A GCEK Saga

As our scheme is last updated in 2019 (the current updation of 2024 is onoy valid for students enrolled from this year), there are obviously some relevance issues in terms of courses like Computer Science. The practicality of the course also requires ramping up.

Internship opportunities are widely shared, from technical roles to non-technical roles like marketing, content writing, web design etc. Stipends vary, and there are also a large number of free internships, for the experience.

Placements begin in the 7th semester, with a large number of IT, software companies visiting, with a few number of core companies in our branch. The highest package in our department is Rs. 18 LPA, with an average of Rs. 5 LPA. Many students go for higher studies like M.Tech, on the basis of the GATE examination or for MBA, on the basis of the CAT examination.

I paid about Rs. 10,000 for my first year, which included Admission fees, Tuition fees, Examination fees, and Miscellaneous fees including Sports and Arts fees and College Transportation fees. I pay about this amount every year, i.e, about Rs. 45,0000 for an average college bachelors' course, including some extra fees. I do not have any scholarships, but I did enroll on the merit basis.

Socially, students have a really good social life. Even as an introvert, who doesn't participate in cultural programs, there are also a large number of technical and techno-managerial fests happening in colleges. There are hackathons, quizzes, webinars, workshops, flash-mobs on a weekly basis. Sports happens throughout the year, with Inter-zone matches.

This is the only college that I have received confirmed admission from, as I have rejected other colleges due to distance from my hometown. The admission is on the basis of the KEAM examination, and I have gotten admission on the basis of the first allotment itself, on merit.

Faculty is a huge plus-point to this institution, with a large part of them being easy-to-approach and dependable, in terms of studies, projects, seminars, coursework etc. There are 8 semesters for the course I'm enrolled in, and each semester has a two continuous evaluation exams of 50 marks each, with an average of 25 taken, assignments of 15 marks and attendance of 10 marks, adding upto 50 marks, which constitute the internal marks. The end-semester exam has a weightage of 100 marks, with a passing percentage of 40%, provided that internal marks are atleast 35 out of 50. The marking scheme goes from S grade (above 90%) to F (Less than 40%).