Jain University B.Com Review By Biswajit Haldar

Jain University is certainly one of the best and the rankings by various prestigious magazines prove that. Jain University has become a brand name and thereby has built a strong reputation among the corporate. The only problem that I faced was that everything at the University is not just costly but super costly. I come from a mediocre background and affording a high maintenance college like Jain University may be beyond many in the country. The fees they charge is right as the University full filled all the facilities that we were promised during the beginning of our program. One more added feature of the University is that at the University an environment is provided where one can learn with zeal. Most of the students who are a part of this University are super-rich as the hefty fees that college charges is no everybody’s cup of tea.

After failing to clear the entrance exams, I had to take the B.Com. Since Jain is a deemed University the course was a little different from the Bangalore University and some added books which held no relevance were added. We were burdened with a lot of books and thereby the college lectures also lasted long. The faculty was good with the subjects but a couple of them who joined through reference were illiterate I guess. The University has planned the timings of the syllabus and there’s no lacking that as by hook or crook they will finish the portions. The academic part needs a little bit of revision as they have adopted the European way but don’t have that kind of faculty.

The faculty members are good and with a heavy heart I have to say this as they were above average. They hardly cared due to the strength but on asking them they were ready to help. Not all though just a few of those. The number of faculty is reasonable considering the amount of students and the vast syllabus that the University has infused.

Jain University due to the name that they hold many companies from corporate circles did came at the campus just to check out the college though as just few of handpicked students from my class actually got the placements and three months later were fired as well. This is in a way a win-win situation both for college and their corporate friends. Most of them being superrich didn’t even care and students like us who even after scoring well were not even asked for an interview session. University has to show that these companies attended the campus and then manipulating the numbers is something Jain University is very good at.

There are 8 boys and 8 girls hostel but not at the campus. The college provides pick up and drop facility as per the timings of the respective colleges. The campus student community is a joint hostel for students pursuing undergraduate courses like B.Com, B.Sc, and BMS. Out of the 8 boys hostel buildings 2 buildings were for single sharing, 2 for double, 2 for triple, and 2 buildings for students who wished to stay four sharing. The hostel fees was Rs. 1.5 lakhs for double sharing. The food charges were separate and they were 55k annually. The hostel mess was large and served food 4 times a day. CSC, also used to treat us one day of a week with special serving like Chinese, Italian or continental food. Other facilities that we were provided includes furnished rooms, water cooler and RO purifier on each floor, Wi-Fi, and off campus laundry. Inside the CSM, there was a medical emergency room, a dedicated mobile app to confirm late night coming or leave from the hostel. All of this was approved through the app. The hostel is also under CCTV surveillance.

The buildings have been renovated and there are as many as 7 blocks in the campus. Half of the campus is surrounded by these buildings. The college surrounding is remote but all the facilities are there inside the campus. The college campus has many sporting facilities all indoor though as the college don’t have a sports field. There’s also a large swimming pool inside the college campus. A huge library of 5 floors has been facilitated inside the campus. There are 2 auditoriums and an amphitheater at the college campus. A college campus is not described until we describe the canteen. As per the ratio of the students 2 canteens were lesser but the food that they served was great. However, we were provided all the food at the hostel itself and I hardly went to the canteen.

I made complete use of the JGI facilities and also learned from the co-curricular activities that used to hold in the college. The University has many foreign nationals and learning about their culture mingling with them was a great experience. Don’t get lured by the prospectus though as it will show you an image of a 5 star hotel and provide you classrooms of 2 star as there is no AC in the classrooms. The fees that they charged is much higher than all the colleges of Bangalore for the same course. Even St. Joseph’s College and Christ University don’t charge this much.