Learning life sessions in college canteen.

The college management needs to improve. I felt that much depends on the Principal of the college. Though the atmosphere in the college is conducive for learning, I would like to point out couple of things that college management must address.1. A better

Admission was through cut-off list brought out by Delhi University. I was fortunate enough to sneak into Economics honours course based on my marks in class XII.

My electives were Economics and History. The course curriculum was very good as can be expected of Delhi University. I reckon the curriculum is the best in any Indian university.

I did intern for FICCI. Those days the stipend were meagre - Rs. 1,500 p.m. But believe me, even that sounded like a princely sum those days. I was obviously happy to do internship with a leading chamber of commerce & industry. It was a great learning experience for me.

The placement opportunities were good considering that in mid-1990s the corporate sector was not very forthcoming. Those days the salary ranged between Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 4,500 p.m. Roughly translated, modern day students can expect a monthly salary of Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 50,000.

Sabrang was the annual cultural festival of Deshbandhu College. It continues to be an annual feature, where plays, rock shows and fashion shows are a big draw for the students. Several departments organise seminars on a regular basis which, I found to be more informative than the usual lectures. Overall, the atmosphere in the college was fun-filled and the students used to participate in cultural events with full gusto.

Being a government college, the fees were all very feasible. Now when I listen about the fees that is being charged by some of the private universities, I am shocked.

Not many scholarship is being offered by the college. Since the fees are quite affordable, not many students feel the need for availing loans to finance their education.

Campus life was such a fun. Hanging out with friends in the college canteen, where actually I ended up learning more about the outside world by interacting with fellow students. Sports competitions were my favorites and I also happened to win the chess championship in the college. Debates were also a regular feature. I used o attend the debates more as an audience. I found those debates really educating. Extracurricular activities always attracted me more than the lecture stuff.

The alumni network is good but not great. Senior students are sometimes helpful. That said, I think alumni network needs to be strengthened and there is scope for better solidarity among the senior students/ alumni in terms of helping the junior students.

Typically, the students were subjected to the annual examinations that Delhi University conducts. It has since moved to a semester system, which actually is better for the students. Annual exams used to be such a pain. However, it is part of the process f