Amidst Covid-19 pandemic, NIEIT achieves best placement record
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Mysuru: Despite the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, which came as a sudden and abrupt interruption in between, NIE Institute of Technology (NIE-IT) has achieved the best placement records for the outgoing batch of 2019-20.
NIEIT has arranged drives by a wide range of recruiters with a total 137 offers made with the highest pay package of Rs 10 lakh per annum.
Total 84 companies conducted campus recruitment out of which 30 companies offered packages more than Rs five lakh per annum. The premium recruiters included Paypal, Bosch, Epsilon, Capgemini, Cognizant, Applied Materials, Informatica, Thought works, Thought Focus, Fico, HPE, Oracle, Unisys, Cerner, Hashedin Technologies, Infosys, IBM and Wipro.
When compared to last year, the annual and average package also increased and the number of companies visiting the institute too went up.
Dr Bansilal, Principal, NIEIT said “Placement and Training Cell of NIEIT takes initiatives to provide adequate soft skill and aptitude training to students to enable them to have better employability skills. Offering of mock interviews to students by alumni, senior students or by employers (if available), helps them learn how to answer questions, develop interview strategies, improve communication skills and reduce stress and anxiety of interviews by boosting their confidence before an actual job interview. Recruiter feedback from various industries is collected which is a very important activity to design the training needs of students, and also academic delivery to meet the expectations of industry”.
Most employers seek career-ready graduates who have been equipped with prior experiences and skills in a given field.
“Hence NIE Institute of Technology also arranges internships for 70-80% of students with the support of faculty, Training and Placement Cell and Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC)”, said Bansilal.
The recruitment is still going on.
“We have five branches (UG programs- BE), Computer Science & Engineering, Information Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. Last year’s placement statistics: Number of companies visited – 48, Number of offers – 143, Highest pay package- 7.5 lakh per annum, Average pay package – 2.5 lakh per annum” added Bansilal.
For more details about placement contact Bansilal, Principal, NIE IT. Mobile: 9986877202
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