Remarks :
I think I am lucky enough that I got the chance to be a part of IIT Kharagpur as it is considered as one of the premium institutions of India. I also gave preference to this institution because it belongs to my home state. The application was sent through the common JEE Advanced portal. For the admission, they wanted the score of JEE advanced and JEE Advanced Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT). Based on the score I was called to take part in the Joint Seat Allocation Authority i.e. JoSAA counseling.
Course Curriculum Overview :
It is a full-time course and the duration of the course is 5 years. We had a total of ten semesters. We studied subjects such as Introduction to Architecture, Advanced building materials and composites, climatology and Solar Architecture, Programming and data structure, Structural analysis. We did field studies in semester seven. We also did site supervision, Field observation, field study, Project; which were part of our curriculum. We did attain seminars that were also included in our curriculum.
Placement Experience :
The career development center at IIT Kharagpur used to organize several skill development programs on soft skills, communication skills, leadership skills. We attended some industry-oriented workshops also. We also got the opportunity to participate in the foreign training program. Both the internship opportunities and placement opportunities were provided by the CDC. The prominent recruiters were AIRBUS, Unilever, Bosch, TATA Steel, TVS Motor, IBM, Honeywell, Halma, etc. The highest salary package offered was Rs.12 LPA and average salaries of Rs.9 LPA were offered in our final placement program
Fees and Financial Aid :
There were scholarship scheme benefits, Special grants, banking assistance available for us. Though, I didn’t apply for any financial assistance. Our tuition fee was around Rs. 33333 and the semester fee was around Rs. 33000. I deposited a refundable fee of Rs. 6000 with the one-time payment
Campus Life :
Several socio-cultural and tech festivals like Springfest, kshtiji, Illumination took place on our campus. Techno management events such as Tech quiz, Chem quiz, maths olympiad, Ad design, product design, etc. I was a member of the music society. A gymkhana, basketball courts, and table tennis courts are also available on our campus. Along with these several department fests used to be organized by the different department students.
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