University College the heart of Trivandrum

In my opinion my course MA History is very very traditional. As a student who learn this could only became a Lecture by the syllabus and curriculum. But the improvement in archealogy related pracrical sessions and multi-subject learning by blending it with more geography and politics could make the course more effective and also job securing.

As the college administration provide variety of scholarship. But i get an internship like scholarship of the ASPIRE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP as per this i completed a project under the guidance Ass.Prof.Santhosh Kumar Govt.Women's college Thiruvananthapuram, which 2km away from our college. I have spent 1 month internship and got grant of 8000/-.

In the admission process i paid amount of 650 something for university and 300 for allotment. Then in college i have no reservation and concession so i paid full fee. It is about 3000 in 1st year and 2800 something in 2nd year. And along with it 4000 as PTA fund 600 as caution deposit and 500 as college development fund. Regarding all these i need to pay examination fee of amount close to 1500 per semester. As i know the students who have e grantz only needed to pay the caution deposit, pta fund, college development fund and the fee to university rest all are not needed. There are certain scholarships which granted by both central and state govt... i didn't have any regarding fee concession but i get aspire research fellowship.

As i thought the college was one of the best college in Kerala but the result was not so much expected. The programmes cknducting in the college were below acerage and they collect huge money from students( the politcal parties and union). The infrastructure is pure British Victorian architecture with a lot of hidden technologies in it. But lack of proper maintenance and the unathouritorian control ruined this. The college have huge laboratories which have British belongings. But the beeded equipments were still absent. There were certain underground paths under the college which were closed. As the bulings belong to archaeological department its maintanence were poorely done. Sports are not conducting properly for every students the students who have the political holdings and the sports quata admitted students have chances . There is no proper ground. Linbraries are rich and have rich sources from British period but not properly arranged and maintained . Classrooms were old traditional.

When i joined the hostel was quietely under control of political parties. But now it changed. It were about 3000 per month and for admission there need 250/- as admission charge and 7500/- as cautikn deposit. The quality of food is very good and cooked properly and the mess staff were very cooperative snd friendly. While comparing to private hostels and pg this hostel is heaven . As pg student i got a single room which quiete large.

There is no entrance exam or related such things for the exsmination. We could simply get admission through Kerala Unuversity allotment process. I selected the college because this was 1st rank in KIRF and 26th rank in NIRF when i applied. As by the number of famous aluminies and the history of college i thought this was one of the historic college which was the pure British Victorian Architecture. So i opt this as better choice.

According to my experience the faculties in my department were in a mixed behaviour. Some of them teach properly and work efficiently while some of the came as time pass . Majority of them have good academic knowledge and much needed designation but the improper adminsitration affected them. Exams conducting here were very delayed as the university making it lag. Results are also waiting till now. The exams valuation is not done so properly , so my opinion is that the exam is hard. Most of the faculty help us to became a public employee. As i know some teachers from other department too were very efficiently run an civil service academy in my college.

There is no much place in the collegr to hangout and wander. As the area is full of buildings it doesn't provide a comfort place to sit. Night life outside campus is nice but inside it belongs under control of political parties. Hostel for both boys and girls were under university not college they were very close to college. There is a gym inside college and many cafteria were outside colleges . Insids campus there is a rigid canteen