Jadavpur University is one of the prestigious state-level research universities in West Bengal. Here are some things I got to know from my friends studying there. The following are the points to be considered before joining.
Ranking
The university has maintained an excellent ranking throughout the years. The ranks of the university are below.
Infrastructure
The university is well-equipped with all the amenities required until the placements. The infrastructural facilities include:
Fee and Placement
The placement statistics are below.
Fee | INR 9,600 |
Average Package | INR 19.96 LPA |
Highest Package | INR 42 LPA |
Placement Percentage | 100% |
The top recruiters include Amazon, RIL, Adobe, Dabur, Bajaj, BPCL, Capgemini, Siemens, Reliance, Samsung, De Shaw, Vedanta, and more.
Any college can be good for competitive programming. It all relies on you to educate yourself, to learn new strategies, and to spend hours coding.
Lastly, don't support the myth that the only way to prove yourself as a coder is competitive programming. There are other coding fields as well. In this sense, do not consider that there was no "real coder" in IIEST because there was no competitive coding pattern previously in IIEST (BESU back then).
Some of the alumni of the institute are working in top companies in India and overseas and have never been interested in competitive coding.
One of my friends studied at Jadavpur University. According to him, it is a really good institution and is considered among the tier-1 universities in India.
From Academics to extracurricular activities, JU is outstanding. The reason was that here you are studying engineering in the real sense .
It is suggested that you do not get disheartened, if you do not get into the top IITs or NITs. Because JU guarantees providing the best education and opportunities both for jobs and higher studies.
There are many things that you can try on weekends at Jadavpur University.
There are some of the things that you can do during your weekend at Jadavpur University.
There is no such thing as a management quota at Jadavpur University. Admission at the university is based on merit. For some courses, the university also accepts valid scores in WBJEE or other entrance exams. However, there are a few seats in the ministry quota.
I have a few friends from the Chemical Engineering department at Jadavpur University. According to them, the placement record from the branch has been good in recent years.
Some of the reputed companies that visit the campus for Chemical Engineering students are Cairn India, ITC, Axens, BPCL, etc. The packages offered for Chemical Engineering students range from 5-17 LPA. In the 2021 placement drive, the average CTC offered at the institute was 19 LPA.
Choose the course that interests you, college is a secondary thing. Here are some of the facts that may help you in choosing the right branch for you.
Your future will depend on the branch you are choosing so choose according to your interest. All these Universities will offer you enough opportunities and resources to prosper. It’s up to you to use that well.
According to the cutoff trends of the last few years, you will need to score above 130 out of 200 in WBJEE, in order to get into branches like IT, Electrical, Electronics at Jadavpur University. A score of around 105 should get you branches like Civil, Production, or Chemical Engineering at JU.
In order to get CSE at Kalyani University, your rank should be within 2000 and you will need a score above 92.
Here are the recent cutoff highlights for JU and Kalyani University.
Branch | JU Cutoff by rank | Kalyani University Cutoff by rank |
CSE | 49-81 | 1328 |
IT | 104-159 | 2464 |
Electronics & Telecommunication | 110-144 | - |
Electrical | 161-219 | 2430 |
Electronics & Instrumentation | 174-301 | - |
Mechanical | 225-324 | 2992 |
Production | 315-420 | - |
Chemical | 338-416 | - |
Civil | 373-451 | - |
This should give you an idea about the cutoff required at JU and Kalyani.
The placement record for Civil Engineering at Jadavpur University is not great. For a decent job offer in the placement drive, you will need to top your batch or have to be within the top 10 students in your class. The initial pay scale may not be that attractive, but you can expect to receive a good CTC, once you get experience.
The initial salary package for Civil Engineering is around 3-5 LPA. The placement scenario for branches like Civil is similar in other reputed institutes like IIT KGP. Only after doing your M.Tech from reputed IITs or NITs, you can expect a good salary package. If you want to get a good job after graduation, you should start preparing for UPSC, GATE, IES, etc. If you score a decent rank in GATE, you can work for PSUs. West Bengal Govt. also offers many jobs for Civil students.
Both Jadavpur University and ISM Dhanbad are reputed institutes. ISM was already quite reputed across India and after getting the IIT tag, the institute has improved quite significantly.
So, take these factors into consideration, and choose according to your convenience.