RD National College - FYJC Science

College management must be doing something right to be delivering high standard quality education in the heart of Bandra despite high cost of living and yet retaining a reasonable fee.

Good for Science stream. Good quality education. Exam process is fair and exams are well structured. Attending lectures is sufficient to get a good score. Questions are by the book and teaching. Subject choice is available, depending on the stream you wish to choose.

In FYJC (First year junior college) no-one is expecting placement drives, and there weren't any. The goal is to get through FYJC, SYJC and go on for further studies.

Intracollege and intercollege festivals are held as well as workshops, student clubs etc. College has its own cultural festival and also has selection trials for participation in intercollege events locally and nationally. Attendance is in the 1000s. Since the campus is a single building, many events are held at halls and community centers externally but close by.

Fee structure is reasonable and transparent. Text books are expensive, as they tend to be. No capitation fee - admission is based on merit. Receipt is provided for all transactions. College accepts cash, cheque and demand draft; as well as debit and credit card.

Scheduled caste and tribes have quota and can apply for scholarships. So can lower economic classes. Loans are relatively easy to acquire for students.

Gender ratio is probably 40-60 (40% female). Labs are good, safe and well-equipped. Competitions are displayed on a notice board. Student body is friendly and somehow everyone knows everyone or gets to. Most students reside locally, are friendly, accepting and open minded. Many cultural societies, dramatics, parties etc.

No hostel available. Nearby accommodation is expensive as it is in Bandra, but many visiting students opt for shared rental accommodation. Bandra rentals are about INR 20, 000 for a 1 bedroom apartment.

Seniors are helpful and friendly. Alumni network is poor. I did not have any interaction with alums.

Submit application form with 10th result. Chose for location - great location in Bandra, good quality teaching and friendly atmosphere. Admission by merit list, displayed on board. For admission, submit the application form with relevant certificates of past academic record.

As with any college, some professors were great, some were just ok. Teachers are definitely qualified. Many had relevant industry experience. As with all teachers, they like those who attend and pay attention. The worst professor was probably one who just read straight from the text book and you couldn't understand his accent. But he was still fair in evaluation. What I liked is that you could see your evaluation which makes a huge deal of difference so that you know you are evaluated fairly and can question when you have a difference of opinion.