Parameters to Choose an Engineering College

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Parameters to Choose an Engineering College

• Institution Website and Trust Website
• Governing Council Members
• Mission Vision
• Building, Laboratory and Library infrastructure
• Teaching and Non Teaching Staff
• Placement Activity
• Scholarships
• Transportation Facility
• Remedial Coaching
• Sports Facility
• Accreditation by NBA, ISO certification

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Institution Website and Trust Website

• Quality of the College Website is generally a
  good indicator of the quality of the College.
• Institution should present information in a
  transparent manner.
• Mandatory Disclosures have to be detailed.
• Google Search for the College. If you cannot find
  it, its very likely that the recruiters may skip
  it too.

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Governing Council Members

• People who decide the future of the institution.
• Successful Governing Council Members
  incorporating their ideals into the Mission and
  Vision of the Institution could mean a Successful
  YOU.
• They should be a good mix of
• Eminent Academicians
• Successful Businessmen
• Popular Industrialists
• Philanthropists

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Building Infrastructure

• Spacious and Well Ventilated Classrooms, Tutorial
  rooms and Laboratories.
• Hygienic Restrooms
• State of the art Facilities LCD Projectors,
  Provision for recording of Lectures

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Laboratory Infrastructure

• Necessary Equipment to carry out the course work
  effortlessly.
• Sufficient number of equipments for the
  experiments to be conducted Individually.
• Facility for Repetition Classes.
• Trained and Qualified Instructors.

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Library Infrastructure

• Large Number of titles and volumes as per the
  AICTE specification.
• Subscription to E-Journals IEEE, ASME.
• Indian Journals 12 for each branch.
• A few International Journals.
• Library Working
• Working Hours At least 12 Hours.
• Library Cards Minimum of 3.
• Duration of Book Borrowing Minimum of 1 Month.

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Teaching Infrastructure

• The most important feature.
• Every department with 60 students at I year level
  to have 1 professor, 3 Associate Professors and 7
  Asst. Professors.
• All staff to have minimum of PG degree.
• Doctorates in each department (highly desired).
• Research centre in a department (desirable).
• Average Experience to be at least 5
  years(desirable).
• Majority of the teachers to be University
  Examiners(highly desirable).
• At least 6 Publications in the form of Books and
  Journals by the staff of a department
  (desirable).

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Placement Activity

• Check for trained Placement Officer.
• Check if at least 70 students are getting
  placed.
• Check if average pay package is at least 2.5
  lakhs pa.
• Check if at least 10 companies have visited for
  placement for a college that is older than 5
  years.
• Check if any single company has selected more
  than 40 students.
• Check if placements are improving over the last 3
  years.
• For a new institution, check for placement
  training activities from the very first year and
  the contacts that the Governing Council possess.

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College Fee

• CET students pay about Rs. 39,000 at CET cell.
• COMED-K students pay anywhere between Rs.50,000
  and Rs.140,000.
• Management quota students pay a much higher fee
  compared to COMED-K fee.
• However, all colleges charge an additional fee
  that varies between Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 50,000!!!
• Find out what facilities will be offered for the
  additional fee

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Scholarships

• Check for scholarships at the time of joining
  College based on PUC/ CET marks
• Find out about Scholarships / incentives
  available for good performance in University
  exams during your study.

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Examination Results

• Another very important criterion.
• Look for the quality of students that have joined
  the Institution after their PUC/ 12th Standard.
• Check if the performance of these students have
  improved over their PUC/ 12th standard
  percentage.
• Check if results are improving over the past
  years.
• Look for the Pass percentage of the students at
  the University level examination.
• Then look for percentage of students passing
  with First Class Distinction and First Class.
• For a new college, look at the reputation built
  by the teaching staff over the years.

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Remedial Coaching

• Not every one is bright. Some need extra
  coaching.
• Check if college conducts remedial classes for
  weak students by the best teachers.

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Caring for Students and Parents

• Check if there is any concession in fee on the
  death of the earning parent.
• Check if there is any group insurance for
  students.
• Check if the college helps the students in
  securing loans to fund their education.

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Transport Facility

• Makes commuting very easy and risk free.
• Distance will not be a problem with good
  transport facility.

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Encouragement for Sports and Cultural Activities

• A sound mind in a sound body!
• Check for good infrastructure and encouragement.

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ISO Certification and Accreditation by NBA

• ISO certification is possible for an Institution
  with one year standing. Check if college has got
  ISO certification.
• Accreditation by NBA is possible for an
  Institution with five years standing. Check if
  college has got Accreditation by NBA.
• They are indicators of quality.

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• Evaluate a college based on the above parameters
• Check to what percentage extent the college meets
  the requirements
• Then rate the college after going through Power
  point presentation on 4How_to_rank_an_Engineering
  _College

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Wish you nice time evaluating at least 5 colleges