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Student Rights and Responsibilities

  • Academic Integrity
  • Penalties for Academic Dishonesty
  • Code of Conduct
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Academic integrity refers to ethical standards and policies that govern how people work and interact in the academic institution/university. The essence of academic integrity lies in following honest practices, not just by students but also by teachers, in all aspects of the learning and teaching process.

The Symbiosis International (Deemed University) emphasizes on ‘facilitating intellectual stimulation to generate, maintain and disseminate knowledge’ as one of its major goals in contribution to the academic world.

The essence of learning and academic enterprise is based on using the ideas of others to stimulate and develop your own. Hence, all academic work is collaboration and therefore academic dishonesty focuses on those acts that demean or invalidate fruitful collaboration.

Types of Academic Dishonesty:

  • Handing in a paper, lab report or take home exam written by another person, except when given explicit permission by the instructor of the course.
  • Cheating: Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials in an academic exercise or having someone else do your work for you. Cheating also includes looking at another student’s paper during a test, bringing study material to a test, obtaining a copy of the test prior to the test date or submitting homework borrowed from another student.
  • Fabrication includes inventing data for an experiment that you did not do or making references to sources you did not use in a research paper.
  • Facilitating academic dishonesty: helping someone else to commit an act of academic dishonesty like giving someone a paper or your homework to copy or cheat from your test paper.
  • Plagiarism: Using words or ideas of another writer without attribution and acknowledgment, copying someone else’s work word for word or with minor changes (mosaic plagiarism).
  • Electronic dishonesty: Using network access inappropriately in a way that affects a class or other students’ academic work.
  • Academic dishonesty outside of a particular class (forged signatures and fabricated resumes, etc.) also leads to penalties by the Academic / Social Conduct Review Committee.

Students are obliged to not only abstain from any form of academic dishonesty but also uphold the principles of academic integrity and encourage other students to do the same.

Students are responsible for knowing the academic integrity policy and may not use ignorance of the policy as an excuse for academic dishonesty.

Students facing charges of academic dishonesty may be served with punishments ranging from lowered grades and term disqualification to expulsion from the college, depending on the nature and degree of the offence.

In case of a possible act of dishonesty that the faculty member comes across:

The faculty will meet with the student, discuss the matter and may decide to either revise the charge/ penalty or drop the charge altogether. In a situation, where the faculty believes that the violation deserves a penalty:

a. For a first offence, the penalty is in the form of (depending on the faculty’s decision):

  • An apology form filled by the student with an acceptance of the act committed and an assurance that the act will not be repeated.
  • Failure or a ‘grade 0’ in the assignment given, resulting in a lower final grade.

b. In the event of an offence being committed a second time, the faculty will report the act to the Academic Review Committee and Social Conduct Review Committee. The committee shall then call a meeting with the student in which he / she will be given an opportunity to plead his / her case. The penalty for a second offence includes (depending upon the Review Committee’s decision):

  • Failure in the assignment with a ‘grade 0’ (resulting in a lower final grade)
  • Referral to parents
  • Community work
  • Repetition of the course

c. A third offence will lead to suspension or dismissal of the candidate from the School depending on the review committee’s decision.

As responsible members of one of India’s most reputed universities, students are expected to maintain the ideals of academic and social conduct not only within the school premises but also in their dealings with members of society in general.

This code of conduct is drawn in line with SI(DU)’s guidelines and the students are required to comply with it in letter and spirit.

Dress Code:

As per the guidelines of SI(DU) the student dress should befit the institute that they represent. They shall not be permitted to wear revealing clothes. Students not adhering to the dress code will not be allowed to attend classes and will forfeit the attendance for the classes missed. For repeated violations over 3 warnings, students will have to appear and explain their behavior to the Social Conduct Review Committee and accept punishments deemed appropriate by the committee.

