Path to Success: Pursuing M.Sc Physics at SVNIT Surat

SVNIT is part of one of the top institutes of India. It provides students all the required facilities and encourages them to develop and learn skills on their own. There is nothing missing in the campus life at SVNIT. The academic facilities are top class. It would be difficult to find other institutes with similar facilities. I chose SVNIT because it was one of the few NIT's which conducted B.Sc and M.Sc course for Physics, and my experience in the institute till now has been very good. If you find a course in SVNIT of your interest I would suggest you to enroll here, as from my personal experience it’s worth it.

I chose M.Sc Physics course as I wanted to pursue a career in the same field. I chose Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology as my institute because it is an institute of national importance and it would help the students who are interested to pursue further education, as a good amount of students from this course joined top level institutes all across the globe. You need to have less than 85000 ranks in JEE Mains to ensure yourself a seat in this institute based on the data from past few years for general criteria. Exams are conducted 4 times per year considering 2 end semester exams (major) and 2 mid semester exams (minor). You have to attend practical and tutorials every week besides the weekly lectures. You also get enough time to indulge yourself in extracurricular activities and sports.

For Integrated M.Sc courses the fee is Rs. 4,45,000 of the entire course, having Rs. 45,000 - Rs. 40,000 per semester. There is no fee remission for M.Sc course. Whereas there is fee remission for B.Tech and any other courses for reserved categories. Hostel fees and mess fees are to be paid separately, where hostel fee is Rs. 38,300 for the entire year and mess fees is Rs. 19,500 per semester. You can be charged extra fees in hostel if you are fined with penalty for any misconduct according to hostel rules. Medical fees are included in academic fees and are refundable considering if you required medical help in that particular tenure or not, fees are deducted at the time of refund on the basis of medicine supplied to the student that is you don’t have to pay any fees while your checkup at the health center it would be deducted from your medical fees at the time of refund.

Almost every single professor has Ph.D, and even the assistant teacher staff is highly educated and has a deep knowledge in their particular fields. Majority of faculty teach on a blackboard while few teach with the help of ppt. Every teacher interacts with doubts of student and helps them to clarify it and make sure the student gets a clear understanding on that problem. There is a 1:4 student teacher ratio. All of the teachers are approachable and help students with academic problems.

There is a Career Development Cell. It acknowledges every single student and tries so that they get placement in their field of interest. The amount of student getting placement is same as any other similar level NIT. Highest package last year was around 50 LPA.

There is residential facility in Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology with around 8 hostels for different years and separate hostel for boys and girls. 1st year hostel is not well maintained and one of the oldest, remaining hostels are well maintained. All hostels have their own facilities such as mess, gym, TV room and sport ground for various sports like table tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc. Mess food is average and it provides 3 meals per day i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner. Night canteen is also available every night from 10 pm to 2 am. Mess food is strictly veg except night canteen which provides chicken and egg. Hostel fees are annual. Hostel in time for 1st year is 9:30 pm, it varies for different year students and different hostels. Hostel has their rules which are required to be obeyed by every student and there is a fine penalty after misconduct. Toilets and bathroom are cleaned weekly.

The departments have decent infrastructure while CSE and ECE have good infrastructure. Classroom size is around 50-70 students in majority of departments though there are some classroom with capacity of 100+. One of the highlights of Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology is its central library as the name suggests it is located in the center of the campus and is the most maintained building in the entirety of SVNIT. it is very well equipped and contains various sections for student to study inside the library. Canteen is also located centrally in campus providing decent food; there are two canteens one containing pure veg food whiles other canteen containing only egg related food. Sports is valued a lot in the institute with a dedicated sports department, well maintained 2 Volleyball and 2 Lawn Tennis courts and decently maintained 2 Basket ball courts, and a ground for football and cricket which is maintained as per sports event only. Bus is provided at selected timing for students from hostel to departments. There are two main gates for campus which is well guarded. Even all the hostels are guarded with watchmen’s.

The most exciting part of Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology is its campus life. There are events on 4-5 days of week organised by various student clubs and societies considering there are no exams ongoing. There are highlight events such as Kashish exclusive events for freshers and SPARSH for all students with different flagship events for all student chapters. College seniors are very friendly and are ready to help juniors all the time. Canteen and library are the most crowded part of the campus surrounded with people almost all the time. In evening the student activity ground is filled with students playing various sports. And all courts are filled with respective teams practicing for INTER NIT competitions. Even in hostel the courts are filled with student playing cricket and volleyball.