Badal Bahinipati's Review on National Institute of Science and Technology, [NIST] Berhampur, Odisha

Timing of the college is quite hectic as I am currently having classes from 7.30 to 3.30 which can also extend to 6.30 if the need comes to be. Assignments and exams are good with good level of questions. These aspects are being adjusted as per rules of governing bodies Many of the teachers are quite awesome here and have interesting method of teaching, labs are very interesting too Overall I am satisfied with the college.

Currently, my course fee is around 1.2 LPA The college provides e-medhabruti(state govt approved), book scholarship scheme, fee waiver scheme etc Around 60% or maybe little higher than that get scholarship Loans are generally not required but even if it does so they can be availed from either SBI or ICICI bank.

I haven't done any extra course here as yet. Key companies coming for placement drive are Infosys, TCS, Mind Tree, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra etc Average salary figure is around 4 LPA and highest has been 12 LPA. I have little idea about the %age of students getting placed. The alumni network is quite strong as many former students come for recruiting graduates and also for interaction conferences.

There are 2 on-campus hostels for boys and 1 for girls. Also, the college has 2 off-campus hostels too. About the fee, I hav little idea. I can say that food is not that good if I go by what my friends say as I am a day scholar. Classrooms are fairly good, the library and dining hall is much better though and the wi-fi is much faster but it is currently under updation for faster data transfer.

There are several clubs in our college and each of them is brilliant. They provide multiple opportunities to showcase our talents and boost our skills. Main fests are Sankalp(tech fest) and Waves(cultural fest) and both are equally brilliant with Sankalp having the edge General college life is quite hectic with classes and labs jammed up. Sometimes we do get breaks in between, which is really helpful but overall it is a busy one

The eligibility criteria was the same as prescribed by JEE Main guidelines and the admission happened through www.ojee.nic.in(for state college admissions). I had given the JEE MAINS exams and the typical cutoff was around 25 out of 360.