Attendance

Every student must have attended minimum 80% of the total number of classes conducted by the faculty. The student will not be eligible for assessment, if he/she fails to put in the required attendance. The concession in attendance is meant to take care of medical leave and leave on personal grounds including the demise of immediate family, etc.

Students are expected to fill in the leave form and submit the same to the SSLA office. Attendance will be granted on medical grounds only in extreme cases subject to the expert opinion of Symbiosis Centre for Health Care (SCHC).

On no account will students be allowed to remain absent for any continuous assessment conducted by the school. The student will be entirely responsible for such absence. Faculty will not be responsible for repeating any assessment missed by the student irrespective of the reason. Absence from classes and assessments will be detrimental to the overall performance and final grades of the student.

No student should leave the city without the prior permission (written) of the concerned authority. Students will also have to take prior permission to remain absent from any activity of SSLA.

Students should be punctual and must be in their seats at the commencement of all classes.

Leave on medical grounds

  1. In case a student is suffering from any form of illness, he/ she should inform the school via email and over the telephone.
  2. A leave application on medical grounds should be attested by the ‘On Duty’ medical officer of Symbiosis Centre for Health Care (SCHC), located on school grounds.
  3. Leave up to 3 days: If a student takes treatment from a private doctor, then he/she is required to submit the medical leave certificate to the school on the day of rejoining. The office at the discretion of the director, will accept it or require the student to have it authenticated from the SCHC.
  4. For local students: In case the medical leave is likely to extend for a period of more than three days, it is mandatory for the students to either inform the SCHC in person or over the telephone, as the case may be. Continuation of sick leave beyond a period of three days must be notified to the SCHC.
  5. For outstation students: In case the student is admitted to a hospital or has fallen sick during his visit home or is so incapacitated, it is obligatory for him/her to send a medical certificate issued by the doctor treating him/her and giving details of his/her medical condition by fax. This may be addressed to the medical officer of the SCHC (Fax 020-25678680 Ext. 204) indicating the possibility of medical leave extending beyond three days.
  6. Please note that except in the case of hospitalization authenticated by SCHC, absence on medical grounds beyond 20% of the total attendance shall not be condoned i.e. the student is still required to have a minimum 80% attendance.
  7. In case of hospitalization duly authenticated by SCHC, absence beyond 20% may be condoned as per the advice of the doctors at SCHC and at the discretion of the Director of the SSLA. However, for no reason, including hospitalization, will the student be eligible to be assessed for the semester, if his/her attendance has fallen below 60%.
  8. No backdated medical leave will be granted to the students on any ground whatsoever.

Note: The total number of lectures missed on the grounds mentioned above should not in any case exceed 20%. Grant of permission does not mean that the absence has been condoned for the purposes of computing attendance. However, cases under point 6 / 7 may be treated as exceptions.

Leave Travel Concession

Since Railway rules prescribe that travel concession will be allowed only for designated vacations, such concession forms will not be made available for travel in between official school vacations, whatever be the reason.

Absence from Guest lectures, Seminars, Workshops and Presentations

Attendance for Guest lectures, Seminars, Workshops and Presentations is compulsory.

  1. Students are required to strictly observe the uniform code prescribed including the wearing of Identity Cards.
  2. On no account will students be allowed to remain absent from these events.
  3. Students should be punctual in attendance and must be in their seat at the commencement of these programs.
  4. Students are expected to maintain the decorum in the school and interact meaningfully with the guests, experts and faculty.

