My college life as an aspiring economist

Name: My college life as an aspiring economist
Item: University of Calcutta
Rating: 3.6
Author: Umaira Hafeez

3.6

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Faculty

4.0

Course

3.5

Campus

3.5

College

3.5

Umaira Hafeez

University of Calcutta, B.Sc, General

Reviewed on Sep 24, 2024(Enrolled 2021)

What Students Say

Likes

The faculty is very good. Teachers are very easy to interact with and very helpful.
There is discipline in the college. Many colleges do not have proper decorum but here everything was very disciplined. Attendance, academics and co curricular activities were given much importance.

Dislikes

However the campus is small and so there is no “college life” here.

Course Curriculum Overview

3.5

During my 3 year course in Economics I got to study a good amount of subjects(almost 15). The course was overall good but I felt that it did not make me job ready . The education system does not provide the students with skills which the employers look for. We are often indulged in just books and theories and hence there is no skill development. This was the biggest con.

Class Size: 25Course Fees: INR 13000 per year

Fees and Financial Aid

I studied BSc Hons in economics(2021-2024) in Gokhale Memorial Girls College which comes under Calcutta University. The per annum fees was around 13000-14000. There were various scholarships provided by the govt to many students like Kanyashree, SVMCM etc.

Campus Life

3.5

Even thought we had a small campus, the college gave opportunities to participate in events, workshops, social events, sports, fests etc. the library was very good and we even had separate department libraries where all books were weee available for us .

Admission

The admission procedure of the college was easy . It was particularly based on merit, upon the marks of my class and 12. I got admission in many other colleges but I opted for this one as the economics faculty was talked about a lot and also that it was a girls college.

Faculty

In my economics department there were around 25 students and 5 teachers. All teachers had specific areas of expertise. We followed the Calcutta University's CBCS system. My faculty was very good. I had Maths and English as my general subjects and those faculties were also nice. We had two internal exams- Internal and tutorial. Internal was basically a test of 10 marks based on the whole syllabus of the semester and tutorial was basically vivas, paper presentations, practical etc. According to me the marking system was good and people scored well.

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Reviewed on Jun 20, 2026(Enrolled 2023)

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Campus is nice. There's greenery and all
SOME of the faculties are really good and those said teachers will actually look out for you and care
Mentors are appointed for each students who are responsible for their final year project, publications and LORs. If you are lucky, you'll get a good mentor.

Dislikes

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Placement Experience:

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Reviewed on Jan 30, 2026(Enrolled 2023)

Good enough

Likes

The faculty members are knowledgeable and supportive. Most teachers explain concepts clearly and are approachable after class for doubts and guidance, which helps a lot during exams.
The college has a disciplined academic environment with regular classes and practical sessions. Laboratories are functional and help students understand concepts through hands-on learning.
The campus environment is calm and student-friendly. Various seminars, cultural programs, and academic activities help in overall personality development.

Dislikes

Industry exposure and internship guidance are minimal, which could be improved to make students more job-ready after graduation.
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Placement opportunities for BSc students are limited. The college focuses more on academics, so students need to prepare for higher studies or competitive exams on their own.

Placement Experience:

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Dislikes

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Course Curriculum Overview:

Subjects offered in the college as well as the minor and idc subjects are well adhered to the curriculum and future aspects. The subject combinations are apt and futuristic. It moderately prepares one for real world situations.

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Classroom, labs and libraries have proper infrastructure
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Placement Experience:

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Likes

The admission process was very smooth, the administration board is very helpful.
The library is huge and the content of books is very good
College life and fests are good but not great

Dislikes

Placements are absolutely bogus. There were almost no good placements when i passed out part of it can be blamed on covid but mostly the college was largely at fault
Faculty was not upto the mark in regards to the hefty college fees we were charged
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Course Curriculum Overview:

The course curriculum was well thought out as per me but there were subjects that i found absolutely unnecessary. Subjects like history evs and clc were in no way related to my course. Coming to the main subjects Design, Printing, Photography and film and Media Training were absolutely necessary for my course and whilst the faculty for some of these subjects were really bad, some were good. It is also important to mention none of these subjects actually helped us prepare for the real world. Instead internships and freelance helped us more than these subjects could ever do. Exams were held bi monthly to keep track of what we learnt and every 6 months we had our semester exams. Overall if you want to be a media professional INTERNSHIPS AND JOBS WILL HELP YOU MORE THAN A COLLEGE WILL. I am biased on this opinion as my college didnt provide me with the correct guidance and support i needed to make it in the real world.

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Dislikes

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Nothing as much , some little stuffs that are everywhere nowadays in college

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VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY

Likes

The Campus is Fully sourounded bu trees.
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Dislikes

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Fees and Financial Aid:

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Reviewed on Mar 20, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Asutosh In the eye of AJ

Likes

Examination Questions And Syllabus are good.
Faculties and Facilities are good enough.
College and evaluation system is good enough.

Dislikes

Timings of examinations per semester is reduced.
Examination centres are given far away from college.
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Placement Experience:

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