SJU- YAY OR NAY?

The curriculum and syllabus are pretty thorough and let students think and be creative. In psychology, multiple theories have been discussed well and projects based on them are given to make the understanding better. The lab classes play an important role since we get first-hand experience with how experiments are conducted, and they tend to give a deeper understanding of the topic being studied. I chose this course because I was interested in the subject, and the classes strengthened this decision of mine. The teaching methods can be a bit more interactive and while frequent quizzes and discussions do occur, certain parts of the subject need a more extensive explanation, and usually extra emphasis is not given to important topics. We have one mid-semester exam and one end-semester exam. According to me, these exams are enough to help students prepare. The difficulty level has got to be very subjective. I find some topics harder than others and that influences my grades.

I think the fee structure offered for my course is pretty decent. The facilities provided are good and every necessary need for a comfortable college experience is met. Even if the fees are compared to other colleges, it is rather similar. The fees are different for students from Karnataka, outside Karnataka, and NRI. As a person from Karnataka, I pay a tuition fee of 95K, and an additional 15K for my open elective, which brings the total fee to around 1,10,000 rupees. The open elective fee is different for different subjects so check that out accordingly. I do not have sufficient information about scholarships or financial aid. Internship opportunities and learning opportunities are shared regularly for first-hand experiences which is helpful.

The campus life has got to be the best part of this university. Events keep taking place and out fests Visages and Prathiba which are both inter and intra-college fests, are a time of excitement. They usually take place around October and February. Apart from these various club fests like the Literary fest keep taking place. The library is well equipped with a wide range of books and to make things better, every student has access to a digital library that provides with more educational content like text books and old question papers. The classrooms are clean and well-ventilated. Sometimes the classes do get overcrowded because the student population is rather high. There are various sports teams and from what I know, they are taken to different sports tournaments and they seem to do pretty well in them. Sports students are also given leniency regarding attendance. There are many student-run clubs such as MUNSOC, Literary Society, Fashion Team, Psychology Team etc.

The university website covers all the important steps necessary for admission. You can check out the courses available, shifts, application dates, and results there. All important documents are first uploaded for verification and once everything is uploaded, you are eligible to take the entrance exam. The entrance exam is pretty easy and we were just tested on our comprehension and writing skills. Once you pass the exam, you are to undergo two rounds of interviews. In the first round, your communication skills and dedication are checked. The interviewer asked me why I wanted to take that particular course and my expectations from it. We were tested to see if we were up to the challenge of this course. After we passed this round, the final round consisted of another interview with a different interviewer, who asked me to talk about my past achievements, my goals, and my original report cards. I found the admission process to be easy and I think more of a challenge needs to be presented.

My class has around 60 students with 2 class mentors available anytime. The mentos are friendly and always ready to help and we have developed a rather fond connection with them. Most of the teachers are professionals and know and understand their respective subjects well. They share relevant content like ppts and pdfs which are very helpful. We have their contact information and many of them are always ready to clear doubts at any given time. Many of our professors are pretty young and pursuing a PhD. Some subjects have multiple teachers handling them. The ratio of teacher to student is pretty effective and has not caused any problems.