Parul Yadav - Gargi College, BA (Hons) English (Review)

Secured an overall 91% in CBSE boards (English, Economics, Accounts, Business Studies). Hence, applied to Gargi College, Miranda House, and Lady Shri Ram College to pursue a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) English Lit & finalized Gargi College, DU. The cutoff list for English Honors soured upto 96% (general category) & I was admitted in the 1st cutoff list (OBC category). The age criteria were in b/w 18 - 20 (females only). The admission process was smooth, where the students were required to carry XIIth & Xth Board Marksheet, Provision, Character, and Quota Certificate. The student council & teachers were present to guide students to the docs verification office. Time is taken ( 2 - 4 hours)

I chose to pursue BA (Hons) English at Gargi College, because of the reputation of faculty over other colleges in DU circuit. I was particularly interested in learning about the history, contemporary background of plays, drama, tragedy, novel and poetry. Our professors were highly qualified professionals from University of Cambridge, JNU, Jamia Milia Isllamia and other universities. The faculty consisted of 15 teachers who taught our batch on a rolling basis throughout six semesters. The teaching methods were mostly through books, modules, notes and assignments. The term examinations were designed to test our analytical skills in English Literature & were easy to pass. However, scoring high marks in Literature were tough due to it's highly subjective nature.

IIT Public Health Internship, 360 Degree Consulting Internship, Accenture Analyst Internship, SRCC financial literacy program, Zara International retail intern and many more. Consisting of duties like ensuring customers service as the market standards, maintaining stock rooms, assisting customers, marketing and media assistance, anaylsing global market, business development, relationship building with stakeholders. The projects are paid most of the times and an assistance team is always helpful.

Students are eligible for internships from the first semester itself. However, for campus placements only third year student batches are eligible. Gargi College is visited by Big 4's like Deloitte, KMPG, Mckinsey, Accenture and also Byju, Mahindra, Tata, and other marketing/financial investing firms. Almost 25% (50+) students were admitted to Big 4 companies. Highest starting package 12 - 15 lacs per annum and average package 1.5 - 2 lac per annum. Moreover, after completion of my degree, I wish to pursue Masters in International Journalism.

Delhi University is known for it's affordable fee structure and as students of BA (Hons) English, we were required to pay between INR 9,000 - 11,000 annually. There are very limited scholarships available on financial needs basis. The Gargi College placement cell consistently sends across job/internship placement opportunities for different faculties throughout the year. On campus jobs are not available. However, various societies constantly are on a lookout for team member and volunteers to get involved

Gargi College conducts it's annual festival called 'Reverie' every January/February and 'Zistatva' the Diwali fest every September/October. Course reference books are available across library (fully equipped with AC & mostly consist of a good book collection). A book store within campus is also present for buying books/stationary at affordable prices. The classrooms are equipped with fans, proper desk, chairs. However, air conditioning facilities not available. There is a sports community and society which consists of teams across NHS, Judo, Cricket, Volleyball, Basketball and many other. Students can participate in various extracurricular activities, webinars, seminars and contests. Student run societies for Dance, Music, Art, Environment, Marketing, Consulting, Finance, Science play a active role in honing skills, and aptitude of their members.