It’s a bit different at SVNIT than most other colleges. Your studies will start from the first day itself, and no professor will mention anything about freshers’ at all.

But after the first midsems, your patience will be rewarded with the best freshers’ in the form of a two day college fest called Kashish. The plus point is that by that time (nearly two months from the start of your semester), you’ll become friends with at least some of the people at college. So you won’t feel like an unaware nobody in your own freshers’. 

Kashish has a singing and a dancing night, and anyone can participate after passing some audition rounds. The day events are equally interesting for people who are passionate about tech, debate, drama, etc. It is the best time to have fun and wear informals to college. The pageant show is a good opportunity to be titled Mr. or Ms. Kashish, and come into the limelight. 

So be patient, and you’ll get to enjoy a really fun and memorable freshers’ at SVNIT. 

SVNIT offers a good B.Tech Civil Engineering program. 

The Structural Engineering lab and the Fluid Mechanics lab are well-made and well-equipped. You’ll perform some experiments over there, and the experience will be good. 

The faculty for Structural Engineering course has a lot of experience. They teach in a very professional manner, and create a brilliant understanding of important concepts. As for Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, the professors teach concepts like channel flow, fluid flow, computational fluid dynamics, etc. in an amazing manner. 

You’ll use MATLAB to code for CFD, and the experience will be very enriching. All these classes have been really helpful in building my fundamentals. As for surveying, the teachers plan a week-long trip for two semesters wherein you’ll be visiting the mountains to plot contours. 

The professors are very helpful and supportive for the final year project-work. They offer every possible guidance from their side. The final year projects are very interesting, for example, wind tunnel tests in which you can operate a wind tunnel. There are other subjects like costs and estimation, environmental engineering, construction project management, etc. as well. 

The classroom teaching is really good, and you’ll learn a lot from the faculty. For someone who is passionate about Civil Engineering, SVNIT is an ideal place. 

People like to give the examples of US grad schools or BITS in this regard. But one has to understand that the majority students of these institutions utilize their free time in the most productive manner. Unfortunately, this is not the case with the students at most of the other colleges, including SVNIT. 

Classes are important in understanding key concepts and scoring decent grades. When attending a lecture one tends to grasp certain important keywords and concepts there and then, and it pays immensely during the exam time. 

Without a strict attendance policy one would get some time for research work or to study the important topics that aren’t included in the curriculum. 

But the reality is that most students, despite such strict attendance rules, do not attend their classes regularly. Instead, they waste all their time in gaming or other leisure activities. Then there are some who attend just enough lectures to escape punishment.

SVNIT is forced into putting such strict attendance criteria because the students would otherwise skip majority of their lectures, and waste that time in their hostel rooms doing useless things. 

I completed my B.Tech Mechanical from SVNIT and went on to pursue my MBA from a reputed business school. However, the days spent at SVNIT are the closest to my heart, and those were the best college days for me.

The crowd of SVNIT is not just culturally diverse, but it consists of some of the best minds of the country. The first semester is a bit overwhelming because one gets to study with some very intelligent people. But as time passes by, such great company is a source of inspiration and motivation for achieving something big in life. GRE, CAT and GMAT form an important part of peer discussions.

In my days, Mechanical was the best department of SVNIT because of its top class faculty (except a few). By the time I graduated from college, I even had a patent in my name. Like any other college, SVNIT is a place to make lifelong friends. When in college, one learns to share food and clothes with friends, and they become one’s second family. 

The mess food is good enough, but by second year it starts to feel very boring. But then, Surat city has great eateries, so food is never a problem for SVNIT students. The environment is amazingly supportive towards finding one’s passions and hobbies. 

The life of SVNIT is filled with ups and downs, but the time spent at this place is really great and unforgettable. 

The placement is not good for M.Tech courses. Pursuing an M.Tech from SVNIT is a better option if one wishes to prepare for competitive exams simultaneously. Taking out time for preparation isn’t difficult if one is focused and disciplined.

In 2022,18 students were successfully placed on campus from M.Tech Mechanical. The highest package was 9.42 LPA, the average package was 6.86 LPA, and the lowest package was 5 LPA. As for M.Tech Manufacturing, 21 students were successfully placed on campus. The highest package was 9.58 LPA, the average package was 6.29 LPA, and the lowest package was 4.80 LPA. 

Some M.Tech specializations like Computer Science, Communications System, CAD/CAM and Structure receive a few core companies for placements. But that number is far from satisfactory. Moreover, very few people are selected for these jobs. Mechanical, Thermal System Design, SMFE and MSc. Physics,mainly receive teaching offers. 

Thus, the placements for M.Tech Mechanical are not satisfactory at SVNIT.