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UPES placement thrives amidst pandemic

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the UPES campus placements 2020 closed at 94 per cent for its undergraduate and postgraduate students from the School of Engineering, School of Computer Science, School of Business, School of Design and the School of Law. In all, 2311 UPES students received 2844 offers from over 580 companies which recruited them during the recently concluded placement activities for the 2019-20 academic year.

UPES senior director Arun Dhand said, “Student placements figures at UPES have exceeded the 90 per cent bar for the fifth consecutive year but this year’s achievement is extra special in view of the widespread pandemic,” he said. Attributing the accomplishment to the quality produced by the university backed by the diligence of his team, deputy director and head of the university’s career services, Manish Madan said, “Covid-19 struck at the time when the placement drive at UPES was at its peak. However, our multi-pronged strategy devised after a thorough assessment of the situation along with an analysis of the recruiters sentiments, helped our students in navigating the unforeseen circumstances. Over 2400 internships – mostly virtual, were arranged for the students to help them get a real-time experience and utilise their knowledge and skills optimally besides undergoing specific training interventions targeting cross-functional expertise to enhance their employability quotient. 24×7 access to online learning platforms provided by the university encouraged them to pursue certification courses to gain additional expertise in their core and allied fields,” added Madan.

The UPES vice chancellor Sunil Rai opined, “Employability of our students is one of the success metrics for the hard work put in by them, their professors-cum-mentors and the academic and non-academic teams. I see this as a year of great learnings – I am proud of the resilience and adaptability demonstrated by the students. These are among the core qualities sought by organisations in their employees, whether young or matured, besides their domain knowledge,” he said.

Monday, 07 September 2020 | PNS | Dehradun

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