Tara Devi Harakh Chand Kankaria Jain College B.Com Review By Tanisha Agrawal

THK Jain College is a great college in the middle of Kolkata. The college is nice as and gives a positive vibe as soon as you enter the campus. The college was established by Shree S.S. Jain Sabha in the year 2006. Since the college is new they have constructed the college keeping in mind the demands of the students. Hence, it has all the basic facilities one can ask for. The best part is that we have a separate session other than classes where we are taught moral science as well. The college aim is to make nice human beings and that is what our principal's message to student is. May sound weird but this is true. The college has all three faculties that is Science, Arts, & Commerce.

I enrolled for B.Com (Hons) in the year 2019 and must say that the college admissions are based purely on merit. Yes few students have entered as they had great approach but those students are just handful. The college made sure that students are uprooted with highest knowledge to compete with today’s corporate culture. Though this is my second year but my experience in THK Jain College has been wonderful. The college put a great impetus on making sure that we all become achievers one day. To motivate the students the college conducts TED talks and seminars regularly. In short the college is worth and I am glad that I am now a proud THKian.

The college is self-financed but its B.Com is affiliated to Kolkata University. The course is tough as Kolkata University is tougher than so called higher ranked universities like Delhi, or Pune. Having said that our college is even tougher as every month class tests are organized. Yes, you heard it right every month the college conducts tests. The college is strict and will give you a feeling that you are still in school as academic wise the college is demanding. Over 60% attendance is compulsory for each subjects and if the students don’t maintain that, they are not allowed to sit for exams.

The syllabus is lengthy and in that we have to take time out for Moral studies as well. I don’t know who gave them this idea but from my perspective it’s great. Many students are also pursuing CA and they are granted proxy attendance. However, it's their loss as I never felt like bunking or skipping the college. If you want to enjoy college life in canteens or watching movies with friends then this college is not meant for you. The College is strict when it comes to academic and the timings too are rigorous as the classes starts at 10 am and lasts till 5pm

The faculty is best to none if not best. All the faculty members take the students seriously and one can just not escape by constantly scoring less marks. The monthly tests that I talked about are far tougher than what we get in University. Therefore, if you score 60% in those tests, you will score 70% in the University exams. The practicals though are less in B.Com but still the faculty actually makes them fun sessions to make sure students are engaged.

The faculty don’t just keep a check on how much we score but also check the behavior and no wrong doings are ever entertained by the faculty. The faculty is highly knowledgeable as most of them are into teaching for at least a decade. Hence, the faculty has played a major role in shaping the student’s career and overall development as well at THK.

Honestly speaking, you hardly get job. The ratio of students getting job won’t be more than 20%. Only the students scoring top marks gets placed and that too at peanuts. Talking about today’s inflation a job of Rs. 3 lakhs per annum is indeed peanuts if you want to survive in Kolkata. The companies like CESC, and ITC are the front runners in recruiting students. However, the annual pay package is so less that most of the students do opt out and chose higher studies in fact. B.Sc and other undergraduate courses though have great placement opportunities but definitely not for B.Com.

Off campus though, you will find a job as college is reputed and one will not have to think much before hiring if you have passed out from THK. The college has formed a placement cell but it’s of no use. I have approached some seniors and in one voice they have agreed that a lot of work has to be done in order to make sure that maximum students are placed. Hopefully the time will change but I am still ok with placements. In this competitive world only B.Com don’t hold any value and therefore higher studies is must.

Unfortunately though there’s no hostel inside the college campus. However, there are various Jain hostels around the college. If you are not a Jain then there Youth Hostel Kolkata for boys and a Ladies PG around 2 kms from the college. However, accommodation is not a problem as you will find numerous options in Kolkata and the college is well connected to bus stations and metro. Therefore, you can easily travel and won’t have to worry about accommodation.

You will easily find flats boys or girls at a rent which is easy on pocket. Many outsiders are my classmates and they have rented an apartment near the college and stay there. For girls the options are fewer but staying at Mishti home that is 3kms from the college is a great option. Some of my classmates stay there and have only said positive things about that.

The college infrastructure is modern and has all the amenities. The college campus consists of just 1 building that is G+4. Ground floor is admin section, 1st floor is faculty section. 2nd is Arts, 3rd is Science, and 4th floor is Commerce area. Each floor has separate common areas for boys and girls. Also on the first floor there’s a large cafeteria. The canteen is next to the college building and is good enough. However, if you are in Kolkata and crave for Mishti Doi then don’t dare to try our canteens Mishti Doi. Even pathetic would be an understatement. The college is spread across 4 acres of land. The college gives a huge importance to sports and therefore Basketball and Volleyball courts are installed at the campus.

Sports day is celebrated and inter college sports competitions Basketball matches are also conducted in our college. The college building also has a small auditorium room that can accommodate 300 students at a time. Parking area is the largest as 1000 bikes and 300 cars can be parked including college campus and college gate. The college is also well connected and metro station is nearby. The bus stand is at 200m from the college and has a great connectivity. The campus is Wi-Fi enabled, of course with some restrictions. The classrooms are huge and are air-conditioned. Not many colleges in Kolkata have that feature but our college has. The blackboards too have turned digital and that is something you can boast for as not many colleges have digital classrooms in Kolkata. In short, THK Jain College has everything that one can ask for.

Unfortunately, after the 1st year, the college operated through online platforms due to Covid restrictions. Talking about my campus experience in the 1st year, it was amazing. The college does have many Jain students but that doesn’t mean others are neglected. The college has never made any special arrangements for a particular religion. Diwali, Id, Christmas all are celebrated with same enthusiasm. No sort of ragging or discrimination is entertained in the campus. The faculty can be seen sipping tea at the canteen with students.

Kolkata and music go hand in hand and therefore the fest presented an opportunity for students to showcase their singing or any other ability to show case. Also, no sex discrimination is seen as boys occupied the basketball courts for maximum time but when I complained about the same to our sports teacher, they allotted the slot timings for girls as well. Girls coach was also then hired to teach us basketball. Moral science classes that are conducted weekly is a great learning curve. The college believes in ideology and has worked hard in getting that in line. The seniors too are very helpful and it’s nothing like junior or seniors in the college. The college has installed CCTV cameras from the college gate to each floors and every activity of students is being monitored. This does take away some of privacy but this way students can feel secure especially the girls. In a nutshell, THK Jain College is a great college and I wish that the Covid goes soon so that I can enjoy my final year at the college campus.