SSN College Of Engineering- What insiders say!

Hi all! Here’s a look at one of Chennai’s better known engineering institutes- SSN College of Engineering!

 

For a brief intro, SSN College is affiliated to the Anna University, and is certified by the AICTE.

What better way to get to know about a college than to learn from it’s students? Hence we were out interviewing random SSN College students. Here we have a look at what two students from the insti have to say:

STUDENT SPEAK:
 

Student 1: Having aimed for the NITs and other top govt. institutes, it was a definite let-down for me and my parents, when it was decided that I would have to pursue my UG course in a private institute ( though ranked , no.1 in the city ) .

“Be prepared for four years of hell. It is going to be school all over again.”

That was the constant ‘advice’ I got from ‘well-wishers’. My ears ringing with such dire warnings, I thus embarked upon my journey, cursing fate.

      The lush greenery which would be any artist’s dream, did little to lift my spirits. I deposited my luggage and checked out my room-it was clean and seemed to be equipped with all basic requirements -so far, so good. I scanned every face on my floor with curiosity.
 

     “Orientation at 8:00 tomorrow”, announced a girl to collective groans.

“A real pain “, I thought, expecting dull speeches (probably even on “Rules to be followed within the campus”, as my friend from another private institute had warned”).

 But what followed came as a complete surprise - a fun-filled Ice-breaker and inspirational talks by renowned speakers! Classes kicked off to a start 3 days post the orientation, and the facilities and faculty again exceeded expectations. I learnt that the college had adopted advanced wireless technology for learning through e-learning initiative wherein pre-class notes and lectures are uploaded on our very own intranet, the entire campus wifi enabled for the purpose :-)

The staff turned out to be professional and competent  (contrary to my expectations of “school teacher-material “ :-P).

    Today, 5 months into college, and first semester exams fast approaching, I’m glad to say that I made an intelligent choice.

Agreed, we do have some downs - The food in the mess is inedible; and report cards and attendance records are sent home to parents (I know, a student’s worst night-mare  :-P ).

But the pros outweigh the cons. ours is one among the few private institutes that gives importance to academics, sports and extra-curricular alike. Sprawling over 250 acres, it has the finest campus (in fact, if it wasn’t for the board at the entrance claiming it to be an educational institute, people might mistake it for a picnic spot, given the scenic beauty :-D). The library is very well equipped with books on every subject. Not to forget the canteen, which is always crowded!  And yes, 5 months, 10 days, 11 hrs later, I’m proud to call myself an SSNite and look forward to a rewarding next four years.  

Student 2:

COLLEGE- A WHOLE NEW WORLD...OR IS IT?

“BE ON TIME! EVEN IF YOU FORGET TO EAT, DONT FORGET YOUR ID CARD! BE IN THE GOOD BOOKS OF ALL FACULTY MEMBERS! BASIC SEM IS VERY IMPORTANT! DON'T BUNK...” and so it went on.

I remember it as if it were yesterday, that my mother sent me off on a crowded college bus to ‘explore a whole new world’, not forgetting to give me last minute advice. Earlier, I had also heard from many people, right from never-ever-seen-before aunts to we-love-to-gossip neighbors, that college life holds unexplainable opportunities and though it may take some time getting used to it, the college experience would turn out to be unforgettable.

4 months into the ‘rigorously scheduled’ college life, I don’t find much of a change from school. Coming from P.S.B.B, my college SSN seems to be the ideal foil, with the environment and expectations being nearly the same. I was actually surprised that it didn’t take me much time to get settled in college and to make friends, because frankly, I did not know what to expect!

From the horror tales told to me by my friends, I realized that there are many colleges which are essentially a cross between Mordor from Middle Earth and the cellular prisons in the Andaman - Hell to begin with which then gets worse; a bottomless vortex that swallows us as its new victim, making us nothing but a new clog in the machine.... and then there is SSN.

:-D

 From my short stay at SSN, I can say that the faculty here are pretty good and are not exceptionally strict, not unlike school. The chemical department can give u a glimpse of hell, but hey! No college is perfect, and at the end of the day, it’s only one department and they do produce results!

The use of technology here is exceptional, something I’ll always remember my school for. Another similarity I can find between school and college is the unparalleled encouragement given for co-curricular activities. The freedom given here is also something any student would hope for. One thing we had to get used to, though, was the HUGE campus that made us walk a lot!

And as each week goes by, I am slowly realizing what the aunties and neighbors said - the opportunities college provides.

 It’s not every day that one wakes up to the prospect of attending a seminar on uses of ultrasonic s or a program on open source software conducted by Mozilla and wiki! The opportunities are there for the taking and it’s the students’ prerogative to reach out. I did not expect such opportunities to come my way any time soon.  :-)

I was also told that SSN practices e-learning. I thought it was no big deal and was just a fancy gimmick they threw up to impress parents and students. But as it turned out, it’s perhaps the most important aspect of SSN. Books in colleges are not made ‘semester’ specific, unlike school. The intranet is really helpful in tackling this problem. Everything, right from animations to current college news to dates of symposiums is updated frequently on the intranet.

On the whole, SSN seems to be very student friendly, just like PSBB. With more similarities rather than differences (but the differences being huge) between school and college, is college a whole new world? Well... the jury is still out on that one!

That said, SSN College seems to have a pretty good place in the students hearts :-)  The college website mentioned should be able to satisfy all your college related enquiries. Nevertheless, we do have a short section on Admission! Read on, but first the facts and stats :

College  website      : http://www.ssn.edu.in/

Email id                   : salivahanans@ssn.edu.in

Phone                       : 044 32909138

Fax                           : 044 24986474

                                                                       

Groups offered            Seats available

Civil	60
Bio Med	60
Chemical	30
CSC	120
ECE	120
EEE	120
IT	120
Mech	60

How to get in:

1.     Anna University counseling  (Option chosen mostly by the state board students with a high cut-off).

2.     Management: (Option chosen mostly by the CBSE students)

·        Normalization of cut-off is done (for e.g. last year +5 marks were added to the cut off).

·        Comprises of an entrance examination and a personal interview.

·        Entrance examination is purely based on IQ and not textual matter.