Insiders Insights: A student life at Chennai Institute of Technology and Applied Research

The course curriculum is basic in the first semester, to facilitate the student's college life in the beginning. First semester usually consists of the same subjects as 12th grade. Core subjects begin only from the 3rd semester. In the final 3 semesters, students are given choices to choose their elective subjects according to the domain they prefer to pursue after college.

Internship offers begin after the first semester itself. Students are provided online internships and courses to complete in the very beginning, so they find it easier to develop their knowledge as well as build an appreciable resume before competing the third year.

College not only provides placements but also helps in getting seats in the abroad for higher studies and also provides fund for startups and approved projects. Maximum amount of students get placed before leaving the college as the placement process starts in the third year itself. Right from the first year, the students are encouraged to do internships and many courses are offered by the college itself, making it easier for the students to build a decent resume before third year.

Around 70% seats are filled by government quota and the remaining students are choosen from entrance examinations. The entrance exam usually consists of aptitude and questions based on the higher secondary education. After the first round, a personal interview is conducted for the short-listed students and the filtered students in the final round are given admission.

Infrastructure is very well at our college. It consists of a lot of COE labs, with collaborations from many foreign companies. Well developed labs with foreign technology is also available. Regarding clubs, there are many student clubs started by the students itself. Students are given opportunities to begin a club as well as join the club they prefer. Students are also encouraged to organize events and meet with sponsorship companies, fix budgets, invite guests, that gives maximum experience a student requires in a college life.

The cut-off plays a major role for students joining through the government quote. Around 186 is the eligibility cut-off to join the college. The college ranks high in the NIRF Ranking so getting an admission requires high score in the 12th grade. Students applied for entrance exam go through 2 rounds one, theoretically and one, by an interview. Only the shortlisted students from the theory exams that consists of a set of aptitude and logical questions along with questions based on previous knowledge, are taken to the second round. The filtered students who get selected at interview are called to discuss the admission process. The cut-off and entrance exam scores help in scholarship purposes.

Excellent Faculty, very friendly and frequent doubt clarifications from time to time. Available even after college hours from 3 to 5. Smart boards are available in every classroom which makes the staffs find it easy to get the students involved in the class better. Enough class tests to keep track of students. Each staff understands every student and guides them accordingly.