Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology M.Tech Review By Aakash Tyagi

I am still studying and it hasn’t been long since I have joined VIIT because the first semester started and then again, a Covid break and finally, I am at the campus again. I hope it was the final Covid break because M. Tech requires studies at the campus because more than theory, we have lab sessions. It has just been 10 days since I have re-joined the campus and in these 10 days, we have had many interesting and informative inductions and seminars. Many competitive webinars too have been organized and I already have the glimpse of what all I will be learning at VIIT. VIIT is an autonomous college so it is flexible in terms of exams and curriculum. Relative grading system exists here so it is tough to score well because poor numbers in one subject will mean that your percentage goes down significantly. Lesser hours at college and longer vacations allow the students to join internships on their own and that is the biggest help from VIIT for its students.

For IT students there is an IoT forum, ACM, CSI, and many more. Classes are not the only source of knowledge here as U-flex solutions help students with internships. For the students who are engaged with internships the college considers their attendance. Ultimately what we have to do in these IT company’s cubicles will be learned by working there. The college course and labs are more than adept but their flexibility in which they allow students to learn from the outside world gives them an edge over the other institutes.

I found teachers ok and therefore trying my best to get involved with an internship program as we are allowed to take up internship for six months. All the teachers are PhD in M. Tech but are short of know-how of the current world. Times have changed and I guess the time has come for the institute to bring some fresh legs. I am still in my early days as in one year; I have seen them just for two months in total. I might have some other views about them once I pass out. As of now this is what I feel is that rather than taking help from the faculty, one should try and take up a six months internship as that will help more than the faculty of the college.

I am still new so to answer this question as our placements will begin after the third semester. Having said so, placements were the reason for me coming to Pune and joining this institute as placements of VIIT are better than most colleges of Delhi. Colleges like COEP, Bharti Vidyapeeth, and VIIT are at par on placements. As far as I have learned the placements were in the range of 7-10 lakhs and Pune IT Park, Hinjewadi is where most students of VIIT are working. Companies like TCS, Infosys, and Tech Mahindra have their offices as they have a huge clientele in Pune.

Gadia Hostel which is the boys' hostel is little far from the college campus but still the best option. The local crowd of Pune is still backward as people are ready to get involved in rift. Hostel is therefore the best and safest option. Students have the choice of choosing a single or double room depending on what their pocket allows. In comparison to renting an apartment and paying extra for food will be much higher than the hostel fees that I am paying. So, the hostel is both cost effective and secure. The mess serves food keeping in mind the north Indian students crowd of the college as they are in numbers.

The campus has been renovated off late and therefore it looks like a premium college. From gate to the buildings of the college, the distance was almost 400 meters but the road that connects the gate and the building was like a road made of marble. AI&DS and IT building was shared as rest all departments buildings were different. The college canteen is worse than a normal hawker selling food items in Delhi. Thanks to S Kumar Wadewale which is right outside the college, offers some of the best snacks. The college is little in the outskirts of the city and that becomes a hassle if one doesn’t have their own vehicles. The college also has a small playground but the UG students have almost captured it, M. Tech students hardly get a chance to play there.

The crowd is good but VIIT offers many scholarships so quite a few students may not be rich in bank balance but have a lot of bank balance when it comes to knowledge. Pune is different from other cities of India because the student interaction that I have had here so far is much better than what I had in my UG college. All students who have come here are quite ambitious and because positivity spreads fast, my campus life so far has been amazing and it will be even more in my time that I have at VIIT.