NIT Durgapur - A brief review

After clearing JEE Mains examination, I entered NIT Durgapur in the preferred list. Through JEE Advanced, I was eligible for only agricultural programs. I got Chemical Engineering in NIT Durgapur in the third round of JOSAA Counselling through the OBC-NCL quota, Gender Neutral. I participated in CSAB rounds but my seat remained the same. For B.tech Chemical Engineering in NIT Durgapur, the cut-off rank was 11341 and marks> 96 percentile. The admission process was smooth and easy. The JOSAA counseling was done online with an admission form submission, fee payment, and filling in other details in the form. Then, after proper cross-checking, the seat was approved. The documents were verified after the seat was allotted for the first time and then no further checking was needed. Rest formalities were executed in the college admission form.

I chose this course because of the high scope it offers in terms of research and placements and internships. The placement record for the passing year of 2019 was about 82% with 41 out of 50 students placed and 9 students offered Pre Placement Offers (PPOs). The faculty-student ratio is 16:420. In the third semester, there are 11 professors for 80 students, including dual-degree students. The faculty holds high qualifications and have attained research degree in different fields, with 6 professors and 5 assistant professors. There are three exams held in a semester - Continuous assessments 1 and 2 (CA1 and CA2) and end semester examinations. CA1 holds 15 marks, CA2 25 marks and the end semester is 60 marks. Questions are of medium to tough level with one or two easy ones, and in some subjects, viva - voce is taken but are easy to pass. Notes for the respective subjects are provided by the professors.

There are a lot of companies like Microsoft, Capgemini, TATA Steel, NITI ayog, and others that offer internships through the summer-winter internship programs. Besides, students can avail internships through external sites also like Internshala and LinkedIn.

From the seventh semester, students become eligible for placements. TCS, Infosys, Capgemini, Google India, and many other companies, a total of 116 approximately as per last year, visit the college, and about 460 students were offered placements. About 82% of students got placed last year. After my graduation, I'd opt for either IT sector jobs or go for higher studies.

The fees structure is nominal for students with varied structures as per their family income. Girl students can avail scholarships through govt schemes and the college provides few scholarship schemes through certain criteria. Students are eligible for placements from the seventh semester and on-campus internships from 5 semester. For outside college, students can get internships as per their choice from the first semester only. The highest package offered last year was 44 LPA CTC.

Owing to online classes, I've not experienced campus life. The college provides e-resource for college students. The professor provides the best materials and teach us through the virtual classrooms on MS Teams or Google meet. The seniors are cooperative and provide insights into college life. On-campus, there are various spots to see like Duck point, Nescafe Point, SAC, and other buildings. There are various clubs and societies with very much exciting and cooperative communities of students like CCA, SAE, GNU/LINUX, MNTC, LC, etc.

The hostel has all the basic amenities available. But the Wifi doesn't work at times or is slow. Both veg and non-veg food are provided in mess as per the package availed by the students. The quality of veg food is better than the nonveg food.