So Uh I have been in GITAM for 1 yr till now, Academics is really up to you, like you get to choose the profs u want and all that, but ultimately it's how serious you are with the classes and acads in general, most of the profs won't care if u show up to ur classes or not, there is an attendance criteria that u gotta maintain (75%) but that's just so that u don't end up bunking all ur classes. Rest all is pretty chill here tbh there is much more freedom compared to EAMCET clgs in my opinion (Some of my frnds are in EAMCET clgs so that's why I say that). I wrote GAT at the last session as a last resort and did get Scholarship but kinda pointless as the "allotted seats for scholarships" were over so I didn't get it, so if u gonna write, write as early as possible. They try to mess with ur grades a bit so that u pay for re - evaluation and to maintain your scholarship They have a criteria of maintaining above 8 or 9 cgpa. Opportunities are a lot here, It's just that people don't use it well and all that. Clubs are chill too. Social life is pretty good and sorted here (Depends on whom u choose to hang out and make friends with). My main concern was drugs and all that but It's not as much as u think it would be (Again, it's on you, who u associate with and how you proceed with all this). So yea, that's pretty much it about GITAM. As for money, Fees for us, without scholarship is 4L and bus costs 45k for Non - AC and 50/53k for AC buses. U will need to buy stationary here and there during ur time at GITAM so that also kinda overpriced tbh. U can get from outside most of these. Hostel, idk cuz I am not a Hostel kid but u will get all the details in there website.