Officially known as: Chauhan college of Science and Amrutben Jivanlal college of Commerce but it's just "Meeethibai" for the (Gujju) layman.

Location: Close to Ville Parle station is what the gujju majority will mislead you into thinking. And owing to their undying stinginess, you'll find hoardes of people flocking to college, walking in the scorching heat, the only exceptions being exam days when "reecks" are in "hoat" demand.

Crowd: Humongously diverse, from the "heap" to the "heppening" we have it all!! We have around 1200 people in the SYJC Science batch. Everybody dresses up like they are part of some wannabe theme party. Almost the entire college wears the same kinda clothes. Stillettos, tight pants (I'm talking about the guys here), bleached hair. Kareena and Shahrukh are the "feshion" gurus. It's mandatory to wear what they wear. You'll also find the occasional ponytailed, black-clad rockers who never bother to enter college. And don't forget the film star offspring who redefine egotism.

Campus: Shared with highly envied neighbours N.M. The Commerce wing is a cut above the rest when it comes to interiors. The crowd there won't stop boasting "Amhara aiyya to AC chhe". As for the Science and Arts junta, they have to deal with a lousy wing, that's fitted with fans whose regulators are perpetually stuck on the lowest possible speed.

Canteen: Looks like the mess of a jail with rusted iron benches. But students swear by the food, which has a ghar ka khaana taste. No Chinese or Italian here, just good ol' Indian cuisine.

Hangouts: The two wada pav wallahs who battle for survival just outside the college. The charsis and the rockers can be found near the chaivaala while the lovers resort to the study halls whch is a major make out zone. The library is always packed with the nerds who should be given some kinda special award for having mastered the bizarre act of discussing the toughest of Physics problems in Gujju. Then there's the nearby Pizza Hut and Cafe Cofee Day.

Faculty: Very experienced and highly qualified, the staff commands respect. Some painful profs speak in a most mundane dialect of the English language that literary experts from Oxford have yet to decipher.

Fest: Born in 2002, it's called Kshitij. Yeah the K factor here's too. It's almost on par with Umang. The college itself doesn't participate while the Pronites are the only form of social gathering where the junta does garba to Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd :-P.

College lingo: "DJ Doll rokes", "Kem chho?" "Su pakave chhe" and "KSBKBT joiyyu?". There are some who speak in English, but ironically they are considered showoffs.

BOTTOMLINE: Learn Gujju if you plan to come here. Otherwise, you'll end up suffering from acute anti-social behaviour syndrome like me ;)