{"id":6903,"date":"2015-08-01T13:29:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T13:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/gyan\/?p=6903"},"modified":"2015-09-01T06:55:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-01T06:55:37","slug":"5-important-points-for-choosing-your-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gyanalok.com\/home\/5-important-points-for-choosing-your-college\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Important points for choosing your College"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Standing at the threshold of teenage and adulthood, choosing a college affects our life for<br \/>\nlong and the memories of college life remain evergreen. With varied options available for<br \/>\nstudying across India, choosing a college tries our life\u2019s skills. Of course, parental advice has<br \/>\na big role to pay and their considerations of finance and location of the college cannot be<br \/>\noverlooked. Despite centralised admission procedures in many universities and marks<br \/>\nobtained decide your college to a large extent; students are always asked for preferences<br \/>\nwhile filling forms.<br \/>\nIf you have decided which stream to opt, here are some of the tips which help you in<br \/>\nchoosing a college:-<br \/>\n<strong>1. Accreditation and Affiliation<\/strong><br \/>\nCheck that the college is recognised by the statutory authorities like UGC\/AICTE\/DDE etc.<br \/>\nand affiliated to a recognised university. These affiliations ensure that the colleges have all<br \/>\nthe minimum requisites laid down by the government. Similarly accreditation from agencies<br \/>\nlike NAAC or NBA can help you decide the quality of education imparted in the college.<br \/>\nStudents should check all statutory approvals and authencity of colleges especially the<br \/>\nprivate ones. Some colleges get grants from government and students should check<br \/>\navailability of scholarships.<br \/>\n<strong>2 Reputation\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nNext, you should check that college has its own standing. Naturally if it is old and<br \/>\nestablished quite long ago, it will have a name than the newer colleges. Colleges tend to<br \/>\nglorify their achievements during admission season. Students should choose wisely and<br \/>\nclarify all that has been claimed in the prospectus.<br \/>\n<strong>3 Facilities available and quality of Staff members<\/strong><br \/>\nA college is not just a building. It always has an atmosphere which helps a student grow in<br \/>\nall directions. A large playground, an updated library, an amphitheatre for cultural<br \/>\nprograms, seminar hall, career guidance cell, good internet connectivity along with expert<br \/>\nand well-experienced staff add five stars to your educational journey in the college. Too<br \/>\nmany students in one class reduce the scope of personal attention.<br \/>\n<strong>4 Student-friendly activities and exposure facilities<\/strong><br \/>\nBesides just imparting syllabus-bound education, the college should be able to give you<br \/>\nexposure to other academic and extra-curricular activities. It should organise conferences,<br \/>\nexpert talks, arrange field and industry visits. Promote activities like NCC, NSS and<br \/>\nparticipation in inter-college competitions. A tie-up with national level laboratories like<br \/>\nCSIR\/ ICAR\/NCL, etc. or industries or firms for internships or consultants gives the students<br \/>\nan added advantage for placements. Collaboration with a foreign university, for spending a<br \/>\npart of the course there, adds weight to your degree. We often hear about students<br \/>\ninventing new things. If you have that knack, then you should look for a college which<br \/>\nsupports such things.<br \/>\n<strong>5 Placement or Employability Record<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you have joined a professional course such as engineering, then placement track of the<br \/>\nstudents is very important. Check which companies hire the students of that college or what<br \/>\npercentage of students is placed every year. In non-professional courses, you should check<br \/>\nhow the ex-students have fared in their endeavour. Where are they working and how much<br \/>\nexposure have they received from the college will help you in deciding your future.<br \/>\nLast, but not the least, the location of the college, tuition fees, interest of the students also<br \/>\nmatter. Students should take into account advice from parents, senior siblings and experts<br \/>\nbefore deciding finally.<br \/>\n<em>College is a refuge from hasty judgment. Robert Frost <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Standing at the threshold of teenage and adulthood, choosing a college affects our life for long and the memories of college life remain evergreen. With varied options available for studying across India, choosing a college tries our life\u2019s skills. 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