Identity Cards:

SSLA and SI(DU) urge students to understand the spirit of wearing identity cards:

  1. A symbol of belonging to a premier institution.
  2. A means of identification in the event of accidents, medical and other emergencies.
  3. Every student of the program must have an identity card. He / She should always wear it on person while on campus and should produce it whenever called upon to do so by the security and other concerned authorities.
  4. At the beginning of the academic year, every student is expected to collect his/her Identity Card and Library Card for home lending, from the office. This will be available after he/she produces his/her Admission Receipt.
  5. The loss of the library card and I-card should be reported immediately to the office coordinator with an application. Rs. 75/- will be charged for a duplicate library card and Rs. 500/- for duplicate I-card (including tag and holder).
  6. At the time of issuing a book, the Identity Card must be presented along with the Library card. Without the I. Card the reader may be refused the use of the Home Lending facility.
  7. Every student entering the Library must present his/her own Identity Card as well as Library card, otherwise the use of the Library will be denied.
Disciplinary Rules

Any act of indiscipline, insubordination or misbehavior, by any student, will result in severe penalties/punishment:

  1. Use of mobile phones in the academic block of the school is strictly prohibited. Violation of the rule will result in confiscation of the SIM card.
  2. Any student misbehaving in class and behaving arrogantly with the faculty and staff will be severely punished. The nature of punishment will depend upon the severity of the offence.
  3. Loud/impolite talk/use of unparliamentary language which offends others will be dealt with seriously.
  4. The behavior of the students at all times, within or outside the campus, must be above board and must reflect a sense of responsibility.
  5. Students are required to show due regard for the rights and property of SSLA. Any student found guilty of tampering/damaging the property, fixtures, equipment, furniture, books, and buildings, vehicles, etc. of the institute will be subject to punishment and will be liable to provide compensation for loss caused.
  6. Any students found loitering in the corridor during classes/lecture hours will lose the whole day’s attendance.
  7. Students are required to show due regard for the rights and property of SSLA. Any student found guilty of tampering/damaging the property, fixtures, equipment, furniture, books, and buildings, vehicles, etc. of the institute would attract punishment and compensation for loss caused.
  8. Instigating or abetting collective insubordination will be viewed very seriously.
  9. No society or association of the students will be started without the written permission of the concerned authority.
  10. No person shall be invited to address or entertain the students of the college without the previous written permission of the faculty in-charge / Director.
  11. Consumption or possession of alcohol/drugs and being under influence while on campus or at functions is prohibited.
  12. Theft, gambling, sexual harassment, physical fights / bouts with each other, smoking on Symbiosis Campus, indecent behavior in public places, etc. will be dealt with severely.
  13. Any other offence not included in this list will be dealt with on a case basis.
  14. Eatables are not permitted in classrooms, computer lab, A/V studio, and library or office area.
  15. Use of net connectivity for non academic purpose is not permitted during the school hours.
  16. Littering in the campus will attract either monetary or non monetary punishment.
  17. The admission of a student, admitted to the program/ school based on any form of misinterpretation of facts, will be cancelled as and when the misinterpretation surfaces regardless of what stage he/she of the program he/she is studying in. Furthermore he/she will forfeit the tuition and all other fees paid for the program.
  18. All violations of the Code of Conduct will be dealt with by the Social Conduct Review Committee.

Anti-Ragging:

Anyone found indulging in ragging in any form within or outside the campus, shall be instantly expelled from the SI(DU). (Ref: The Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999)

  • Ragging within and outside any educational institute is prohibited.
  • Penalty: Whoever directly or indirectly commits, participates in, abets or propagates ragging within or outside any educational institute shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and shall also pay a fine of thousand rupees.
  • Dismissal of student: Any student convicted of an offence under penalty for ragging shall be dismissed from the educational institution and such other educational institution for a period of five years from the date of order of such dismissal.

Library Rules:

The following persons will be eligible for making use of the college Library:

