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I recently cleared MH CET with a 99.395 percentile. I'm an OMS candidate and a full-time senior banking professional with a strong interest in studying law.
Like many others in my situation, I wasn't looking for placements or internships. What I wanted was the brand. GLC, Mumbai — the name, the legacy, the alumni network. That’s what drew me in.
But here’s what I’ve been reading and hearing from students and recent alumni:
1. 1. A principal who is allegedly inaccessible and unresponsive
2. 2. Administrative disarray bordering on incompetence
3. 3. No structured academic calendar
4. 4. No real guidance or support from the faculty
5. 5. Delayed results year after year
6. 6. Infrastructure that's falling apart
7. 7. Rigid and outdated attendance rules with no empathy for working professionals
8. 8. Visible institutional decline — academically and operationally
9. 9. A lack of inclusivity, with clear signs of nativism creeping in
10.
For someone juggling a demanding job and serious academic intent, this is more than discouraging — it's appalling. The more I dig, the more it feels like GLC survives on inertia, not intent.
So I’m now seriously reconsidering. KCLC or NLC may not have the historic branding, but they appear to have more structure, more responsiveness, and frankly, more respect for students' time and circumstances.
Would love to hear from others — especially those in similar shoes or with recent experience at these colleges. What would you do if you were in my place? The counselling window is almost here.
I recently cleared MH CET with a 99.395 percentile. I'm an OMS candidate and a full-time senior banking professional with a strong interest in studying law.
Like many others in my situation, I wasn't looking for placements or internships. What I wanted was the brand. GLC, Mumbai — the name, the legacy, the alumni network. That’s what drew me in.
But here’s what I’ve been reading and hearing from students and recent alumni:
1. 1. A principal who is allegedly inaccessible and unresponsive
2. 2. Administrative disarray bordering on incompetence
3. 3. No structured academic calendar
4. 4. No real guidance or support from the faculty
5. 5. Delayed results year after year
6. 6. Infrastructure that's falling apart
7. 7. Rigid and outdated attendance rules with no empathy for working professionals
8. 8. Visible institutional decline — academically and operationally
9. 9. A lack of inclusivity, with clear signs of nativism creeping in
For someone juggling a demanding job and serious academic intent, this is more than discouraging — it's appalling. The more I dig, the more it feels like GLC survives on inertia, not intent.
So I’m now seriously reconsidering. KCLC or NLC may not have the historic branding, but they appear to have more structure, more responsiveness, and frankly, more respect for students' time and circumstances.
Would love to hear from others — especially those in similar shoes or with recent experience at these colleges. What would you do if you were in my place? The counselling window is almost here.
1. UK foreign ministry: @FCDOGovUK
2. UK Government Department for Education: @educationgovuk
3. UK Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson MP: @bphillipsonMP
4. UK equivalent of Indian PMO (No 10 Downing Street): @10DowningStreet
5. UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (that's the British foreign minister), David Lammy MP: @DavidLammy
This should help cause maximum pressure on the SJA/NUJS admin. It should also be a motivating factor for the relevant Indian authorities to act.
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Look at the state of affairs now. Gen Z kids are big ▮▮▮ who are too afraid to protest, while LI is a dead site.
Very scary incidents have happened in the past with 0 accountability
Full use of chat gpt, ugly fonts and emojis. WHY JUST WHY
And you? You are teaching this kid that sucking the balls of authority figures is how to live life. What an atrocious example to set to people.
PS: For all the trolls and embittered old uncles who infest this platform, this is not some tribute/veneration of a foreign university, society or culture. There was enough shit and nonsense to be going on with in my experience at the foreign uni I attended, and there are aspects of that society and culture which I would fight to keep out of Indian higher education.
On the other hand, direct taxes are getting ominous & onerous everyday but we do not have good judges on that & in that field CAs have an upper hand.
Real lucrative in coming years will be family law & criminal law, though people berate that
Indian firms seem to think that its just a continuation of the servitude and bullshit until a specified date. You dont see 3 month notice periods at the Associate level (like, wtf??) in the UK - maybe that’s got something to do with the fact that the charade of “we have 100 people waiting to replace you” is just that - a charade. Maybe Indian firms should consider shorter notice periods so that they don’t have to pay these supposedly replaceable folks. And this is without going into issues such as deferred bonus components, which essentially ensure that people dont get paid for work they’ve ALREADY done should they dare to refuse to being subject to further unprofessionalism.
Some might say that YOU need to learn a bit about professionalism.
@OP - do your work and try not to burn bridges but do set some boundaries. No need to pick up calls or respond to emails late into the night, identify reasonable timelines for turning around deliverables and, if you’re being staffed on new matters, subtly keep mentioning that others should be staffed too since you will be leaving soon.
Is it Single occupancy, and how is the infra?
Tell me about food and atmosphere there too.
In your opinion, should we opt for the hostel?