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Which college should you apply to? Consider these

Last updated on: May 14, 2010 09:52 IST

We invited readers to share their college recommendations to the Class of 2010 -- the colleges with the best teachers, facilities, study programmes.

Here we present some of the responses we recieved. Share yours!

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Name_of_college: Whistling Woods International School of Animation
location: Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: Diploma in the Art & Technique of Animation, VFX,3D animation,Maya
Best_faculty: All faculties has production experience. If you want to do animation films, then the buck stops here !!
USP: Largest film school in India. 22 acres campus in the heart of Filmcity, goregaon.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2008. Fantastic campus. Terrific infrastructure.
Your_name: Merlin George

Name_of_college: MSRIT
location: bangalore
Course_to_enroll: any B.E course
Best_faculty: N V R Naidu, HOD
Industrial Engg.
USP: best placements, no dress code just rocks
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2001-05
Your_name: AJAY

Name_of_college: IIT Kanpur
location: Kanpur
Course_to_enroll: Computer Science
Best_faculty: Lots of good professors. Prof. Manindra Agarwal in particular is internationally renowned. Most of the professors have a very good grasp on their subjects.
USP: 1. There is a very good learning atmosphere, and relatively less politics in the campus. This can be very stimulating for those who are interested in academics and very depressing for those who do not want to study.
2. Most of your colleagues are very bright (but several students, particularly from quotas, are not that bright) and helpful.
3. IIT Kanpur is renowned both within India and internationally. You get an instant acknowledgement/respect when you tell people that you are from IIT Kanpur
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1999-2003
My experience was very good. For those who are very interested in girls, please not that this is one of the "dry" institutes. For those who are interested in building their foundations in Computer Sciences, this may be the best place to be.
Your_name: VPandey


Name_of_college: LINGAYAS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
location: FARIDABAD,HARYANA
Course_to_enroll: ELECTRICAL,MECHANICAL,ECE ENGINEERING
Best_faculty: PROF.A.K.NADIR WHO IS THE HEAD OF ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT IS A MASTER OF HIS SUBJECTS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
USP: MULTITASKING ABILITIES WHICH A STUDENT CAN LEARN BEING A PART OF THIS INSTITUTION.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2004-2008.
IT WAS A LEARNING AND THROUGH EXPERIENCE.
Your_name: BISWARUP DAS

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For LLB, BA courses


Name_of_college: Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
location: Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Course_to_enroll: MBBS, LLB, LLM B.Tech, MCA, BSc, BCom, BA.
Best_faculty: All faculties are the best.
USP: It was among the first institutions of higher learning set up during the British Raj. AMU offers more than 250 Courses in traditional and modern branch of Education. This is a premier Central University with several faculties and maintained institutions and draws students from all corners of the world, especially Africa, West Asia and South East Asia.There are 16 Halls of residence comprising 69 hostels largest in Asia. AMU is planning to set up five regional centres in the country which are Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Pune (Maharashtra), Murshidabad (West Bengal), Malappuram (Kerala) and Kishanganj (Bihar). Currently the University has almost thirty thousand students, and over two thousand faculty members with over eighty departments of study.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2005-2008, MCA. I can't never forget my days at AMU throughout my life. I give a lot of credit to AMU for where I am heading today.Three years went as if it was three months - Miss it terribly. Hostel life was awesome.
Your_name: Pravej Khan

Name_of_college: Maharashtra College
location: Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: Economics
Best_faculty: Professor Abdul Aziz
USP: If you are a Classroom to Home kind it is the best because of the teaching Staff they have
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2000 - 2005
Your_name: Rizwan Khan


Name_of_college: B.S. Abdur Rahman University
location: Vandalur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Course_to_enroll: Computer Science and Engineering
Best_faculty: All the professors are well equipped and highly passionate. Personal interest and care is given to every student. All round abilities of the student is appreciated and no professor is academic or only marks centric. Professors give the real time examples and implementations for every concepts dealt in class.
USP: When i entered this college as an under-graduate computer science student, I was not able to write even a 10 lines code in java. But in my final year my guide(prof.Dr. Shriram .R)trained me in such a way that, I developed my own mobile browser for project. Such enthusiastic training, support and encouragement is given. Another most important aspect is the placement. In my department which has 130 students, not even 40 are left without a job now and the companies are still coming for recruitment. Such is the standard of students and university.
Did_you_attend_this_college: I was in the batch of 2006-2010. This segment of life in B.S. Abdur Rahman University is the most effective and unforgettable part of my life on this planet. I entered this college as a blank page and I leave this college with talent, skill and a dream to live for. I love my College. !
Your_name: raman


Name_of_college: Walchand College of Engineering
location: Sangli
Course_to_enroll: BE (mech, civil, etrx, Comp, IT)
Best_faculty: There are many professor who have more that 20 years of teching experience.
USP: Autonomus institue with best possible infrastructure. Better campus placements.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2000-2004
Your_name: nikhil

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Colleges for MBA, BE courses


Name_of_college: GITAM
location: Vishakhapatnam
Course_to_enroll: All
Best_faculty: Good Faculty
USP: Brand Name, faculty, College Atomosphere
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2002. good
Your_name: srikanth

Name_of_college: IIPM
location: anywhere
Course_to_enroll: MBA
Best_faculty: Arindam of course. the ponytail maybe
USP: coz its way different from the iims and it dares to do so.. that's the point
Did_you_attend_this_college: haven't yet.. probably won't.. but i've heard its the stuff that dreams are made of
Your_name: vineet


Name_of_college: Jawaharlal Darda Institute Of Engineering & Technology
location: Yavatmal, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: BE-MECH.
Best_faculty: prof. gandhewar, prof. sambhe, prof. bhalerao, prof. shrirao, prof. jirapure, prof. wankhede, prof. shirbhate, prof. kongre, prof. durgam.

they are renowned professors of mech. deptt in this colg, full of talent, knowledge. superb skill of teaching. very friendly nature.
USP: superb result.
recommended under one of the best university in maharashtra.
very good campus.
superb guidance.
best faculty.
somewhat strict colg.

