Over 1,600 job offers made to graduating DSEU students during 3-day placement drive

NEW DELHI: Over 1,600 job offers were made by different companies to graduating students of the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University during a three-day placement drive organised last month, the Delhi government said in a statement on Monday.

Over 1,500 graduating students of different disciplines, including electrical, mechanical, computer, electronics and communication engineering, and business application, attended the 'Job Utsav' in May. Over 26 companies, including Bajaj Motors, Caparo Maruti, Hindustan Unilever, LG Electronics, Paramount Surgimed, JTEKT, Policy Bazaar and Knorr-Bremse took part in the placement drive organised in partnership with Nandi Foundation, according to the statement noted.

"This was the first time a job and apprenticeship fair was organised. The students have done exceptional in their interviews. I'm happy to share that over 1,600 jobs and offers have been made to the participating students. "This was only the first of many. We are aligning our partnerships and will leave no stone unturned to ensure maximum support to our students to get the best placements," said professor Neharika Vohra, the vice-chancellor of DSEU.

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According to the government statement, the 'Job Utsav' was organised to give an opportunity to students who could not find a placement at the campus level. "We have students of varied domains skilled with first-hand experience and there is a market looking for such skilled employees. All we did was create a bridge for them to meet," said Rihan Khan Suri, the pro-vice-chancellor of DSEU.

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