Hi,

I hope you are doing good. For B.Sc. Economics (Data Science), one should have Mathematics / Business Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Science should be one of the subjects in class 12th.

To get admission in SNUC, you need to qualify SNUCEE, an entrance exam for the university.Once shortlisted, you will be called for an interview. There are only 60 seats for BSc economics.

Minimum criteria for BSc economics are:

1. For Arts stream , 40% Mathematics, 35% (for Economics), 25%(English, Sociology, History)
2. For Commerce stream , 40% Mathematics (Commerce), 30% Accountancy, 30% Commerce
3. For Science Stream , 40% Mathematics, 30% Physics, 30% Chemistry

About college:

Fees : It is in higher category. You will be paying around 2,46,500 INR for the first year (only college fees). If you are staying in-campus hostel, you will be paying around INR 99,500 (if you opt Shared room without attached washroom) for the first year, if not opting hostel, using there transport will cost you 65,000 INR per annum.

Infrastructure : It is good. It is having Wi-Fi, labs, classrooms and a library. For sports, there are maximum every kind of ground, indoor or outdoor.

Mess : The food served is average.

Placements : It has good placement records. Companies like Google and Amazon visits for in-campus placements. The average package is around 12LPA.

Since, BSc is a three years course, you can go for it and try to recover your money spent from job. It can be a good option, but there are better colleges available.

You can read more about economics colleges in careers360 at https://university.careers360.com/colleges/list-of-economics-degree-colleges-in-chennai

I hope it helps.

Thank you!