  1. Students of SSLA.
  2. All members of the teaching and non-teaching staff of the Symbiosis Institutions.
  3. Members of Symbiosis Society.
Home Lending Facility
  1. Home-lending facility is available to the members of the teaching and non-teaching staff and students of SSLA.
  2. The Library Book must be returned on or before the last date stamped on the Due Date slip, pasted on the first page of the book.
  3. On failure to return books by the due date, a fine of Rs.20/- per day will be charged. A fine of Rs.50/- per day will be charged in the case of reference material.
  4. Students should use their own library card and I-Card. The students should not lend their library card and I-Card to others. If they do, they will have to suffer the losses incurred in process of loss, damage, fines, etc.
  5. In case of loss of a book/s the student will either have to replace the same or pay the current value of the book, with an additional fine of Rs. 100/-.
General Library Rules
  1. The Library Attendant at the entrance and the counter are authorized to examine everything that passes into or out of the library.
  2. Students are required to present their own Identity Card and are advised not to keep any personal items with their Identity Card.
  3. Readers are responsible for any damage or injury done to the reading materials or any other property of the Library, and shall be required to replace such books/property as has been damaged or injured or be required to pay the full value thereof as determined by the Library Authorities.
  4. Smoking, spitting, eating, loud conversation and similar objectionable practices are forbidden in or near the Library.
  5. CDs or any other accompanying materials available with books may be viewed / used only in the library.
  6. Readers shall not write or mark (by underlining, putting brackets, etc.) on the reading materials. The Library property and furniture is to be handled with utmost care.
Readers’ suggestions

Readers’ suggestions will be appreciated and welcomed. Readers desirous of proposing any title or others types of additions to the materials of the library may do so by filling the details of the ‘Books Suggestion Form’ available with the office.

Note: For the smooth functioning of the Library and for collective convenience, the Head/Librarian/Office holds the power to suspend the use of the Library to the readers found negligent regarding any of these rules or who fails to cooperate with the Library staff.

Important notices and information regarding the library as well as changes, if any, will be notified from time to time on the Notice Boards.

Student Publications

The Student Review [TSR]

The Student Review is SSLA's student-run magazine that was founded for the purpose of generating debate in the college by bringing out and cementing ideas that simmer in its common areas, classrooms and corridors. By objectively analyzing issues relating to politics, economics, history and international relations, the TSR team is dedicated to informing its audience and inculcating a broad social consciousness.

Guidelines

  • Members should be able to write crisply, make an argument and articulate points of views without any frills.
  • Members should be able to carry out a holistic, credible and balanced research.
  • Members are encouraged to exceed their self-expectations but not their word-limits.
  • Members are free to flout conventions but never the deadline.
  • Members must discard their pop-fictions for newspapers.

TSR Body

Writers: Upasana Rangarajan, Upasana Mukherjee, Malavika Rangarajan, Atmadeep Sengupta, Deepro Roy, Shailee Priyadarshi, Mahima Srikanth, Shrita Pathak, Abhimanyu Hazarika, Hannah Ashraf, Yarshna Sharma, Sharanya Subramanian, Ananya

Sub-editors: Abhimanyu Hazarika, Nidhi Ranjalkar, Chetna Anand, Upasana Rangarajan, Anwisha Thakur

Graphics & Cartoons: Deepakshi Datta and Shivangi Murthy

Editors: Ayush Tiwari and Tejas Devamane

Link

thestudentreview.wordpress.com

The Newsletter

The SSLA Newsletter is a student driven project that aims to ensure that everyone (including parents, students and corporate partners) are aware of all the things happening at SSLA. It's essence lies in capturing all events that SSLA not only participates in but organises as well so as to give a holistic idea to those who could not be present for any event. If one has any doubts about how college life at SSLA is – the newsletter is the answer to them all!

Structure (Members)

  • Head: Dhanalakshmi Vikram
  • Chief Executive Officer: To be updated
  • Design Head: Najiba Yasmin
  • Visual Head: Shama Nair
  • Writers: To be updated
  • Editors: To be updated
  • Designers: To be updated

Hostel Life

  • Hostel Details
  • Rules and Regulations
  • Facilities
  • Mess / Canteen
  • Pictures
  • Private hostels and PGs

A home is where the heart will belong for a while and in a strange city, a friendly abode is what every student would wish for. Viman Nagar and its periphery is almost an extended campus for SSLA students and neighboring Symbiosis colleges where you’ll see a student in every corner of the area. And it is in this cultural territory of Symbiosis that the hostels are situated.

