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Ankitha | Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Batch of 2024
Offered by BGS Institute of Management Studies
Reviewed on 6 Nov 2024
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3.2
Placements 1 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Absolutely satisfied because of faculty, but they didn't provide placements.

Placements: The highest package offered in the course is about 48,000. There is no formal recruitment process at BGSIMS. All students get internships in their final semester. The top roles offered are in human resources and finance. This year, only two students were placed through campus recruitment.

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Anonymous | M.Sc. in Biochemistry - Batch of 2026
Offered by Kristu Jayanti College
Reviewed on 4 Nov 2024
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4.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 4
Kristu jayanti College has good placements.

Placements: Almost 83% of students are placed in our course. Kristu is well known for placements. The highest package offered is 32 LPA, and the lowest package offered is 1 to 3 LPA. Recruiting companies include Biocon, Bioneeds, and Cipla, among other top companies. Internship opportunities are plentiful, with around 85% of students getting internships in our course. A stipend is also provided.

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Vishwas M R | B.Sc. in Forensic Science - Batch of 2026
Offered by Kristu Jayanti College
Reviewed on 29 Oct 2024
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Review of Kristu jayanti College Bangalore.

Placements: I don't know about the placement information case. I'm doing a Bachelors of Science in forensic science at Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India so I don't know about it, but they do internship programs as paid internships and many more in the college. The college has an average package of 8-10 LPA in MBA .

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Nagadatta V | Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Batch of 2024
Offered by Indian Academy Degree College
Reviewed on 13 Oct 2024
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Good college for B.Com, has the best teaching staff and curriculum.

Placements: 20 percent of students were placed through campus selection. Around 90 percent of students who attended campus selection got placed in companies like TCS, PWC, Cafe Coffee Day, Decathlon, Deloitte, and many more. Average package offered was around 3 to 5 lakh per annum, and the lowest package is 1.5 lakh per annum.

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Roha Aditya B R | B.Com. in Business Analytics - Batch of 2027
Offered by Kristu Jayanti College
Reviewed on 30 Sep 2024
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
My Honest Review of My College KJC

Placements: Don't know much about placements because I'm just a fresher, but I know a guy who is doing an internship at Reliance, and he might get a good placement. KJC has tied up with many companies worldwide, so there shouldn't be any difficulty in getting placements.

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Renuka Kokati | Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Batch of 2024
Offered by Krupanidhi Degree College, Krupanidhi Group of Institutions
Reviewed on 30 Sep 2024
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Our college has good atmosphere.

Placements: Placements in Krupanidhi College of Commerce and Management has a good placements ratio in 2024. Out of 7, every 3 people got placements from this college. This college deals with many big corporate companies which makes most of the student easy to get placements.

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Renuka Kokati | MBA in Human Resource - Batch of 2024
Offered by Krupanidhi College of Management, Krupanidhi Group of Institutions
Reviewed on 30 Sep 2024
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3.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 3
Our college has good infrastructure.

Placements: Almost 3 out of 7 students got placements from this college. There are very high chances to get internships from this college. It was such a great experience to attend every internship program at the college. This college has very high rates of getting placements.

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Ranjith D N | Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) - Batch of 2024
Offered by Indian Academy Degree College
Reviewed on 30 Sep 2024
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Best college for BCA, good campus life and teachings.

Placements: 10 percent of BCA students got placed during campus selection. Salary offered were between 2 and 6.5 lakh per annum. Top roles offered were associate, analyst, full-stack developer, and process executive. Top recruiting companies were TCS, PWC, cafe coffee day, Decathlon, etc.

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Kosini Sai Sathwik | B.E in CSE (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) - Batch of 2027
Offered by East Point Group of Institutions
Reviewed on 23 Sep 2024
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3.2
Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 3
This is an average college.

Placements: Yes, according to our seniors, placements are for those who score well. The highest package was 25 LPA, and the lowest was 3-3.5 LPA. Companies include Blinkit, Zomato, AWS, and Infosys. Actually, the real placement percentage is 20-25%. Roles, as per our seniors, include background designer and some other higher posts if they score well.

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Sarjana Singh | B.Sc. in Forensic Science - Batch of 2027
Offered by Kristu Jayanti College
Reviewed on 22 Sep 2024
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4.0
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Life at Kristu Jayanti College, really good infrastructure.

Placements: I am not very sure about the placements of forensic science as we require an M.Sc. degree after this, but there is a year-long internship after B.Sc. which will help us get exposure to the forensic world and give insight into the job we will be pursuing in the future.

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Anonymous | Bachelor in Interior Design and Decoration - Batch of 2023
Offered by Vogue Institute of Art and Design
Reviewed on 21 Sep 2024
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3.8
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Satisfactory placements and faculty are available at this college.

