How to choose a Good Engineering College?

Choosing a good engineering college can be a daunting task that often leaves student and their parent puzzled and confused. If you choose a good engineering college it can be your first small step towards having a successful career. A good college along with its reputation and education always lends a great support in your career life.

Start with visiting the college websites and short list the ones that appeal to you in terms of college infrastructure, reputation and your academic percentage. A good engineering college should not only have a good college building but you should assess it in terms of ambience, capacity to support the intake of students, workshops, computer labs, laboratories, etc. After all, you will be spending your precious next four years in this college.

The complete infrastructure should be well-supported by amicable facilities like internet, intranet, library, hostel rooms, hostel staff, dispensary, student counselling cell. These facilities lend huge support to your over all education.

Faculty is definitely one of the most important factors. Search through various college websites and read about the faculties. Consequently, you can search on the internet about various faculties whether they are permanent or visiting faculties at the college.

Placement:

Placements play an important role in choosing a good engineering college. Look for the companies that regularly visit the college campuses and inquire about the placement percentage of the college. It is always wiser to inquire through alternative sources like previous students or existing seniors. A personal visit from the parents can also help in choosing a good engineering college.

Other important factors are extra-curricular activities and the location of the college. The expanse of the college area lends peace and ambience to the studies. Extracurricular activities like seminars, college fetes, workshops, industrial trainings and lectures from various industry experts or visiting faculties add to the overall education and personality development.

Capacity:

It includes classroom, administrative building, workshop, computer labs, various laboratories etc. Because during your four year of graduation you need all these things, so keep it your first preference while choosing a college.

You may think it's tough to get all this information. However, if you focus on just the colleges you are serious about, it's not too difficult. The college website should also come in handy. If the website has very little information, you should be alarmed because it implies either disinterest or unavailability of information. But there are many websites on the Internet which host fora to discuss such issues. Most colleges would have a presence on social networking sites where you can connect people from those colleges. Spending some time on research will make sure that you do not regret your decision four years later.