My experience at the Govt. college.

The Govt. colleges are meant for poor students like us. The lecturers / professors never bother about the poor students attending the college regularly in small numbers.

No entrance exam based on my 10+2 (H.S.C.) mark, I got this college by putting an application this college is near to my house. I stayed in saidapet and the college is at Nandanam. Just 2-3 kilometers from my house.

The electives were marketing management and principles of management. In the marketing management, I studied about how to market a product with a correct pricing strategy. In the principles of management, I learnt about how to manage an office.

No internship was there and as such the question of stipend didn't arise. After the college, I use to work on part time basis in several shops such as stationery shop, milk booth, typewriting institutes etc. I earned a very meagre amount as salary.

Since I selected the Commerce course (B.Com) that too in a Govt. college, no question of placement exists. The job opportunities were bleak. Through my neighbour's reference, I joined a Pvt. Co. for a meagre sum as my salary.

We have celebrated the Students' Chairman, Secretary, Joint Secretary election programme with much galour. We also celebrated the Tamil cultural programme organised by our students and lecturers.

The fees for the first year were Rs.225/- for the I semester and Rs.180/- for the II semester. For the second and thrid year Rs.180/- per semester. In that way the fees were feasible.

Since the fees were feasible, no scholarshp / loan facility were offered by my college. However, for the SC/STs, college fees were refunded after a gap of 6 months to one year.

I experience with my campus life was good. Near to my college, there is a TNHB Society Canteeen, where we used to have snacks items at a cheaper rate. Through the students senate, we invited eminent speakers to speak about on the current topic. It was very good.

Since my residence was nearby the college, I didn't stay in the college hostel. I have no idea about the mess food. But I heard that the food offered at the mess were of the poor quality.

Very few our collegemates, regularly meet and discuss about our family, the experience at the work place etc. Sometimes, we recall our pleasant moments at the college.

The regular exams were conducted once in a year. Any arrears of subjects to be cleared in the next exam schedule announced by the University of Madras.

Being a Govt. college, the faculties and the students rarely come to the class room. Most of the time, there won't be any class only very few student like me make a regular attendance to the college, whether it is working or not.