SVU Tirupati: Campus Culture and Community Activities

I have studied in Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. I have opted for Masters degree in Virology to fulfill my dream that is to become a virology scientist. I joined in 2023 for the first time. Sri Venkateswara University is located on the road side which is very short distance from the railway station. The University contains modern equipment. The infrastructure of the University is outstanding. The professors are very friendly and are highly knowledgeable. The university Library resembles to Taj Mahal and Auditorium has been constructed without pillars. 2,000 people can easily sit inside the auditorium. Administration building is the main highlight in the University. It has the best infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh. Police security is also there 24/7. There are several committees for anti tagging and sexual harassments. Sri Venkateswara University is best for the students who are desired to become good professional in their field.

I have chosen Master of science in virology. Admission process for the same is as follows: we need to qualify entrance test APPGCET. I got 190 rank in the PGCET before that we have to secure an approximately 60% marks in the graduation. We need to appear for the semester examinations twice a year. Before every semester we need to write two internal examinations. I have faced certain difficulties like financial and social issues. I learned many things in this University.

Fee structure is different for each individual based on their rank and seat ,, there are four types of seats ,, 1)regular : which is also known as Government seat ,, fee is approximately 18,000/- per year. 2)self finance : approximately 60,000/- per year 3)self supporting seats : approximately 90,000/- per year 4)management quota seats :approximately 1,50,000/- per year ,,, scholarships : for regular students and self financed students are elegibile for JVD scholarship,, those who got seat in special category like sports /NCC/other they will not get any kind of scholarships ,

Faculty members are well knowledgeable professors in our department. All faculty members are well qualified. They give psychological support, e-books and other things to students to support their growth. They teach the students using projectors and OHP. They teach in friendly language. The teacher and student ratio is: 10:3. I have experienced respectable behavior of professors with students. Our HOD madam is awesome. We can easily tell our problems and they will help us accordingly.

Placements are there for some courses like Master of business administration and fisheries science courses. There are some training activities to prepare students for early settlement of their career. There are no placements currently in our course.

I joined hostel at that time. They give one room to two members. The corner rooms are shared by 6 students depending on the size of the room. Hostels are separate for both boys and girls. The mess is also separate for each block. Mess and hostel fee are around Rs. 2,000 basically for each month. Based on your presence in mess, veg. fee: Rs. 2,400 per month and non veg. fee- Rs. 2,600 per month for basic individuals. We need to be there by evening 6 o’ clock in the hostels. Hostel management was very good.

I have mentioned already that Sri Venkateswara University has best infrastructure as compared to all other Universities in AP. Administrative block is the center of attraction. The main things in the University are some fountains at each block which give extra beauty to the University. Auditorium is outstanding which is sufficient for over 2,000 people. My favorite block is administrative block in entire University.

Overall campus is beautiful and peaceful. The crowd here is minimal as other Universities. There are several cultural activities, events, programs that are conducted almost every week. There is a good activity like clean and green programs on every Saturday. Everything is beautiful and awesome in the University. I love Baba Saheb Ambedkar Statue personally in front of the University. It is located at the main gate of the University. I used to go there every time.