Internationally, organizations emphasize the importance of communication skills in the workplaces. In order to develop the students' communication skills, professional institutions in India have started to give importance for developing their students' communication skills. A questionnaire was developed to examine students' perceptions of a communication skills course offered in an institution. The results of the study reveal that the students have various experiences from the classroom. They have different beliefs, strategies and autonomy in learning language. The course was found to be useful by more number of students in developing the four language skills but there are issues needs to be paid more attention to enhance teaching and learning process effectively. © Serials Publications.