Living in the vicinity of the campus, in a lively community is a great jumpstart to students' learning experience in SSLA; the girl’s hostel is conveniently located near the college building and comprises of furnished rooms, a mess serving four meals in a day, lounge areas, kitchens and laundry facilities. There is a beauty parlor, among the less obvious things, which saves them both time and money!

The campus organizes various stress busting activities for the students. Apart from recreational indulgences like badminton sessions, table tennis or television, students might also choose to grab a cup of coffee, hot chocolate or appetizers at any time of the day at the miniature Café Coffee Day outlet located inside the hostel.

A recent kind gesture that was an instant hit was homing adorable puppies within the hostel to provide students therapeutic company.

SSLA does not provide a boys hostel, as yet. However, multiple paying guest accommodations and residential apartments for shared rent are available in and around Viman Nagar.

Location:

The girl’s hostels are located in Viman Nagar and Sakore Nagar in Pune.

Procedure:

During the end of December or beginning of January, current residing students are required to fill the hostel allotment form that is released by the authorities. There is a specific date for submission of the forms. On the due date students are required to submit their forms mentioning their preferred room number and who they want to share the rooms with.

The hostel list is released around march, confirming rooms.

Rooms for the symbiosis girls hostel are confirmed on the basis of college attendance, CGP grade, hostel attendance and hostel conduct. If the student is short-listed for the room, they are required to pay the fees by the deadline decided by the authorities.

Hostel Fees for the Academic Year 2018-19

Sr. No. Campus / Hostel Room Type Fees Recommended for 2018-2019 Hostel Deposit
1 Viman Nagar- A Wing Twin Sharing 1,01,500.00 15,000.00
2 Viman Nagar- B Wing Triple Sharing 86,000.00 15,000.00
3 Viman Nagar- C Wing Twin Sharing 1,12,000.00 15,000.00
Triple Sharing 94,500.00 15,000.00
4 Viman Nagar- D Wing Twin Sharing 1,18,000.00 15,000.00
5 Viman Nagar- E Wing Twin Sharing 1,65,000.00 15,000.00
6 Viman Nagar New - F Wing Twin Sharing 1,12,000.00 15,000.00
Triple Sharing 1,00,000.00 15,000.00

Mess Fees for the Academic Year 2018-19

Sr. No. Campus Mess Fees Recommended for 2018-2019
1 Viman Nagar 57,500.00

DD / at par cheque to be drawn in favour of “Symbiosis Society”

NEFT Facility Available

DETAILS OF BANK ACCOUNT OF CAMPUS ADMINISTRATION FOR NEFT/RTGS TRANSACTION OF HOSTEL, MESS & BUS FEES

  • Name of Bank:- Corporation Bank
  • Branch:-Viman Nagar
  • IFSC Code:- CORP0000739
  • MICR Code:- 411017009
  • SWIFT Code:- CORPINBB132
  • Account Name:- Symbiosis Society Current Account
  • Beneficiary Name:- Symbiosis Society
  • Mail details of transaction to- samir.pawar@symbiosis.ac.in / admin.svc@symbiosis.ac.in / accounts.svc@symbiosis.ac.in
  • Account Number: 073901601000115 (Fifteen digits)
Full fees must be paid before hostel admission

Curfew:

Weekdays and Sundays: 10:00 pm.- Late night rules shall apply after 10 which requires a mail to be sent, to the warden, by your parents.

Saturdays / days before holidays: 11:00 pm.- Late night rules shall apply after this time which requires a mail to be sent to the warden by your parents.

