Placements & Internships :
No internships are required in this course but a stipend of nearly Rs 15000 is provided to the PhD scholars and Masters students.
Many famous companies like Sun Pharma hire Masters and PhD scholars
Placements & Internships :
No internships are required in this course but a stipend of nearly Rs 15000 is provided to the PhD scholars and Masters students.
Many famous companies like Sun Pharma hire Masters and PhD scholars based on interviews. Salary varies from company to company and also on the skills a student have.
But a starting salary of 25000 can be expected if you are a Masters or PhD scholar.
Scope is much less in this case for a Bachelor degree holder.
The Alumni meet is organised via which you get to know various other fields you can explore besides research and teaching.
Our alumni are currently working in various famous companies and are good position holders.
Some of them are related to the field of Medical Writing as well which has good scope in near future.
Entrance Exams & Admissions :
Eligibility criteria: Should have passed +2 examination (medical or non-medical) Admission procedure: It includes filling an online admission form by visiting the university site as www.pup.in and filling in the various details asked. Take a print out of this form.
Admission fee is just thousand rupees which can be submitted to the university bank itself.
A branch of State Bank of Patiala is located near the much famous gol market, which is a part of the university campus itself.
After this, join in for the counselling sessions which are conducted near to the month of May- June. Exact dates shall be displayed on the university site.
There may go around 2-3 counselling sessions which are entirely based upon your percentage scored in +2. Entrance exams I took: I gave NEET before I applied for admission into Punjabi University.
But I must clear that your entrance exam scores shall not be considered at all for your admission into the university. Cutoffs: Cutoff value may vary year to year.
But the minimum percentage that you must have scored in +2 is 85%. The session fee is around 45k for the first semester and 25000 for another semester.
But concessions in fee are provided to the general students whose father's annual income is less than 1.5 lacs. The amount of concession to be given to a particular student is decided on the basis of a meeting held by the university authorities.
About faculty: Faculty is very hardworking and I must say that I am lucky to have them as my teachers and guides. They pay attention to each and every student.
Mass bunks are hardly being followed, which ensures that you get proper studying environment.
Library: University has its own main library which issues books
Fees & Scholarships :
Course fee: Fee has to be paid semester wise.
Can be paid online/offline/ draft. It is around 75000.
Scholarships are provided to the students who have an income of less than 1.5 lac. An application of fee concession along with an affidavit has to be submitted and a meeting is held.
Based on the needs of the students, scholarships are provided.
An average of 20-25 students get scholarships per year. Whether you need a loan or not depends on your economic conditions, but they can be easily availed by the State Bank of Patiala situated in the university premises itself.
Academics & Faculty :
Classes are held five days a week that is weekends are off(Saturday and Sunday).
Classes and labs are held from 9-5 pm daily. Assignments are a part of the internal assessment which also includes monthly semester exams marks and attendance. Assignments for each subject have to be submitted.
Monthly semester tests (MST's) held after every two months in the first semester and finals are held in December. Followed by a short vacation, new semester starts.
It is a short semester. It also includes MST's and finals in April.
The quality according to me, is excellent.
The faculty is very hardworking and knowledgeable.
Their method of teaching is explaining things well along with educational videos if required. Monthly assignments are assigned to students.
Overall experience is very good.
College Infrastructure & Hostel Facilities :
9-10 hostels are there separately for girls and boys.
They are well maintained and allocated on the basis of academic performance. Adjustments are also allowed. Hostel fee is to be paid semester wise which is nearly Rs 2600 for six months.
This fee includes electricity as well. Mess provides with good food but separate mess bill has to be paid based on your meals.
The hostel is equipped with separate study room and exercise room. Food is available in the mess and also in the department canteen.
Canteen food is a bit costly but has variety. Hostel food is cheap and affordable. Per meal excluding special dish costs rupees 20. PG's are surplus outside the campus and at affordable rates and good facilities with a surrounding market.
It costs around 4500 rupees per month including food and electricity. Our department is nearly 21 years old but is frequently whitewashed.
It surrounds good studying atmosphere, away from any disturbances. Labs are well equipped with lab equipments.
The glassware and apparatus are issued on your name and breakage have to be paid per year.
Department has its own library and one main university library. Library card is to be issued by the main library. Books have to be returned on time in good conditions. Library has good studying atmosphere. It's is open 24*7. Books can be easily found in the library on a digital basis. Wifi faculty is available.
A wifi password is issued in response to an application submitted to the department. Separate Wi-Fi is available in the hostel. These Wi-Fi networks are very good.
Clubs & Associations :
Very student societies as in PSU ( Punjab Student's Union) are associated which fight in favour of students' various problems like hostel issues and high fees.
Many fests are organised like Youthfest.