SGTB KHALSA OFFERING HOLISTIC EDUCATION

I had applied to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, North Campus, DU. The cutoff marks for general category students were 96 % and my score was 96.5 % so I got admission in my desired Political Science Honours Course easily. Sikh Minority Students also got compensation in the overall percentage and their cutoff for this course was 92%. For getting admission through the Minority quota, one needs to get a Minority Certificate from Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee. The admission process was online and was quite simple as well. We got regular updates and guidance from the college and the fee payment for the first year was made initially and then we got our admission confirmed by the principal within a day or two and then we received an official mail from the college confirming our admission and then we were provided with the id and password of our college portal from where we could be updated regarding the online classes and other important announcements.

I chose BA Political Science Honours because coming from the Arts Background in the school, this course was considered very prime and elite among the art students and this course would also function as the base for various fields and Competitive exams like journalism, Law, Public Administration, etc. My class of Political science Honours have 120 students with the online mode of teaching due to the Covid 19 situation prevailing in the country. All our classes are scheduled on the portal and we get regular updates regarding the assignments, classes and tests there only. We have different teachers for every subject and all our teachers are highly qualified with a lot of experience to deal with every kind of student in the class. We have internal exams and assignments that constitute 25% of the overall marks for each semester and for the rest 75% we have our semester end exams after every 6 months. Exams are held on the online mode that is Open Book Examinations.

A lot of internships from various educational as well as extra curriculum backgrounds come up to the students. That offers you the certificate of appreciation, Tweeter of recommendation and other benefits and goodies after you have cleared their selection process after filling the forms and appearing for the personal interview round. The stipend offered is based on your performance and sometimes along with it, you get some extra commission for every other entry that is done from your end. More or less there are internships opportunities being offered to you several times on the month and you get all its details and forms on the official class groups themselves.

It is from the third year that the students get eligible for the Campus placements. I have just entered by the second year, so I am not aware of it. There are various companies that visit the college and offer packages that are in lakhs to the deserved students. I will not wait for any placements because in Political science Honours you don't get the placements usually so I will work on clearing the competitive examination related to the government services.

The overall cost which includes everything except the hostel facilities is nearly about Rs. 22,000 a year which is quite affordable and feasible for all the students coming from variously backgrounds or different parts of the country. Fees may vary for the students belonging to the ST/SC, EWS or OBC categories, but the benefits provided to all the students are the same. There are also various scholarships provided to the students on the basis of their performance in academic, sports or extra curriculum activities. Hostel fees may be different and some students also try to find a PG near the college depending on their needs and the other facilities that they require.

Due to the lockdown and covid 19 situation we are not allowed to regularly visit the campus, but yes we often visit the college and our campus that offers various interesting things for all the students. We have our college fest held yearly and college societies also hold their annual fests so it's a chance for the students to visit various fests in the college. The library of Khalsa College is considered to be the biggest on the campus with a wide range of books. The college also offers an e-library to its students that is free of cost. The classrooms are quite clean and large with proper boards and have air ventilation facilities. There are a lot of sports such as cricket, volleyball, basketball, tennis, football, etc offered by the college and the college has one of the biggest grounds on the campus. The various societies run by the students are Theatre, Dance both Indian and western, Music, Debate, National Service Scheme (NSS) and National Cadet Corps (NCC).