Madras Institute of Technology B.Tech Review By Saurav Kumar

MIT has made many careers while many have been ruined many as well. For all those whose careers are ruined they can blame themselves as they couldn’t handle the pressure and also fell too much into social life of MIT. Social life here was undoubtedly something that one can hide, one can run but they can never escape the social life of MIT. If I share my story, the from social relations to office politics, from worldly explanation for not completing the project to crushes and girlfriends, my life was without an iota of doubt was a complete package. Students at MIT gets a lot of free time and therefore we used to go for movies, try new restaurants, getting involved in cultural activities but all this after we were done with 70% attendance. So, don’t get trap just with the razzmatazz of the college but also use the college for good reasons and that is to study and make a career out of it.

Some updating is required because when I compared our books with others it was pretty old syllabus. Intriguing though was good and lecture timings was 8.30am to 4.30pm. However, we used to get a lot of time in-between so one can do all those things that they love. Lectures sometimes were time killer as professors would just navigate the reading books. No questions will be solved unanswered as many of the professors would often give students 10-15 minutes to go through the notes they have given and clear all the doubts that we used to have.

My stance on faculty is clear that MIT couldn’t have got the better faculty than what they had. Many notable alumni have studied under them and have done great for themselves in lives. So, kudos for our distinguished faculty. More than the books, they would bring in their notes and elaborate on each and every point. One can confront them whenever they want and they were always available at the service of students. The faculty never used to lionize us but at the same time never demeaned any students.

Placements at MIT are next to IIT Madras. IIT-Madras average package hovers around 8-9LPA while for MIT it was 6-7 LPA. If IIT-Madras has 90% placement record, MIT had 80%. So, both the institutes are neck and neck. Now if I be brutally honest, then all the companies that came here first went to IIT for top posts and then for their assistant posts they came to MIT. I might have created much heartache with this line but this is as honest as anything. Google hiring students from there with a package of 20LPA while offers MIT student a meagre 10LPA. Since, IIT is an institute that is not meant for everyone, MIT students with their work experience has proven that they are no less from them in any walk of life.

MIT has many hostels out of which some are inside the campus and some are outside. The hostels that are inside the campus are restricted for students who are not a part of the hostels. The Orchid Boys hostel which is outside the campus has allowed college students to visit their hostel friends at the hostels. Likewise, there were many girls' hostels inside the campus where the entry for students like us was restricted. All girls hostel were inside the campus. The mess was common for both boys and girls as MIT Mess building was of 2 floors where ground floor was reserved for girls and the 1st and 2nd floor for the boys.

MIT campus is big and one will find all the facilities that they can elsewhere. The equipment and labs can be compared with the likes of SRM University Vadapalani or VIT University. Even though MIT is a government setup the spending hasn’t been tight at all. MIT has gone neck and neck not just in terms of studies but also in terms of infrastructure with various private institutes. Our Charles Babage block was identical with other blocks but we had something that others didn’t. Orchid Garden was right in front of our block. The grounds were in the vicinity of the hostels and therefore maintaining relation with hostellers was mandatory.

Campus Life was fun for those who have spent all four years at the college. Life of first year students was tough as we had to compulsorily join any of NSO, YRC, or NCC. They took the most advanced physical tests and that also gave us the idea of our fitness. Football is very dear to MIT and our football coach didn’t leave any chance of making our lives hell at the court. One good thing though was that he improved our football skills in just 15 days. The college fest was also amazing and societies will never let you in peace as their work will always be pending.