Experience of College Life - Offline and Online

I had applied for CU Main Campus, Presidency University, and other colleges under CU like BESC, Sri Shikshayatan, Lady Brabourne, Bethune, etc. but I chose Bhawanipur Education Society College (BESC) because my name was first published in BESC's First Merit List. I didn't wait for the other college's merit list as I had already done my BA (English Honours) from BESC, so I knew that the faculty was good. Due to the Covid situation, we didn't have any counselling procedure in 2020. But, during my Bachelor's in Arts (English) we had a counseling day.

I chose to do my Master's because, in this world of competition, one needs to have higher qualifications to secure a good job, and other than that I love English so I was curious to learn more about it. Currently, I am attending classes of 14 excellent professors, most of them have completed their Ph.D. or M.Phil. As we are an autonomous college under CU, we have the semester exams in the same time as the Main Campus. Even our internal exams are usually held in the same week, or they are a few days apart from each other. Our papers are corrected by CU so it's quite tough, usually our SGPA in MA (English) varies from 4-7.

According to my personal experience, internships can be paid or unpaid. Usually, they ask for your own expectation about the amount of your stipend and based on that there will be a negotiation. Though in MA I have not applied, in my Bachelor's I applied for a publishing company and the stipend there was around 8000. I also applied for another company, and they provided certificates, but the internship was unpaid.

Students from all Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses can apply for placement. Usually, the college informs us via text or emails, and opportunities are given every three months. The placement record of BESC is high. In these drives, you can apply for a number of companies and then select according to your preference. They also conduct training courses and mentoring sessions. After completing my MA in English, I plan to apply for a full-time job.

We have two semesters per year, and for each semester we have to pay about ?22,550. I have not applied for any Scholarships, so I don't know about that. But, regarding any financial difficulties the college authorities can be contacted for consideration such as extension of the last date of payment, paying in parts, etc.

Our annual fest Umang is very famous. Celebrities and participants from different colleges join us. Fashion shows, dance, music, art, and many other events take place. It takes place for about four days in the winter season, around December. We have an excellent air-conditioned library. From guidebooks, studying areas, computers, etc. the ambiance is beautiful and quiet. We can issue books and take them home too for a period of time. The college will inform you if you are late to submit a book via text, you can also reissue it. Our classrooms are all air-conditioned, and the class is provided with projectors. Currently, due to the Covid situation, we are having online classes via Google Classroom, GMeet, and Gmail. We can also be connected with the professors on WhatsApp. Bhawanipur Education Society College offers various sports and extra-curricular options. We have a basketball court, and also a separate sports arena for games like billiards, chess, table tennis, carrom, darts, etc.