West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences Review By Hridam Saha

I am a student of B.F.Sc 4th year of West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences. It is very good institution, teachers are well educated and helpful. Every year at least 10-15 students get placement in various fish feed and fish products producing companies. Students can also appear for JRF exam and get a chance to study in the Central Institute of Fisheries Education, BOMBAY. There are various facilities available for students like Football play ground, Cricket play ground, Badminton, and also Volleyball play ground.

The duration of the course is 4 years. First 3 years students have to appear for semester exams (Twice in a year) and in the 4th year we have to do the practical related work. A study tour is also there in the 4th year. Eligibility criteria is 12th pass with at least 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English. Merit is based on the marks obtained in 4 subjects.

The faculty is very good consists of 10 departments like Aquatic Animal Health, Aquatic Environment Management, Aquaculture, Fisheries Resource management, Fishery Nutrition, Fisheries engineering, Fisheries Economics, Fisheries Extension, Fishery Processing Technology, etc. The teachers are well educated and helpful they politely teaches us all the things. They are all either Ph.D or M.F.Sc degree holder. Many of our teachers famous all over the country, their research papers published in various national and international journals.

Yes, there is a Placement Cell in our university. Every year various companies like CP, Growwell, Godrej, etc. come to our university and many students get placed in those companies.

Yes, we have hostel facilities also. Infrastructure is very good. Rooms are well decorated and well designed. There is a guest house also in our university where guardians come and stay.

College infrastructure is very good. We have modern lab facilities with well equipped machineries. Each department has separate rooms and lab facilities and seminar rooms. Library is very good with various books and national and international journals. There is a hatchery, where breeding of fishes occurs. There is also a fish processing plant for experimental learning program.

In our campus students are engaged in various cultural activities like drawing, song, dancing, recitation, extempore, etc. There are separate clubs for each activity. Various sports events like Volleyball, Cricket, Football, Table Tennis, Badminton, etc. Multigym facilities is also here for students. Every year annual sports held in our faculty where various events occur these 4 days are very enjoyable for students.