Review on one of the oldest college of Kolkata- Bhawanipur College

I chose BA Journalism and Mass communication and for me the whole course was very interesting. If it were not for my faculty I wouldn't have loved the course as much. My faculty members are not only great professors but also good communicators. They are the most friendly faculty I have ever come across and no matter how late it is some professors would clear your doubt at midnight over text. All the professors are either Phd graduates or master graduates. At present we have 7 professors and our batch had 39 students. So the ratio between the two is quite balanced. Now coming to the exam part, our professors would first scare us with the whole syllabus during internals and then reduce it to the areas which are taught in class. We had 1set of internals of each paper of 10 marks each (usually descriptive). The questions were of mid level difficulty not too hard not too easy.

A few companies came to the college during my time and most of them were for BCom and BBA students. The roles were mostly of accounting, content writing, tally, etc. One of the content writing job which I applied to was to make questions regarding a subject. The company was a publishing organisation and published books.

Candidates can participate in the campus placement drive from the second year. Some companies that come for placement provide only for interships and some provides full time. The average package offered is around 3-4 LPA for full time. Internships provide around 2k-3k per month depending on the company. The companies like Axis Bank, Airtel, TCS, EY, etc. come and place students from the campus. Around 35-40 companies come to place students with different job roles. After I got my degree I opted for Higher Studies and currently I am studying at Pondicherry University.

If I compare the amount spent in my graduation to the job opportunities provided, then I'd say its quite poor. The college is not great at providing intership or placement opportunities. Companies do come and conduct placement drive but are all low paying ones. My course has the highest fee structure yet there wasn't any company that came for media jobs. The Bhawanipur Scholarship Scheme is the name of the scholarship it provides. It is quite effective and only handful of students get it. Candidates need to apply for the Scholarship during the admission and it is on first come first basis as only 200 students will receive it.

Bhawanipur College is all about social life. Starting from sports, dance, music to theatre, BESC has it all. One can experience the best extra curricular in the college. No matter what comes in the way, every week there should be an event. Students can completely and quite beautifully display their talents and it is the place were talents are appreciated immensely. The annual fest Umang is blaringly celebrated and students from all over Kolkata come to be a part of this fest. Every year during Umang a new celebrity is called upon. In 2023, Mohit Chauhan was invited and students get free passes to the concert. Coming to the amenities part Bhawanipur is well equipped with modern day equipments. Every classroom has smart board and labs are equiped with new models of computers. The sport arena is well loaded for both indoor and outdoor activities, starting from basketball to carrom, it has it all. There are several Collectives (social groups) that the students can be a part of.

The admission process of the besc is very simple and donot involve any admission test. Applications will get uploaded in the official website (thebges) named under Admission Open. Eligibility: 1) Candidates need to have atleast 55% marks in their board examination. 2) Candidates need to have passed in English as well in their boards 3) Candidates belonging from backward classes needs to have a minimum of 40% marks in aggregate in their board examination. Note: Candidates who have scored above 90% in their boards can avail to the scholarship where 50% of the fees is reduced. Admission process is quick and the office authorities clear any doubts regarding the admission when called. Improvements in the admission process can include an entrance examination. This examination would determine the academic quality of a student.