Nightout Rules:

Night out shall be permitted by the Campus Administrator only under following conditions and circumstances:

  • When permitted in writing by the Director of Institute for academic reasons.
  • On holidays with written consent from parents/local guardian.
  • Once night out permission is accorded; student will be permitted to report only after 6.00 am in the morning. However, in case of medical emergency student can contact the warden directly.
  • In case the student has permission for more than one night out in a row, the student shall not be allowed in the hostel during the period mentioned, during the day time or at night

Guest Room:

In case of parents wanting to stay in the guest rooms allocated by the Hostel, the student needs to inform the warden of the days and dates that his/her parents would be visiting. This applies to any guest but identification is required mostly when anyone other than immediate family needs to stay. It’s advisable to inform a week or more before the arrival as the rooms are allotted on first come first serve basis.

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CCD:

The petite Cafe Coffee Day inside the Hostel Campus in Viman Nagar provides the much required coffee and snacks to the girls for entire night and part of the day.


Rangoli:

This tuck shop provides tit-bits required by the girls such as food, drinks, stationery, toiletries etc. It opens in the morning and functions till around midnight.


Water and Electricity:

There is regular water and electricity provided in all the rooms provided the girls make use of this facility judiciously.


Sports Facilities:

The hostel promotes activeness among the girls by providing sports facilities such as a half basketball court and badminton courts along with shuttlecocks and badminton racquets. Table tennis tables along with a pool table is also provided for in the hostel common space.


WiFi

Internet services, both wireless and cable, are provided to the girls residing within the hostel. They are provided with their own respective IDs and passwords to login in through the Captive Portal.


Cleaning Service

The hostel provides maids which clean up the rooms regularly except on Sundays.


Common Space

The lawns with the swings and various spaces spread along the B wing and C wing provide areas for the girls to relax and enjoy the weather.


TV

There are multiple television sets provided for in both the B and C wing, which provide entertainment for the girls.

Mess:

Students are required to pay the mess fee for one year, in advance, at the time of admission to the hostel. If a student is sick, a written application by the student endorsed by the director and medical certificate by the SCHC should be given to the supervisor in order to have food served to the room.

Mess Committee:

A Mess Committee comprising of the director, warden, campus administrator, faculty and students of various institutes of a campus will be constituted. The mess committee will decide the menu, check food quality from time to time, maintain a record of such inspections and give feedback for improvement of food quality and other aspects of mess and dining.

Wastage of Food

Only members of the mess are permitted to dine in the mess. Outside food / dabbas are strictly forbidden in the Mess. Members are expected to inform their absence/dining out or night out to the Mess Supervisor well in advance, to avoid wastage of food.

Guests

Guests are allowed in the mess only with prior permission of the campus administrator and on payment of the charges applicable.

Mess Timings

  • Breakfast - 7.30 am to 9.30 am (upto 10.00am on Sundays)
  • Lunch - 11.30 am to 1.30 pm
  • Dinner - 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm (upto 10.30 pm on Saturday and Sundays)

These timings shall be strictly adhered to by all hostellers.

Symbiosis Viman Nagar Campus being a Non-Residential Campus, there are no Boys hostels and limited seats are available in Girls Hostel.

Those who are unable to secure a seat in the girls hostel are required to contact the Symbiosis approved S P Residency Girls Hostel, and boy students are required to contact S P Residency Boys hostel.

Contact Person:

Name : Mr. Somnath Warad

Mob. No. : 9767152299

E-mail ID : spresidency.7@gmail.com

Campus Life

  • Clubs
  • Sports Teams
  • Recreation and Fitness
  • Food and Canteen
  • Health Services
  • Counselling Services

Art Club

Comedy Club

Dance Club

Film Club

Food Club

It Could Be Verse (Poetry Club)

Karaoke Club

MUN Club

Music Club

Photography Club

Public Speaking Society

Theatre Club

Gym

The campus has a fully equipped gym in addition to other sporting grounds and recreational facilities.

The gym provides the following facilities:

  • A free weights area consisting of dumbbells, barbells and different exercise machines.
  • A cardio theatre with treadmills, stationary exercise cycles etc.
  • Personal trainers*

The gym is governed by specific rules which one needs to adhere to in order to register for this facility.

