Pree Varadarajan's Review on SASTRA University, Thanjavur
Placements and Internships
SASTRA guarantees 100% placements every year. Apart from the placements, internships are given to the deserving students.
Many reputed companies such as PayPal, Amazon, Microsoft, TCS, Ashok Leyland etc and startups such as Freshworks, Freshdesk, Nusigma etc hire our students with an average salary of INR 7 lakhs per annum and the highest salary offered was INR 27 lakhs per annum.
College Infrastructure and Hostel Facilities
There are 5 hostels for girls and 7 hostels for boys. For single rooms, the hostel fee is 16,000 rupees per anum whereas for five-in-one rooms the hostel fee is half the single room fee. Mess fee is 3,000 rupees per month. Classrooms are huge and spacious with 24/7 superfast WIFI connection. The Central library is the only spot for all the studious and geeky students.
Entrance Exams and Admissions
The admission is based on their JEE and 12th examination score. The split up of percentage is 70% for board examination score and 30% for JEE score. The cutoff for any course is 90 percentile. There is no entrance examination.
Academics and Faculty
The faculties are categorised according to experience and seniority. The students are given the right to choose their own faculties. In a total of three assignments for each semester, three CIAs and end semester with practicals is the general procedure for evaluation.
Fees and Scholarships
Tuition fee for any course is 45,000 rupees per semester. The scholarships have also been awarded to other state students. Every Andhra Pradesh student gets scholarships based on their board examination score. Scholarships are being offered to girl students too. Funds are being offered to final year students for their project.
Clubs and Associations
The cultural clubs include Sastra Music team, Sastra dance team, Studio, Potohub. On the other hand, there are clubs based on languages such as Sastra Tamil Sangam, Hindi lits, English lits and Telugu lits. Apart from the cultural clubs, SCORE, EXNORA and PLASMA are the social clubs of SASTRA. KURUKSASTRA (cultural event), Daksh (Technical fest) and Colossium (sports fest) are the main festivals of SASTRA. College life is a whole new experience filled with fun and responsibilities.
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Placements & Internships
3.5
Fees & Scholarships
3.5
Academics & Faculty
4.5
College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities
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Clubs & Associations
4.5
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