BA Economics at the Christ University Bannerghatta campus

The admission process started from registering myself on the university website. After that, I was allotted a time and place for the first level of the selection procedure that is the written exam. It was an MCQ test based on the course I chose with some general knowledge and language questions. On declaration of the result of this test, the selected candidates were called for on-campus interviews and a written exam on holistic education. The interview was based on whatever was learnt in class 11th and 12th Economics (largely from 12th Economics). The exam on holistic education is to answer a 15 marker question that focuses on how aware we are of holistic education and how our previous institute laid emphasis on holistic education etc. Once the result of these was announced, we were called for the admission process which included counselling, verification of certificates and other documents, verification of fee payment and meeting the campus director.

It's an honours course, which means you'll get more credits than a normal economics degree. The highlight of BA Eco Hons at Christ University is that you'll get admission even if you don't have maths in your 11th and 12th grades. The course requirement states that the student must either have exposure to economics OR to maths in class 12. There are enough faculties to guide the course. Largely, faculties are well qualified and are graduates from top institutes like Harvard, IIM, Delhi University, Central Universities etc. Christ has a well structured teaching method that is informed to the student right at the beginning of each sem. The students would be provided with a detailed document of the syllabus, the materials required (which would be provided by the faculties themselves), the deadline for each submission and the teaching pedagogy. Term exams are conducted precisely on time Without any delay. Exams aren't that easy if you are not a regular learner.

Students from Christ University are most likely to land upon the finest internships available. These include internships from companies like Goldman Sachs etc. The stipend varies from company to company. You can also do internships like those offered by Unschool as a marketing intern, for exposure. There are also numerous finance internships that students could look for; for those who are interested in financial economics. Finance internships largely come with major and minor projects and presentations that would help the students gain effective experience.

From the 5th semester onwards, the placement registration starts and the students can opt for placements if they want to. Accenture, De Shaw, TopHire, JP Morgan Chase & co, Kingfish etc are a few names of the companies that visited for students from BA Economics honours. The highest package is 7 LPA. Average is around 4.5-5 LPA. It's completely based on the students' performance that they get selected. 15-20% of the students get placed.

Considering it an honours course and the quality of education, the fees aren't that high. The chances of getting a scholarship are really low given the fact that the university isn't actually ready for such scholarships. If you are really great at your studies, you might get a scholarship. But students with financial constraints are most likely not to get a scholarship. Fees are not fixed throughout the course period. If the fees were say 75k for your seniors, it's likely that your fees would become 77k in the very next year. However, it's mentioned beforehand by the University that the fees given on the site are tentative and might change in due course of time catering to the increase in the price of facilities provided for the students.

Christ University is the hub of extracurricular activities. There are numerous social groups, clubs etc run by the students jointly with the support of the university. These include the Centre for Social Action (CSA) the biggest club of the University, the Debating society (DebSoc), the internship assistance club (Clare), the Finance Club, the economics club called Bulls and Bears etc

Interview was quite easy, given the fact that I was well-versed with my class 12th economics. The interview largely consisted of class 12th concepts and a few general economic concept and the new developments in economics. They also grade our attitude, confidence, politeness, language etc.