& many more. unless u don't visit, u are unable to know.

for any info contact me.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2008-2011 direct second year admission after diploma

now i m a final year student of mech deptt in this colg. i have a lot of experience which i can't express here, u can contact me for further info.
Your_name: AMITKUMAR M. SINGH


Name_of_college: Indian School of Mines
location: Dhanbad
Course_to_enroll: Petroluem Engineering, Mining Engineering
Best_faculty: Worlds 2nd or 3rd best university for petroleum and mining. World acclaimed professors in their respective fields.
USP: Very Good Infra.
Wonderful campus.
Tremendous job prospects with best in class MNCs and PSUs.
In most of the years, students in their 3rd year of engineering get their in-campus placement.
Graduates regarded as best in class in Petro & Mining across the world.
Closely knit alumni spread across the world.
Good scope of higher studies in a lot of related fields anywhere in the world.
Did_you_attend_this_college: In the nineties.
Don't go by the place of Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
ISM is a cosmopolitan campus where the students have a very high quality experience.
No dearth of government funding for infra & student facilities.
Your_name: Kush

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Recommendations for BCA, MTech


Name_of_college: JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY JAIPUR
location: JAIPUR
Course_to_enroll: B-TECH,MCA,BCA
Best_faculty: MR. NAVNEET VERMA
MR. MUDIT KHETAN
USP: IT PROVIDES QUALITY EDUCATION
Did_you_attend_this_college: I DID B-TECH (CS) FROM THIS UNIVERSITY.
Your_name: SIDDHARTH

Name_of_college: BSA COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TECH. MATHURA
location: MATHURA
Course_to_enroll: B TECH
Best_faculty: Mr. Bhagwan Singh, Registrar
a very helpful and hard working officer.
USP: rediff.com
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2005-2009, a very nice and healthy atmoshphere.
Your_name: KASHISH


Name_of_college: Sydenham Institute of Management, Research and Entrepreneurship Education
location: Churchgate, Mumbai
Course_to_enroll: PGDBM, MMS
Best_faculty: Many good professors
Some of them are Bharat Nadkarni(CSR Head, Tata Power)Prof. Kalim Khan(Director, Rizvi Mgmt.), Prof. Venkatesh(Mktg), Prof.Manjrekar(Finance), Prof. Rebello(Entrepreneurship)
USP: Strategic location(heart of CBD Mumbai, lowest fees, Very small number of students, Government College and very low fees. very high return on investment. No.2 Mgmt college in Mumbai.
Did_you_attend_this_college: Still attending, PGDBM 2nd year.
Very learning oriented and practically inclined institute
Your_name: tejas ekbote


Name_of_college: NIT
location: Trichy
Course_to_enroll: Engineering, MCA
Best_faculty: -
USP: The name says it all
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1999-2003. Students from Pan India give the atmosphere all that it needs to groom the next gen of Indian Leaders/Entrepreuners/Engineers.
Your_name: Senthil

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Colleges for MSc, BE


Name_of_college: KLS's Gogte Institute of Technology
location: Belgaum, Karnataka
Course_to_enroll: Industrial and Production Engg.
Best_faculty: Dr. A S Deshpande
(Dr). R P Bhatt
USP: One of the best and most qualified faculty. Almost 90%+ of them are Phds and absolutely dedicated. When you get your degree in hand, you know you have learned something during the years.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1999 - 2003
Your_name: Sachin K

Name_of_college: VNIT
location: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Course_to_enroll: All B.E., B.Arch.
Best_faculty: Almost all
USP: Good Education, faculty, library, Sports, campus and better campus job ratio.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 1996-2001
Amazing, Ultimate, Superb
Your_name: Uvesh


Name_of_college: Manipal Institute of Technology
location: Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka
Course_to_enroll: B.E.
Best_faculty: Dr Kumar Shama. His style of teaching is very innovative & he is very supportive to students.
USP: Its a place where you can chill out for four years & in the end get placed in a good company.Even in these recession it offers 100% placement and more than one job to 30% students.Peaceful & disciplined atmosphere.Great infrastructure & Beautiful girls.
Did_you_attend_this_college: 2006-2010.It was a great experience here.I was a very average student & just managed to score 60% and I got placed.In fact everybody who scored above 60% got placed and many people got double jobs including me (1 in TCS & 1 in IBM).There many worth visiting places around here like Goa is just 4 hrs frm here.Mess food is excellent. Hostels are very clean & beautiful.
Your_name: Vikrant Singh Pawar


Name_of_college: CEG, Anna University
location: Chennai
Course_to_enroll: M.Sc(Integrated)
Best_faculty: Dr.Venkatesan, he was an inspiration to many.
USP: Great exposure, Alumini doing very well in MNC's
Did_you_attend_this_college: I would always want to go back, it was fun and great learning experience
Your_name: Prakash

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