One such educational institute is Uttaranchal College of Science and Technology, popularly known as UCST. This affiliated college was started in 2001 at Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The campus is situated in Nagal Hatnala, P. O. Kulhan Sahastradhara Road, and has served higher education for more than twenty years. UCST offers very diversified programs with a total of 24 courses in 10 different degrees.
The college lays great emphasis on the imparting of quality education in the fields of Science, Technology, Management, and Agriculture. UCST has a number of facilities that extend support to its academic undertakings. The college library is well-stocked with quite a good collection of titles. It also houses periodicals, research journals, and magazines.
The institution is equipped with departmental laboratories, which enable students to gain first-hand experience in the respective field of studies chosen. For the physical well-being of the students, UCST offers sports facilities and a gymnasium. This college also has separate boys' and girls' hostel facilities for making the college life safe and comfortable.
UCST provides all transport facilities to make the commuting easier for students and staff members. The campus has a cafeteria for refreshments and maintains an IT infrastructure to support modern learning needs. The college imparts various courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. These comprise the very famous programs like B.
Sc in Biotechnology, Microbiology, Information Technology, Agriculture, and Forestry; BBA , BCA , B. Com , and B. F. A. at the undergraduate level. Amongst its postgraduate courses are M. Sc programs in Chemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Physics, Zoology, Environmental Science, Information Technology, and Agronomy, amongst many others. It also offers BHA and MHA and MA in Mass Communication.
All are full-time programs with an emphasis on overall development in the field of interest. Degree Name No of Specializations M. Sc 9 B. Sc 5 BBA 1 BCA 1 B. F. A 1 B. Lib. I. Sc 1 MA 1 B. Com 1 BHA 1 MHA 1 The UCST adheres to a merit-based admission policy. The students are admitted based on their academic achievement in their point-of-entry qualification.
The college also incorporates an interview system into its admission process. This provides an all-round assessment of its prospective students.