BP Poddar Institute of Management and Technology B.Tech Review By Kashish Thakur

BPPIMT has the approval of AICTE and recently it has achieved the NBA accreditation for the technical courses (B.Tech, MCA, etc.). The college has got its affiliations from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT) and follows the syllabus respectively. According to the data of the last 3-4 years, BPPIMT ranks in top 5 among the bunch of private engineering colleges especially in Kolkata.

One can get admission to the college through WBJEE or JEE as there is no other exam which can assure your admission in the college for the tech courses. For the course of B.Tech Lateral one needs to go through the JELET exam that is conducted nationally. The other courses are also available in the college which basically has the admission process on the basis of class 12th merits. The college management is really very cooperative and helpful as they always take actions in favor of students. The college is strict with their rules and regulations.

I have joined the course of B.Tech in the branch Electronics and Communication Engineering. I got my seat in the college through WBJEE, where I got a rank of 21,125 and made my way to ECE branch through the final counseling list of WBJEE. I was fortunate enough to make it through this college and got a chance to get into it. Now, it's difficult to get an ECE seat with a rank of 20,000 in WBJEE you need to have your rank under 14,000. My reason to join the course is my love and curiosity towards the main subject of my stream which are the microcontrollers and wave progression.

The college never fails to deliver quality knowledge to their students. The course subjects are as per the expectations of mine where most of the professors are highly qualified and helpful. Their presence and teaching style makes the classes more interesting. The teaching pattern and the approach is excellently used in the class where the teachers never fail to take regular quizzes. The course is definitely helpful to get a job in the industry as we get a chance to experience the practical industry requirements through projects and internships. The college also conducts several placement ready courses before the actual placement which helps us to prepare according to the industry job.

I have spent more than 3 years at my college as of now and have observed that all the faculty members of the college are very helpful and strict. They follow the deadline strictly regarding the assignments and lab works. All the faculties are very cooperative and every time they manage to clear the doubts individually. There are more than 20 faculties for the ECE branch and overall more than 100 faculties are present in the college for different branches and streams. All the professors are highly qualified and experienced.

The faculties related with the core subjects are the best ones as they are teaching in the college for a long time. All the faculties taking classes in the college are highly qualified as many of the faculties have done or pursuing with the PhD degree. It is important for the student to build a good bond with the faculties as they are going to help you out at every phase of the degree. As most of the faculties are well-experienced, they teach their subject very well except few faculties. Very rarely one will get to find contractual faculties in the college.

Our college has an excellent record of placement and industrial training. From the last few years, there has been a pretty good placement record of our college where the maximum number of students are placed in different multinational companies. More than 40% of students got more than one job offer last year. In my stream the top most post offered to the student was of a software developer in the product based company. There are many MNCs and other product based companies that are coming for campus placement in the college. Some of the highest recruiters are Cognizant, Infosys and Capgemini.

The highest package that was provided in our stream last year was Rs. 12 Lakhs per annum which was achieved by 6 students of our stream. The average package that is offered is around Rs. 4 LPA to 4.5 LPA. Even 2 of the students in our batch got a chance to work with SAP Labs as a fresher. Overall the placement record of the college is pretty good as most of the students are well-placed in good companies.

The college provides hostel facilities near the college campus. As most of my friends have taken the hostel facility, I have heard from them that the hostel facilities are very poor. The food and the place for staying is not up to the mark. Approximately 15% of the students from our stream have taken the hostel facility and are not happy with the service. The boys and girls hostels are separate. 3 to 4 students are allotted for each room in the hostel.

The total hostel fee for a four year course is more than Rs. 3 lakhs which is divided equally among the semesters. The quality of food is below average. Once a week they provide non-veg food to the hostel residents. The security is high and other facilities of Wi-Fi are also available in the hostel.

The college campus is not spacious as it only includes only three buildings. Even there is no ground beside the college for any sports activities. There is no proper space for gossiping whereas the classrooms are good and well-equipped. The library of the college is very good and well-maintained with all kinds of academic books and several other journals.

Even the laboratories to perform experiments are also well-equipped and rarely students face problems or technical issues. The workshops are also excellent and have all the facilities for the students. Separate lab attendant is available for every laboratory which guides the students at any point of issue. The college has a huge auditorium at the top-most floor which can accommodate students of each stream at one go. The cafeteria area is average and the food offered there is ‘ok-ok types’. The campus also has Wi-Fi connectivity but it rarely comes in use as they provide only 100 MB to the students. There are several food stores just nearby the college: Domino’s, Wow Momo and Haldirams. The other medical and emergency support is also available in the college as it is just beside the Charnock Hospital.

Overall I have a great campus life experience in the last three years. I got a lot of opportunities to explore myself and meet several people in the college. There are several technical fests that are arranged in the college campus like the techtrix and techstroms. Several other competitions are also included along with that like gaming, artificial intelligence working projects, etc. One needs to be a member of the club to participate in the activities that are taking place on the college campus. There’s a lot of interaction between the seniors and juniors of the college as a part of active activities.

The annual language fest panache is held annually in the college campus that motivates the participation of more and students in the several interactive activities that are held under the fest. The huge event ‘Elixer’ is held once in three years and it is celebrated grandly where many other private colleges take part in the fest. Cricket and Football tournament is also organised once in a year through stream-wise. Our college also conducts several other programs like business plan writing and indoor sports competition. We also get a chance to participate in the blood donation camps that are arranged every year without fail. Tech quiz and other writing competitions are also a part of the interactive activities that happen in the college campus to motivate the students of the college irrespective of their stream.