Placements: Bachelor of Interior Design course students are getting decent placement opportunities at this college. Around 25–35% of the students get placed at this college. The average salary package offered in our college was between 3-5 LPA. Most of the students get placements in designing fields.

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Anonymous | Bachelor in Interior Design and Decoration - Batch of 2023
Offered by Vogue Institute of Art and Design
Reviewed on 20 Sep 2024
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3.8
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Good placements and helping faculty available at this college.

Placements: At this institute students of our course are getting on campus placements and internship opportunities. Average package offered in our course was between 4-7 LPA. Top recruiting companies for our course are Vogue, Levis, Asian Paints etc. Top roles offered in our course are interior designer, fashion designer, product designer etc.

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Lakshmi devi p | Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Batch of 2026
Offered by Kristu Jayanti College
Reviewed on 16 Sep 2024
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3.6
Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Review of Kristu Jayanti College.

Placements: 80% of students are placed in this course; the highest package is 7.5 lakh and the lowest is 3.5 lakh, and the top recruiting companies are Grant, PWC, Asian Paints, ITC, banks, and roles offered are accountant, business analyst, account manager, sales executive, etc.

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Chinni Prasad | Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Batch of 2024
Offered by Indian Academy Degree College
Reviewed on 15 Sep 2024
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Best college for B.Com. Absolutely satisfied with the campus life and quality of teaching.

Placements: 10 percent of students were placed during campus selection from B.Com. Many students did not even attend the interview as they were interested in higher education. Top recruiting companies are Code Young, Swipe, TCS, Molecular Connections, Deloitte, etc. Salary packages offered were in the range 2 to 6 Lacs per annum. Top roles offered were sales trainer, business associate, and financial service consultant.

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JESNA C Y | Master of Social Work (MSW) - Batch of 2022
Offered by Kristu Jayanti College
Reviewed on 21 Aug 2024
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3.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 3
Nice college with good faculty.

Placements: From the 4th semester, students are eligible to sit in campus placements. Many companies visit our campus, like ASA Infratech, Axtria, GAIL India Ltd, and HCL Software, etc. The highest package went up to 28 LPA, and the average package was around 6 LPA. The placement percentage rate was 80%.

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Alvena joseph | B.Com. in Business Analytics - Batch of 2025
Offered by Kristu Jayanti College
Reviewed on 17 Aug 2024
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3.4
Placements 3 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 4
KJC: Industry-focused learning with strong faculty support and practical exposure.

Placements: For B.Com Business Analytics, top recruiting companies span various industries such as IT, consultancy, finance, and retail. Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, and Accenture are among the top companies. Our placement interviews are scheduled to start in the third week of August. Placements are good at LJC. To attend campus placements, you should not have any backlogs in any of the semesters.

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Adithya D | Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) - Batch of 2024
Offered by Indian Academy Degree College
Reviewed on 10 Aug 2024
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Good college for BCA due to good teaching along with best facilities in hostel and for studies .

Placements: About 10 percent of students were placed from our course. Top recruiting companies such as Deloitte, Home Triangle, PWC, Decathlon, and Vibrant Screens offered packages between 2 to 5 LPA. 30 to 40 percent of students got internships on their own in some small companies they knew. Top roles offered were Associate Analyst, Full Stack Developer, and Process Executive.

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Jerin Joji | Master of Computer Applications (MCA) - Batch of 2022
Offered by Kristu Jayanti College
Reviewed on 21 Jul 2024
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4.0
Placements 5 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
The comprehensive review of KJC college life.

Placements: My personal experience with placement is 5 out of 5. The college has tie-ups with many companies for campus hiring. A few are Syncron, Datasemantic, Deloitte, IBM and Abzoba, which are regular hiring companies. I suggest trying both on campus and off campus; most of the placement part mostly depends on luck. In 2021, our senior batch of below-average students will get a good package but for our batch, we do struggle to get jobs, so luck plays an important role. Talking about internships, getting...

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Anonymous | B.Sc. in Imaging Technology - Batch of 2026
Offered by East Point Group of Institutions
Reviewed on 17 Jul 2024
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3.8
Placements 4 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Good faculty members, facilities and infrastructure.

Placements: Around 70% of students from my course, which has been completed, have gotten placement in various hospitals. Most of the students complete their internship at the college hospital. Radiology technician is a job that will be available in hospitals after completing the course.

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Anonymous | Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Batch of 2018
Offered by New Horizon College
Reviewed on 10 Jul 2024
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3.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 3
It's been great here in this college.

Placements: There is no placement in this college for the students studying B.Com. Here, the student services have to search for a job after the completion of their course in companies that look for freshers. There is no internship offered to the student studying at the college; the college staff only supports the students to gain a lot of experience in their field of study.

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