College life in Gargi

Course curriculum is mostly theory based, there are practical classes and practical applications but only to some extents. It would be great if the syllabus is more practical based, as it gets easier to understand things in this manner. There are certain paper which makes you industry ready- like medical diagnostics and biotechnology. But if you are studying Zoology you should pursue masters as well. And the course is more than enough to clear PG entrance exams.

There are many interships available for non science fields with stipend upto 15k -20k per month. And for science related field the internships are limited with almost no stipend. But for research students can reach out to their professors and faculty and do projects liek pathfinder or maybe write research or review papers as well.

Students are eligible to sit in placement in there 3rd(final year of graduation). We have a dedicated placement cell with top companies recruitments, like Deloite, EY etc. But for science background students it is a bit difficult to get placed, and even if they get any placement, their job is not related to their core subjects for example they get placement in tecahing, marketing, event management etc. But the package is same for them. You can get upto 11LPA package. And the minimum is 3-4 LPA. There are alot of offers hence mostly students get placed in commerce and arts departments, but science students opt for higher studies i.e. masters and phD

Per year I had to pay around 17k-18k, the course duration is 3 years (1 more year which is optional) that rounds upto 50,000 for the whole degree. You should be able to clear CUET with good rank and marks to get this college, and ofcourse there is registration fee for the exam. After your successful admission you have to pay examination fee per semester exam to get your admit card. For subjects with practical examination there is extra charge. Fee waiver is available by the university for special cases. Scholarships of state and national level are applicable in the college but the student have to apply for it separately irrespective of the college.

There is an annual cultural fest- Reverie which is a 3 day long event consisting all the fun activities and shows with a celebrity guest. We have a Diwali mela as well, in which all the NGOs associated with college NSS set up their stalls in college, along with their performances and DJ for students. There are so many clubs and societies to be a part of. You can choose from classical to western dance or singi, drama, acting, filming, photography, debating, writing, quizzing, nss and gss, ncc, sports etc etc. Also there's a option for just volunteering in almost all the societies, wherein you dont have be a permanent member of the society and still can be a part in some way.

My reason for choosing this college was, it being a girls college with no restrictions and ofcourse a good curriculum (same of each college of DU) with neuroscience as DSE which is not in any other college of DU. This subject is really good with increasing demand in future. The locality- Green Park is also very safe with a metro station amd bus stands nearby. I got accepted in other colleges as well, because of my marks but i had to deny because of neuroscience. Admission process is quite famous now, all you have to do is clear CUET UG with good marks and a good rank to get Admission in Gargi as it is considered amongst the top DU colleges.

Faculty, of specially science courses, is almost like your school teacher. They are always ready to complete their syllabus even if that need any extra class- they're willing to spend time on that. Except for a few teachers. In non- science courses the Faculty is not that strict, but they are also very helpful and empathetic towards students. There are allocated mentors for each student with whom you can discuss you academic as well as not academic problems and they're ready to help you. Only thing i didn't like is, that some older teachers are quite judgemental and there is a thing of favouritism amongst the teachers as well. If you dont approach teachers for any research work or even other opportunities you wont be getting any, as teachers don't really ask by themselves. There is semester examination that you need to clear. If you fail to appear or dont pass the exam you get the chance to reattempt the paper in the successive year, meanwhile you get to continue with your studies along with your batch. Although this doesn't usually happen as the exam pattern is quite repetitive and questions are not that difficult. Only about 2% would fail that type of exam, including the absentees.