Students availing the gym facility are required to get a health card issues by the Symbiosis Centre for Health Care, located on campus.

* Personal trainers are certified to have a varying degree of knowledge of general fitness involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They provide motivation to students by setting goals and providing guidance throughout their exercise routines. These trainers are accessible to members for training/ fitness/ nutrition/ health advice and consultation. Personal trainers can help devise a customized fitness routine, which categorically includes a nutrition plan to help health aspirants achieve their devised goals. Access to personal trainers generally involves an additional hourly charge.

Canteen

One of the defining parts of the Symbiosis campus is Symbieat, the canteen. The canteen within the campus, serves a variety of snacks, drinks and meals, both vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian. The range of cuisine is wide and the seating area is spacious. Students can get lunch, dinner and everything in between. The usual Indian culinary favorites are of course supplemented with some extremely popular Chinese dishes. Whether you're looking for a cup of coffee, a simple sandwich, or a complete meal, you don't have to leave the campus. In addition to the standard canteen, you will also be able to find a juice counter and a Georgia coffee shop within Symbieat. You enter the most colourful place in college and are greeted by the friendliest people behind the counter which makes spending time in the canteen even more enjoyable. It’s a hub of gossip and chilling with your friends while eating food between classes. The place strives to be healthy and avoids junk food as much as possible.

Health Center

The Symbiosis Society is committed to providing healthcare facilities and medical aid. Each Symbiosis Campus is equipped with a functioning health center. In case of emergencies, medical and if required, financial support is available for each student. At least one doctor is present on campus 24x7. Additionally, each student is provided with medical insurance. For more details on the medical insurance provided, click on the link given below.

http://www.schcpune.org/schcnewsite/insurance.html

Here at SSLA, we take the health of our students very seriously. Apart from catering to physical health with a state-of-the-art, in-house healthcare centre, we also give a lot of importance to our student’s mental health. It is not a secret that sometimes the work that comes with being a student can take a toll on one’s mental health. To ensure that students at SSLA are able to make the most out of the time they have in college, the Symbiosis Centre for Health Care has a counsellor available on request. However, we are currently working on getting an in-house counsellor to make things for our students easier. Apart from counsellors, the student council’s Grievance officer as well as our faculty are always willing and open to students talking to them about the hardships and difficulties they might be facing.

Life in Pune

  • Travel
  • Eateries
  • For the Intelligentsia
  • Cultural Venues
  • Shopping
  • Pictures

Pune is a hub of entertainment with innumerable things that can be written down on the bucket lists. Whether it's catching a gig at the Classic Rock Coffee Co., attending the last set at the NH7 Weekender festival, taking up a trek in the vicinity, strolling around the lazy lanes of the old town or taking a ride down to Lonavala to catch the sunrise, there is no drought in the number of things that one can do while living in this eventful city.

Closer to home, Viman Nagar is always bursting with activity. Phoenix Marketcity, at a comfortable walking distance from the Symbiosis campus, has everything you’ll ever need. Grab a tub of fresh ice-cream from the Naturals store or chill at any of the scores of cozy cafes in the neighborhood.

To gain a more authentic experience towards Pune in India’s precolonial times, the old Pune, encompassing Shaniwar wada, Vishrambaug wada, and various other Peths carry the capacity to recreate the heritage, which the country has owned and maintained.

The area where SSLA is located is home to many artsy, like-minded people who will make your life more full of hues and fun. There are endless places to eat at, to suit all pockets. Head over to Koregaon Park for some vibrant cafes and theme restaurants, hit the Hard Rock Cafe for some good music and food, walk in the green lanes of Kalyani Nagar and just fulfill your inner traveller desires through this city. It won’t take much time for Pune to settle in your heart.

If you are a foodie then you’re in luck, for the SSLA campus is either situated in, or not to far from an area that is overcome with scores of restaurants and cafes that are a delight to devour food at.

With a rich and unconventional café culture, Vimannagar, with places such as the Korean Café - Café Peterdonuts or Café Where Else - home to music and pet lovers, Viman Nagar is the place to be!

