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7.8 out of 10
7.8/10Academic
8.6/10Accommodation
7.7/10Infrastructure
7.2/10Placement
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What students say about University of Calcutta


Likes

  • The University of Calcutta is one of the best government-aided universities in India, with the best faculty members, where students can gather knowledge regarding their subjects.
  • At the heart of Kolkata, there is a very good environment, good faculty and laboratories, quite good placement, excellent alumni networks, and a sports department.
  • There is also a separate placement committee that invites companies and tries their best to get as many students placed as possible.
  • No, I am not interested in a loan. But a scholarship is too good for me, and I have had a scholarship for 2 years. The SC/ST scholarship was good, and other students were happy with the scholarship.
  • There were sports facilities too. They had an annual sports day. There was a great library with a sitting capacity of more than 100 students. There were three labs with a capacity of 50 students each. There was also a great hall for seminars. Additionally, there were two computer labs.
  • I have no hostel because my hometown is Kolkata. However, the hostel infrastructure is good for all the students from other states. Students are happy with the hostel and also appreciate the university hostel which is also good. I am happy with the hostel and faculties.
  • This is the best college in Kolkata and one of the best in India for food and nutrition.

Dislike

  • Unfortunately, I dislike the course structure because it is not up-to-date. For instance, our department does not teach network systems. Additionally, currently trending subjects like Arduino and IoT are not included. However, once you reach the research level, the condition is not as bad.
  • Its just M.Sc. based, so there are no jobs or placements. Although some companies come, they only hire a few students, usually one or two. Our college does not provide internships. After M.Sc., you can also pursue a Ph.D. from here.
  • Merit cum means scholarships are provided for poor and meritorious students, enabling them to receive a stipend based on their fathers income. Additionally, poor students are granted either a half or full waiver of tuition fees. Financial constraints do not hinder access to education in this system.
  • Food is served twice and is done by external agencies, but its quality and quantity are not good.
  • Negative remarks on the useless canteen and the poor communication facilities as they are extremely bad.
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118 Reviews found

SM
8.0 /10

Course Curriculum Overview:

I have completed my B.Sc. on this subject and want to enhance my knowledge on this subject so I choose it. And this college is very popular and recognized. Here the faculty strength is 5 and the student's no. is 17 so this ratio is under the limit. The faculty is very cooperative and has high standards. They teach very friendly. Here the exam is semester based. Two semesters in a year. And you have to study very carefully to pass that. It seems a little hard to some students but if you study you can easily pass.

Remarks:

The admission process is very simple. Application fees are zero. I filled out the form online and got selected according to my merits score. Here the selection is mainly merit-based no such entrance or anything else. The eligibility is that you have to pass out B.Sc. with 55% marks, that's all. And there is also a reservation system everywhere.

college: 8/10
course: 8/10
campus life: 8/10

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SC
6.0 /10

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I chose this course at it has professional aspects and is also a unique one. Currently, in my class, there are 35 students and there are 8 faculties Almost all faculties are PhD scholars but very few teach us with sincerity and provide materials on time. Exams are quite difficult to pass as we hardly get time to complete the syllabus on time and it's quite difficult to complete a 6-month syllabus in 2 and a half months or 3 months.

Remarks:

Admission was based on merit but the higher authority of the university allowed us seats and institutions and we had no choice of changing that or taking admission at the institution/subject of our choice. Seats were also very few in some subjects of our choices.

college: 6/10
course: 6/10
campus life: 6/10

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SD
9.0 /10

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I have chosen this course as I want to go ahead more with this subject. I have a keen interest in microorganisms which are ubiquitous. My college course curriculum is very good and very upgraded, practical based which makes us so helpful to enhance and strengthen our knowledge. The faculty is also very good and professional. All the professors are very cooperative and student-friendly. We have 4 professors and 17 students in our classroom. So the faculty-student ratio is in limit. Her teaching is very disciplined and routine based. They teach us practical-based teaching which makes us more interested in the subject. They all are post-doctorate from abroad which is very professional. Here exams are semester based, total of 4 semesters in two years. And easy to pass.

Remarks:

I am currently studying master's in the department of microbiology in the University of Calcutta(Ballygunge Science College). I have got admitted to this course through the obtained marks in the graduation with the same discipline. This means here selection procedure is through the merit list. And they need a minimum of 55% marks in the previous exam with biology, chemistry, and physics in the higher secondary level and 60% marks as the eligibility. The application form is available on the university website. Students can apply here with the qualifying eligibility. Application fees are waived fully so that is another advantage for the students. After the form fill up the merit list has been published and the students get admitted with the selected merit. Thus overall admission process is very easy.

college: 8/10
course: 9/10
campus life: 10/10

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ND
6.0 /10

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I choose this course because I want to do Ph.D. in this domain. If you don't want to opt. for Ph., it's very simple, now a days, M.Sc. becomes a minimum need to find a job in this domain. On CU's main campus, there is a total of 17 students, so you can understand that you can reach your teachers so easily to get any recommendation or anything you need. The faculties are very good, as they are teaching at a recognized University, So, there is no word to express their qualification. On CU's main campus, your own faculties will set up the questions, so, the questions will be from the topics they are teaching. So, getting passing marks is not too difficult if you are from CU's main campus.

Remarks:

I took admission in 2022. In that year there is no entrance exam. Selection is done on the basis of merit, that is, on the basis of marks that you got in your B.Sc. Minimum eligibility was at least 55% marks in B.Sc Hons. in Microbiology or its equivalent. Though competition is very tough. In 2022, the notification was released on 30.08.22, and the admission was taking place from September to November, even after commencing of the class, if there is any seat vacant in any particular domain. The application form will be available in the CU website only. In 2022, there was no application fees. Here, I'm talking about only CU's main campus, not about the affiliated colleges. There is a total of 17 seats available on CU's main campus, out of which 80% is reserved for CU home students and 20% is for Non-CU candidates. Reservation benefits are also available, for CU students (8 seats for UR, 3 for SC, 1 for ST, 1 for OBC-A, 1 for OBC-B), and for Non-CU candidates (2 for UR, 1 for SC).

college: 7/10
course: 10/10
internship: 1/10
campus life: 6/10

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SB
7.8 /10

Course Curriculum Overview:

The professors here are very helpful and understanding. Several students are also very less so proper attention is provided. Although some may feel each semester is very less if attention is paid in class properly, then the exams are not much difficult.

Remarks:

For admission to Calcutta University, Ballygunge Campus, in the case of general candidates, BSc marks are considered (marks of all CC, SEC, and DSE papers are added). The application forms are released during September and further selection takes place based on merit.

college: 8/10
course: 8/10
internship: 8/10
campus life: 7/10

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Ih
10.0 /10

Course Curriculum Overview:

The course curriculum is entirely based on the Net syllabus of life science. There are a total faculty of 5 teachers although teachers from different departments will also take ur class as there is an overlap in the syllabus

Remarks:

the admission process was through 50% Bsc marks and 50%through entrance it was really competitive and tough but everything was based on our BSc syllabus. To prepare for this entrance u have to understand all the basic concepts of microbiology. The application forms will be released at every year-end in the month of September

college: 10/10
course: 10/10
campus life: 10/10

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