Review of Tezpur University

Cultures are an esteemed part of India since ancient history. I find them very interesting and after completing my graduation, I decided to pursue higher studies in them. Tezpur University offers a great curriculum in M.A in cultural studies. Minimum 45% marks in required in graduation to apply for this course. After the online form submission I sat for the entrance exam conducted by the university. Application fee was Rs. 700 which can be done by Net-Banking.

The course is covered in four semesters. We studied Indian culture in detail and did a Dissertation too in the 4th semester. A student has a lot of options in electives as well to choose from. The class size for my batch was very small and thus worked very well in the hands of the professors as they had to teach a small group of students only. Teaching methods involved PPTs, quizzes, seminars and real life case studies.

Placement opportunities are not very great but I can say good. Talking about the placement opportunities in cultural studies, I personally think teaching options are the best. You can apply in the university as well for the fellowship. Corporate jobs in this field are in the companies settled over seas like Colgate Palmolive, Delphi Automotive, DRDO, Glaxo Smithkline, Godrej, and Boyce in their HR Department. The highest package went to Rs. 15,00,000 in the general category.

Entire fee for this course is Rs. 92072 inclusive of the tuition fee. All the other charges are extra. There are scholarships available for the students who come from weak financial backgrounds. Some of them are - Merit scholarship, UGC scholarship and for the students who belong to SC/ST/OBC category. I didn't avail any scholarship nor applied for an educational loan from the bank.

Settling in northeast India was a bit difficult for me for the first few months. Officials here at the university and our seniors made sure that we have a comfortable and joyful stay. Annual Meet of the year was the most awaited event of the year. I participated twice in the event and had loads of fun. Pursuing masters in cultural studies and studying the same in a new university in a new state was the best decision i ever made. My personality changed after those two years.