The Bhawanipur Education Society College B.Com Review By Divyanshu Saraogi

I have completed B.Com (Hons) from The Bhawanipur Education Society College. And this college has truly made me feel that a person can achieve anything once he/she decides to stick to it. BESC, Kolkata was founded in 1966. BESC offers wide range of courses ranging from under graduates to post graduates. Not only this but other courses offered by our colleges such as Commerce+, ACCA, CFP, Corporate Communication, Capital Market, Cyber Security, and Global Management Skills, helps students to come out of the syllabus and have practical exposure to the market. By doing other courses one also gets to know the area of interest he/she has.

Along with this BESC is famous for its knowledge running circles ranging from dancing, music, entrepreneurship, MUN, AISEC, CII-Yuva, to Leadership Training, and many more. The exposure a student gets by doing other knowledge circles is beyond one’s perspective. BESC is famous for its other co-curriculum activities in India. Events take place every now and then. The number of events that take place in our college is more than the number of days in a year. Yes, you hear right, that is more than 365. The events give students the exposure to know themselves better, to shape their career, and it helps in multiple ways. The best part of all this is that the Dean of our College was so nice and humble that he uses to allow students to work in his Cabin. Dean Sir has a very big cabin where students can easily work for the whole day.

This is the one thing for which BESC is not at all famous. People have formed a view that BESC is just for fun and other events. But the main problem lies that students go to college, but they don’t attend the classes. They go to the library, other events, games, and so on. But one thing is true that if a single student is present in the class teachers are ready to take the class. It has happened many times. Teachers also combine the sections, if many students are not there in a single section. As there are many sections in per batch vise morning afternoon, and evening. But yes, if you want to study, teachers are ready to take the class and complete the syllabus before time. I still remember there use to be 2 to 3 teachers for a single subject so that our syllabus could be completed on time.

But one thing is that teachers say attendance is compulsory but we students know it is not. Because students who are pursuing professional courses such as CA, CS, CFA, especially CA don’t get time to attend college, so most of them join BESC so that they can get some relaxation. Most of the students who are pursuing CA are in the BESC for this reason. It is a savior for them. I know one of my friends who could have easily grabbed a position in St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, but her CA didn’t let her do so. She had to take admission in BESC. Thus, you can say it is both good as well as bad for many students.

BESC has the best faculty, I can say. Teachers are really well educated and experienced. The way each teacher takes the class is phenomenal. I still remember one of my friends who use to just hate maths and use to fail maths, was able to pass in it. But the way Sir use to explain the whole logic was awesome. Most of the teachers use to explain the subject matter with fun and that use to make the whole subject very easy and interesting. Our 40-50 mins class use to get over in no mins. The faculty is really helpful. There are more than 160 faculty members.

Teachers help students beyond books. If a student is facing a mental issue which is very common in today's time, teachers were helpful in this regard as well. Seeing the increase in mental issue in students, BESC has also kept a one to one session with the renowned counselors. The session used to take place every Thursday. Students just need to show their identity card for it. And the session was to be confidential.

BESC has enjoyed high placement record. The college has a placement cell that drives around 40 companies every year. The companies are TCS, Ernst & Young, PWC, Axis Bank, KPMG, Deloitte, Indigo, and so on. Different seminars and workshops are held on developing leadership skills, interviewing skills, and entrepreneurship. This helps students to sharpen their skills. Certificates are also provided for the same.

People from outside also come to take the workshops as well. There are various different workshops that are held in college. And the timings are also kept in such a way that a student doesn’t need to miss his/her classes to attend the same. The members of the placement cell help students in many ways so that students can grab a seat in the company. The package catered by any company is Rs. 3 lakhs and highest package received is Rs. 7-8 lakhs.

There is no hostel in the BESC. People coming from different cities, stay in PG’s. There are a vast number of PG’s located near the college. If a student is struggling to find a one for him, then college is ready to help them out to find the best one for them. But it is sure no student suffers to find a shelter near the college.

The college is vast and has numerous buildings. The buildings are combined in an innovative manner. Recently BESC has also owned two more buildings just close to the main building. The college has everything. Multiple auditoria, the sports arena, the turf, the canteen, and the best thing is its library.

BESC is famous for its library. People of other colleges just crave to visit the library of our college. The college library is about 5000 sq. ft. There are separate computers placed in the library for the students to work. The way it has been constructed anyone will crave to visit it once. Extra charging points are available on each table for easy convenience. There is wi-fi enabled in the college with centralized AC. The classrooms are also really awesome. Every corner of the college is just fabulous. The number of auditoriums gives students the advantage to practice their dance, drama, music, and other activities.

The BESC campus is amazing. Students spend most of their time in the canteen, turf area, and sports arena. The indoor sports arena is phenomenal. There are different indoor games available, one can easily spend his/her time there. The turf, which is located in the middle of the college gives students time to chill. Students spend their time by playing games of their choice. It is constructed in such a way that students can play cricket, basketball, and badminton as well. During Independence Day or college fest, the fence around the turf area is removed and is decorated for the function. The construction of the college is really phenomenal as any event taking place can be viewed from the floors as well. The buildings are on 6 floors, and the turf in the middle of the buildings gives students the chance to enjoy it from a height.

BESC is famous for the event ‘UMANG’ which is one of the biggest college fest of Kolkata. This is a 5-day event and the number of events that take place these days is beyond the scope. The inter and intra college competition excites students. Different celebrities' musical groups are invited to perform. There is a separate DJ night on the last night of the event. People from different colleges just beg for the passes. It is really hard to get the passes for the main event as all of them to want to be there on the DJ night. Not only this as it is formed by the Gujrati Society there is also a whole 4-5 days event on Navratri. In these days also events taking place are incomparable. The dandiya nights and the ethnic wear give a whole lot of different feeling. The college is decorated in such a manner that students just don’t want to leave the place. The different themes that UMANG represents each year are marvelous. Along with this renowned Bollywood celebrities also visit the college campus to advertise their movies. I still remember when I was in my first year of college ‘Rustom’ cast Akshay Kumar and Ileana came to promote their movie. The crowd was uncontrollable, bodyguards were also unable to handle the crowd that year. The enthusiasm and excitement in the students were at a different level. Thus, The Bhawanipur Education Society College is the best college in Kolkata for co-curriculum activities, and other professional courses. One can surely blindly trust in BESC.