Indranil Bagchi's Review on Jadavpur University, Calcutta

The Fourth year is for Industrial Training of 6 months and the university has the good name in the architecture industry, hence internships are not tough to find. There are no official job placements for the stream of Architecture, however, depending on your portfolio, finding jobs is comparatively easy due to the vast and well-connected alumni network wherein some of the alumni are well known and respected personalities in the industry.

Hostels are few in number with 2 hostels for boys and girls a d open to only students falling under a minimum income line. PGs are in abundance and range from economic to single flats depending on the requirement of the student. Food in the college is very good with 5 canteens inside premises offering food at reasonable rates. Classrooms are like typical government-funded universities. Not all classrooms have AC, libraries and labs have ACs. There is no campus Wi-Fi.

Jadavpur University is one of the finest and top universities in eastern India and the number one ranked university in West Bengal. It is ranked 6th among the architecture schools in India as per some of the reports. To be eligible to apply for architecture in this university, you have to be a student of science in your higher secondary studies. Post that, you have to apply for either Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains Paper 2 or a combination of West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam (WBJEE) plus National Aptitude Test for Architecture (NATA). It is preferable to apply for WBJEE and NATA because the seats for this combination are higher in number. The overall acceptance is of 40 students, most through WBJEE and NATA. the cutoffs are around 100 in NATA combined with a rank within 2500 in WBJEE.

The daily routine is very well managed. Attendance is important. Quality and method of teaching are above average with national award-winning teachers as part of the faculty. The overall experience is very overwhelming and enriching.

It is the cheapest college in India with the total fee of INR 2700 per year (2 semesters). Scholarships are generally not needed but are available for students belonging to very needy backgrounds. Since most students fall above the minimum income level for scholarships, very few people have or need scholarships. No loans are required for studying in this University.

The societies in campus range from music to literature, science, mountaineering, and photography and cover a vast range of topics. Students can also form a society of their liking under the Dean of Youth Welfare. There is multiple small fests organized independently by various streams along with the major fest called 'Sanskriti'which spans around 14 days. College life, in general, is fun and exciting.