VNC- A Virtual Tour

My only preference was the University of Delhi. DU has the most sorted admission criteria as you only need to fill one form and that makes you eligible for every college affiliated with the University of Delhi. When the cutoffs were out I was eligible for many colleges including PGDAV, Maharaja Agrasen College, Kalindi College, Bhimrao Ambedkar College, and Vivekananda College. I choose Vivekananda College because it was the nearest and had an A grade from NAAC. This college was suggested by a few of my seniors too. The other reason was that my course B.A. Programme demands for subject combinations as major subjects. VNC, being closest and offering me my preferred subjects (B.A. Programme with Mathematics and Computer Applications at 80%) was my choice hence. A deduction of 2.5% was done due to the change of stream as I had science (non-medical) in my +2. The admission faculty was very welcoming and even the members of the student body were there to help. I loved the college at once.

I choose BA Programme because it gave me two majors in one undergraduate degree. No other course or any university does the same. At the same time, both subjects (Mathematics and Computer Science) are interlinked somehow, helping me in my postgraduate. The faculty at Vivekananda College is great and hardworking. Every teacher is a PhD at my college. There is a 30:1 student-teacher ratio at VNC. The exams are held twice a year for 2 semesters per year. However, due to COVID semester exams for I and II years (Even Semester) were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. The semester exams for the odd semester were held online in OBE (open book exams) mode. While when they were cancelled the evaluation was done based on ABE mode (assessment based evaluation). The exams for final years were online during 2020 and 2021.

There are no internship opportunities available with my college as the placement cell is not very active. But there is a central placement cell by the University of Delhi that works well. I have been part of any yet. So, I've no idea how they work.

My college being an off campus college doesn't have a very active placement cell. However, in 2019 MNCs like Genpact did do some placements from our college. There is also a central placement cell in the University of Delhi where every DU student can enrol with a minimal fee of 100Rs. Students can join placement cells in their 2nd year for internships, while 3rd year students are eligible to sit in placements. Students with a CGPA above 7.0 get the most placements. I plan to pursue my post graduation after graduation.

Being a government college the fees of every course is as minimal as Rs. 13,000/year. My college has a student aid society that helps financially weak students to get a full fee refund every year. This is an initiative by my college to help students in need. No fee hike was done during the COVID year. However, our principal mam gave a concession of Rs.4000 on the yearly fees in 2020 seeing the financial crisis all around. Recently they've decided to take no fees from students who lost their parents due to COVID.

The annual fest of my college is called 'PALLAVI'. There are many cultural societies in my college such as dramatics, classical music, debate and quiz, English literature, western dance and many more. The annual fest is held every year for 3 days in February or March where every cultural society organises its own fest with various competitions. The last day of the fest is a star night were Bollywood actors and singers come to give us a musical night. Our college has almost every cultural activity and various sports. There is a gymnasium to work out, a running track and seperate feilds for hockey, volleyball, netball etc. The library has 2 floors where every book is available from fiction, non-fiction, academics, weekly jounals, newspapers etc. Computers are also available in the library if students require some personal use. Classrooms are airy and big with smart class projectors. There are separate labs for every department and a common room for students to relax during breaks.