25 companies visited the Kaziranga University, Assam, with more than 140 job offers being made to students.
Guwahati
Bringing in an unprecedented achievement in Kaziranga University’s six year history, three KU students have been recruited through an On-Campus Placement drive at an annual package of Rs. 9 Lakhs per annum. These students, Subham Bitt (MBA), Rahul Dowarah (B.Tech Mechanical Engineering) and Kushankur Borah (B.Tech Mechanical Engineering) were placed in Byju’s – The Learning App, through a selection drive held earlier in October 2018 in the University campus.
With impressive placement achievements for students over the last few years, the numbers for the Class of 2019 are not an exception. As of October 2018, Kaziranga University has a total of 25 companies that have visited the University, with more than 140 job offers being made to students. It is remarkable to note that these offers for the Batch of 2019 have been made with more than five months to go for the completion of the graduating students’ academic programmes.
Some of these companies include JBMI Industries (Pune), Hiferk Technology Pvt. Ltd., Aircon Elevators, Supreme Industries Ltd., Teach For India, Adient India (Pune), Gulati Auto Electricals (GAE), Sood Towers & Constructions, Webskitters Tech Solutions, MPhasis Ltd. and Syngene International Ltd., among several other notable names. While the highest offer was for 9 lakhs per annum this year, the highest opportunity that was made available to potential candidates, was for 13 lakhs per annum. The offers from other renowned corporates and companies have reached a high of 4.5 lakhs
Kaziranga University has been in the forefront for bringing both renowned corporate houses and multinational companies into the region, with the Career Development & Placement Cell (CDPC) of the University playing a pivotal role in enabling students to prepare for successful careers. Last year, the University obtained 100% placement for MBA, Computer Science, and Electronic & Communication Engineering students, and this year, is working towards ensuring the same for the Class of 2019. More than 80% of students from the current batch have already been placed from the Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering programmes. Students of the University have also been placed in international locations like Dubai. Three MBA students of the Batch of 2018 were placed at Emirates Healthcare, one of the largest healthcare operations in the Middle East, with an annual package of 5 lakhs per annum.
Over the last five years, the CDPC has placed more than 600 students across the School of Engineering & Technology (SET) and the School of Business (SOB) in renowned corporate houses, companies and firms all over India and in International locations. In addition, the University has also assisted in the placements of students of several other institutes and Universities. With these placement numbers, Kaziranga University is well on its way to fulfilling its mission of being a trusted and effective determinant for career development in the North East, and has positioned itself as an un-challenged leader among private Universities in the region.
