After a critical analysis of Sona College of Technology, my cousin analyzed the pattern followed by the engineering colleges all over India.
Here is what she has to say about her experience from her time as a student of that college:
Despite the college having a good reputation when it comes to providing opportunities, there are a lot of drawbacks.
The faculty demands to be ‘respected’. Some of the teachers pry into the personal lives of their students and use that against them. The staff uses unfair scrutiny while signing records and attendances. They unfairly judge the students and belittle them thus, denting their self-esteem. Partiality is rampant in this institute. No wonder my acquaintance had such a traumatic experience in college.
Sona College of Technology is affiliated under Anna University, Chennai and approved by AICTE. Their student intake is 60-180 in each department. The college has been ranked at 150 among BTech colleges in NIRF Rankings 2020.
They have their dedicated Training and Placement cell. Their aim is to provide students with high quality job offers and to train students to match industry expectations.
The table given below shows a brief overview of the placement:
Categories |
Sona College of Technology |
Placement Percentage |
90% |
Highest CTC |
9 LPA |
Average CTC |
3 LPA |
Placement Highlights
Industry Collaboration
They have an Industry Academia Collaboration with JSW Steel limited, Federation of all the Civil Engineers Association of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Irrigation Management Training Institute (PWD) Water resource Govt. of Tamil Nadu, CADD Centre, KCube Consultancy Services Pvt.Ltd., Data Crop, Texas Instruments Innovations Lab, Infosys Computer Connect, National physical Research Laboratory, New Delhi, Nottingham Trent University and many more.
Facilities
Students technical knowledge is developed to meet the corporate requirements. It helps develop the student’s personality in terms of career planning, setting a goal and obtaining skills. They assure that a maximum number of students will be placed in top companies, both through on and off campus placements.
According to one of my friends who graduated from Sona College of Technology in the year 2016, the placement reports for the final year students have not been great for his batch.
Compared to other colleges like KCT, Karpagam, Sona College of Technology is pretty bad in terms of Placements and overall student experience.
Here are the recent placement highlights of the institute.
Average CTC |
5 LPA |
Highest CTC |
15 LPA |
Major Recruiters |
Amazon, Cisco, Paypal, Wiley, Infosys, Dell, TCS, Wipro, IBM, etc. |
The strategy and approach that Sona Institue of Technology uses to help students in getting placed by Companies are not at all good as compared to other such colleges.
Mechanical Engineering is one of the oldest fields of engineering which deals with design, construction and use of heavy machinery. They require a knowledge of heavy tools and equipment.
Sona College of Technology is affiliated under Anna University, Chennai and approved by AICTE. Their student intake is 60-180 in each department. It is ranked 150 for BTech by NIRF 2020.
Admission Requirements
The table given below shows a brief overview of the institute:
Categories |
Sona College of Technology |
Entrance Exam |
TNEA |
Cut Off |
7540-7540 |
Course Fee |
1,20,000 |
Placement Percentage |
90% |
Highest CTC |
9 LPA |
Average CTC |
3 LPA |
Placements
The aim of their training and placement cell is to provide students with high quality job offers and to train students to match industry expectations.
Facilities
Industry Collaboration
They have an Industry Academia Collaboration with JSW Steel limited, Federation of all the Civil Engineers Association of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Irrigation Management Training Institute (PWD) Water resource Govt. of Tamil Nadu, CADD Centre, KCube Consultancy Services Pvt.Ltd., Data Crop, Texas Instruments Innovations Lab, Infosys Computer Connect, National physical Research Laboratory, New Delhi, Nottingham Trent University and many more.
These collaborations will benefit the student’s career development, they will provide internships, industrial training, industry visits, seminars, guest lectures and hands-on-experience. This helps them to get accustomed with the industry very early in their career.