A day on campus at VCAS

Brochures tell you about courses. They rarely tell you what a Tuesday feels like. If you are choosing a college, it helps to picture an ordinary day: where you will sit, what you will do between classes, and who you will spend your time with. Here is a plain walk through a day and a semester at VCAS.

Getting there

The campus is at Karad Paramba, Kakkove, on the Ramanattukara side of Malappuram, within easy reach of Calicut. Many students come by the college bus, which covers the main routes in the area, and others travel by public transport or their own vehicles.

Morning: classes

The day begins with lectures. Classrooms are smart classrooms, air-conditioned and fitted with audio-visual equipment, so teachers can show a network diagram, a short video or live code on screen. Because class sizes are small in many programmes, teachers know students by name and questions are part of the lesson rather than an interruption.

Under the 3+1 system, your timetable mixes your main subject with minor and common courses. A Cyber Security student might have a networking class in the morning and a language or management paper later in the day.

Labs and the library

For computing students, a large part of the week happens in the computer labs, which have high-speed internet and the software each department needs. This is where you write programs, configure networks and run the practical exercises from your syllabus.

Between classes, many students head to the central library. It has a printed collection, digital resources and quiet study spaces, and the whole campus has Wi-Fi.

Lunch and in between

The canteen serves meals at student-friendly prices. Lunch is also when clubs meet, friends from different departments catch up and plans for the next event get made.

Afternoons: clubs and activities

Much of college life happens outside the timetable. VCAS students can join clubs including the Tech Club, Cyber Security Club, AI & Data Analytics Club, Literary Club, Cultural Club, Sports Club, the Entrepreneurship Cell and NSS. Each runs its own sessions, competitions and outreach.

A semester in snapshots

Recent months on campus have included:

• an induction programme to welcome first-year students and their parents;
• an anti-ragging awareness session, so every new student knows their rights and who to approach;
• a hands-on Python workshop for students starting programming;
• quiz competitions that brought students from different departments together;
• Moon Day activities on space science;
• the student-led Koode programme;
• Onam celebrations with the whole college;
• and regular use of the sports room for indoor games.

You can see photos of most of these on our Instagram, @vcas_vedavyasa.

Safety and support

The campus has CCTV, round-the-clock security and medical support. Every class has teachers who act as advisors, so students always have someone to talk to about studies or anything else.

See it for yourself

The best way to know whether a college is right for you is to visit on a working day. If you would like to walk around VCAS, sit in on a class or see the labs, contact our admissions team and we will arrange it.