Tomorrow is Avurudu. And I am not in Sri Lanka. I am in Pune, at Pune University. Honestly, I thought I would fall apart this year. The first Avurudu away from home. You know what surprised me? My Sri Lankan friends here made kiribath. We video called our families together.
Lina opened with a number. Not a feeling, not a ranking, a number. A four-year engineering degree at a mid-tier Australian university was going to cost her family AUD 160,000 in tuition. She put that next to the government-regulated fee at a Pune engineering college and the conversation with
Sana is from Herat. She is studying Civil Engineering at a top Maharashtra institution in Pune. She is direct about one thing before anything else: engineering is not just for men. Not in Herat, where women have shaped the built environment for centuries - the geometric tile work of the
Nobody told me the full number before I left Colombo. Fees at SPPU vary by course, but most programs are far more affordable than what families in Sri Lanka imagine. I added up everything: tuition, hostel, food, and transport. When I converted that total to LKR, honestly, the number surprised
What SPPU Actually Costs a Sri Lankan Student in 2026: The Real Breakdown Nobody told me the full number before I left Colombo. That is the single most common thing Sri Lankan students say after they arrive at Savitribai Phule Pune University. Not that it was too expensive. Not that
Stop Choosing Colleges by Name. Choose by Fit. Every admission season, we see the same pattern repeat itself - thousands of aspiring engineering students, including a growing number from Thailand and across Southeast Asia, shortlist Maharashtra colleges based on ranking lists shared in WhatsApp groups or YouTube comment sections. The
0:00 /0:52 1× Lina. Riffa, Bahrain. Second year Engineering in Pune. Australia was quoting me AUD 35,000 to 50,000 per year. Maharashtra government fees through fn.mahacet.org are a fraction of that. No IELTS required. 500 plus engineering colleges. IIT Bombay globally ranked. Pune'
0:00 /0:59 1× Thailand students, stop picking Maharashtra engineering colleges by name alone. COEP Pune, VJTI Mumbai, and ICT Mumbai lead the pack for legacy and placements — followed by SPIT Mumbai and VIT Pune for tech-focused careers. Walchand Sangli and DBATU are underrated gems for core engineering ROI,
0:00 /1:02 1× Sana, Herat, Afghanistan. Civil Engineering in Pune, Maharashtra. I want to say something directly - engineering is not just for men. Not in Herat, where women have shaped the built environment for centuries. Not in Pune, where my lab partners include women from six countries.
Faris started a WhatsApp group for Bahraini students interested in Maharashtra. Within a week it had forty-one members and one hundred and twelve questions. The same ten kept coming up again and again. He answered them. This article is that answer, written properly, with verified information pulled directly from fn.
Eight months ago Bilal was in Kunduz wondering if this was possible. Today he is holding a blueprint for a structural bridge project - a real design with real calculations, reviewed and approved by his faculty supervisor at a Nashik engineering institution. This is the final article in his three-part
Study in Maharashtra University of Mumbai Hostel: A Sri Lankan Student's Honest Review I found three students from Colombo on my floor. Here's what else surprised me. 📅 April 2026 🇱🇰 For Sri Lankan Students & Parents ⏱ 6 min read Before my parents said yes to University of