholarship for the minority students. I have taken an internship at Glowtouch Technologies Pvt LTD as a web development intern. There was no stipend as such. Our placement season is yet to start.

The national level annual techno-cultural fest of the college is named as 'Tiara' and is held in the month of May every year. Also there is a traditional fest called 'Milan' which is held in the month of December every year. The college library offers a wide range of books and journals. They are arranged well in racks and we can access them by enquiring with the librarian or searching it through the library software. The library is now being digitalized. In each classroom, there is a projector and a laptop which the lecturers can use to display ppt of the modules. The college gives more importance to the sports and extra-curricular activities. The college participated in almost all types of sports and there is proper equipments and facility for it. Coming to extra curricular activities, there are many student-run technical clubs in the college such as aero club, robotics club, racing clubs, etc. These clubs participate in major events that happen across India.

The admission process for management seats is based on first come first serve basis. To be eligible for the course, student must have minimum 60% marks in class 12 in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. All the details regarding application process can be found at the college website www.sjec.ac.in There are reservations for the minority students coming through minority quota and for SC/ST and OBC students coming through KCET admissions.

There is a unique mentoring system where there is a mentor assigned for 15 students with a faculty-to-student ratio of 1:15. This helps in building a bond between the student and the faculty. The faculty are always energetic and and ready to explain the concepts again if not understood by even a single student. We can approach any of the faculty in the college for any of our doubts regarding the syllabus or our projects.