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Here is a questionnaire with 19 questions that can help you a lot in ranking any professional college on your own. Particularly, aspiring Management, Engineering and MCA graduates can use this for review of their college. It will be very useful for your career if you take this review before joining the college. This is a very simple method of ranking based on highly practical issues that needs attention of all students while selecting a college.

Answers should be one among these:
1. Good 2. Average 3. Not Good.
Write down the answers on a paper and count and evaluate based on the scores given below.

1. How is college physical structure?
2. How is Library facility?
3. How is Internet Lab/Computer Facility?
4. How are Classrooms?
5. How is Transportation Facility?
6. How is Hostel facility?
7. How helpful did you find college admin during your visit?
8. How well you were able to understand college’s management structure?
9. How do you feel about the faculty with their Industry Experience?
10. How was the response from the faculty/professors to help you with your objectives?
11. How was the satisfaction response from the current Students about the College?
12. How did you find the strength of Alumni’s in the College and their activities? (You may take this review for any alumni or information at college)
13. How is the response of companies about the college? (Reflects in the number of companies visited and number of people hired)
14. How is the satisfaction of placement with current and previous students?
15. How are the Number of external training/developmental programs conducted are attended by Corporates?
16. How are the alumni’s profile who attended the workshops/trainings at the college?
17. How was the Industry based Incubation Labs/setup of organizations in the college?
18. How do you feel about the time allocated for students to spend in Industry during the course?
19. How progressive are the extra curricular activities at college? (e.g. Sports, external seminars etc.,)

Total: There are total 19 questions, Below is result indicative

Give 2 points for good
Give 1 point for average
Give 0 point for not good

Scoring:

1. If total is between 33-38 then review is Excellent (First Choice)
2. If total is between 27-32 then review is Very Good (2nd Best Choice)
3. If total is between 20-27 then review is Good (Consider as choice but use discretion)
4. If total is less than 20 then review is average ( Rethink /Avoid)

Disclaimer: This review sheet is for your guideline only and result is only indicator. You may inquire more if you want better review.

Are you confused in choosing between Engineering and B.Sc.? Here is a brief description of various issues involved in this. Let us start with an example. A student joined in Engineering has to spend approximately 50,000 per annum including Govt fee and other miscellaneous. By the time of course completion the cost will be Rs.2.00 lakhs towards fees only. Mean time he has to prepare for GRE and TOFEL that cost another Rs. 25,000 to 30,000. After getting the admission into any know or unknown colleges in US he has to spend not less than 5 lakhs including first sem fee and air travel and other expenses. When the candidate come to the final stage of Post graduation at US the cost will be 7.5 lakhs to 8.0 laks rupees. If student wants to settle in India after graduation unless he/her from the premier institutes decent job with good salary can not be expected.

Where as for Graduation it may not cross one lakh and another one and half lakh for Post graduation (including fee + hostel + traval) The total cost will not be more than 2.5 lakhs by the time the candidate complete M.Sc. Many Govt Organizations like CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt India), Dept of Biotechnology Govt India, Indian Council of Medical Research offering Junior Research Fellows through entrance. Successful candidates will get around 12,000/- plus HRA in any R and D labs as per his/her choice. For bright students no expenditure is there from PG onwards. After completion of Doctoral Degree he will be absorbed in any company or in any R and D institute. In case candidate is interested he can go for Post doc in abroad where fellowship will be awarded. Later he can take up faculty or scientist position in any organization in India.

Engineering studies require more fees, in turn it provides better careers and opportunities too. Even in our Govt. system difference is present, salary for an Engg. Graduate is always more than an ordinary or Bachelor degree holder. This will be true in the case of an engineering student who comes out from Premier institute like IIT, Nit etc not from colleges where nothing is available.

Ranking Your College – Self Assessment

Engineering or B.Sc. – Costs and Career Comparison