Why you need to select a top engineering college carefully?

The process to choose an engineering college is a of dilemma in the life of every engineering student. With so many colleges and universities opened in almost all region of India, it is now even more difficult question to answer as compared to half a decade before. With every university and college having advertisements and PR teams deployed to attract students from every corner of the India, it is important o not forget the basic need to go to the college which is to study and develop inter-personal skills. The skills learned in the 4 years of college life can not be matched with even years of experience. Further, good engineering college gives and head start to the student which would not be matched by a student of some average or below average student. So, I am going to list steps for choosing right college.

Step 1: Decide the branch you wish to choose. Do not go like other, evaluate your choice based on the subjects you have studied in your post-secondary. Like if you like computers and programming for Information Technology branch. Similarly, if you like biology and computers both you can choose Bio-informatics. It should be your choice and interest.

Step 2: Rank colleges from every state based on your chosen branch not the whole university. State wise ranking is important because even companies look to hire people from every state. For example, Jaypee University of Information technology (JUIT), solan courses in Information Technology are best in Himachal Pradesh even including Punjab, Chandigarh, and Haryana.

Step 3: Look for accreditation for these universities/colleges like NBA, NAAC etc. 

Step 4: Find out who own the college and university. It is important because it will give you idea that a particular college was open for profit making or for providing quality education. Many universities in India are for profit making and run by people who are even not graduate themselves.

Step 5: Find out the profile and average salary of faculty member. This is very important point, a better paid faculty members in any university or college will be motivated and stable. Further, good salary always attractive quality teachers. Please ensure atleast 80% of faculty is PhD because the maturity to teach and handle students comes after PhD, I think. Best engineering colleges/universities like JUIT would only hire faculty from top tier institutes.

Step 6: Visit the college and meet their pre-final and final year students but keep in mind try to meet students with good grades. Also, look for clubs and societies in the college/university which can enhance your inter-personal skills.

Step 7: Select the college and you are good to go.

With advancement in science and technology going leaps and bounds and the increasing awareness of scope and importance of biotechnology, colleges all over the world are beginning to offer multiple degree courses in Biotechnology. Talking of India, Himachal Pradesh is a hot centre for many biotech industries since it not only provides easy availability of natural resources but also an amiable environment and better government support for the same.

A number of colleges located in this picturesque state of Himachal, offer a wide array of degrees to cater to the interests of students. Some of the most prominent Biotechnology Colleges In India Offering  UG and PG courses in Biotechnology in which  Himachal Pradesh University, Jaypee University of Information Technology, IIT Mandi  also have their significant place along with other high ranking colleges and engineering institutes. Many  of the best engineering  colleges in Himachal Pradesh offer BTech  and Mtech in Biotechnology . 

They also might have probability in offering PhD in biotechnology but among others JUIT is also among the best engineering colleges, which  has well equipped labs and expert faculty for teaching UG and PG course in Biotechnology. Department of Biotechnology and bioinformatics also offers PhD in Biotechnology via NET or entrance conducted by JUIT for enrolling PhD candidates. Here students not only received knowledge about biotechnology courses but may have electives in other associated fields like data structures, electronic engineering ,computing etc. along with all basic and advance biotechnology courses. 

A well defining criteria to identify a good college and to assess its scientific involvement is by checking out the number of patents granted to it in your domain of interest and for Jaypee University of Information Technology, it can very well be said that the department of Biotechnology and bioinformatics is working consistently and vigorously to develop new and innovative technologies since the university has been granted 11 patents as of now out of which 10 are from the department of BT-BI.

Apart from the fact that the number of patents granted and filed is a very important criterion for choosing a good college, it is also important to note the expenditure you will be incurring while studying in your college of interest, including both the tuition fees and your personal expenditures. Here also JUIT ranks number 1 in the ‘Value for Money’ according to India Today in 2018 rankings. JUIT ranks 121 among the engineering institutes in the country according to the NIRF 2019 rankings.   

While B.Tech in Biotechnology is considered to be an expensive course without a well guaranteed placement after your graduation, a degree from a good college as JUIT, makes you at par with the world, thereby helping you to obtain a better job. Therefore, while B.Tech in Biotechnology is an emerging trend now, a college with great placement and support as JUIT, is an excellent place for obtaining your degree.