Vimannagar with the areas surrounding it – be it Kalyani Nagar, with its vegetarian and vegan eateries or Koregaon Park with its North Indian, Asian and European cuisines, has always invited and retained gourmets of different kinds. Hence, the city is also a place that carries the ability to break the monotony of hostel food.

So get your weapons (spoon, fork, knife, chopsticks or whatever one eats with) ready and your stomach eager, Pune will not disappoint you when it comes to food.

Bon appetit!

SSLA has tie-ups with multiple associations and has regular seminars and workshops. There are book launches and signing sessions by the British Council, slam poetry workshops by the Pune Slam Poetry Association and many such activities that stimulate intelligence. There are institutions like the Goethe-Institute and Instituto Hispania in the city, which allow students to learn new languages. The Pune International Film Festival which takes place during the month of January every year helps the exchange of ideas, cultures, arts, debates etc. through the screening of a plethora of films and post screening discussions.

Libraries such as the Jayakar library in the Pune University campus, which is one of the largest in Maharashtra, and libraries set up during the period of colonization, like the Cowasjee Dinshaw library, gives aspiring historians a good insight to the past.

The city has a unique culture in the field of museology, with museums and a historical gallery such as the Aga Khan palace, located close to the campus. To receive a more regional heritage experience, the Peshwa Museum located in Parvati Hills, which depicts the times of the Peshawari very well.

There’s only the need to pick up your travelling bag and have Google maps on your phone along with updates about the events in the city and you’ll be set to go and harbour your intellect to be sharper as well knowledge to be vaster.

Pune, being the cultural capital of Maharashtra, is famous for its love of music, art, dance and theater. Numerous events, workshops, film festivals and exhibitions dot the cultural calendar of the city.

Students at SSLA itself have in the past, interned with organizations like the Gyan Adab center, which focuses on celebrating different types and genres of literature and poetry, in various languages. The organization frequently organizes dramas, musical events, ghazals and poetry festivals throughout the year. Thus, for people interested in poetry, regional music and performing arts, all you need to do is step out of your rooms and the city is waiting to enthrall you!

Events such as the Pune Biennale, storytelling circles, drum circles and poetry workshops are sure to keep you engaged! Head over to Pagdandi books cafe to catch their special literary sessions and workshops every weekend!

With festivals like the Ganesh festival, especially at the grand and popular Dagdusheth temple, The Pune festival that takes place in the month of September every year, and the Savai Gandharva music festival, you are sure to find many opportunities to soak in the culture of Pune.

But on one hand, where the city is so extremely rich with regional and local cultures and elements of history, it also welcomes transregional and transnational arts through various national and international performing arts concerts, such as live concerts by Hindi playback singers, the NH7 weekender, Dance concerts by the Shiamak Davar dance group etc.

This city hands over to you the kind of space, that becomes a home to people of tastes, interests and likings from a wide and diverse spectrum.

For the big spenders and the shopaholics, Pune truly is the place to be. Whether you are in search of high end branded stores like GAP, H&M or Sephora or for flea markets, Pune does not disappoint. With it’s wide range of malls, shopping centres and even old style flea markets, the variety for prospective buyers and shoppers is virtually endless. The only difficult time a shopaholic will have in Pune is deciding where to do their shopping and how much to buy!

The conveniently located Phoenix Market City and Pune’s largest mall, Amanora Town Centre are just some of Pune’s multiple shopping complexes, each housing food courts, entertainment zones, cinemas and a multitude of stores covering every product within every price range.

Local markets like Junna Bazaar, FC Road and MG Road, ideal for street shopping, have a variety of shops which do not leave the buyer short for choices by any chance. The options for buyers and shoppers in the city are almost limitless, and the prospect of so many shopping havens is absolutely mouthwatering.

So what are you waiting for? Get out and explore the wonderful city before it’s too late!

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