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The admission process for MSc in Chemistry was totally smooth enough and totally helpful and cooperative faculty. They have eligibility of HSc (10+2) or equivalent with minimum 50% marks or 10+3 diploma with 50% marks and Bachelor's degree from a recognized University or institution having Chemistry as major subject. The application form is available at their website which is nuv.ac.in. On their site, they have described the full information about the course details in form of a brochure. The application fee is also mentioned at their site which is 1000/- rupees currently the process has started and the end date is yet to release. As I belonged to the SC category and opted for a freeship scholarship. They provide university scholarships to those whose parents' combined income does not exceed INR 8 lakh per year as well as government scholarships for SC, ST and SEBC, and other minorities. As such the online application and admission process are totally great and the best.

The reason behind choosing this course of MSc organic chemistry is the pure science field. In my opinion, the pure science fields have much more opportunities in every field of science than application-based courses. At Navrachana university the teacher-student ratio is 1: 30 among which 15 students are in organic chemistry and the other 15 are in analytical chemistry. Most of the faculty members have great qualifications of Ph.D. with experience in their field. Every teacher has its own method of teaching and honestly, I have cleared most of the basics in chemistry during my master's only. Their way of teaching was one-to-one and every individual was assessed by them. The difficulty of every student was solved and helped as they have one to one teaching method and not mass teaching of hundreds at a time. Quality of knowledge was gained and also better method and skill of teaching used by professors of NUV. Exams are taken timely as internal and external (end sem) with exact dates.

After initiation of last year which is the 3rd sem the students become eligible for placements and companies offer roles in accordance with their vacancies. Piramal, sun pharma, O2 (Oxygen), zydus cadila, were the companies that came for campus placements during my year of 2021. Companies provide a basic package after the clearing of the interview and other important details thereafter provided. During our time due to lot of covid scenario companies were not offering much and placement happend very less. Almost 30 to 40% of placement took place from my class. The main objective after coming in last sem should be not to rely on on-campus placements but try your own ways to reach out companies to get placed /job as soon as possible after completion of course. I had started pursuing my BEd degree after MSc as I want to go into the teaching profession in schools.

The fee structure of Navrachana university for MSc Chemistry is INR 35000 rupees with INR 10000 rupees as deposit payment which is given back to the students after completing the course. The deposit obtained after completion is 9000/- rupees as 1000/- rupees is charged for certification of graduation or PG. There is not a hike in these fee structures and this is very normal for any masters course as per facilities and institutions with practicals lab facilities. As I belonged to the SC category and my monthly income was less than 2 lakhs, I opted for a freeship scholarship by govt which I studied for almost free during master's because most of the fees were later given back from govt into my account. Companies like Piramal and sun pharma had come for campus placements but unfortunately, I was not selected.

They consist of Alumni connect - NUVAA alumni association is a celebration of the uniqueness of the NUV experience. The campus has a canteen with all types of mouth-watering foods. The campus has a volleyball court, table tennis, cricket, and football equipment, along with indoor sports and recreational activities. Navratri is celebrated as "NUV Kelaniya" and the the annual youth fest is conducted as NUV -YUVA having activities like rangoli, sketching, painting, robotics cars, singing, dance, fashion shows concerts, and more. Students' engagement activities like national conferences, international conferences, celebrity lectures -NUV samvaad, seminar and workshop, NCC. It also has an international cell that has collaborations with international abroad, winter internships, and student/faculty exchange programs. The class has a clean and learning environment with proper chairs and projectors and mike & whiteboard, also proper ventilation and spacious structure of the classroom and architectural view are placed in the campus itself.

The test pattern was totally multiple choice questions which was given on computer in a given time limit. It is an open test method. This test consist of basic questions regarding chemistry, named reactions,name and molecular formula with name, laws and equations of chemistry. Once this online test is cleared then Personal interview is taken in which certain important reactions are asked by 2 to 3 people who are experts(faculty). On the basis of merit organic or analytical specialization for masters were alloted. I had referred textbook of 12th and named reactions which are important in chemistry, structures in organic chemistry and reagents.