Is IIIT Sri City really as promising as they say?

IIIT Sri City is a promising institute. The points that make it different are as follows.

• Senior-Junior interactions are very engaging. Seniors guide and aid their juniors in every possible way.
• Coding culture is emerging in the institute. There is also a newly set-up programming club for organizing creative events and boost-up the spirit of students.
• Research work is very rigorous in IIIT Sri City. Students in the past have tremendous contributions in the research field like NLP, AI, etc. Even a few have published in international conferences.
• IIITS has a better and rigorous curriculum than other institutions of India. Lessons imparted to students in the initial trimesters give the students an edge over others.
• Students here are very enthusiastic. They work hard and are motivated enough for success.
• Students are allowed to drop a semester for the internship, but they cannot skip it.
• If students are aware of their interests, they can take-up Hons and do research in a field, and an obscure student can take up the BTP program. Students get a chance to hold two degrees, one is B. Tech, and the other is a Hons degree.

Drawbacks:

• Improper infrastructure as most of it is under construction. No proper facilities are available.
• The curriculum of college is decent, but the tuition fee is high. The faculty has no experience.
• No proper internet facility is the saddest part. The network is improper in the campus and the hostels.
• Mess food has no taste. The quality is poor. The city is also far-away.
• Competition based on grades among students.
• No proper sports facilities or extra-curricular activities.
• The location is such that it is isolated from the city. It is amid the village Tada, 80 km from Chennai.
• 85% attendance is compulsory.
• Placements are not decent. The main reason is the location. There are no good companies visiting the campus. The figures are as follows.

To conclude, the academics are good. But the institute will do so much better if it could overcome these drawbacks.