Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences B.Tech Review By Saharsh Kumar Laud

Overall I would consider Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences to be a good college but there is still a lot of scope for improvement. The infrastructure is quite lavish and is well maintained by the university. Academic curriculum is also well designed with scope of industry exposure after each year. The faculties are knowledgeable in their domains. The administration needs to be a little more active and less focused on some particular branches providing equal opportunities for students from all courses in the university.

My main motivation for joining this program was that it is the only course that offers both CS and IT in a single curriculum. Other reason was that there are no 12th standard subjects like Physics and Chemistry in the initial semesters unlike other colleges. The course is well structured and the subjects are quite similar to GATE syllabus. The eligibility was based on 12th standard marks and JEE Main score. Overall the course is quite adept however the university could do away with a few archaic subjects like microprocessors and add new subjects like Block chain and AI.

Most of the faculties are having completed either Ph.D or M.Tech or are currently pursuing their Ph.D. The faculties are quite nice and have ample knowledge in their domains. However, the college administration in unable to keep these faculties and more often than not a good faculty leaves the university after just 4-6 months. From the start of my B.Tech course till its completion, hardly 2 faculties were left who had been in the college for 4 years. The faculties try to give their best but are overburdened with workload and office politics which ultimately leads to that faculty leaving the college and a great loss for the students.

We do have a Placement Cell but it seems to be more focused on other branches' placements. The person of contact in the placement department had very less experience with CSE placements which ultimately led to very few domain companies coming to the college and just 4-5 local companies that used to come each year. Many students wanted placement in trending fields such as Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Cyber Security, etc. but there were hardly any placement opportunities in these fields and the Placement Cell head often used to tell the students to take whatever role they got since we are freshers. This led to around 80% of the students from our batch opting for higher studies or off campus placements. The average package ranged between 4-7 LPA.

The hostel is quite spacious with accommodation capacity for around 1000+ students can get single, double, or triple sharing room. However, this depends on the hostel administration as sometimes they can cancel providing triple sharing rooms. The hostel has all facilities like mess, gym, doctor, small play area, etc. Overall it is a good hostel to live in.

The best part about Symbiosis University of Applied Sciences is its infrastructure which spans around 30 acres of land. The classes and labs are lavish with all the proper equipment's and resources installed. There is also a large auditorium which is the main attraction of the college and many activities are held in this auditorium. There is a canteen, ample parking space, library, and even a large workshop for mechanical and automobile students. There are lifts for accessing all areas and buildings in the university. All classrooms have digital projectors and computer labs are well maintained by the lab in-charge. Overall the infrastructure is pretty well built and maintained.

Campus life is quite happening in this university and events happen from time to time. There are two clubs one for coding and one for robotics in the CSE department. There are many workshops, hackathons and seminars taking place in the campus. Apart from this cultural events like dancing, singing, fashion show, drama, etc. also happens frequently in the auditorium or in the college amphitheatre. There are technical as well as cultural fests in which various celebrities are invited. Overall the campus life is quite happening and you rarely feel bored in the university as something or the other is going on continuously.