C Ramtharmawii's Review On Pachhunga University College, Aizawl

I applied to St. Edmunds College and St. Anthony’s College other than my College. I got seats in all the colleges I applied to, but I chose my college because it is ranked number 1 among other NE colleges. The admission process was done through Online Mode since it was during Covid Period, but I went there to pick up the admission receipt. We were selected based on our Class 12 Board Results.

The number of students in each class varries upon the courses. There are 50 students in our course. There are exactly 25 girls and 25 boys in our course, which is 25:25. We usually use English for communication, and all the students were from Mizoram. The peer group was excellent, all the bright and high class students were admitted in our course. We do have good internal marks if we are participating actively during classes. The students genuinely attended classes for learning and knowledge. Everybody was serious and did well in all the papers.

There are no such internships and stipend. There are no companies preferred as there are no internships. There are are some companies that hired students for internship but I am not familiar with the amount they give for stipend.

There are no such final placements. Most of the students opt for Government Jobs wherein they give examinations for that. There are not much companies in Mizoram to be known. There are entrepreneurs but mostly people opt for government jobs and teaching line.

I was day scholar so I am not really familiar with fees regarding to hostel. The tuition fee was Rs. 3700 on Odd Semester and Rs. 4200 on Even Semester. We paid Exam Fee before every semester exams which is Rs. 2000. The amount I paid through the entire course was Rs. 35700. I have my own scooty so I don’t really spend money on transportation other than money for my petrol. There are college buses for students as well. There is no difference in fees among different categories. The college provide scholarships such as Tribal Scholarship and Ishan Uday Scholarship. One third of the students usually applied for the scholarship every year. For Tribal the scholarship amount ranges between 6000-20000 depending on the Stream and staying in Hostel or not. Ishan Uday scholarship is somewhat Merit Scholarship and they usually got 54000 every year.

There is Badminton Hall, Basketball court, Football ground, Volleyball ground and Table tennis court. The college has gym as well. There are number of gym equipments such as treadmill, weights and many others. There is no Swimming Pool in the campus. The auditorium is good, the library is big and consists of all the essentials books for studies and knowledge. The campus is really big, one of the biggest in NE. The distance from hostels to academic block is also far. Most students travel with their own vehicles. We are allowed to park our personal vehicles in the campus, there is a very wide parking lot allotted for the students. Relatives can visit the campus during daytime. There are other food outside of the campus only other than the canteens. The college do not have a medical centre. The overall campus life is great. Most of the students go back home or to hostel after classes, sometimes we go out with friends too. Cafeteria closes at 6p.m. The campus does not open at night. Students except the hostel lets do not roam around at the campus at night as it is closed. The locality is really safe and sound. There are Winter Fest, College Weeks, Cultural Day and many more. The vibes of the campus during the college life is really entertaining. The famous Mizo celebrities performed in such events such as Lilac, K. Hminga, H.O.M and many more. There are various clubs like NSS, Adventure Club, Cultural Club, Literature Club, Drama Club, Evangelical Union, Sports Club such as Football, Basketball, Badminton, and many more. The Student Union Council are the most important groups among the students. NSS is the most important for students in term of vallue addition and CV pointers. There are no such international student exchange, but student exchange between other colleges in Mizoram do happen.

There is separate boys and girls hostel, and opposite gender are not allowed to enter both hostels. There are around 150 seats each for both boys and girls hostel. I am not familiar with hostel fees as I am a day scholar. Each hostels have kitchen. Cafeteria/ canteen is not located in the canteen. It is located near the department rooms. The food quality is awesome and they taste really good. The prices are also okay for college students. There are 5 guards each in hostel, and there are 3 other guards at the main gate of the college. Hostel is sharing room. There is no single room. There is Geyser, Wifi, Almirah, Study Table, Chairs, Bed and Mattress. The quality of the amenities are good to my knowledge. There is common room where the hostellers can eat together during dinner. The washrooms are attached to each rooms.

Admission of my batch was done through Online Mode on merit list from our class 12 Board Exam. However, the proper way (before or after covidshield) is done through entrance exams, interviews and through CUET exams. I took Political Science, so mostly the students taking up this course are into civil service examinations. The score for getting a seat in the college depends upon the marks scored by the students in the entrance exam and the CUET exam, the college will make a cutoff based on the scores.

Students fail in the exams and they have to give there back paper. The benefit of pursuing BA was its course is similar to government exams and it appears very helpful and as opposite the BA degree do not have high importance when it comes to placements and job comparatively to other courses. There were total 6 classes during the day and each class was of 40 minutes . And there was a mid break for lunch which is of an hour. 75% attendance was compulsory is my course and those who had not reach the level of 75% attendance they have to face certain disadvantages in their internals. The methodology used for teaching was whiteboard and black marker.