The last time I talked about the culture of an engineering college that makes a visible impact on a fresher’s life. Another key point to keep in mind is the faculty and their history. Ideally the college should have this information available on the website. Some key points to look for are -

Most of the professors are highly qualified (minimum qualification is a Phd ) and comefrom a strong research background. While this might not be the case for private engineering colleges, do check – How many professors have done Phd ? How qualifified are professors- MTech, Msc or just B Tech ?

Ideally professors tend to have a storng research background. Unlike the IIT’s where all the professor’s have their own research lab and team, private engineering colleges might not have such infrastructure but do check their research areas and their work in the past 5 years. Simply put – Number of papers/published by a college/professor/ research lab is directly proportional to their excellence as a research team.

While evaluating a college, these two points should be taken into consideration.  Next post – How important are placement records ?